Phil Clifton is a British

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and Sony nominated

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, appearing on

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, Radio X and formerly

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Career

Radio

Phil began presenting on

Xfm London Radio X is a British National commercial radio station focused on alternative music, primarily indie rock, and owned by Global. Radio X launched in 1989 as a pirate radio station, a licensed London-wide station in 1997 and nationally in 2015 ...

and Xfm Manchester in 2008. He was later nominated for a ' Sony Rising Star award' for his work on the station. Phil joined Radio X, right across the UK as part of a national relaunch for the station, hosting the evening show on weekdays from 19:00-22:00. He left Radio X in early 2017. Phil later appeared on

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briefly and joined the presenting team of

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PRIDE in 2021.

Television

Clifton has also presented for MTV UK and Ireland, including his regular weekly show ''The Official UK Rock Chart''. Clifton hosted '' Don't Stop Believing Backstage'' for Channel 5, along with an official catch-up show on MySpace. Phil later joined the presenting team on ''

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'', a music programme shown on

. Clifton was featured in the Red Pages 'Hot 100 to look out for' list. He has hosted the official Online and National radio content for the

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and the regional finals of the

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'Hair Colour Trophy' awards, among other things.

External links

Phil Clifton on Radio X

Red Pages Hot 100 full list

Meet the new Brits.co.uk HostPhil Clifton Management and Publicity
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