Gary Crowley

Gary Crowley (born 8 October 1961), is an English broadcaster, TV presenter and DJ. Career The Modern World While still at Rutherford School, Paddington, in the late 1970s Gary Crowley founded the new wave fanzine The Modern World, interviewing many of the most significant bands of the day including The Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Jam. Unknown schoolboy Crowley persuaded The Clash's Joe Strummer to give him an interview and later spent time with the band as they rehearsed for their Complete Control tour in London's Chalk Farm studios. Crowley's ability to spot new talent has been a signature of his thirty-year broadcasting career, and he remains today as one of London's most respected champions of independent music. Young DJ and broadcaster On leaving school in 1978, Crowley took up a junior position at Decca records before joining the staff of the NME, taking over from Danny Baker as the telephone receptionist at their offices in Carnaby Street.

Throughout the 1980s, Crowley became a prolific broadcaster / promoter, hosting regular club night at the Wag Club London (1981–1986) and at Bogarts Harrow, where he showcased many prominent chart acts at early points in their career, including The Style Council, Bananarama, Wham! and others. TV presenting followed, as Crowley was hired to front Fun Factory ITV on Saturday mornings and game shows including Runaround spin-off Poparound which ran through the late 1980s. At this point Crowley was presenting his an acclaimed weekly radio show The Magic Box on Capital Radio.

In 1983, Gary Crowley compèred the first national UK tour by Wham! he interviewed acts including Björk, Manic Street Preachers, Henry Rollins, Massive Attack, David Sylvian, and other TV presenting jobs followed most recently with Rockworld TV. His Sunday afternoon radio show, which ran on the BBC station Greater London Radio from 1990 to 1997, continued to unearth new talent; Crowley was the first British DJ to champion new rock acts Suede and Bush. Mature broadcaster In August 1998, Crowley left XFM along with Ricky Gervais and others when the station was sold to Capital. Crowley had been offered XFM's overnight slot, and soon returned to the renamed BBC London 94.9, a digital station dedicated to new and emerging music. Gary Crowley has interviewed some of the UK's most influential musical artists of the 20th century, including Paul McCartney, David Bowie, Robert Plant, U2, Blur, Oasis, Jamiroquai, Small Faces, and more.