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Created | Updated Oct 25, 2005
continued from Guide Entry The Offshore Radio Revolution 1964 - 2004
2004-Where Did They Go
Well-known DJs from Radio London who are still at the BBC are John Peel, senior DJ on Radio 1, and Ed Stewart, Sunday's on Radio 2.
Johnnie Walker, Radio Caroline's most famous DJ (although he started his radio career with Radio England) is now back on Radio 2's Drivetime show, after an eight month break due to serious illness, from which he has now recovered.
The DJ who opened Radio 1, Tony Blackburn, was voted 'King of the Jungle' in the 2002 T.V. programme 'I'm A Celebrity - Get Me Out of Here.' He broadcast on both Caroline and London. Since 1988 he has been on commmercal radio, but is now back with the BBC on local station, BBC London.
Many other DJs from the ships still broadcast on various stations all over Britain- stations that may not have existed were it not for Ronan O'Rahilly's dream.
Pirate Radio Ships Through the 1970s and 1980s
Radio Caroline herself is still broadcasting, legally now, on Sky Also on Worldspace digital and on the Internet. Still 'Keeping the Dream alive' as it says in the song which became Caroline's theme tune in the 1970s.
'Pirate' BBC Radio Essex
Most of the Radio Caroline DJs had nicknames. Dave Lee Travis had a number of them. As well as 'D.L .T.' he was 'your dinner record spinner'. on the Radio Caroline lunchtime programme.At Radio 1, he was the 'Hairy Cornflake' on the morning Programme and also 'The Hairy Monster'.
Where Could You Hear Them in 2004
Dave Lee Travis is now with Three Counties Radio.
Tony Brandon' Bird Brain' is currently on Saga Radio.
Dave Cash is currently on Primetime, Saga's National Digital station.
Mike Ahern is now on North Norfolk Radio.
Tommy Vance 'T.V on the radio' has appeared on many T.V. and Radio programmes.
Roger 'Twiggy' Day now broadcasts on Radio Caroline's satellite station.
'Emperor' Rosko now lives in California, and sends recorded programmes to Classic Gold Digital.
'The Admiral' Robbie Dale who broadcast from the Mi Amigo with Johnnie Walker on 14 August 1967 now lives in Lanzarote, where he owns a holiday complex.
Sadly some of the DJs from the 1960s are no longer with us. Kenny Everett passed away on 4 April 1995.Stuart Henry lost his battle with Multiple Sclerosis on 24 November 1995 and Radio Caroline DJ Carl Mitchell 'The Weird Beard' who returned to America in the 1970s, passed away in New York in 1991.
For pictures and information on the ships visit The Broadcasting Fleet. For pictures of many of the DJs who worked on them, plus much more information, visit The Pirate Radio Hall of Fame.
For all the main events in the history of U.K. Radio see the Timeline.
The information in this entry is correct in 2004, but stations and schedules are constantly changing.
