Dave McDonald Posted December 31, 2024 Report Share Posted December 31, 2024 Sad day - Johnnie Walker, Radio 1 & 2 DJ, recently retired through ill health, has died today. RIP Johnnie. Dave McD Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tim T Posted December 31, 2024 Report Share Posted December 31, 2024 3pm on a Sunday was the best programme on Radio 2, IMHO. The end of an era. Tim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iain Posted December 31, 2024 Report Share Posted December 31, 2024 1 hour ago, Tim T said: 3pm on a Sunday was the best programme on Radio 2, IMHO. The end of an era. Tim Perfect listening whilst fettling the TR. Iain Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SuzanneH Posted December 31, 2024 Report Share Posted December 31, 2024 A very sad day, I used to listen to him on Radio Caroline. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stuart Posted December 31, 2024 Report Share Posted December 31, 2024 Very sad, we all grew up to him on Caroline along with Emperor Rosko, fly high Johnnie see you on the other side Stuart Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Charlie D Posted January 1 Report Share Posted January 1 12 hours ago, iain said: Perfect listening whilst fettling the TR. Also perfect for a Sunday afternoon drive. My wife would always say "Quick... Switch the radio on... It's 3 O'clock." Charlie. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nigel Triumph Posted January 1 Report Share Posted January 1 RIP Johnnie. He was a big part of my musical education in the early Seventies, introducing me to West Coast US artists including Steely Dan and Jackson Browne. Nigel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Vincent Posted January 1 Report Share Posted January 1 Steely Dan were a NY band. Pedants are us! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trev Good Posted January 1 Report Share Posted January 1 1 hour ago, Ian Vincent said: Steely Dan were a NY band. Pedants are us! Steely Dan was infact a steam powered dildo created by Burroughs in one of his novels from the 50s, the writing and recording duo of Becker and Fagan formed a short lived band of that name, but from their third album, they became a studio band with other selected participants. Can't buy a thrill, the bands first album is in my top 25 album list! Not pedantic at all, at all! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nigel Triumph Posted January 2 Report Share Posted January 2 23 hours ago, Ian Vincent said: Steely Dan were a NY band. Pedants are us! Thank you Ian. After more than 50 years my misconception around Steely Dan has been laid to rest! Nigel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Vincent Posted January 2 Report Share Posted January 2 2 hours ago, Nigel Triumph said: Thank you Ian. After more than 50 years my misconception around Steely Dan has been laid to rest! Nigel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Hogan Posted January 3 Report Share Posted January 3 Can anyone remember this incident from his Radio 1 lunchtime show quiz? A female contestant completely lost the plot when she got the wrong answer. To say that she threw her toys out of the pram would be an understatement! JW was completely taken back by her out burst at first but ever the professional he calmed her down. funny how things like that stick in ones mind. He will also be remembered for refusing to play the Bay City Rollers, calling it rubbish (which it was) and getting the sack from the BBC over it. IMO he was a better DJ than the late John Peel and he was pretty good . RIP Johnny Hoges. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Richard65 Posted January 3 Report Share Posted January 3 John Peel is still broadcasting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tim T Posted January 3 Report Share Posted January 3 5 hours ago, Paul Hogan said: Can anyone remember this incident from his Radio 1 lunchtime show quiz? A female contestant completely lost the plot when she got the wrong answer. To say that she threw her toys out of the pram would be an understatement! JW was completely taken back by her out burst at first but ever the professional he calmed her down. funny how things like that stick in ones mind. He will also be remembered for refusing to play the Bay City Rollers, calling it rubbish (which it was) and getting the sack from the BBC over it. IMO he was a better DJ than the late John Peel and he was pretty good . RIP Johnny Hoges. I think that JW actually did play a BCR track on his last show, having recounted the story of refusing to play them. JW just seem to chat to the listener as if he was in the same room and the only listener. 22 minutes ago, Richard65 said: John Peel is still broadcasting. John Peel died in 2004, unless I have misunderstood your comment. Cheers, Tim Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Richard65 Posted January 3 Report Share Posted January 3 Sorry I was wrong. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RogerH Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 many John Peel fans of old can still hear his music and so to them he is still alive. Roger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ian Vincent Posted January 4 Report Share Posted January 4 Much as I enjoyed listening to the John Peel programme, he would have been banned under the current regime. Rgds Ian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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