<s>
Richard	O
Anthony	O
Crispian	O
Francis	O
Prew	O
Hope-Weston	O
(	O
11	O
July	O
1940	O
–	O
6	O
March	O
2005	O
)	O
,	O
known	O
professionally	O
as	O
Tommy	B-Application
Vance	I-Application
,	O
was	O
an	O
English	O
radio	O
broadcaster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
programme	O
had	O
originally	O
been	O
intended	O
for	O
another	O
presenter	O
who	O
had	O
pulled	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
deal	O
at	O
the	O
last	O
moment	O
,	O
the	O
jingles	O
and	O
pre-launch	O
publicity	O
could	O
not	O
go	O
to	O
waste	O
continuing	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
Tommy	B-Application
Vance	I-Application
"	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
station	O
asked	O
if	O
I	O
would	O
take	O
the	O
name	O
as	O
they	O
had	O
already	O
made	O
the	O
jingles	O
for	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bill	O
Hearne	O
hired	O
Vance	O
for	O
Radio	O
Caroline	O
South	O
,	O
where	O
his	O
colleagues	O
included	O
Johnnie	B-Application
Walker	I-Application
,	O
Dave	O
Lee	O
Travis	O
,	O
Tony	O
Blackburn	O
and	O
Emperor	B-Application
Rosko	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Radio	O
Caroline	O
's	O
Ronan	B-Application
O'Rahilly	I-Application
suggested	O
Vance	O
he	O
should	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
ship	O
,	O
he	O
rejoined	O
Caroline	O
South	O
in	O
December	O
1966	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
pirates	O
were	O
closed	O
down	O
in	O
1967	O
,	O
the	O
BBC	O
's	O
new	O
station	O
,	O
BBC	O
Radio	O
1	O
,	O
adopted	O
much	O
of	O
their	O
musical	O
philosophy	O
and	O
took	O
on	O
many	O
of	O
their	O
personnel	O
including	O
Caroline	O
colleagues	O
Tony	O
Blackburn	O
,	O
Johnnie	B-Application
Walker	I-Application
and	O
Radio	O
London	O
's	O
John	O
Peel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vance	O
featured	O
twice	O
in	O
the	O
Channel	O
4	O
comedy	O
series	O
,	O
The	O
11	O
O'Clock	O
Show	O
,	O
the	O
spot	O
was	O
called	O
Tommy	B-Application
Vance	I-Application
's	O
News	O
Slam	O
in	O
which	O
he	O
took	O
a	O
minute	O
to	O
read	O
out	O
news	O
headlines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
11	O
March	O
2005	O
,	O
five	O
days	O
after	O
Vance	O
's	O
death	O
,	O
TotalRock	O
ran	O
Rock	O
On	O
,	O
Tommy	O
Day	O
,	O
a	O
15-hour	O
live	O
broadcast	O
celebrating	O
his	O
life	O
and	O
work	O
,	O
including	O
much	O
music	O
,	O
numerous	O
testimonials	O
from	O
artists	O
and	O
colleagues	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
from	O
people	O
who	O
wrote	O
down	O
their	O
thoughts	O
on	O
Tommy	O
at	O
a	O
special	O
Forum	O
,	O
In	O
Memoriam	O
:	O
Tommy	B-Application
Vance	I-Application
,	O
put	O
up	O
at	O
the	O
TotalRock	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Author	O
Paul	O
Stenning	O
dedicated	O
his	O
biographies	O
of	O
Iron	B-Application
Maiden	I-Application
and	O
Slash	O
to	O
Vance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
31	O
March	O
2006	O
,	O
a	O
Tommy	B-Application
Vance	I-Application
Tribute	O
Night	O
,	O
in	O
association	O
with	O
the	O
Teenage	O
Cancer	O
Trust	O
foundation	O
,	O
was	O
held	O
at	O
the	O
Royal	O
Albert	O
Hall	O
in	O
London	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2018	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
a	O
new	O
festival	O
,	O
Stonedeaf	O
,	O
would	O
be	O
naming	O
their	O
stage	O
after	O
Tommy	B-Application
Vance	I-Application
.	O
</s>
