Paul Gambaccini, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Paul Gambaccini

UK disc jockey

Date of Birth: 02-Apr-1949

Place of Birth: The Bronx, New York, United States

Profession: writer, author, television presenter, radio personality

Nationality: United States, United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Paul Matthew Gambaccini (born April 2, 1949) is an American-British radio and television presenter and author in the United Kingdom.
He has dual United States and British nationality, having become a British citizen in 2005. Known as "The Great Gambo" and "The Professor of Pop", Gambaccini was a BBC Radio 1 presenter for 16 years, including 11 years on a weekly show counting down the Billboard Top 30 songs.
A regular contributor to BBC Radio 4's long-running arts programme Kaleidoscope, Gambaccini was a long-time TV morning show correspondent for British television, and makes regular appearances on other British TV magazine shows.
He was the host of the 12-part Classic FM series Paul Gambaccini's Hall of Heroes, and chairs the Radio 4 music quiz Counterpoint.
He is currently the presenter of “Pick of the Pops” on BBC Radio 2 on Saturday afternoons.
Inducted into the Radio Academy Hall of Fame in 2005, Gambaccini is the author of more than 15 books.