biography
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Peel, John
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popular name of John Robert Parker Ravenscroft
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1939– )
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| biography:
| Radio disc jockey and presenter, born in Heswall, Merseyside, NW England, UK. He was educated at Shrewsbury School, and after completing his national service (1957–9) he went to America and became a disc jockey for Radio WRR in Dallas. He returned to England in 1967 and began a long career with Radio 1. Since 1998 he has presented Radio 4's Home Truths, which won four Sony Radio awards in 1999. He also won the honorary gold Sony radio award in 2002. |
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