Jamie Crick
Biography
Jamie joined Classic FM in 1993, but his career has crossed many areas of the entertainment business from West End musicals to football.
When Jamie was 11, he was cast in the Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice hit musical Evita with Elaine Paige and David Essex. Instead of choosing to follow a glittering stage career however, a career in broadcasting beckoned and he hasn't looked back since.
He started off working for BBC Three Counties Radio demonstrating his considerable journalistic skill by hosting a daily three-hour all talk/news breakfast programme and has been a director and presenter of 'Spurs TV' which broadcast from the famous Tottenham Hotspur Football Club at White Hart Lane stadium.
While at Classic FM, Jamie has presented 'Opera in the Park' to 40,000 people at Temple Newsom in Leeds, and has hosted the record attempt to create the world’s largest orchestra with Sir Simon Rattle at the magnificent Symphony Hall in Birmingham. He is a regular contributor of reviews and articles to the Classic FM Magazine.
Jamie is a Londoner born and bred, though a chunk of his family come from Italy and half of his family live in Newcastle in the North East of England.
His current hobbies include singing, cycling, football, current affairs and (not surprisingly!) music.
Meet Jamie
What is your favourite piece of music in the Classic FM Hall of Fame?
A Hall of Fame Favourite would be Beethoven’s Emperor Piano Concerto because each movement is not only masterful but so wonderfully well balanced – but choosing just one is a bit tough.
What is your most memorable on-air moment?
A memorable moment might be the ‘Sing along a carol show' from last Christmas and always Christmas morning requests – both programmes are such fun because people call in and say hi and it always feels like one big Christmas party, a magical feeling for a magical season.
Which composer or artist would you most like to have to dinner?
Beethoven.
