Pat Sharp

Infobox Radio Presenter
name = Pat Sharp


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show = Big Drive Home & The Weekend Vibe
station = Q103 & The One Network
timeslot = 3pm – 7pm
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Pat Sharp (born October 25 1961 cite web|url=http://www.mpce.com/sharp.shtml |title=Pat Sharp (Agent's biography) |publisher=MPC Entertainment |accessdate=2007-06-13 ] ) is a British radio and television presenter and disc jockey, currently presenting "The Big Drive home" on Q103 radio in Cambridge. He also presents a show on Saturday afternoons from 12pm to 3pm to most of the stations on The One Network. In Britain he is known mainly for his work on 1990s children's television programme "Fun House", and his radio shows, while throughout Europe he is known mainly as one of the Sky Channel's VJs. Among the programmes he presented for Sky was Coca-Cola Eurochart Top 50 and Nescafe UK Top 50. He was awarded the Sony Award in 1992 for best DJ.cite web|url=http://www.100centuryfm.com/Article.asp?id=77431 |title=Pat Sharp |publisher=Century FM |accessdate=2007-06-12 ]

Early career in radio and music

Sharp worked as a presenter at BBC Radio 1, mixing holiday cover for other presenters with a regular slot early Saturday & Sunday mornings and a number of television appearances hosting BBC1 "Top of the Pops".cite web|url=http://www.radiorewind.co.uk/pat_sharp.htm |title=People: Pat Sharp |publisher=Radio Rewind |accessdate=2007-06-12 ]

He deputised for David Jensen on "The Network Chart Show".Fact|date=June 2007 In the mid-1980s he became a DJ for Radio MercuryFact|date=June 2007 and has also worked for the British Forces Broadcasting Service.

For 10 years, starting in 1987, Sharp was a DJ on Capital FM in London.Fact|date=June 2007

In the late 1980s, Sharp teamed up with Mick Brown as the duo Pat And Mick, to release the charity single "I Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet". The song made the Top 10 of the UK singles chart. The duo released 7 hit singles, raising over a million pounds for charity.

In 1987, he was voted as having the worst haircut (winning this accolade more than once) at the Smash Hits Poll Winners Party awards, where he was also in the top 3 DJ's.However, there is wide speculation as to the legitimacy of the vote with many accusations of rigging. Fact|date=June 2007

Television

thumb|right|Pat_Sharp_was_famous_throughout_the_1980s for his mullet hair style [cite web|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/main.jhtml?xml=/education/2005/02/04/tejone05.xml |title=The one and onlys |date=accessdate=2007-06-12 |quote=I get a lot of questions about the mullet] which he changed in 1992.

Sharp intermittently presented episodes of the music programme "Top of the Pops", including being one of the many presenters on the last programme made. [cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5228858.stm |title=Top of the Pops bids fond goodbye |date=2006-07-31 |accessdate=2007-06-12 ] However, Sharp is best known on television for several children's television programmes aired on CITV. Most notable of these is "Fun House", a popular children's television programme running from 1990 – 1999. [cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0457240/ |title="Fun House" (1990) |publisher=IMDB |accessdate=2007-06-12 ] Sharp was also one of the presenters of Saturday morning show "What's Up Doc?" 1992 – 1994, and presented phone-in quiz show "Hang On!" in 1996. [cite web|url=http://www.ukgameshows.com/page/index.php/Hang_On%21 |title=Hang On! |publisher=UK Gameshows |accessdate=2007-06-12 ] In a 2007 interview with The Sun newspaper, Sharp says he would like to host a new version of Fun House sometime in the year, but with adults as contestants instead of kids. [cite web|url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2001320029-2007110460,00.html |title=Pat's Fun House comeback bid |last=Masters |first=Dave |date=2007-03-10 |accessdate=2007-06-12 |publisher=The Sun ]

Sharp appeared as a guest in many other television shows, including several episodes of "You Bet!", "Surprise, Surprise", "Noel's House Party", "Celebrity Squares" and The Weakest Link. In the 2000s, Sharp has appeared in several retrospectives, including "I Love 1980s" on the BBC and "Pat Sharp's House of Fun 100" on The Hits.

Between 1997 and 2004 Sharp presented Heart 106.2's weekday morning "Time Tunnel" show. Following this, Sharp was a presenter on the Century FM group of stations.Fact|date=June 2007 Currently Sharp fronts 'The Weekend Vibe', a weekly 3-hour show produced by "Blue Revolution", which is broadcast on numerous stations including Energy FM on the Isle of Man. [cite web|url=http://www.bluerevolution.com/homepage.php?p=wprog&sec=weekend-vibe |title=The Weekend Vibe with Pat Sharp |publisher=Blue Revolution |accessdate=2007-06-13 ] As of 2007, Sharp currently hosts the "Big Drive Home" on Q103 a radio station in Cambridge that's part of GCap Media & also presented "The Best 80s Show in the World.. Ever!" on SGR FM which is also owned by GCap Media.

Sharp remains a popular figure in the United Kingdom, and is hired for university functions throughout the country, thriving on the nostalgia of those who attend. Most recently, Sharp DJ'd for two hours at the University of Sheffield End of Year Carnival on 14th June 2008. He is also a popular live DJ and makes regular appearances in Ibiza and Majorca every summer.

In 2004, he participated in Channel 4 sports reality show "The Games" finishing fifth out of five contestants,cite web|url=http://www.q103.co.uk/Article.asp?id=408331&spid=16160 |title=60 seconds with Pat Sharp |publisher=Q103 |accessdate=2007-06-13 ] but was proclaimed "The People's Hero". Further reality TV involvement came on June 3 2006 when he appeared for a sketch on ITV's "X Factor" spin-off show "X-Tra Factor: Battle Of The Stars". He appeared briefly on 23 June 2007 on "Big Brother's Big Mouth" through a phone-in. However he did appear on the show in person as a guest on 12 July.

He maintains other media interests through his independent production company SharpSell..

References

External links

* [http://www.bluerevolution.com/homepage.php?p=wprog&sec=weekend-vibe Pat Sharp's Weekend Vibe at Blue Revolution]
* [http://www.q103.co.uk/sectional.asp?id=16160 Profile at Q103]
* [http://www.mpce.com/sharp.shtml MPC biography]
* [http://www.sharpsell.com SharpSell Productions London]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlR0laKVGuI Pat Sharp presenting Coca-Cola Eurochart Top 50 in 1988 (programme open)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wl6abg9f8G0 Pat Sharp presenting Coca-Cola Eurochart Top 50 in 1988 (programme close)]
* [http://www.ipswichcheese.com]