Tom Service
The basics
Quick facts
Gender:
Male
The details
Biography
Introduction
Thomas Service (born 8 March 1976) is a British radio presenter on BBC Radio 3, presenting on the network since 2001.
Early life
He was born in Glasgow on the same day as another musician, Oxfordshire's Gaz Coombes from Supergrass. He attended an independent school in Glasgow, and learned the cello and piano.
He studied Music at the University of York, then studied for a masters in Music at the University of Southampton. He researched John Zorn.
Career
He teaches at the Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance (Trinity College Of Music).
Broadcasting
He joined Radio 3 in 2001, presenting Hear and Now, then in 2003 he presented Music Matters.
He has presented documentaries on BBC Four about music.