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Biographical information

I was greatly saddened to learn of Mike's death. In due course, I imagine that the information relating to Mike may be removed from the talkSport website, so I'm going to reproduce it here. It consists of a brief biography and a Q&A session.

Laurence Boyce 10:46, 20 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I blanked the cut and paste of Mike Dickin's Biography and Q&A Session [1][2], because they infringe on copyright. --tgheretford (talk) 12:11, 25 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Fine, but I've removed the copyvio template which I don't feel is necessary for a talk page. Thanks. Laurence Boyce 17:06, 1 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Mike Dickin Information

I worked with Mike for 5 years (1996 - 2001) and he was not born in 1935. His correct date of birth was 28th September 1943. Please could someone amend the main article page. Thank you. 80.47.79.17 20:18, 20 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. That makes more sense. Laurence Boyce 21:48, 20 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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A fuller account of Mike's life, with more detail and links:
Mike Dickin

Mike Dickin (

King Henry VIII
.

Starting out as a musician in the

talkSPORT
(then Talk Radio UK) in 1996. Dickin was also an award-winning presenter having won a Gold Rose Award in New York for his coverage of the Lockerbie Bombing disaster.

In recent years, he was the presenter on Talk Radio in the late 1990s on the 1:00am-6:00am slot and was also on-air when the death of Princess Diana broke. Dickin returned to the airwaves with

talkSPORT in 2000 filling-in for James Whale during his battle with kidney cancer. Shortly after, he was appointed as the new presenter of the mid-morning phone-in following Derek Hatton’s departure from the station. In 2004, he swapped with Ian Collins on the schedule and moved to weekend evenings between 10:00am-1:00am. These latter shows were almost all broadcast from a small purpose-built studio near his home in Bodmin, Cornwall
.

In addition to broadcasting, Dickin boasted a passion for motoring, motor sport and music. As a professional stunt driver, he drove one of the famous minis in the movie

Oxford United
.

He also played cricket for Abingdon as well, and rugby for Oxford. Tennis, Cricket, Golf, Fly Fishing and Shooting were his more recent sporting passions as a participant, but Horse Racing and Motor Sport took up most of his time as a spectator. For pure relaxation, sailing and narrow boating were also Dickin’s favourites, accompanied by music by

the English Channel
when he hung up his headphones.

Dickin was famous for his strongly held views. His passion led to him being labelled “The Angriest Man in Britain” by talkSPORT listeners. Typical discussions on his show included crime, cars, trains, taxis, the problems of young people, the downfall of Britain, the incompetence of people in the service industry, parking tickets and call centres. In recent months Mike came to prominence as a champion of the campaign against unlawful parking tickets, featuring in a

Tonight with Trevor MacDonald
special on the subject in early 2006. He was a self-professed atheist and devoted his last programme to a debate on religion and the existence of God. During this broadcast he remarked, "Everybody clings to life as dearly they can, even though many think they're going to a better place later on, which, of course, they're not."

He was also known for his catchphrases, such as “My health is not in question,” when asked how he was. Another catchphrase is “If you were constipated, you’d be speechless.”

Mike Dickin was killed in a six car pile-up on the A30 near his home in Cornwall, on December 18th 2006. He was airlifted to hospital but was pronounced dead. ==External links==

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