this page first published by R2OK, 10 December 2006
last update 3 October 2016
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| Radio 2 personality | Photo | R2 CAREER SUMMARY |
| Sir Terry Wogan |  | b. 3 August 1938 d. 31 January 2016 1967 - Late Night Extra (R1 and R2) July 1969 - covered for Jimmy Young October 1969 - Breakfast Show 1970 - Wogan's Afternoon Show 3.00-5.00pm April 1972 - Breakfast Show 7.00-9.00am (R2 only from now on) 1972 - voted top DJ (Reveille) 1978 - show now on 7.30-10.00am 1983 - Sony Award Dec 1984 - Terry left Radio 2 for TV Jan 1993 - today Wake Up To Wogan 7.30-9.30am 1994 - Sony Best Breakfast Show 1997 - awarded honorary OBE 2001 - Radio Academy Award (for 2000) 2002 - Best Breakfast Award 2005 - awarded honorary knighthood 2005 - Radio Broadcaster of the Year nominated by Toggy tea slurper, The Dame of R2OK |
| Michael Parkinson CBE |  photo courtesy of css-stellar plc | b. 28 March 1935 1969 - presented Late Night Extra 1996 - today - Parkinson's Sunday Supplement 1998 - awarded Gold Weekend Music Award 1999 - series Parkinson's Choice 2000 - awarded CBE Other notables: 1971 - 1982 BBC Television chat show Parkinson 1985 - 1988 BBC Radio 4 Desert Island Discs co-founded both Pavilion Books and TV-am Further information about Parky at MBC website nominated by John Wright "Parky plays the classiest music on Radio 2" |
| Bob Harris |  image courtesy of blind.org.uk | b. 1946 April 1997 - Bob Harris joins Radio 2 with his late show from 11pm - 1am April 1998 - Bob Harris Country Sept 2004 - Apr 2006, then from Nov 2006 - late Saturday show Other notables: 1970 - 1975 - Radio 1 Sounds of the Seventies 1975-1977 - Radio Luxembourg 1972-1979 - BBC 2 TV - Old Grey Whistle Test worked local radio 1989-1993 - night show Radio 1 nominated by Lord Evan Elpuss |
| Richard Allinson |  | b. 1997 - late show 10.30pm - midnight 1998 - Late Night Radio Gold award 1998 - Drivetime 5.00-7.00pm Apr 2000 - Saturday 3.30-6.30pm Jan 2004 - Sept 2005 - Saturday 4.00-6.00pm now BBC Radio Oxford and BFBS nominated by Lord Evan Elpuss |
| Janice Long |  photo courtesy of icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk | b. 1955 1999 - took Saturday afternoon slot 3.30 - 5.30pm April 2000 - today - night show, 00.00-03.00am Other notables: 1982-1987 BBC Radio 1 presenter - the first female presenter of BBC TV's Top Of The Pops - in 1987, forced to leave Radio 1 after becoming pregnant - sister of Keith Chegwin nominated by Lord Evan Elpuss |
| Ken Bruce |  | b. 1984 - Radio 2 Saturday late Show Jan 1985 - Breakfast Show 08.00-10.00am 1986 - mid-morning show 09.30-11.00am April 1990 - late show 10.00-midnight 1991 - early show 6.00-7.30am Jan 1992 - today - mid-morning 09.30-11-30am nominated by Natasha |
| Alex Lester |  | b. 1956 Jan 1987 - today - before dawn 03.00 - 06.00am Alex has been a regular fill-in for Terry Wogan and Drivetime nominated by Rachel |
| Paul Gambaccini |  photo courtesy of The Radio Academy | b. 1998 - today - Radio 2, hosting America's Greatest Hits, Saturday evening 2003 - The Music Broadcaster Award (Gold) other notables: BBC Radio 1 for 18 years, US Chart Show regular TV appearances including 13-year film review on TV-am and then GMTV, also Call My Bluff, Music For The Millennium, and The South Bank Show. - co-author of 'The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles' with Tim and Jo Rice. - co-author of 'The Complete Eurovision Song Contest Companion' - co-author of 'Television's Greatest Hits' with Rod Taylor (and the BBC 1 TV series) - wrote 'Top 100 Albums', 'Track Records', 'Love Letters' and 'Radio Boy' - inducted into the Radio Academy's Hall of Fame in Dec 2005 nominated by gfloyd |
| Ed Stewart |  | b. 23 April 1941d. 9 January 2016 on Radio 2: 1967 - Ed was presenting 'Pick of What's New' 1968 - 1978 - Junior Choice * on Saturdays and Sundays 1980 - 1984 - Family Favourites on Sundays 1980 - 1984 - 2.00pm weekdays - Request Show 1991 - Saturday afternoon show 1992 - 1999 - 3.30pm Ed Stewart Show 1999 - 2006 - Ed Stewart Show (on Sundays 5.00-7.00pm) last regular show broadcast 16 April 2006 Junior Choice on Christmas Day from 2007 to 2015 Ed's last show broadcast 25 December 2015 other notables:
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| Lynn Parsons |  photo courtesy of | b.
on Radio 2: Apr 1998 - July 1999 - 10.30pm weeknights show July 1999 - March 2003 - weekend overnight show 2003 - 2005 regularly deputises on Radio 2 other notables:
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| Sybil Ruscoe |  | b. 1960 on Radio 2:
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| Ray Moore |  | b. 1967 - presented Pop North (Thursdays) 1972 - 1988 the Early Show 6.00am d. 1989 nominated by Behind Geddon's Wall |
| John Dunn |  | b. 4 March 1934 1967 - 1972 - Breakfast Special and Late Night Extra 1972 - 1973 - Afternoon Show 'Dunn Thing' 1973 - 1976 - Evening Show 1976 - 1981 - Drivetime Show 1981 - 1982 - lunchtime show 1982 - 1998 - Drivetime (variable timings) 1998 Drivetime Radio Gold Award 1999 -2003 presented some Friday Night Is Music Night d. 27 Nov 2004 nominated by Behind Geddon's Wall |
| Johnnie Walker |  | b. 1945 1998 - March 2006 - Radio 2 Drivetime show (absent due to illness Jul 2003 - Feb 2004) April 2006 - today Sunday Show Johnnie has been a regular sit-in for Terry Wogan and also on Sounds Of The Sixties 2001 - Sony Music Production Award (Silver) 2004 - Sony Outstanding Contribution to Broadcasting (Gold) 2006 - awarded MBE other notables: 1966 - 1968 pirate stations Radio England and Radio Caroline 1969 - 1976 - Radio 1 1987 - 1995 Radio 1 including Saturday show Stereo Sequence which was also broadcast on Radio 2 early on. Johnnie Walker intro nominated by quickssandra |
| Sarah Kennedy |  | b.8 July 1950 1976 -? Family Favourites 1993 - today Dawn Patrol early morning show 1996 - Sony Gold Radio Award 2005 - awarded MBE other notables: 1981 - 1984 - ITV Game For A Laugh 1980s - ITV Busman's Holiday 1983 - 1984 - BBC TV 60 Minutes author: Charlotte's Friends Terrible Twos Terrible Pets Cats Thomas' Joke Book Brief Encounter nominated by Lord Evan Elpuss |
| Dave Lee Travis |  | b. 1945 1967 - ? Pop North and Pick Of What's New Radio 1 and 2 other notables: 1964 - 1965 Radio Caroline South 1967 - 1993 - BBC Radio 1 1993? - 2001 BBC World Service ? - 2002 - Classic Gold 2003 - today - BBC Three Counties 2005 - today - Spectrum FM (Spain) 2006 - today - Magic AM 1152 (Tyneside) Saturday Magic nominated by Barkingbiker |
| Jeremy Vine |  | b. 17 May 1965 2001 - 2002 stand-in for Jimmy Young 2003 - today Jeremy Vine show (afternoons) other notables: 1987 - 1989 - BBC researcher and local radio newsreader 1989 - BBC Radio 4 Today ~ 1995 - 1999 - BBC TV reporter 1999 - BBC2 TV Newsnight 2003 - 2005 - BBC1 TV Politics Show 2005 Sony Best Speech Broadcaster nominated by Helen May |
| Sir Jimmy Young |  | b. 21 Sept 1922 1967 - 1973 - Radio 1 and 2 late morning show 1973 - 2002 - Radio 2 only The Jimmy Young Show variable times around lunchtime 1979 - Sony Radio Award 1997 - Sony Outstanding Contribution Award 2001 - awarded knighthood other notables: as a singer in the 1950s Jimmy Young had ten Top 10 hits, two reaching No 1 spot. nominated by Helen May |
| Chris Stuart |  | b. 1988 - 1991 - early morning show ~1992 - ~1993? - late show 10.00pm before Radio 2 Chris Stuart worked at BBC Wales nominated by happyKaytee |
| Mark Radcliffe |  | b.1958
June 2004 - Apr 2007 - Radio 2 late show 10.30-midnight Apr 2007 - today - Radio 2 Mon-Thurs 8.00-10.00pm with Stuart Maconie - has sat in for Steve Wright's afternoon show other notables: producer Piccadilly radio 1979-83 1984 - BBC Radio 1 producer (incl. John Peel) returned Piccadilly Radio 1985-1987 1990 presenter BBC Radio 5 'Hit The North' 1991-2004 presenter BBC Radio 1 (paired with Mark Riley since 1993) - 1991 Sony Gold Specialist - 1998 Sony Gold Daytime - 2001 Sony Gold Music Programming nominated by Behind Geddon's Wall |
| Roger Royle |  | b. 1985 - 1990 Good Moring Sunday 1991 - 8 April 2007 - Radio 2 Sunday Half Hour - still contributes Pause For Thought on the Terry Wogan breakfast show other notables: - TV shows have included Royle Progress on Southern TV and Royle Line on Ulster TV - ordained in CofE in 1962 - 1990 honoured by the Archbishop of Canterbury with a Lambeth Degree in recognition for his work in the media nominated by Ian Warburton |
| Stuart Maconie |  | b. 1960
1998 - today - Radio 2 Critical List Apr 2006 - today - Radio 2 Saturdays 2.00pm Apr 2007 - today - Radio 2 Mon-Thurs 8.00-10.00pm with Mark Radcliffe - also The Northern Soul show All Singing All Dancing All Night and Comedy Hour's Lloyd Cole Knew My Father with David Quantick & Andrew Collins - also many music documentaries and sat in for Drivetime 2001 Sony Broadcaster of the year also 1994-2001 Radio 5 1995-1997 Radio 1 2002 - today - BBC 6 Music Freak Zone DVD Collection on BBC4 TV other notables author: Cider With Roadies, Pies & Prejudice and biographies Blur and James - Folklore nominated by Lord Evan Elpuss |
| Alan Dell |  | b. 8-3-1924 d. 18-8-1995 Radio 2 1967-1995 with Dance Band Days (1972 - 1995), Sounds Easy, Big Band Sound and Big Band Era other notables: South African radio broadcasting 1943 - 1950's ?? Radio Luxembourg early 1950's BBC Light Programme 1956? - 1967 including Pick of the Pops 1983 - Grammy Award for production of Sinatra/Dorsey albums nominated by howard66 |
| Brian Matthew |  | b. 17 Sept 1928
1967 - Radio 2 Album Time and Be My Guest and also from 1969 Roundabout Radio 2 Round Midnight from 1978 to 1990 1981 - Stop The World comedy series since April 1990 Radio 2 Sounds of the 60s Saturday mornings other notables: 1948 broadcasting in Germany - joined the BBC in 1954 BBC Light Programme hosted Saturday Skiffle Club (1957) and Saturday Club (from 1958) and Easy Beat (from 1959) Thank Your Lucky Stars (ITV 1961-66) 1988 Music Media Personality of the Year 1996 Gold Sony Radio Award and Broadcasting Press Guild Award for Outstanding Contribution to Radio made pop records, "Goodness Gracious Me" with Maureen Evans and "What's It All About" with Peter Murray. nominated by Ian Warburton |
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