1. Mike Dickin started out as a musician in the 1960s: he was a bass player and singer who found he preferred playing records to making them when he joined the BBC in 1970 as the first presenter on air at Radio Oxford.
11 Facts About Mike Dickin
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Mike Dickin was a stunt driver in the 1969 film The Italian Job.
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Mike Dickin started at Talksport in 1995, taking over from Nick Miller.
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Mike Dickin used to present the 1 am to 6 am slot at weekends on Talk Radio from 1995 to 2001.
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Mike Dickin returned, filling in for James Whale during Whale's battle with kidney cancer.
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Mike Dickin was given the morning show slot soon afterwards, and then moved to the 10 pm to 1 am show on weekends before his death.
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Mike Dickin won a Golden Rose award for his coverage of the Lockerbie disaster in 1988.
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Mike Dickin's passion led to him being labelled "Britain's angriest man" by talkSPORT listeners.
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Mike Dickin was known for his catchphrases, such as, "My health is not in question", when asked how he was.
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Mike Dickin was killed in a car crash while driving on the A30 near his home in Cornwall, on 18 December 2006, at the age of 63.
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Mike Dickin left a wife and 5 children, including two from his first marriage.