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Pete Murray (born 1928) is a well-known British disc jockey and actor, popular during the 1960s. Jump to: navigation, search 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... For other meanings of DJ, see DJ (disambiguation). ... Jump to: navigation, search Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Jump to: navigation, search The 1960s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ...


Murray was one of the original BBC Radio 1 disc jockeys when the station went to air in 1967. He had previously worked on pirate radio, as well as the BBC Light Programme and Radio Luxembourg. He hosted one of the BBC's earliest pop music programmes, Six-Five Special, in the 1950s, and he was one of the original presenters of Top of the Pops when it began in 1964. By 1969, he was heard on BBC Radio 2 where he presented the daily morning programme Open House, and then in 1983 he moved to LBC in London. He presented his last programme there on December 22, 2002, and has not broadcast since. BBC Radio 1 is a British radio station, specialising in popular music aimed at a young audience (children, teenagers and young adults). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search The term pirate radio lacks a specific universal interpretation. ... The Light Programme was a BBC radio station broadcasting mainstream light entertainment and music. ... Jump to: navigation, search Radio Luxembourg (1933-1992) was an important forerunner of pirate radio and modern commercial radio in Europe. ... Jump to: navigation, search Corporate logo of the British Broadcasting Corporation The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the national broadcaster of the United Kingdom. ... The Six-Five Special was a television programme launched in February 1957 when both television and rock and roll were in their infancy in Britain. ... Jump to: navigation, search // 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... 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. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... Jump to: navigation, search 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. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... LBC (originally the London Broadcasting Company) is Britains first commercial independent local radio station, providing a service of news and information to London. ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... Jump to: navigation, search December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Murray also acted, appearing in a short-lived British sitcom opposite Bernard Bresslaw and Irene Handl. His equally famous girlfriend for a time was Valerie Singleton. A British sitcom is a situation comedy (sitcom) produced in the United Kingdom. ... Bernard Bresslaw (February 25, 1934 - June 11, 1993) was an English actor who was trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. ... Irene Handl (December 27, 1901 – November 29, 1987) was an English film actress. ... Valerie Singleton is a British television presenter, best known for her many years as the female presenter of the popular childrens series, Blue Peter. ...


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Disc Jockeys (879 words)
Murray was one of the most popular dance venues in the mornings and in 1983 moved to BBC Radio 2 where he presented the Open house program in the mornings and in 1983 moved to LBC AM 1152 in London.
Pete Murray is a well-known British disc jockey and actor, popular during the 1960s.
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Disc jockeys enjoyed the most influence on their listeners in the 1950s and 1960s, when they introduced new music to Americans and made rock and roll the dominant force in youth culture.
Disc jockeys found that repeated play of a record could make it a hit and the mythology of rock and roll is full of stories of unknown performers becoming stars overnight because of a radio personality who "broke" the record to his listening audience.
Professor Jam, a Tampa Bay, Florida disc jockey already known in the industry for having performed for many celebrities and television networks, became one of the first mobile DJs in the United States to regularly use computer technology to play music at his shows, and was the first professionally endorsed computer disc jockey internationally.
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