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English radio DJ and TV presenter
the English broadcaster known as Dr. Fox

Neil Andrew Howe Fox (born 12 June 1961) is an English radio DJ and television presenter, known for many years as Dr Fox before he became "Foxy" in the 2000s, then simply as Neil Fox, M. D. before reemerging as "Dr Fox" in 2020 to host the UDJ "Heritage Chart" countdown. He was a judge on Pop Idol between 2001 and 2003 alongside Simon Cowell, Pete Waterman and Nicki Chapman.

Fox was born on 12 June 1961 in Harrow, Middlesex. As a boy he moved to Thames Ditton, Surrey, where he lived for a number of years. He was then educated at Kingston Grammar School in London and joined the Air Training Corps, before becoming a management student at the University of Bath, where he joined the student radio station University Radio Bath, and began his career as a radio presenter using the pseudonym Andrew Howe. After leaving university he worked as a binliner salesman. He does not hold an ordinary PhD or medical degree, but does have an honorary doctorate from the University of Bath in respect of his contributions to the media and charity.

In 1984 he started his professional radio career on what is now Free Radio Herefordshire & Worcestershire (then Radio Wyvern) in Hereford and Worcester, starting off with a show called Mellow Yellow. This was broadcast on Friday nights from 9.00 pm – 11.00pm and Saturday nights from 8.00 pm – 11.00 pm. In 1985, Fox took over the weekday evening show from 6.00 pm – 9.00 pm, before moving to their weekday afternoon show from 2.00 pm – 6.00 pm. He also presented a Saturday morning show for the station, which went out from 10.00 am – 1.00 pm. He remained there until late 1986, then joined Radio Luxembourg in February 1987 before joining Capital Radio in October the same year.

On 26 June 2016, six months after his acquittal, it was announced Fox would join the new London radio station Thames Radio, where he presented the Saturday morning show. He would later take on the station's Breakfast show. However the venture was short lived, when the station opted for non stop music in July 2017. On 17 July 2020 it was announced Fox would join the internet radio station United DJs, presenting the "Heritage Chart Run Down" on Sunday evenings. In November 2020, Fox alongside Mike Read left United DJs in order to launch Nation Radio UK. Between January and April, Fox hosted Drivetime and The Heritage Chart, respectively on Nation UK. He took over the Breakfast show in April 2021, following the departure of Read. In addition to the Breakfast Show, Fox now also presents a 1 hour weekday evening show for the station from 7 8pm and also a Chart show on Sundays from 4 7pm.

Fox holds ten Sony awards and was awarded the Gold award for lifetime achievement in 2009, as well as winning the "Best Disc Jockey" award at the Smash Hits Poll Winners Party multiple times.

On 12 October 2008 Fox joined his fellow ex Pop Idol judges Pete Waterman and Nicki Chapman on Peter Kay's Britain's Got the Pop Factor and Possibly a New Celebrity Jesus Christ Soapstar Superstar Strictly on Ice, a spoof on the talent show genre of programmes. Fox appeared on the satirical show Brass Eye controversial 2001 Paedophilia Special, where he claimed that "Genetically, paedophiles have more genes in common with crabs than they do with you and me. Now that is scientific fact there's no real evidence for it, but it is scientific fact." Other television work and appearances include Doctor Fox's Video Jukebox on LWT, Ice Warriors (voiceover) and The Big Call (host) on ITV, and Not the Jack Docherty Show (host) on Channel 5. He appeared on Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs, where he received his puppy Bonzo. On 2 April 2014 Fox appeared on an episode of Big Star's Little Star with his daughter Martha. In December 2022, he covered some of the Christmas period shows on GB News for Mark Dolan and Dan Wootton.

In August 2014 Fox was one of 200 public figures who were signatories to a letter to The Guardian opposing Scottish independence in the run up to September's referendum on that issue.

Fox was arrested on 30 September 2014 at Magic FM headquarters in London by police investigating claims of historical sex offences. The arrest came after separate allegations were made by two women. His arrest was not part of the high profile sex crime investigation Operation Yewtree, which was set up in the wake of revelations about BBC presenter Jimmy Savile. Fox's homes in Fulham and Littlehampton, West Sussex, were searched. He was subsequently released on bail until December 2014, when he was re arrested in relation to three other alleged incidents; he was again bailed until March 2015. On 13 March he was arrested for an alleged sexual offence against a woman in the early 1990s. He remained on bail until late March, when he was then charged with nine sex offences against six people, of whom three were under the age of 16. The offences allegedly occurred between 1991 and 2014. He pleaded not guilty to six additional charges from 1987 and 1988 involving three girls under the age of 16 on 2 October. His trial began on 5 November 2015. Prosecutors cleared him of five charges before the start of the trial. The bench trial took place at Westminster Magistrates' Court. He was found not guilty on all charges on 14 December. Fox's trial was the first high profile sexual abuse case to be decided by magistrates, rather than a jury, since the Savile scandal. Judge Riddle spoke of the difficulty in dealing with the historic cases, stating they were not sure if the incidents occurred as described or if they amounted to criminal offences, and was not sure if the most recent allegation was a criminal offence. In a statement to the media following his acquittal, Fox stated: "This case has once again raised concerns about how high profile cases such as this have been investigated by the CPS". He then thanked supporters and expressed his interest in returning to broadcasting.