Foxy and Tom
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John Fox and Tom Rhys (born Thomas Rhys Bellwood on 1 June 1979 in Wanstead
, London
, England
), better known as Foxy and Tom, were a British radio duo who presented radio shows for Viking FM and 2-Ten FM
.
when Foxy was a Media Production student and Tom studied Journalism. Both were interested in radio and got involved with the university's station Siren FM
when it moved from Kingston upon Hull
to Lincoln
in 1999.
After this Foxy got an overnight weekend slot on his home town station Viking FM and Tom joined soon after as the station's dance music guru. Both were still full time students at the time.
Soon after graduating, Foxy started on Viking FM's late show and Tom was drafted in as a character, "Geezer Tom" who would be a caricature of the Cockney wide boy with rude comments about callers and a Del Boy attitude. When it became obvious that this was Tom's natural personality anyway, they were put together to host the show.
During this stint on the late show they were awarded the NTL
Commercial Radio Award for Best Newcomers and listed as one of Campaign Magazine
's Top 10 radio programmes in the UK.
When Simon Hirst
left Viking's breakfast show in September 2002 for Galaxy Yorkshire
, Foxy and Tom were soon announced as his replacement.
In 2006, they moved from EMAP
to GCap
when they started the breakfast show on 2-Ten FM, based in Reading and serving Berkshire and North Hampshire.
On 30 November Tom left the company and the show re-branded as "2ten at Breakfast" with a note on the website to say that Tom had "moved on to pastures new".
Wanstead
Wanstead is a suburban area in the London Borough of Redbridge, North-East London. The main road going through Wanstead is the A12. The name is from the Anglo-Saxon words wænn and stede, meaning "settlement on a small hill"....
, London
London
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, England
England
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), better known as Foxy and Tom, were a British radio duo who presented radio shows for Viking FM and 2-Ten FM
2-Ten FM
Heart Berkshire was an Independent Local Radio station, serving Berkshire and North Hampshire from studios in Reading.-About:...
.
Background
The pair met at the University of LincolnUniversity of Lincoln
The University of Lincoln is an English university founded in 1992, with origins tracing back to the foundation and association with the Hull School of Art 1861....
when Foxy was a Media Production student and Tom studied Journalism. Both were interested in radio and got involved with the university's station Siren FM
Siren FM
Siren FM, sometimes known simply as Siren, is a community radio station based at the University of Lincoln in the United Kingdom. It broadcasts to the city of Lincoln on 107.3 FM and at its website, .-History:...
when it moved from Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull , usually referred to as Hull, is a city and unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It stands on the River Hull at its junction with the Humber estuary, 25 miles inland from the North Sea. Hull has a resident population of...
to Lincoln
Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Lincoln is a cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England.The non-metropolitan district of Lincoln has a population of 85,595; the 2001 census gave the entire area of Lincoln a population of 120,779....
in 1999.
After this Foxy got an overnight weekend slot on his home town station Viking FM and Tom joined soon after as the station's dance music guru. Both were still full time students at the time.
Soon after graduating, Foxy started on Viking FM's late show and Tom was drafted in as a character, "Geezer Tom" who would be a caricature of the Cockney wide boy with rude comments about callers and a Del Boy attitude. When it became obvious that this was Tom's natural personality anyway, they were put together to host the show.
During this stint on the late show they were awarded the NTL
NTL
NTL Incorporated, was a U.S.-listed British company, that became the first "quadruple-play" media-company in the UK, bringing together television, Internet, mobile phone and fixed-line telephone services. While NTL has its headquarters in New York City, the company's activities focus heavily on...
Commercial Radio Award for Best Newcomers and listed as one of Campaign Magazine
Campaign Magazine
Campaign is the leading weekly UK trade magazine published by the Haymarket Group about the advertising and commercial media industry, known as "the Bible of British adland"....
's Top 10 radio programmes in the UK.
When Simon Hirst
Simon Hirst
Simon Hirst is a British radio presenter best known for hosting Hit40UK, the former national commercial chart show...
left Viking's breakfast show in September 2002 for Galaxy Yorkshire
Galaxy Yorkshire
Capital Yorkshire is an Independent Local Radio station owned by Global Radio as part of the nine-station Capital radio network which specialises in mainstream music...
, Foxy and Tom were soon announced as his replacement.
In 2006, they moved from EMAP
EMAP
Emap Limited is a British media company, specialising in the production of business-to-business magazines, and the organisation of business events and conferences...
to GCap
GCAP
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when they started the breakfast show on 2-Ten FM, based in Reading and serving Berkshire and North Hampshire.
On 30 November Tom left the company and the show re-branded as "2ten at Breakfast" with a note on the website to say that Tom had "moved on to pastures new".