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Freeman's style has been parodied, and he was the model for comedian Harry Enfield's character Dave Nice, although he contributed to the satire himself in good grace by appearing on Enfield's show. (Enfield praised Freeman in Simon Garfield's book on Radio 1, The Nation's Favourite, by categorising him along with John Peel as "DJs who loved music" as opposed to "DJs who loved the sound of ...
Nov 28, 2006 · Arthritis and increasing problems with asthma forced Freeman to move into a residential home in 2000. Nevertheless, for a while he continued to make the journey to Broadcasting House to record his two weekly shows, before handing Pick of the Pops over to Dale Winton.
Nov 28, 2006 · Broadcaster Alan Freeman, the man who coined the phase "Greetings, Pop Pickers", has died.
Nov 29, 2006 · BRITAIN:Disc jockey and broadcaster Alan Freeman, the man who coined the phase "greetings, pop pickers", has died aged 79. Freeman died peacefully at his Brinsworth House home in Twickenham ...
It was 1957 when Australian born Alan Freeman came to Britain for the holiday that lasted more than 40 years. He’d been working as an announcer on Melbourne’s 3KZ, and as Rock n Roll increasingly hit the airwaves, he arrived ‘to do Europe’.
Alan Freeman, one of the UK's best-loved broadcasters, has died peacefully at his London home after a brief illness.. Alan was born in Melbourne, Australia in 1927 and came to Britain in 1957. He ...
Jan 23, 2024 · In 1961 Alan 'Fluff' Freeman took over as the host of the BBC Radio's 'Pick of the Pops' and changed music broadcasting forever. From the opening "Greetings pop pickers" Alan would count down the ...
About the Hall of Fame Meet The Stars Nominate Alan ‘Fluff’ Freeman MBE (born July 1927 – died Nov 2006) Alan ‘Fluff’ Freeman was already a radio announcer (and occasional singer) in Melbourne, when, in 1957, he took a holiday in the UK that stretched into a broadcasting career lasting more than forty years. His […]
Alan “Fluff” Freeman, the radio disc jockey whose catchphrases “Greetings, pop pickers” and “Not ‘arf!” made him instantly recognisable to generations of listeners, has died at the age of 79. He
Broadcasters paid tribute yesterday to Alan “Fluff” Freeman, the pioneering disc jockey who has died , aged 79. Chris Tarrant, the radio and television presenter, led the tributes to Freeman, who died
