Andy Peebles

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Andy Peebles
Born
Robert Andrew Peebles

1948 (age 7475)
London, England
Occupation(s)Radio DJ
Television Presenter
Cricket commentator

Robert Andrew Peebles (born 1948) is a British radio DJ, television presenter, [1] [2] [3] and cricket commentator.

Born in London, Peebles attended Bishop's Stortford College. [4] [5] He began as a nightclub DJ in the late 1960s. [6] [4]

Peebles was resident DJ at the Chelsea Village disco in Glen Fern Road, Bournemouth, in the early 1970s.[ citation needed ]

He began his radio career in 1973 with BBC Radio Manchester. [7] In 1974, Peebles was among the founding DJs of Piccadilly Radio in Manchester. [8] After four years at Piccadilly, Peebles was a presenter on BBC Radio 1 from 1978 to 1992. [6] During his time with the BBC, Peebles also presented 15 editions of Top of the Pops from 1979 to 1984 and broadcast for the British Forces Broadcasting Service and the BBC World Service. [9]

John Lennon had his final radio interview on 6 December 1980 with Peebles on Radio 1, two days before Lennon was murdered. [10] That interview was the subject of the 2020 documentary Lennon's Last Weekend directed by Brian Grant. [11]

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