Tony Lit

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is a British-Indian politician and Managing Director of

Sunrise Radio Sunrise Radio is a 24-hour commercial radio station, focusing on entertainment, music and news from the Indian subcontinent. It broadcasts to the Greater London area on 963/972 AM, on DAB (SDL National), and via the internet. History Sunrise ...

. He was appointed

in the

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Lit has worked in radio, TV and events. Based at

Hounslow office he works with Chairman Gurdev Jassi, building on Sunrise Radio's recent success, overseeing strategy and revenue growth. Lit joined Sunrise Radio from Sony Entertainment TV Asia where he was Vice President Business Head UK & Europe

Sony Entertainment Network Sony Entertainment Network (SEN) was a digital media delivery service operated by Sony. SEN provided access to services, including PlayStation Network for games, Video Unlimited for film and television, Music Unlimited for music, and PlayMemo ...

three Channels. During his time at Sony, Lit was instrumental in the last few years of business success at the network, across sales & channel distribution and expansion of the network of channels distributed via Talk Talk & Virgin in the UK and across many other platforms in Europe. The inaugural British Asian Media (BAM) Awards saw the media fraternity come together to celebrate and felicitate diversity and campaigns which empower the South Asian media industry. The Media Impact of the Year Award was conferred upon Lit for his contribution to the British Asian media industry in January 2019. Lit and British Prime Minister

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attended Milton Keynes

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ahead of

Diwali Diwali (), Dewali, Divali, or Deepavali ( IAST: ''dīpāvalī''), also known as the Festival of Lights, related to Jain Diwali, Bandi Chhor Divas, Tihar, Swanti, Sohrai, and Bandna, is a religious celebration in Indian religions. It is ...

and to celebrate the auspicious 550th Birth Anniversary of Sri

Guru Nanak Gurū Nānak (15 April 1469 – 22 September 1539; Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ; pronunciation: , ), also referred to as ('father Nānak'), was the founder of Sikhism and is the first of the ten Sikh Gurus. His birth is celebrated wor ...

Dev Ji. Lit addressed at the Drive to Digital 2019 Conference held on 30 October at The

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Knowledge Centre, giving them a background of Sunrise Radio from launch in 1989 to present day and how digital innovation had allowed him to grow and develop Sunrise Radio nationally. Lit was officially unveiled as a new Ambassador for CRY on 21 January 2020. Tony first approached CRY following the sudden death of the only son of a family friend from a previously undiagnosed heart condition. He was aged just 17 and was a fit and sporty young man, with his death sending shockwaves throughout his local community and beyond. As a father of 3, Tony was deeply moved by this tragedy and pledged, ''“whatever support Sunrise Radio and I can give personally, over and above, I shall do so.”'' Lit was the Conservative Party candidate in the

2007 Ealing Southall by-election The 2007 Ealing Southall by-election was a by-election for the House of Commons constituency of Ealing Southall, in west London. It was held on 19 July 2007. The election was triggered when Piara Khabra, the Labour Party Member of Parliament for ...

Personal life

Lit is a British-Indian

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. He and his wife Mandy have three children and live in

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within

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