Carl Chinn

Quick Facts

Full Name	Carl Chinn
Occupation	Radio Personality
Date Of Birth	Sep 6, 1956(1956-09-06)
Age	68
Birthplace	Moseley
Country	United Kingdom
Horoscope	Virgo

Carl Chinn Biography

Carl Chinn is one of the most popular and richest Radio Personality who was born on September 6, 1956 in Moseley, United Kingdom. Carl Steven Alfred Chinn MBE, born 6 September 1956, is an English historian and writer. His entire life has been dedicated to the promotion and study of Birmingham. From the mid-1990s, he broadcast a BBC program that focused on Birmingham’s past.

He was hired to teach at the University of Birmingham in 1990. In 2002, he became a full professor. He was also awarded the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth 2 for his “services in local history and charity”.

In 2000 Chinn was a leading figure in the temporarily successful, but eventually doomed, campaign to save the Longbridge car factory from closure. In 2001 he was awarded the MBE for services to local history and charity. When the rebuilt Bull Ring was opened in 2003 Chinn criticised it for the lack of concern its developers and planners had shown towards market traders who had been the mainstay of the Bull Ring for the 800 years up to 1964, when the much-criticised previous shopping centre was built on the site. Chinn has also been prominent in the campaigns to save the last back-to-back houses in Birmingham, now a National Trust museum in Inge Street; and for a memorial to the victims of the Second World War Blitz on the city, sited in Edgbaston Street in the Bull Ring. In October 2007 he became patron of the St John’s Church Preservation Group, which is campaigning for the reopening of St John’s Church, Dudley.

In December 2010 he appeared on Ian Hislop’s BBC television show Age of the Do-Gooders, in which he championed George Dawson; a “non-conformist preacher, and a bit of a showman”. He has also appeared on the BBC’s Question Time.

Chinn began his career in bookmaking with his grandfather and father before moving into academia. He earned his PhD in 1986.

Carl Chinn Net Worth

Carl Chinn is one of the richest Radio Personality from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Carl Chinn 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Chinn was married to Kathleen Doyle in 1978. They have a son, a daughter, and three daughters. Tara, the oldest, has performed professionally on stage with her dad.

He was briefly a member the Social Democratic Party in the 1980s. They broke away from Labour to protest its perceived leftward shift and then merged with the Liberal Party to create the Liberal Democrats. In the 1983 general election, he stood as an independent candidate in Birmingham Sparkbrook. He campaigned for more investment in council housing and import controls to protect local industries. He was last with 281 votes (0.9%).

His work in the community made him a popular figure, and in 1994 he was invited by the Birmingham Evening Mail to write a two-page feature on local history. This proved extremely popular and Chinn wrote a weekly column for the paper until 2016.

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Carl Ranked on the list of most popular Radio Personality. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Carl Chinn celebrates birthday on September 6 of every year.

Top Facts about Carl Chinn

1. Carl Chinn is an English historian, writer, and broadcaster.
2. He was born in 1956.
3. Chinn specializes in the history of Birmingham, England.
4. He has written numerous books on local history and culture.
5. Chinn is known for his engaging storytelling style.
6. He has appeared on various TV and radio programs as a historian.
7. Chinn is a professor at the University of Birmingham’s Centre for West Midlands History.
8. His research focuses on working-class history and social change in Birmingham.
9. Chinn is passionate about preserving local heritage and community identity.
10. He has received several awards for his contributions to historical research.
11. Note: The information provided here may not be exhaustive or up-to-date, as Carl Chinn’s career and achievements continue to evolve over time.

Is Carl Chinn still alive?

Carl Chinn
Chinn on 12 June 2011
Born| 6 September 1956 Moseley, Birmingham, England

Where was Carl Chinn born?

Moseley, Birmingham, United Kingdom

Who were the real peaky blinders BBC?

The real peaky blinders are not just a 1920s gang,’ said historian Professor Carl Chinn. ‘The real Peaky Blinders are the men who belonged to numerous backstreet gangs in Birmingham in the 1890s and turn of the 20th century , but their roots go back much further’.

Who was the real Billy Kimber?

William “Billy” Kimber , born 1882 in Summer Lane, Aston in Birmingham, a brass caster by trade, was head of the Birmingham Boys. With gangs in Uttoxeter and Leeds he controlled racecourses in the Midlands and the North. For several years Kimber was probably the biggest organised crime boss in the UK.

Was there a real Alfie Solomons?

The character is based on a real-life Jewish gangster called Alfred Solomon. Peaky Blinders writer Steven Knight says, “We have portrayed him as funny but with an edgy character. The Jewish gangs of the East End would have been just as famous but for some reason history seems to have remembered Alfie Solomons.