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David Jacobs (born 1926) is a British broadcaster, who became known as a disc jockey in the 1950s. Although not the original presenter of Pick of the Pops, which was then on the BBC Light Programme, he established the programme's chart show format between 1957 and 1961, and briefly returned to the show in 1962. He also presented Juke Box Jury on BBC television between 1959 and 1967, and was one of the four original presenters of Top of the Pops when it began in 1964. 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... For other meanings of DJ, see DJ (disambiguation). ... // Events and trends The 1950s in Western society was marked with a sharp rise in the economy for the first time in almost 30 years and return to the 1920s-type consumer society built on credit and boom-times, as well as the height of the baby-boom from returning... Pick of the Pops was a BBC radio programme based on the Top 20 UK singles chart and first broadcast on the BBC Light Programme in 1955, transferring to BBC Radio 1 when the latter launched in 1967. ... The Light Programme was a BBC radio station broadcasting mainstream light entertainment and music. ... 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Juke Box Jury was a pop themed panel show, originally produced by BBC television from 1959-1967. ... Corporate logo of the British Broadcasting Corporation The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the national publicly funded broadcaster of the United Kingdom. ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Top of the Pops is a long-running British music chart television programme shown each week on BBC One and now licensed for local versions around the world. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

By 1967, however, he was no longer in tune with the direction of most pop music, and since then he has spent most of his career at BBC Radio 2. Between January 1985 and December 1991 he presented a daily lunchtime show on that station playing what he described as "our kind of music", concentrating on popular tunes from musical theatre. He now represents the station's "old guard", and like most such presenters he is heard on Sundays, where he presents a late evening show called The David Jacobs Collection. Radio 2 is one of the BBCs national radio stations and is the most popular station in the UK. It broadcasts throughout the UK on FM radio between 88 and 91 MHz from its studios in Broadcasting House. ... January is the first month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Musical theater (or theatre) is a form of theater combining music, songs, dance, and spoken dialogue. ...