Johnnie Walker | |
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&sq=Sri Lanka&lang=en&file=File:Johnnie_Walker_broadcasting_at_Radio_Caroline.jpg) Walker at Radio Caroline in the 1960s | |
| Born | Peter Waters Dingley 30 March 1945 Hampton in Arden, Warwickshire, England |
| Died | 31 December 2024 (aged 79) |
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| Years active | 1966–2024 |
| Spouses | Frances Kum
(m. 1971; div. 2000)Tiggy Gatfield (m. 2002) |
| Children | 2 |
Peter Waters Dingley (30 March 1945 – 31 December 2024), known professionally as Johnnie Walker, was an English radio disc jockey and broadcaster. He began his career in 1966 on pirate radio station Swinging Radio England before joining Radio Caroline. He joined BBC Radio 1 in 1969 and BBC Radio 2 in 1998. From 2009 to 2024, he presented Sounds of the 70s on Radio 2 on Sunday afternoons and The Radio 2 Rock Show on Friday nights from 2018 to 2024.
On 6 October 2024, Walker announced his retirement from broadcasting after 58 years because of ill health, with his final show airing on 27 October. Walker's death, at the age of 79, was announced by the BBC on 31 December 2024.[1]
- ^ "Johnnie Walker: Former BBC Radio 2 DJ dies at the age of 79". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 31 December 2024.