Ric Blaxill

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Ric Blaxill was the Head of Programmes at the BBC 6 Music radio station from 2004 to 2007.

From 1988 to 1994, he was Producer/Senior Producer at BBC Radio 1, and 1994 to 1997, he was a Producer and Executive Producer, BBC 1's Top of the Pops, and later A&R Director for Independiente Records.

From 1998 to 2000, he was Development and Series Producer for SMTV Live and CDUK and Development and Series Producer for Friday Night's All Wright with Ian Wright, then from 2000 until 2001, he was Creative Director, Stormlive Digital and internet Radio.

He became Series Producer for The Pop Years for LWT/Sky, a music documentary series looking at the years 1980 to 1999. He was Group Creative Director at Capital Radio before going to BBC 6 Music in 2004.

Ric has been a judge at the Sony Radio Academy Awards. [1], as well as having been nominated for The Station Programmer of the Year in 2005 & 2007.[2]

He left BBC 6 Music in September 2007. During his tenure at BBC 6 Music, the station achieved record listening figures and won Best Radio Station twice (2005 and 2007) at the BT Digital Music Awards.^[1]

Ric Blaxill has two children and lives with his family in Hertfordshire.

[edit] References

1. ^ BT Digital Music Awards

[edit] External links

• BBC Press Office announcement of Ric Blaxill's appointment in 2004 to BBC 6 Music
• Ric Blaxill at the Internet Movie Database
• Photograph of Ric Blaxill with a listener/intern at BBC 6 Music in 2005