Tony Fenton

Quick Facts

Full Name	Tony Fenton
Occupation	Radio Host
Date Of Birth	Mar 25, 1961(1961-03-25)
Age	63
Date Of Death	March 2015, Dublin, Ireland
Birthplace	Glasnevin
Country	Ireland
Horoscope	Aries

Tony Fenton Biography

Tony Fenton is one of the most popular and richest Radio Host who was born on March 25, 1961 in Glasnevin, Ireland. Former Irish radio broadcaster who was known for his work on 2FM and later Today FM. He used his platform as a public presence to speak about his struggles with the prostate cancer that eventually took his life in 2015.

The last person he interviewed before his death was Bono, whose band, U2, performed at Fenton’s funeral.

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.

In 1985 Fenton returned to Ireland. RTÉ 2fm (then known as Radio 2) had begun in 1979 and were attracted to the vast audience Fenton had amassed while working with the pirates. During his early days with Radio 2 he helped grow the station’s audience as presenter of a multitude of different shows throughout the schedule, including The Hotline.

His brother, Paul, set up the Tony Fenton Foundation to help raise cancer awareness and funds for research. His real name was Anthony Fagan.

Tony Fenton Net Worth

Tony Fenton is one of the richest Radio Host from Ireland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tony Fenton 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

His radio career started in 1979 with ARD. He eventually made his way to 2FM, where he would spend nearly two decades, in 1985.

He’s a member of the PPI Radio Awards Hall of Fame. He was named Music Broadcaster of the Year in 2008 and was a childhood soccer teammate of future Liverpool star Ronnie Whelan.

Tony Fenton (born Anthony James Fagan; 25 March 1961 – 12 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.

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On Friday 27 November 2015, “Whole Lotta Live”, a CD composed of various sessions where musicians and bands had recorded numerous songs for programs on Today FM with the CD also dedicated to the memory of Fenton with all funds also going to the Irish Cancer Society was launched. That same day, over 100 musicians including members of the Irish bands, Ham Sandwich, The Minutes, Hudson Taylor and Delorentos gathered at Today FM in Dublin and at exactly at 1pm, performed a live version of U2’s One in front of staff and personnel associated with Today FM, Newstalk and TXFM that was also broadcast on Today FM.

Facts & Trivia

Tony Ranked on the list of most popular Radio Host. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ireland. Tony Fenton celebrates birthday on March 25 of every year.

On 12 March 2015, the day after Fenton’s death, Today FM’s normal programming was subsequently suspended and all the DJs began playing various songs in tribute to Fenton with the National Lunchtime News on Today FM hosting a program where panelists spoke of their memories of Fenton while various nighttime DJs including Colm O’Sullivan and Paul McLoone carried on the tradition of playing the songs that Fenton had enjoyed listening to.