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= Nick Bailey = Nick Bailey (born Born London, 30th April, 1947) is an English radio presenter. He was the first voice to be heard on Classic FM when it launched in 1992.

Early Life
Nick Bailey is the son of British actor Robin Bailey.

Career
Nick Bailey made his broadcasting debut as a newsreader on the original pirate radio station Radio Caroline at the age of 19, which was portrayed in the ﬁlm The Boat that Rocked.

Nick subsequently emigrated to Australia as a “Ten Pound Pom” where he worked in radio for ﬁve years before joining the British Forces Broadcasting Service during the era of Family Favourites, broadcasting from Gibraltar, Cologne and Berlin for three years at the height of the Cold War.

Nick later moved to Radio Television Hong Kong where he presented the ﬂagship morning current aﬀairs programme in the run up to the handover to China, and was acting as BBC Radio 5’s Hong Kong correspondent when he was invited to join Classic FM.

His awards include a Sony Radio Award Gold for Best Breakfast Show. He remained with the station until its 25th anniversary in 2017. Nick Bailey is the only presenter to have fronted every single weekday show on the station.

Since leaving Classic FM, Nick Bailey has continued to present the Classic Choice for British Airways and host 'Music Festivals at Sea' for P&O cruises.

Nick Bailey’s autobiography called Across the Waves - From Radio Caroline to Classic FM, is published by Otherwise Publishing in March 2019.