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Tony Barnfield
Born	Richard Anthony Barnfield 19 January 1949 London, UK
Nationality	British
Alma mater	John Lyon School, Ealing Technical College and Stockwell College of Education
Occupation	Radio broadcaster

Tony Barnfield (born London, 19 January 1949) is a British radio presenter, announcer, reporter and producer who broadcast on most of the BBC stations, notably Radio 1, Radio 2, Radio 4 and Radio 5 between 1969 and 1993.

Education

Tony studied at the John Lyon School, Harrow, followed by further education in Business Studies at Ealing Technical College and Education at Stockwell College of Education, Bromley (Kent).

Broadcasting Career

Tony's studies were interrupted by success in a BBC Radio 1 on-air talent contest in 1969, "Stage One", which led to work making trailers for the fledgling Radio 1 and Radio 2 and a daily pop competition for Radio 1, presented by another BBC newcomer, Noel Edmonds. After three years as a freelance, Tony joined BBC Radio 3's Presentation team preparing material for broadcast and this was followed by a stint as an Announcer on BBC Radio 4. In 1978, Tony began a successful and wide-ranging career as presenter, interviewer, reporter and producer, concentrating especially on such programmes as Today, Woman's Hour, You and Yours and several BBC Schools programmes, notably the Noticeboard series for teachers in primary and secondary schools (Radio 4), Friday Night is Music Night, Gala Concert, The John Dunn Show, Nightride, Round Midnight, You and the Night and the Music and assorted interval features for live concert broadcasts (Radio 2), as well as appearing on Radio 1, Radio 3 and Radio 5 in a variety of roles. Tony also inaugurated the position of Radio Trails Producer, BBC Television, supplying two weekly programmes of trailers, interviews and features promoting television programmes which were syndicated across the UK to local and regional services. The BBC World Service also engaged Tony to report on music and arts events. Tony left the BBC "for six months" in 1993 but never returned, instead enjoying success in the world of tourism and hospitality.

Tourism and Hospitality Career

Following a move to The New Forest in 1987, Tony became engaged with the tourism and hospitality industry in the area, as a member of the Southern Tourist Board Management Board and Vice-Chairman of the New Forest Tourism Association. For twenty seasons, Tony was Chef/Proprietor of The Nurse's Cottage Restaurant with Rooms, so named as it occupied the former District Nurse's accommodation in the village of Sway, Hampshire. The business enjoyed immense success and patronage over the years, netting numerous awards including the Automobile Association "Best Breakfast in Britain" award in 2000 and the prestigious Guide Michelin Wine Award for the business's unusually long and eclectic Wine List. Tony retired from the business in October 2011.

Semi-retirement, invigilating and a return to radio

Tony moved to the market town of Downham Market and has since developed a range of activities in the city of Cambridge, where he acts as an Invigilator for The University of Cambridge, Editor, Cambridge Talking News for the blind and partially sighted, and has worked on Radio Addenbrooke's at Addenbrooke's Hospital as a presenter/producer. Tony now has four series on the community radio station Cambridge 105: "Roundabout with Tony Barnfield", "Cambridge Alumni", "Easy on the Ear" and "Cambridge Wish List", a local version of the BBC's long-running Desert Island Discs, launched to mark the programme's 75th anniversary.