Who's Who in Pop Radio - Radio Luxembourg

	JIMMY SAVILE Britain's Number One d.j. The country's greatest "character". Trendsetter. Wearer of the most outlandish clothes. Expert wrestler, cyclist, long distance walker (though under protest) and mountain climber. All these facts and more apply to Jimmy, one of the most famous disc spinners in the world. And it's all happened for this immensely likeable young man in five years. Born in Leeds about thirty years ago--even Jimmy won’t give the exact date, so it could be more or less--he has been a coal-miner, dance hall manager, scrap metal dealer, time and motion study expert, cycle racer and smuggler! When in desperation he turned to the fast-developing world of pop music in 1961, he knew he would have to be "different" to stand out from the crowd. His cigars, long hair (two-toned black and white at one period), crazy clothes, outlandish mascots and hippy chat have certainly made him that! At first, Jimmy was the laughing stock of all the other d.j.'s but now the laugh is on them. His first programme was the Warner Bros. Record Show and now, among the many others, can be listed "The Teen and Twenty Disc Club" on Wednesdays and "Guys, Gals and Groups" on Saturdays. His strictly individual approach makes him the highest paid d.j. in the business (approximately Ł20,000 per year) and enables him to own an Ł8,000 Rolls Royce, an E-Type Jaguar, a white convertible plus a three-wheeler bubble car. (He employs a full-time chauffeur to drive him around plus a sizeable staff to take care of his other business activities.) Jimmy was recently the subject of an hour-long TV programme on his life and has been voted the number one d.j. by the New Musical Express two years running. No-one can predict what Jimmy will do next--except that his massive army of fans will continue to grow as one zany idea follows another.
	RAY ORCHARD Ray--"Cream of the Crop"--Orchard is another Canadian to have found a place in the hearts of British pop fans. He was born in Victoria, British Columbia, on April 25, 1931, and so impressed the local radio station with his enthusiasm to get on the air that he was allowed on when barely fourteen! The station CJVI made a practice of turning over three hours every Saturday morning to local High School students--and that was how Ray was to spend his weekends for the next four years. After two years further study at Victoria College, he got a full-time job with CJVI. This lasted for a year after which Ray set out to see North America. His wanderlust temporarily satisfied he took a job with Radio Nederland, the Dutch international service based in Hilversum. When his contract ran out after two years, Ray again took to wandering and went round the world paying his way by writing for newspapers and magazines. He eventually arrived in London in June 1957 and successfully applied for a job with Radio Luxembourg. Today he is on the air five nights a week and also produces almost all the E.M.I. sponsored shows on 208. Edward Raymond Orchard--to give him his full name--enjoys theatre-going, photography cooking, eating, camping and-how about this!--listening to records, when off duty. Ray is certainly a lot of people's pick as a top d.j.
	TOMMY VANCE The youngest of 208's d.j.'s Tommy was born in Oxford twenty-three years ago. He emigrated to Canada while still in his teens and through sheer force of personality landed himself a job with a Canadian pop station. From here he went to America and after a short stay in Seattle went to Los Angeles where he got a spot on KHJ, the City of Light's top station. After two years working on the enormously exacting American air waves, Tommy decided to return home and establish himself as a d.j. here. From late last year until March of this year he worked as a freelance--still keeping contact with the U.S.A. by sending over a weekly "Cockney-type" programme for KHJ. Then came his appointment to Luxembourg. He now lives in the Duchy with his Canadian wife, Ferne, and has a big following wherever the air waves of 208 reach.
	DON WARDELL (Senior announcer) A lively, swinging personality, Don has culminated a long association with radio by being appointed 208's senior announcer recently. A handsome Brumite, born in 1940, he first went on the air when he was thirteen in BBC's Children's Hour. This came as a result of winning first prize in the Birmingham Drama Festival. Later he went on to feature in "Midland Magazine'' reading out listener's letters. While doing his national service in the RAF, Don worked for a while as a d.j. on the British Forces Network and also narrated a series of films for American TV on life at NATO. On his demob he returned to his home town and spent a time as station announcer and d.j. for the Birmingham Hospitals' Broadcasting Network. Don later moved to London and a spell as Assistant Civic Entertainments Officer to the Fulham Council, organising open-air Star Variety Shows. Before he joined Radio Luxembourg there was a period when he worked as a ballroom disc-spinner around the country. Today Don broadcasts daily from 208 and hopes to get in more TV work during his trips home (he has already appeared on 'Thank Your Lucky Stars''). Don the boy from Brum has arrived!
	JIMMY YOUNG Singer and d.j.--Jimmy has been able to combine both pursuits with great success during the past years. Born the son of a miner in Cinderfard, Gloucestershire, he showed a musical talent from an early age--being taught to sing and play the piano by his mother. He also excelled at sport and was both a useful boxer and stylish rugby player. Jimmy's voice earned him the most praise, however, and in August 1949 he entered show biz with his own band and played and sang at the top London night spots. He was heard by a BBC producer and also began to broadcast regularly. Success really came Jimmy's way in 1951 when he recorded "Too Young"--it shot to the top of the charts and he was a national star overnight. This was followed by more top discs including "Eternally", "Unchained Melody" and "The Man From Laramie". The role of a leading d.j. did not come to Jimmy until 1960 when he was invited by the BBC to chair "Housewives' Choice" for two weeks. These programmes were heard by 208 executives who offered him a show of his own. Today Jimmy has developed his easy and relaxed style to perfection and is to be heard over the BBC wavelength as well as that of Luxembourg. Modest and with a friendly smile for everyone, Jimmy is one of the few d.j.'s who can successfully communicate with both the young and old--without pandering to either.
	PETE BRADY Apart from being one of today's most popular d.j.'s, Pete Brady is a water-skier of international class: he represented the West Indies in the 1963 World Water Ski Championships in Vichy, France. Pete's home, however, is far away from the sun-kissed West Indies--for he was born in 1942 in Montreal, Canada. He went to the Indies, after leaving school, to work as a d.j. and announcer on Jamaica Radio. It was the skiing trip to Europe which made him decide to change his place of residence yet again and this time he settled in England. (In 1964 he again entered the World Water Ski Championships in Amsterdam--this time representing England.) Unable to find a job as a d.j. here, he worked as an assistant film producer until Radio London hit the air waves. He was an immediate hit on Big L and also did a considerable amount of TV work. Last year, while compering a Beat Contest at the Wimbledon Palais, the tall, blond-haired Pete was mobbed by 4000 girls. In October he left the air to tour with the Everly Brothers and CilIa Black in "Star Scene '65". Pete was every bit as popular "live" as he had been on radio. He joined Radio Luxembourg last December and now has three shows each week. Pete (naturally) still water-skis, and also enjoys flying and listening to modern music.
	TONY BRANDON Twenty-six-year-old Tony Brandon, the latest recruit to the ranks of 208 d.j.'s owes his start in commercial radio to jazzman Acker Bilk. Born in Portland, Dorset, Tony entered journalism after leaving school and worked as a reporter on the Portsmouth Evening News. He was greatly interested in music and devoted much of his (limited) spare time to breaking into show biz. He was seen by Acker Bilk and given his chance in a touring revue. After that followed compering spots with package shows headed by such talents as Gerry and the Pacemakers, Acker himself and The Rolling Stones. The early part of this year saw Tony touring the Middle East with the Combined Services Entertainment and he was in fact in Aden when his appointment to 208 was confirmed. He first hit the air waves on March 24. In addition to 208, Tony has appeared in many radio and TV shows including "Compact", "Showcase" and "As Time Goes By". His particular fans will probably have already spotted that it is his voice behind quite a number of popular TV commercials.
	DAVE CASH Dave, who has now become part of the Luxembourg scene, made his name in pop radio on Radio London where he built up a tremendous following in a comparatively short time. Twenty-three-year-old Dave was born in London and after his schooling decided to emigrate to Canada in 1958. Here he was able to fulfil his ambition to do radio work by getting a job with Radio CJAV in British Columbia. In the years that followed he gained considerable insight into the production of radio shows and also learned the technique of being a d.j. which has since so impressed people on this side of the Atlantic. Dave does a considerable amount of freelance work and is heard weekly on 208. He lists his off-duty occupations as watching good films, ten pin bowling and driving fast cars.
	SIMON DEE Simon Dee is a man of many talents--designing ties and dressing gowns for the House of Dior and being a contender for the Olympic swimming team at fifteen ore just two! Born twenty-eight years ago as Carl Henty Dodd in Canada (his mother was Canadian and his father British), Simon was sent to Shrewsbury College, England, when he was thirteen for his education. Unfortunately he was not as interested in education as his predecessors and devoted most of his energies to swimming and nearly made the Olympic team. He also had a rapidly growing interest in music and when he did his national service with the RAF got his chance to broadcast. Simon was in Baghdad at the time and after his initial appearance on the British Forces Network spent all his spare time learning the business of radio. When he left the service, however, there was no vacancy on the air for Simon and he tried a whole string of jobs including photography, selling vacuum cleaners, acting, modelling. advertising, owning and running a notably unsuccessful coffee bar, and designing for Dior. In 1964 he tried again to get into radio--and this time was successful. Now he has a big personal following whether he is broadcasting on Radio Luxembourg or BBC. One of his major ambitions is to compere his own TV programme and already he has a number of creditable appearances on 'Thank Your Lucky Stars" and "Ready, Steady, Go!" behind him. Tall, blond and blue-eyed, Simon is married with a three-year-old son the spitting image of Dad. He's one d.j. we'll be hearing and seeing a lot more of.
	SAM COSTA One of the "Dad's" of the d.j.'s is Sam Costa, but his tremendous personality and record know-how makes him popular with young and old listeners alike. Unlike many of his fellow men behind the mikes, Sam had no real plans about going into show biz when he left school--and in fact started his working life as a junior copywriter in an advertising agency. This didn't hold his attention for very long and he decided to quit and try forming his own band to get in on the current demand for light music. Sam both played the piano and sang in the band and was soon attracting the attention of leading band leaders. Until the outbreak of World War II he was feature singer with a whole string of top dance bands and orchestras. During the war he discovered his talent for comedy and first went on stage in a show for the troops held in—brrr--Iceland! From this he graduated to Richard Murdoch's near-immortal comedy half-hour "Much Binding In The Marsh". Today Sam is almost entirely taken up with being a d.j., preparing his programmes and writing scripts. In his spare time he likes going to art auctions to add to his already extensive collection.
	ALAN DELL One of the longest serving d.j.'s at Radio Luxembourg, Alan has been in a unique position to watch the development of popular music. In fact he himself cannot remember the first programme he did over the air. Born in Cape Town, South Africa, on March 20, 1924, he matriculated at Keamsey College, Natal, and then joined the record library staff of South Africa Broadcasting Corporation. Only two months after joining the organisation he presented his first programme, and from the beginning of 1943 he planned, produced and compered the "Rhythm Club" series which ran for more than six years. By 1950 Alan was the senior announcer in Johannesburg. In 1953 he resigned from the Corporation and decided to make an extended visit to England, the Continent and America to study radio production techniques, acoustics, and the production of gramophone records. England so delighted him, however, that he decided to stay and now lives in Kent with his wife and two children. His many successful shows on the airways have made him enormously popular with fans of all ages, and his speciality is programmes on the lines of "The Magic of Sinatra". In his limited off-duty time, Alan is a keen and capable amateur photographer.
	ALAN FREEMAN Owner of one of the most easily recognizable voices on the air and most familiar faces on TV (his "Omo washes not only white. . ." commercial is almost a national catch-phrase), Alan hails from Melbourne, Australia, where he was born on July 6, 1927. After his schooling at Melbourne High School he studied accountancy and worked for a while as Paymaster and Assistant Accountant at Australia's largest timber company until 1951. Never one hundred per cent happy at his job, Alan longed for a change but didn't really believe the answer lay in radio as a friend suggested. However he was urged to take an audition and much to his surprise was offered an announcer's job on the Tasmanian Radio Station, 7-L.A. After a year there he returned to Melbourne and joined the all-night station 3-A.K. He mode a further move to 3-K.Z. where his talent was allowed to develop as announcer, newsreader, compere and d.j. In 1957 he took a holiday and decided on a round the world trip including a two-month stop-off in London. That two months has since developed into nearly ten years! His first work here was in advertising for TV but in 1958 he was given a spot on Radio Luxembourg as relief summer d.j. Since then although he has worked for many other companies, Alan has retained his contact with 208 and is on the air every day of the week. He is well-known on several TV pop shows and has appeared in films such as "Just For Fun'' and "It's Trad Dad.'' Although Alan's name is always linked with pop music, he likes to spend any spare time he may get attending symphony concerts and operas. Dark-haired, lively and with an engaging personality, Alan Freeman is deservedly one of the top d.j.'s.
	STUART GRUNDY Stuart is another d j who gained much of his early broadcasting experience while serving in the forces. Born on November 8, 1938, in Doncaster, he actually first went on the air when just fifteen--in one of the BBC Northern Region’s drama productions. A year after this he entered the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, hopeful of making a stage career. However, as one of the youngest male students ever admitted to the famous school, Stuart soon realised he was a bit on the young side to make the most of the instruction he was getting. So he joined the R.A.F.--just after his seventeenth birthday--intending to return to RADA after his term of service. Stuart was posted to Malta for two and a half years and there came across the medium which was to take up his interest and talent: radio. He joined the new station run by the British Forces Network and in eighteen months gained much valuable experience. When the time came for Stuart to leave the R.A.F. it seemed quite natural to sign on with B.F.N. and thereafter spent three years in the Tripoli station. In 1964--with a thorough grounding in radio work--he returned to England . . . and disappointment. Try as he could there seemed to be no openings in radio and he had to take a job with a market research firm until an opportunity arose. In 1965 he was auditioned by Luxembourg and is now a part of their scene. Stuart lives in the Duchy with his wife, Ann, and their baby son Julian.
	PETER MURRAY One of the most famous modern d.j.'s Peter---"Don't call me Pete"---Murray is also an actor of no mean repute. Born in London on September 19, 1928, he went to St. Paul's School following such famous past pupils as Sir Compton Mackenzie, Viscount Montgomery and the late Errol Flynn. Here he won a scholarship to RADA and eventually gained a Bronze Medal for his acting. On the boards Peter's career took him on the usual round of repertory theatres until he had his first break in "The Man Who Came To Dinner" at the Savoy Theatre in London. After national service in the R.A.F. he played in theatres in both London and New York, before looking for a change and settling on the fast developing field of commercial radio. In 1950 he went to Luxembourg to become a resident on 208 and in a short space of time was undisputed as Europe's Number One d.j. Peter came back to Britain in 1956 and found everyone wanted him to work for them. Since then he has been a familiar voice on both Luxembourg and BBC and a familiar face on Commercial TV and BBC, developing his own special style of presentation even further. Peter has never completely deserted the theatre and in 1962 played the lead in "Scapa!"--the musical version of "Seagulls Over Sorrento"--and later in the year replaced Bob Monkhouse in "Come Blow Your Horn". In TV drama he has had several triumphs including "The Last Enemy'' in 1956 when his performance got him third place in the News Chronicle Actor Of The Year awards. But as far as the younger generation is concerned Peter is a very important part of the pop music scene and expected to remain so for many years.
	DAVID GELL Canadian-born David had an incredibly early introduction to the world of broadcasting--he first stood before a microphone when he was eight years old! The occasion was a Junior Red Cross broadcast and it established in young David a resolute ambition to make radio his career when he grew up. Born on August 23, 1929, David pursued this ambition further when at high school in Calgary, although the nearest anyone would let him get to a microphone was sticking numbers on the records in the gramophone library. But the determination was there and when he left school he became a full-time staff announcer on CFAC, Calgary's top radio station. David also continued to study at the University of Alberta and even today is amazed how he managed to fit the two hectic lives into one. In 1953 he not only graduated with two degrees (in Political Economy and Commerce) but also an unwritten certificate in broadcasting and all its many sides. David went almost immediately to Paris where he was foreign correspondent for Station CFAC and travelled extensively throughout Europe. In 1955 a vacancy arose at Radio Luxembourg for a summer replacement d.j. and so successful was David during his three-year stint that he was asked to stay on permanently. Today he is a freelance, but does the major part of his work for Luxembourg including some enormously popular record shows. He has an ambition to try film acting and would like to travel round the world a couple of times. He also likes French and Chinese food, driving (particularly on the Continent). the theatre and "most of all"--sleeping!
	JACK JACKSON Unquestionably the Dean of Deejays, Jack Jackson pioneered many of the gimmicks now taken for granted on radio and is regarded as one of the great masters of the turntable by other d.j.'s young and old. He breaks one of the unwritten rules of modern pop radio that all d.j.'s should be as young as their audience--he makes no secret of the fact that he is in his middle fifties, yet somehow (and this is his secret) puts out shows as lively as anyone half his age. His use of humour in his programmes is now widely copied, but few others can match his effects, which he spends hours perfecting in his expensively equipped studio at home. Jack Jackson was born in Belvedere, Kent, and as a young man studied at the Royal Academy of Music before entering show biz as a trumpet player. In the years which followed he played with numerous top bands such as those of Ambrose, Jack Hylton and Jack Payne, before forming his own dance orchestra in 1933. Until the outbreak of World War II he was almost constantly employed at the Dorchester Hotel in London. After the war he decided not to reform his band and turned to compering record shows on BBC radio His methods of presentation were completely revolutionary and after the initial resistance were welcomed as opening new fields of entertainment. These shows set a pattern which every d.j. in Britain--and at sea--owes something to. Jack is an institution in the world of d.j.'s--long may he continue so
	DON MOSS A household name for several years, Don was born in Peterborough, Northants, and learned his broadcasting with the Forces' Broadcasting Service in Germany, Austria, Egypt and Libya. On his return to England in 1956 he spent a year acting with a repertory company, but still found himself attracted to broadcasting and a year later went back to Germany and a job with the British Forces Network. It was there that he heard of a vacancy across the border at Radio Luxembourg and applied successfully for it. From September 1957 to July 1960 Don was resident d.j. in the Duchy with Barry Alldiss and Keith Fordyce. Since then he has also appeared on TV in such shows as 'Juke Box Jury" and "Thank Your Lucky Stars". Fair-haired and blue-eyed, Don is nearly 6 ft. tall and possesses a lively sense of humour. He is currently expanding his career on television by appearing in such programmes as "Come Dancing" and "Seven Year Flitch". Despite all this Don still remains one of the top disc spinners with millions of fans.
	TONY HALL As lively and full of bubbling good humour as anybody on the music scene, Tony is one of the most widely recognised d.j.'s on Radio Luxembourg. He didn't have the luckiest start in life--being born on April Fool's Day--but has got to the top of the tree by sheer professionalism rather than luck. Tony's birthplace was Avening in Gloucestershire, but he moved to Surrey with his parents when still very young. He spent much of his childhood in this area before making for London in his early twenties to carve a career for himself in entertainment. Apart from a long and enormously popular association with Luxembourg, he has also appeared on BBC Radio and TV. Tony is a keen journalist and has contributed regularly to music papers. He has dark brown hair, brown eyes and is nearly 6 ft. tall. Says he likes modern music in general, but jazz in particular.

		Wavelength: 208 metres. Situation: Villa Louvigny Studios in Luxembourg. Broadcasting Hours: Summer, 7.30 p.m. to 3 a.m. on Weekdays and 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. on Sundays: Winter, 6.30 p.m. to 2 a.m. on Weekdays and 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. on Sundays. Reception area: All Great Britain and much of Europe. Station Music Policy: Top records and disc shows, frequently sponsored by the major record companies. Also shows with leading groups and artists. "Music In The Night' which comes on at Midnight every night is aimed at all age groups: from Midnight until 12.30 a.m. current pops are played: from 12.30 a.m. until 1 a.m. the accent is on LP's; and from 1 a.m. until close down the records are mostly pop standards in a quieter vein.
	Radio Luxembourg--"The Station of the Stars" as it is known to millions--can justly claim to be one of Europe's pioneer commercial radio stations. It first began broadcasting thirty-six years ago from the palatial building it still occupies and which has the appearance of a Royal Palace. Many record stars of the past quarter of a century made some of their first broadcasts on 208 and still come back on the air when they are refusing their services to other mediums. A large number of the station's shows are recorded in London at the company's two well-equipped studios at 38, Hertford Street, London, W.1, but a number of the d.j.'s live in Luxembourg and broadcast direct from there. Among the side products for listeners is "Fabulous 208", a weekly magazine containing news and pictures of the stars plus the latest information on the station. The address for all enquiries about Radio Luxembourg is the same as above for the studios.