[Music] Your Favourite DJ of All Time

[Eeyore]

The passing of Steve Wright had me in a very reflective mood.

I grew up in the 70s with household names. We would all have had a favourite.

I was introduced to Radio 1 in the late 70s and listened regularly for 4 or 5 years. Then there was the roadshows.

I think my favourite was Peter Powell, and Tom Browne for Sunday nights.

As a point to note- Mixcloud has bundles of whole shows from the 70s and 80s. Worth a look.

Talking of roadshows, I attended the Sandown edition in 1982 with my late brother. The whole production is on video in YouTube. We are so blessed these things are never lost.

 

[Dave the OAP]

Steve wright is up there…I also liked ( avoiding mention of his young girls obsession) John peel. I liked Chris Evan’s and Zoe ball……which makes me totally not cool, but who gives a f


remember simon bates and the original confessions

annie nightingale played fabulous music as does Johnny walker and jo Whiley

 

[Is it PotG?]

The late, great Ambrose Harcourt.

Legend

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Terry Wogan

 

[Crispy Ambulance]

John Peel

 

[5Ways Gull]

Mark Radcliffe. For being the only DJ I've ever heard play Finest Worksong by REM on the radio. Twice!! (Not at the same time obvs). RadMac is my favourite show on the radio at the moment.

 

[scooter1]

Craig Charles, or Liza Tarbuck

 

[wigman]

Rory at Coasters.

 

[Worried Man Blues]

Alan 'Fluff' Freeman..popickers

 

[hans kraay fan club]

DJ Campbell

 

[Easthill Andy]

John Peel

 

[The Lemming Stomper]

Mark Radcliffe on the graveyard shift Radio one

Stuart Henry on Luxembourg, listened as a kid fading in and out but some great suff there in the late 70's/early 80's

 

[Chicken Run]

Bruno Brooks, Gary Davies etc but Steve Wright was up there

 

[chip]

Johnie Walker

 

[robinsonsgrin]

Loved Timbo... was it a Sunday night show on local commercial radio? recall the jingle and pretty sure I had a badge.
Always liked Danny Pike.
Mainstream - Gary Davies... Scott Mills....Simon Mayo ( my email was read out on his new confessions pod the other week) am partial to Sara Cox.

 

[jcdenton08]

Fat Boy Slim (is f**king in the heavens)

 

[Trevor]

1 - John Peel
2 - Stuart Henry
Current - Cerys Matthews

 

[SeagullsoverLondon]

1 - John Peel
2 - Stuart Henry
Current - Cerys Matthews

Love her show, really different from most other content on the radio.

 

[BrianB]

40 years ago, the voice of Sunday night radio 1...
The Ranking Miss P... Smooth as velvet. .

 

[Is it PotG?]

1 - John Peel
2 - Stuart Henry
Current - Cerys Matthews

Wow, there's a name.

I recall Stuart on RL, and when his illness progressed his wife did the show with him iirc.

Cerys could read the Periodic Table and give me palpitations.