<s>
Tony	B-Application
Allan	I-Application
(	O
22	O
September	O
1949	O
–	O
9	O
July	O
2004	O
)	O
was	O
a	O
British	O
broadcaster	O
and	O
voice	O
over	O
artist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
broadcast	O
almost	O
exclusively	O
on	O
pirate	B-Application
radio	I-Application
stations	I-Application
and	O
was	O
highly	O
regarded	O
for	O
his	O
professionalism	O
,	O
his	O
distinctive	O
voice	O
and	O
clear	O
diction	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
his	O
ability	O
to	O
produce	O
highly	O
professional	O
commercials	O
and	O
promotions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Allan	O
was	O
17	O
years	O
old	O
when	O
he	O
first	O
worked	O
for	O
the	O
pirate	B-Application
radio	I-Application
station	I-Application
Radio	O
Scotland	O
between	O
1966	O
and	O
1967	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
Dutch	O
Marine	B-Application
Offences	I-Application
Act	I-Application
came	O
into	O
force	O
on	O
1	O
September	O
1974	O
it	O
was	O
Allan	O
who	O
announced	O
that	O
Caroline	O
would	O
continue	O
broadcasting	O
(	O
following	O
in	O
the	O
footsteps	O
of	O
Johnnie	B-Application
Walker	I-Application
who	O
had	O
done	O
the	O
same	O
when	O
the	O
British	O
law	O
was	O
passed	O
in	O
1967	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Caroline	O
's	O
owner	O
Ronan	B-Application
O'Rahilly	I-Application
announced	O
that	O
the	O
station	O
was	O
to	O
begin	O
promoting	O
his	O
philosophy	O
of	O
"	O
Loving	O
Awareness	O
"	O
,	O
Allan	O
became	O
one	O
of	O
its	O
most	O
enthusiastic	O
advocates	O
,	O
producing	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
professional	O
and	O
memorable	O
promotional	O
ads	O
for	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
late	O
1970s	O
he	O
went	O
to	O
Ireland	O
and	O
worked	O
for	O
Big	O
D	O
and	O
ARD	O
,	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
24-hour	O
land-based	O
pirate	B-Application
stations	I-Application
in	O
Dublin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
later	O
also	O
worked	O
for	O
Sunshine	O
Radio	O
,	O
Chris	B-Application
Cary	I-Application
's	I-Application
Radio	O
Nova	O
and	O
South	O
Coast	O
Radio	O
in	O
Cork	O
,	O
among	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
he	O
kept	O
working	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
he	O
could	O
attending	O
pirate	B-Application
radio	I-Application
conventions	O
and	O
fundraising	O
events	O
for	O
Caroline	O
until	O
he	O
became	O
too	O
ill	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
.	O
</s>
