The cab driver is one of a number of guest presenters signed up by the station to co-host the mid-afternoon slot while Danny Baker goes on holiday.

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There are 10 nominations in all for 5 live, whose citations include nods for Danny Baker, Nicky Campbell and Victoria Derbyshire in the speech radio broadcaster category.

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Carl Baker was next to make waves as he dropped British champion Danny Williams twice in the first round, then twice more in the second before weathering a third-round fightback to win the decision.

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