Ashley Daniel Tabor-King CBE (né Tabor; born May 1977) is a British businessman who is the founder and executive president of Global Media & Entertainment, the largest commercial radio group in Europe and one of the leading outdoor (OOH) advertising companies in the UK.
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.jpg) Tabor-King (left) and Steve Hewlett in 2010 | |
| Born | Ashley Daniel Tabor May 1977 (age 47) |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Title | Founder, executive president and owner of Global Media & Entertainment |
| Spouse |
George Tabor-King (m. 2019) |
| Children | 3 |
| Parents |
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Early life
editAshley Daniel Tabor-King was born to a Jewish family[1] in May 1977,[2] the son of Doreen and Michael Tabor, who made his fortune through bookmaking, horse breeding and property.[3]
Career
editTabor-King presented and ran a hospital radio station in Watford while still at school. He left school at 16,[4] and his first job in commercial radio was as an overnight tech op at the then Chiltern Radio in Dunstable. [5]
He later worked as an assistant to Richard Park at Capital Radio in London, helping him to produce shows and plan playlists.[4]
Tabor-King once worked for Simon Cowell,[6] and is credited as being one of the co-writers of The X Factor's theme song.[7]
In 2008, with cash provided by his father and other lenders, he took over GCap Radio, the group behind Capital Radio and Classic FM, and founded Global.[6]
In 2016, Global launched a new school, Global Academy, to prepare young people aged 14-18 for a career in broadcast and digital media, to help reduce the barriers to entry for young people entering the media industry. On 20 April 2017, the Academy was officially opened by the Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry in their capacity as patrons of "Heads Together", a mental health charity. Two breakfast shows from Global radio stations were broadcasting live from the Academy: Heart London Breakfast with Jamie Theakston, and Emma Bunton and Nick Ferrari on LBC.[8]
Honours
editTabor-King was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2017 Birthday Honours[9][10] and Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2024 New Year Honours for services to media and entertainment.[11][12]
Personal life
editTabor-King is married to George Tabor-King.[13] Tabor-King has lived in The Knightsbridge Apartments complex since 2006, in an apartment he bought for £15 million.[14] In 2017 he bought the next-door apartment for £90 million.[14] Tabor-King also owns a mansion in Los Angeles. The site was purchased from Megan Ellison, daughter of Larry Ellison, for $26.25 million. Tabor-King also owns a $21 million apartment in Barbados.
References
edit- ^ Bond, David; Brown, John Murray (26 May 2017). "Katie Hopkins leaves LBC radio after calling for 'final solution'". Financial Times. London.
Ashley Tabor, the Jewish founder and executive president of LBC's parent company Global, received 155 replies from Twitter users calling on him to fire Ms Hopkins after he posted a message of support for the victims of Monday's atrocity
- ^ "Ashley Daniel TABOR - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ "Ashley Tabor - MediaGuardian 100 2010". The Guardian. 14 July 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2017 – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ a b "Inside LBC: the radio station capturing the political zeitgeist". Financial Times. 12 December 2019.
- ^ "Ashley Tabor-King looks back at 50 years of commercial radio with Radio Today". Radio Today. 6 October 2023.
- ^ a b Finch, Julia (13 December 2009). "Revealed: the other two billionaires with a stake in Mitchells & Butlers". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ "The X factor 14 Facts You Never Knew About The Show". Digital Spy.
- ^ "Global Updates". www.global.com.
- ^ "The Queen's Birthday Honours 2017". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ "Queen honours Kaplinsky and Blavatnik". The Jewish Chronicle. London. 16 June 2017.
- ^ "No. 64269". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 2023. p. N10.
- ^ "HM The King's New Year Honours". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ Sweney, Mark (24 February 2022). "The rise of LBC's owner Global and how it is now poaching BBC stars". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ a b Neate, Rupert (11 October 2017). "Council rules against radio boss's record-breaking £200m flat". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 12 October 2017.