Tony Blackburn has been sacked by the BBC and has vowed to sue the corporation for "destroying my career and reputation"
Tony Blackburn has been sacked by the BBC. The veteran broadcaster - who was the first DJ on Radio One in 1967 - claims that he has been axed by the BBC over a report into allegations in 1971 that he seduced a 15-year-old 'Top of the Pops' dancer, who later took her own life. A new report by Dame Janet Smith - which has yet to be published - into the Jimmy Savile sex abuse cover up reportedly contains details of the incident although it clears Tony of any wrongdoing. Explaining the events leading to his termination in a statement, Tony said: "This week, two days before the publication of the Dame Janet Smith Report, the BBC informed me that all relationships I had with them were being terminated with immediate effect. "I am told that the… (more)