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Paul Matthew Gambaccini (born April 2 , 1949 , New York ) is a radio and television presenter in the United Kingdom . BROADCASTING CAREER He studied at Dartmouth College , where he also worked in radio, and at University College, Oxford . He became publicly known in Britain as a disc jockey presenting American music on BBC Radio 1 starting in 1973 until late 1986. After that, he was heard on Southern Sound Radio every Saturday lunchtime, then on London Independent Radio. He came back to Radio 1 in 1991, presenting various documentaries for the network and also holiday cover for people like Nicky Campbell and Bob Harris . At the same time in 1992, Gambo was also one of the original presenters on the UK's Classical music station Classic FM , where he presented the weekly Classical CD Chart, where he remained until 2002. In addition to this, in 1998, he joined BBC Radio 2 , where he took over his current weekly ''America's Greatest Hits'' show. At the same time, in 2002, he quit Classic FM , to present a weekly chart show on London's Jazz FM until 2004. He has worked widely in British radio and television, generating content mainly related to music, films, and the arts. He narrated the BBC Radio adaptation of '' Espedair Street '', the Iain Banks novel. He co-authored '' The Guinness Book Of British Hit Singles ''. CHARITY WORK In 1982 he helped to launch the career of the pop group Kajagoogoo . He came out as a gay man during the 1980s and has been a high-profile fundraiser and supporter for gay-related charities. In 1995, he was named ''Philanthropist of the Year'' by the National Charity Fundraisers, for his work on behalf of the Terrence Higgins Trust . He received the ''Outstanding Contribution to Music Radio'' award from the Radio Academy in 1996. He has presented the Ivor Novello Award s for 11 years. INVOLVEMENT IN COMICS Gambaccini has been a fan of . For a brief period in the 1990s he co-owned a comic shop in London with Jonathon Ross in the same location as the original Forbidden Planet shop. In 2000 he also co-wrote, with Alastair King and Jane Edith Wilson, a musical about a comic book Superhero called ''The Ultimate Man''. CURRENT WORK Gambaccini now presents his weekly ''America's Greatest Hits'' show on BBC Radio 2 and contributes to various publications. He lives in the Bankside area of London. BOOKS
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