Colin Bunyan

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Colin Bunyan
Career
ShowVintage Vinyl
Station BBC Radio Tees (since 1976)
Time slotSundays 4-6pm
StationPreviously BBC Radio Cleveland
StyleRadio presenter
Country United Kingdom

Colin Bunyan is an English radio broadcaster, best known for his weekly Vintage Vinyl programmes on BBC Radio Tees. [1]

Career

Bunyan, born and raised in Middlesbrough, joined BBC Radio Cleveland in 1974 and has presented various different programmes for the station including breakfast, drive-time, evening and his current and popular BBC Radio Tees Vintage Vinyl programme on Sunday afternoons. [2]

Bunyan is currently the longest serving presenter on BBC Radio Tees. [3] [4]

In 2014, Bunyan celebrated his 40th year in radio broadcasting, in which one of his highlights included interviewing famous faces [5] such as Cliff Richard, Craig Douglas and Connie Francis. [6] [7] In 2023, Bunyan's Vintage Vinyl programme came to an end as part of wider changes within BBC Local Radio. [8]

Bunyan is married to hairdresser Allan Iveson, they live in Middlesbrough. Bunyan supported Iveson after a takeaway restaurant was launched right next to Iveson's salon forcing it to close. [9]

Bunyan has previously worked as a site engineer at Middlesbrough College.

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References

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  5. "BBC - When Colin Met Connie". BBC Sounds . Retrieved 2022-05-14.
  6. Hodgson, Barbara (19 August 2014). "Teesside's king of the airwaves Colin Bunyan is still making waves at 70". Teesside Live. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
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