Tiger Tim Stevens
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"Tiger" Tim Stevens MBE is a veteran disc jockey
, working in the West of Scotland
since 1973 on the radio, primarily Radio Clyde
. He moved from Clyde 1 to Clyde 2
at the start of 2008. He presented his last show on Radio Clyde
on Saturday 8 May 2010 on Clyde 2
, which featured friends and colleagues paying tribute to him.
Stevens was born on 4 February 1952 and was brought up in Easterhouse
, a housing scheme in Glasgow
. At the age of 17 he started disc jockeying at The Electric Gardens nightclub in Sauchiehall Street
. He was recruited to Radio Clyde in 1974 and has remained a regular broadcaster there, with a temporary stint at West Sound
in the 1980s. His first show on Radio Clyde - broadcast on Monday evenings between 8 p. m. and 10 p. m. in the mid-1970s - was entitled The Aff Its Heid Show (Aff Its Heid = Off Its Head in Standard English).
Stevens left Radio Clyde in May 1975 to try his hand at being a pop star (he had released a number of songs which he would play on his own show), but he would return to the Clyde airwaves shortly afterwards.
In 1987 Stevens was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis
, but continued to work in radio despite the steady progression of the disease. In March 2010 a benefit night was held to raise funds for treatment for Stevens. Stevens then travelled to Katowice
, Poland for a new experimental treatment of Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency
. Stevens reported initial results as promising.
In 2006 Stevens was awarded the Member of the British Empire (MBE)
for his charity work and services to broadcasting in Scotland. He was also awarded Reo Stakis
Lifetime Achievement award at the Tartan Clef Awards in 2006
Stevens presented The Untied Shoelaces Show, a BBC Scotland
morning children's TV programme in 1982.
Stevens has a fashion modelling contract with Ben Sherman
.
Recently Stevens portrayed the Character of Dr Ferguson, in the independent feature film "Night is Day (film)"
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
, working in the West of Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
since 1973 on the radio, primarily Radio Clyde
Radio Clyde
Radio Clyde is a division of Bauer Radio based in Glasgow, Scotland. They currently operate an FM station and an AM station from studios in Clydebank West Dunbartonshire.- History :...
. He moved from Clyde 1 to Clyde 2
Clyde 2
1152 Clyde 2 is a UK radio station that broadcasts to Glasgow and West Central Scotland. The station broadcasts contemporary easy listening music as well as specialist and sports programming, mainly football....
at the start of 2008. He presented his last show on Radio Clyde
Radio Clyde
Radio Clyde is a division of Bauer Radio based in Glasgow, Scotland. They currently operate an FM station and an AM station from studios in Clydebank West Dunbartonshire.- History :...
on Saturday 8 May 2010 on Clyde 2
Clyde 2
1152 Clyde 2 is a UK radio station that broadcasts to Glasgow and West Central Scotland. The station broadcasts contemporary easy listening music as well as specialist and sports programming, mainly football....
, which featured friends and colleagues paying tribute to him.
Stevens was born on 4 February 1952 and was brought up in Easterhouse
Easterhouse
Easterhouse is a suburb about east of Glasgow city centre, Scotland. It was partially built on land gained from the county of Lanarkshire as part of a boundary expansion of Glasgow before the Second World War. Building began in the mid-1950s by the then local authority, Glasgow Corporation...
, a housing scheme in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
. At the age of 17 he started disc jockeying at The Electric Gardens nightclub in Sauchiehall Street
Sauchiehall Street
Sauchiehall Street is one of the main shopping/business streets in the city centre of Glasgow, Scotland. Along with Buchanan Street and Argyle Street, it forms the main shopping area of Glasgow, containing the majority of Glasgow's high street and chain stores.Although commonly associated with the...
. He was recruited to Radio Clyde in 1974 and has remained a regular broadcaster there, with a temporary stint at West Sound
West Sound
West Sound is a local AM radio station for Ayrshire. Based in Ayr with its AM transmitter in Symington, South Ayrshire and its DAB transmitter in Darvel, East Ayrshire, the station is part of the West Sound Radio Network and The Station forms part of the Bauer Place Portfolio.A new programming...
in the 1980s. His first show on Radio Clyde - broadcast on Monday evenings between 8 p. m. and 10 p. m. in the mid-1970s - was entitled The Aff Its Heid Show (Aff Its Heid = Off Its Head in Standard English).
Stevens left Radio Clyde in May 1975 to try his hand at being a pop star (he had released a number of songs which he would play on his own show), but he would return to the Clyde airwaves shortly afterwards.
In 1987 Stevens was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis is an inflammatory disease in which the fatty myelin sheaths around the axons of the brain and spinal cord are damaged, leading to demyelination and scarring as well as a broad spectrum of signs and symptoms...
, but continued to work in radio despite the steady progression of the disease. In March 2010 a benefit night was held to raise funds for treatment for Stevens. Stevens then travelled to Katowice
Katowice
Katowice is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Kłodnica and Rawa rivers . Katowice is located in the Silesian Highlands, about north of the Silesian Beskids and about southeast of the Sudetes Mountains.It is the central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolis, with a population of 2...
, Poland for a new experimental treatment of Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency
Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency
Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency is a term developed by Italian researcher Paolo Zamboni in 2008 to describe compromised flow of blood in the veins draining the central nervous system...
. Stevens reported initial results as promising.
In 2006 Stevens was awarded the Member of the British Empire (MBE)
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
for his charity work and services to broadcasting in Scotland. He was also awarded Reo Stakis
Reo Stakis
Sir Reo Stakis was a Scottish-Cypriot hotel magnate, longtime head of Stakis Hotels....
Lifetime Achievement award at the Tartan Clef Awards in 2006
Stevens presented The Untied Shoelaces Show, a BBC Scotland
BBC Scotland
BBC Scotland is a constituent part of the British Broadcasting Corporation, the publicly-funded broadcaster of the United Kingdom. It is, in effect, the national broadcaster for Scotland, having a considerable amount of autonomy from the BBC's London headquarters, and is run by the BBC Trust, who...
morning children's TV programme in 1982.
Stevens has a fashion modelling contract with Ben Sherman
Ben Sherman
Ben Sherman is a British based clothing company, designing shirts, suits, shoes, accessories and other items that are, in common with many British brands, now made overseas, largely in the Far East. Their designs sometimes feature the Royal Air Force roundel which is often called the mod target...
.
Recently Stevens portrayed the Character of Dr Ferguson, in the independent feature film "Night is Day (film)"