The disc jockey Pete Murray will reach the grand old age of one hundred tomorrow. He was one of the very first disc jockeys in post war Britain. I remember him presenting shows on Radio Luxemburg in the late nineteen fifties and then on to Six Five Special on BBC TV. When Radio 1 started in 1967 he was one of the first DJ's selected to host their shows.
Again, one of the first presenters on Top of the Pops and a regular on Juke Box Jury. He was so much in demand that he co-hosted the NME poll winners concert at Wembley and presented the Eurovision Song Contest. He was never my favourite DJ, but in those days he had a strong and distinctive personality. Congratulations Pete.
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