Tony Dixon (1958 – 25 November 2010) was an Irish

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ger and a member of the "Northside mafia". He specialised in the hip hop and R&B genres. Dixon grew up in Pinewood on Dublin's Northside. He was associated with

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, Tony Fenton and Gerry Ryan. He was part of the "Big D" station during the 1970s and

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during the 1980s. Then he managed a nightclub called "Hollywood Nights" which occurred at the

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Park Hotel. In February 2000, Dixon became part of FM104, presenting a show on Saturday nights and possessing his own catchphrase, "If it's Hip Hop and RnB, don't miss me, Tony D". While at FM104 he brought artists such as

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and

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to the attention of the Dublin public. '' Blues & Soul'' magazine named him as one of the UK's Top 5 DJs. He blogged regularly. Dixon died in November 2010 at the age of 52 following a brief illness.

References

Short profile

External links

FM104 death announcement

''Strawberry Alarm Clock'' Podcast: Thursday November 26th

Obituary: Tony Dixon
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