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Phil Trow

All the latest news, travel, weather and sport with Phil.

Phil started his radio career in the Midlands in 1986 and has since worked with everyone from Robbie Williams to Emily Bishop! 

However, for his first foray into the world of breakfast on BBC Radio Derby, he was renamed Phil Snow as he sat in during the bad weather in the early part of 2010.

Phil achieved a number one single in Staffordshire, the 'Telethon Rap'. He was also served his tea by Robbie - when the pop superstar in waiting was on work experience at his radio station! 

He joined BBC Radio Manchester in 1990 (when it was BBC GMR) where he interviewed his most daunting guest to date - Margaret Thatcher. 

He also carelessly lost the Lord Mayor down the back of a massive inflatable frog! He was part of the team that won a Sony Radio award for coverage of the IRA bomb attack in Manchester. The explosion happened while Phil was on-air. 

He was also a regular presenter on the BBC North West Children in Need TV show. 

Phil diversified in the 90's and became the 'warm-up' man for Children's BBC, working on programmes like 'Live and Kicking' and 'Get your own back' - he says he still has the gunge stains. 

He has also pruned roses with Alan Titchmarsh and made lasagne with Gordon Ramsay. 

Phil has tried his hand at acting, appearing in Coronation Street and in panto. He even played 'Gary Lineker' in the stage play 'An evening with ...'. 

He joined BBC Radio Lancashire in 2004 and last year headed back to the Midlands to present various programmes for BBC Radio Derby.

Phil Trow's Breakfast Show: Derby Fostering, Take Me Out and Shisha Smoking

Derby Fostering, Take Me Out and Shisha Smoking

BBC Radio Derby - Phil Trow's Breakfast Show, Derby Fostering, Take Me Out and Shisha Smoking

Derby is low on foster carers and a former Miss Derby is on TV.

Derby is low on foster carers. We ask if Shisha smoking is dangerous and why a  former Miss Derby is on TV.

7.08am: A war widow from Derbyshire is helping to set up a national support phone line for war veterans and their families.

7.15am: The RSPCA in Derby has a puppy who the charity can't afford to treat.

7.23am: A 14 year old from Ripley has won a silver medal in the 200 metres Breaststroke at the British Swimming Championships in Manchester.

7.37am: A Derby woman and her dancing dog competed at Crufts, find out how she got on.

7.44am: People smoking Shisha, a form of flavoured tobacco, at the launch of a new café in Derby.

7.53am:  A former Miss Derby who is on the dating show Take Me Out puts the breakfast team through their dating paces. 

8.08am: A health expert tells us whether smoking flavoured tobacco is bad for your health. 

8.15am: After ten years, work on a national football centre will start in Burton today.

8.22am: Phil muses about grappling with hot crumpets.

8.25am: Coverage of the earthquake in Japan. 

8.37am: As leaflets appealing for foster carers have been sent to EVERY house in Derby, we hear from a man who is fostering five children.

8.45am: Phil talks to a geologist from Swanwick about the impact of the earthquake in Japan.

8.50am: Colin Gibson shares his thoughts on the Rams' poor form.

8.53am: Eurovision expert Christine Binding from Burton chats to Phil about the UK entry.

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