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Tim Kash is a
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television presenter best known for formerly presenting ''
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, and '' MTV News'' on MTV UK and Ireland. He appeared on the U.S. edition of ''MTV News'', and as a presenter on E! Network's '' Daily 10'' and '' ENews!''. He currently resides in between
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and is working as a presenter at
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. On April 6 it was announced that he is the host of Quibi's new daily music show called 'POP 5' and 'Musicology with Tim Kash'.


Life and career


Early career

After spending some time working in A&R, Kash was hired by MTV UK and Ireland to work as a VJ, and began presenting MTV News in the U.K. and Europe in 2003.


''Top of the Pops''

After joining MTV, Kash was offered the presenting role on the
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Top of the Pops ''Top of the Pops'' (''TOTP'') is a British music chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly between 1January 1964 and 30 July 2006. The programme was the world's longest-running weekly music show. For most o ...
''. On 28 November 2003, Kash hosted his first episode of the show which coincided with one of its most radical overhauls in what was reported as a make-or-break attempt to revitalize the long-running series. Previously, the show had been presented by different people each week, but as part of the revamp Kash became the sole presenter. The BBC chose Kash for the position because of his youth, his prior success on MTV, and because they considered him a "edgy, quick-witted and talented presenter"; they hoped that all of these qualities would bring back the younger audience Top of the Pops used to have. Kash was later joined by co-presenters
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from April 2004. He left ''Top of the Pops'' permanently in August 2004, after presenting 38 editions. The show moved from BBC One to BBC Two in spring 2005, and was eventually axed in July 2006.


MTV US

In 2007, Kash quit MTV UK to move to the US MTV station.


Philanthropy

Kash has been an Ambassador for the
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, and a patron of Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital for 4 years and continues to work closely with them. He is also an Ambassador for MTV's Staying Alive Foundation. Kash launched the BOOM! Music Video Academy in 2004, an organization which teaches 11- to 18-year-old students the skills needed to produce music, videos and short films. The academy has since been closed.


References


External links


Tim Kash's blog
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