Toni Sant

Who is Toni Sant?

Toni Sant is a Maltese academic and former radio and television presenter, producer and music journalist. He is Reader in Digital Curation at the University of Hull's School of Arts & New Media on the Scarborough campus, England.

Sant has a B.A. in Theatre Studies from the University of Malta and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Performance Studies from New York University. His publications include the book Franklin Furnace & the Spirit of the Avant-Garde: A History of the Future about the Franklin Furnace Archive arts organisation in New York.

Sant joined Radio Malta in 1986 as a journalist on music programmes such as Kważi Kull Filgħaxija, Mill-Garaxx, Il-Fil tat-Tiġdid, Mal-20 bid-Daqq, Immaġina: John Lennon, Blast, Tutti Frutti. His television career included commentary for Malta at the 1991 Eurovision Song Contest.

In December 1991, Sant left TVM to begin a career as television and radio producer and programme manager for Radio One Live which produces Music programmes. Sant also remained associated with TVM as he produced music programmes for the station.