Career
Alan began his media career within radio. He was awarded an Administration Member of the Order of the British Empire for services to broadcasting. Past shows His early broadcasting on Metro was on a rock show called Bridges, and he went on to host the late Saturday Hot "n" Heavy Express show.
Alan had long red hair and moustache - which made him quite a distinctive character in public.
After the departure of James Whale, Alan Beswick, Tony Crosby and Dave Porter presented the Night Owls show for a short period, before Alan Robson began presenting the show in 1983. Metro Alan Robson"s Night Owls debuted in 1983 on Metro and is of a talk radio format.
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From 8 October 2012 the Monday to Thursday broadcasts are simulcast on sister station TFM is his autobiography.
He also wrote a book called, an anthology of supernatural stories from North East England, followed up by a second book the following year.