Tony Fenton

Tony Fenton
Born	Anthony James Fagan 25 March 1961 Glasnevin, Dublin, Ireland
Died	11 March 2015 (aged 53) Dublin, Ireland
Cause of death	Cancer
Resting place	Glasnevin Cemetery
Nationality	Irish
Occupation	Radio presenter
Known for	Wall of Sound

Tony Fenton (born Anthony James Fagan; 25 March 1961 – 11 March 2015) was an Irish radio presenter and DJ. For 18 years until he left in 2003, he worked with RTÉ 2fm; then joined Today FM in 2004, where he worked until his death 11 years later.

Fenton won Music Broadcaster of the Year at the 2008 PPI Radio Awards. He also appeared on television, including a 2007 guest appearance on The Panel, plus a four stars from five meal cooked on The Restaurant.

Fenton was "one of Ireland's favourite pop DJs".Louis Walsh described him as one of "the kings of Irish broadcasting".

Fenton grew up in Glasnevin, wanting to become a radio presenter from a young age. Aged deep within his early teens he would listen to the pioneers of commercial radio on stations such as Radio Luxembourg, Radio Caroline and BBC Radio 1.

On completion of his education, Fenton began an apprenticeship as a carpenter in his father's building company. During this time he set up as a mobile DJ with friend Barry Lang doing birthday parties at weekends, their first gig being at the local scout hall. Later, Ian Dempsey joined the duo and they travelled all over Dublin spinning vinyl at various weddings and birthday parties. Fenton noticed an advertisement by his local pirate station Alternative Radio Dublin (ARD) who were searching for some new "jocks".

He was also involved in soccer in his early years, playing alongside Ronnie Whelan at Home Farm.

In 1979, ARD employed him in his first radio job after a number of approaches. His prominence in local radio led to attention from the more powerful pirate stations. Throughout the early 1980s, Fenton was pursued by Dublin's growing radio industry. During this time he moved from ARD to Sunshine Radio and onto Radio Nova.

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