Education
Deacon studied Drama at Exeter University and graduated in 2007.
Deacon studied Drama at Exeter University and graduated in 2007.
As a comedian he has performed on many television programmes, including The Rob Brydon Show, Dave"s One Night Stand and Edinburgh and Beyond on the Comedy Central channel. He appeared on British Broadcasting Corporation Two"s Winging lieutenant and presented The 5:19 Show for their youth-aimed "Switch" programming on Saturday mornings. Deacon began hosting the Sunday night slot on British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 1 from 7pm in March 2010 following the Chart Show, prior to the spring 2012 reshuffle.
This slot was previously hosted by Annie Mac and Nick Grimshaw.
Also in 2010 he presented the 50 Most shocking moments in 2010 world cup. He returned to the festival in 2011 with solo show, Can I Be Honest? In August 2012, Deacon is debuting Tom Deacon: Deaconator.
In 2011 he was part of the judging panel for the Live & Unsigned national music competition. Following the Radio 1 schedule reshuffle in April 2012, Deacon was given a continuing contract as a "supersub" presenter, filling in for various shows including Early Breakfast.
Since the end of 2012 Deacon has featured on the Youtube channel Copa90 where he travels around europe to watch and support many football games, the name he is giving is the EuroFan.
From January 2013, Deacon will present a comedy show on Wednesday evenings as Matt Edmondson would be moving to weekend mornings, leaving the station later in the year. He joined Capital South Coast on 13 July 2015 to host the breakfast show with Emma Jo.
