Nick Abbot
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Nick Abbot | |
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Born | 22 August 1960 |
Career | |
Show | The Late Show |
Station | LBC |
Time slot | 10 pm – 1 am GMT / BST Friday, Saturday and Sunday (10:00pm to 1:00am) |
Style | Talk radio/phone-in |
Country | United Kingdom |
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Nick Abbot (born 22 August 1960) is an English radio presenter and currently presents The Late Show on Friday, Saturday and Sunday on LBC.[1]
Early life and career
Abbot was born on 22 August 1960, and was educated at
In early 1987, he joined
In October 1988, Abbot launched the new BBC radio station for London, BBC GLR (Greater London Radio). He presented the breakfast show for a year, but his contract was not renewed. He then returned to VMR, where he stayed until 1993.
Radio career in the 1990s
Virgin Radio
Abbot was part of the original line-up on Virgin Radio in April 1993. There he presented the weekday late night phone-in show Sunday–Thursday from 10 pm to 2 am. The programme was a mixture of music and phone-in. Not afraid to speak his mind, he often voiced his opinions about other stations and presenters, and it was this that eventually led him into trouble.
Following a negative newspaper review by writer Robin Katz, Abbot's outbursts on-air eventually led to a censure from the Broadcasting Complaints Commission and
In January 1995, he moved back to the weekday late night show (this time from 11 pm to 2 am) where he remained until April that year when he was moved to the drivetime show (4 – 7 pm) until he was axed from the station in September that year.
Talk Radio
In the summer of 1996, Abbot was heard on Talk Radio UK acting as holiday cover. He was subsequently offered a regular show during the summer of 1997 on Saturday afternoons, alongside Carol McGiffin, later moving to Saturday evenings from 7:30 pm to 10 pm.
Return to Virgin
It was during this period that
Black Thursday
Thursday 12 November 1998 was known as Black Thursday. Talk Radio UK had been taken over by new management, headed by former The Sun editor Kelvin MacKenzie, and many presenters and staff were fired; Abbot was one of the many casualties, and he was sacked on the same day as the station's afternoon presenter Tommy Boyd. He continued with his weekday show on Virgin Radio, which was now extended to six days a week from 1 pm to 4 pm Sundays – Fridays.
LBC
Between March and September 1999, long-established London station LBC hired Abbot & McGiffin for a Saturday evening phone-in, similar in format to the duo's earlier Talk Radio show. During this time, he continued working for Virgin Radio as a DJ. Throughout the summer of 2000, he presented a Sunday morning phone-in show on Virgin, also hosting the weekday afternoon show. Later that year he moved to the drivetime slot, until leaving Virgin once again, in May 2001. He also provided holiday cover for Chris Evans.
Real Radio
In late 2001, Abbot joined
In January 2002, he moved to
He presented his last Real Radio show on 19 December 2002, subsequently deciding to take a break from radio for over two years.
Return to radio
On 3 September 2005 Abbot was heard on London's 102.2 Smooth FM, presenting the Saturday morning show. He stood in for various presenters, including on 'Weekend Breakfast', and covered shows on digital station Planet Rock. This became a regular gig from 17 December 2005 onwards, airing on Saturdays and Sundays from 2–6 pm.
In 2006, he had brief stint standing in on
Abbot's show had a distinctive style among LBC presenters. It became normal for a summary of the week's news to take place at the start of the show over his opening jingle, "Boogie Woogie" by Liberace (replacing the theme tune he had previously used: "The Beautiful People" by Marilyn Manson). During the show, he played various sound clips including quotes from films such as The Terminator, and clips from his former co-presenter Carol McGiffin.
In late 2007, he took over LBC's weekday evening show from 7 pm to 10 pm, while continuing with the Planet Rock weekend show (the latter ending in September 2008).
Current radio work
Abbot now presents a show on LBC from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.[2] Featuring commentary and discussion on current affairs and other subjects, the Friday and Saturday night shows have a strong emphasis on humour. His links and commentaries are punctuated by short dialogue clips drawn from film soundtracks and politicians. Calls to the Friday and Saturday shows are often not on serious topics and callers are given free rein. The Sunday night show has a more formal style (featuring serious topics) and does not feature sound clips or humorous material.
Abbot also usually presents a week of A to Z themed shows on LBC during the Christmas period, covers for other LBC presenters on an occasional basis and writes a blog for the LBC website.[3] In March 2017 he launched a new podcast entitled The Nick Abbot Habit[4] with a second series started in September 2018.
On 5 July 2019, Abbot announced on his show that he and his friend/former co-host Carol McGiffin were set to reunite for a new podcast series called "What's Your Problem With Nick and Carol?" The podcast was released on iTunes, the Global player app, and podcast providers on 20 January 2020.
Books
Abbot has written a series of books, mainly on topics and news from the time of publishing, including Listen to me, I Know Everything and Do You Mind If I Say A Few Words, which chart his columns through a specific time period.[5]
Bibliography
- Abbot, Nick (2010) 2010 Wrapped Up Like a Bag of Chips
- Abbot, Nick (2012) Do You Mind If I Say A Few Words?
- Abbot, Nick (2014) I Suppose You're Wondering About What This Is All About...: Well, I Can't Tell You Because I Don't Know Myself
- Abbot, Nick (2015) Listen to Me, I Know Everything
- Abbot, Nick (2017) Well, the Whole World's Gone Crazy
- Abbot, Nick (2018) MY TREMENDOUS YEAR IN THE HUGE SHADOW OF DONALD TRUMP'S AWESOME ORANGE BIGLINESS
- Abbot, Nick (2019) The Car Crash 24 Hour a Day Multiple Newsgasm: The View from the Back Seat
- Abbot, Nick (2021) The Ups and Downs, the Cheese and Wine of 2021: Includes the Full A-Z of 2021
- Abbot, Nick (2022) What have we done to deserve this?: Includes the Full A-Z of 2022
- Abbot, Nick (2023) Perfectly normal in a well-run country: Includes the Full A-Z of 2023
References
- ^ "Who is Nick Abbot?". Retrieved 18 January 2013.
- ^ "New LBC Schedule Revealed: Eddie Mair To Present Weekday Drivetime Show". LBC. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ^ "NICK'S BLOG". LBC. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ^ "The Nick Abbot Habit". iTunes. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "NICK ABBOT'S BOOKS". Good Reads. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
External links
- Nick Abbot on LBC
- LBC Plus – Nick Abbot's LBC Premium Podcasts (Requires subscription)
- Nick Abbot on Twitter