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Phil Trow

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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: Robbie Savage, young drivers and job cuts

Robbie Savage, young drivers and job cuts

BBC Radio Derby - Phil Trow's Breakfast Show, Robbie Savage, young drivers and job cuts

Robbie Savage's award nomination, young drivers speeding and job cuts.

7.08am: Derby City Council's been asked to look again at its plans to close children's centres.

7.15am: We hear about a television documentary, featuring actor Neil Morrisey, which looks into abuse that happened at a Staffordshire children's home in the 1970s.

7.22am: Latest on the murder of Thorntons worker Jia Ashton.

7.37am: We hear of concerns in Ashbourne about young drivers causing problems at a town car park.

7.44am: As John Port School will become an academy tomorrow, we'll hear from the first school in Staffordshire to change to an academy.

7.53am: India are in the final of the Cricket World Cup, we hear reaction from Simon, a cricketer and India fan from Derby.

8.08am: We hear from the Derby museum worker who says he was only given a day's notice he was losing his job.

8.14am: More on young drivers, we hear from an Ashbourne father of a teenager who died because of speeding.

8.38am: Quad arts centre on its funding.

8.45am: Robbie Savage on his Sony nomination.

8.55am: Barton-Under-Needwood is getting its first royal visit for 500 years.

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