John Peters (DJ)
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John Peters (Born in Ashford, Kent) is a British disc jockey and long established personality in the East Midlands region. Known for his distinctive voice, he is currently a presenter on the East Midlands' 106.6 Smooth Radio which is based in Nottingham.
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[edit] Early career
His broadcasting career first began in 1964, with the launch of the off-shore pirate radio station Radio London, and the influence of two of its presenters, Kenny Everett and Dave Cash. He spent much of his time there working behind the scenes, but was to finally become a Radio London presenter during a month-long recreation of the station in 1997.
[edit] Radio Trent
He moved to Nottingham in 1975 to help set up the area's first commercial radio station. The station, Radio Trent, was launched on July 3, 1975, and he hosted its first programme. He spent several years with Trent, before moving to its mediumwave service, GEM-AM, when this was established in 1988 as a result of Radio Authority requirements over the simulcasting of programmes on both the AM and FM frequencies.
After several years with GEM, one of his Trent colleagues became involved in the management of a new station, Century FM based in Nottingham, and he was given the chance to return to FM broadcasting. However, he maintained his links with GEM, and eventually became its sole local weekday presenter after the station's purchase by GWR Radio. At Classic Gold GEM (as it was then renamed), he presented the afternoon drivetime show and voiced local announcements.
[edit] Freelance Career and Saga 106.6 FM
In 1999, he became a freelance presenter, hosting shows for a number of stations in the East Midlands region, as well as also doing some behind the scenes engineering work. But in 2003, he made a return to regular presenting after joining Saga 106.6 FM. He became Saga's breakfast presenter, and made it a hat trick by hosting the station's inaugural programme.
He was with Saga throughout its time on air, and was part of the launch team of the station's replacement, 106.6 Smooth Radio. When Smooth Radio began in March 2007, he initially presented its weekday drivetime show. However, from October 2007, Tony Lyman took over the slot, and John Peters became a night time and weekend presenter.
During his spare time, John Peters is involved with broadcast electronics, and has built his own station at home. He is often asked to repair equipment for other radio stations. He also enjoys restoring classic cars.
[edit] External links
- John Peters at SmoothRadioEast
- A biography
- Article about John Peters (which includes recordings of him launching Radio Trent and GEN-AM, and presenting on the stations)
