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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 calls for the removal of the name of former BBC Radio 1 presenter John Peel, who admitted to abusing children and young women, from a Glastonbury Festival tent. The article argues that Peel's legacy has been tarnished by sexual abuse allegations and that he should not be honoured in any way.
- Harriet Williamson
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 ...
May 23, 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 Pidgeon
Sep 12, 2014 · John Peel, who died in 2004, was a pioneer of alternative and underground music in Britain and beyond. He introduced generations of listeners to psychedelic, punk, reggae, hip-hop and more genres, and recorded sessions with many influential bands.
- Pierre Perrone
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.
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Sep 19, 2005 · An online tribute to the late, great John Peel and a celebration of his life and career at Radio 1. Read about John's life and check out the vast plethora of artists that John championed ...
