Tony Livesey was born in Burnley, Lancashire, and lived in nearby Nelson during the early part of his life.
10 Facts About Tony Livesey
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Tony Livesey's mother died aged 44, when he was 13 years old.
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Tony Livesey began his career with the Nelson Leader and then worked in the Middle East with Sam Sloan at the Gulf News in Dubai.
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Tony Livesey then moved on to host the Breakfast show on the station.
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Tony Livesey had a brief stint as a quiz show host in 2004 for the BBC.
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On 11 January 2010, Tony Livesey started to present the late night show on BBC Radio 5 Live.
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Tony Livesey was a stand-in presenter for Shelagh Fogarty and Victoria Derbyshire on their mid-morning shows and occasionally hosted the Breakfast programme.
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Tony Livesey left the late night show in April 2013 to host the Weekend Breakfast programme and then the weekday Drive programme.
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Alongside seven years presenting on BBC North West Tonight, as well as deputising for regular host Roger Johnson, Tony Livesey presented the North West edition of the BBC's regional football show Late Kick Off and the North West edition of the regional programme Inside Out.
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Tony Livesey has appeared on Have I Got News for You, What The Papers Say and Never Mind the Buzzcocks, all on the BBC and was the culture reporter on The One Show for a year.