Nicky Campbell

Nicky Campbell 

Born in Edinburgh in April 1961, Nicky Campbell is famous for his radio and television presenting.  In 2009 he realised his long-standing ambition when he penned songs for a swing album, "Moonlight's Back in Style (songs by Nicky Campbell)" by Mark Moraghan, released on Linn Records in September 2009.

Nicky Campbell gained a history degree from Aberdeen University, and then became a jingle writer for Northsound Radio.  Campbell went on to present the breakfast show there before crossing the border to join London's Capital Radio in 1986. Just a year later Nicky Campbell moved to Radio 1 where he had a variety of slots before moving to BBC Radio Five Live in October 1997.  Nicky Campbell now co-presents the Radio 5's Breakfast show with Shelagh Fogarty.

His TV credits are full of variety. He has presented Wheel of Fortune, Top of the Pops, Now You're Talking, Panorama and Watchdog. Nicky Campbell was taught by Beverley Knight in the BBC series Just the Two of Us and they reached the halfway stage in the series before being voted off.  This is where he met Mark Moraghan and began to explore their love of swing.

In 2007, Nicky Campbell explored his adoptive family history in a special edition of Who Do You Think You Are? to launch the BBC's Family Wanted campaign, which revolved around foster care and adoption.  Together with Julia Bradbury, Nicky Campbell presented Watchdog until 2009.