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Bee Gees Singer Robin Gibb Di...
Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb has died following a lengthy battle with cancer.
Emma's first experience with radio was at the age of 7 as
part of a drama on BBC Radio Oxford with Timmy Mallet. She broadcasted on her
University Radio Station URE and then went on to set up one of the first ever
University TV stations; the now award-winning XTV. She worked at the legendary
Radio Caroline before going on to a stint selling advertising and writing
articles for magazines in the including Elle, New Woman, Q, NME and Kerrang!.
Emma joined BBC Radio 1 in 1998 and in April 2000 she
co-presented the Sunday Surgery show, alongside Dr Mark Hamilton. The Sunday
Surgery dealt with ground-breaking social and health issues for teenagers,
including sex, drugs, poverty and crime. She won four Sony Awards for the show
and has been singled out as having saved lives through the show.
In September 2001, Emma took over Saturday Breakfast as well
as the Sunday Surgery show. From 2004–2005, Emma also cropped up on BBC 6
Music, and presented Top of the Pops for the BBC World Service. Emma left Radio
1 in early 2005 and in August joined London's Heart 106.2 where she was the
first solo female to ever take the number one spot on the Drivetime slot in
London.
In more recent years, Emma moved to Ibiza with her husband
and two children where she had a small PR company dealing with clients such as
Sony /Columbia Records. Emma still works for the island's most well-known
events company, The Shop.
Emma is on-air every Sunday afternoon from 2pm.