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John Robert Parker Ravenscroft OBE (30 August 1939 – 25 October 2004), better known as John Peel, was an English radio presenter and journalist. He was the longest-serving of the original disc jockeys on BBC Radio 1, broadcasting regularly from 1967 until his death in 2004.
Jul 5, 2022 · A petition has been launched to remove the name of former BBC Radio 1 presenter John Peel from one of the main Glastonbury Festival tents. Peel, dubbed “the most important man in music for...
Nov 9, 2023 · The John Peel autobiography reveals that an older student sexually assaulted John during his time at Shrewsbury School. Following his time in school, Peel joined the National Service as a B2 radar operator.
Senior Lecturer, Glasgow Caledonian University. Hardly anyone at the BBC wanted to employ the man who first appeared as a “guest DJ” co-hosting Top Gear on the afternoon of the second day of ...
Oct 26, 2004 · John Peel, the BBC radio disc jockey who was a champion of innovative and independent music for nearly four decades, died on Monday night in Cuzco, Peru.
Aug 26, 2024 · John Peel was a popular British disc jockey who for nearly 40 years, beginning in mid-1960s, was one of the most influential tastemakers in rock music. Peel was renowned for discovering and championing emerging artists and for his connoisseurship of groundbreaking offbeat music and performers.
John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE (30 August, 1939 – 25 October 2004, known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey, radio presenter, record producer and journalist. He was the longest serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs, broadcasting regularly from 1967 until his death in 2004. He was known for his eclectic taste in ...
Oct 25, 2019 · John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, known professionally as John Peel, was an English DJ, radio presenter, record producer, and journalist, but more than anything, he was an innovator that was far ahead of his time.
Sep 19, 2005 · John Peel Biography: 1939-2004. An online tribute to the late, great John Peel and a celebration of his life and career at Radio 1.
Oct 26, 2004 · BBC disc jockey John Peel, whose nightly Radio One program is credited with launching the careers of bands including New Order and Joy Division, suffered a fatal heart attack Monday.