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Former Radio 1 DJ and Live Aid presenter Andy Kershaw dies aged 66
Former BBC Radio 1 DJ and Live Aid presenter Andy Kershaw has died aged 66, his family has confirmed, saying he died around 19:30 BST on Thursday.
It had been announced in January that the broadcaster, who also had his own podcast, had been diagnosed with cancer and was unable to walk.
Kershaw was a familiar voice on Radio 1 for 15 years from 1985, known for his eclectic taste and for helping champion world music.
He went on to report for Radio 4, both on music and global conflicts including the 1994 Rwanda Genocide and civil war in Sierra Leone in 2001.
Kershaw was born in Rochdale in 1959, and after studying at Leeds University, he began his career in the early 80s at Radio Aire in Leeds as a promotions manager, forging a partnership with veteran presenter Martin Kelner.
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BBC radio DJ Andy Kershaw dies aged 66
DJ spent almost three decades working for corporation and was best known for Radio 1 show from 1985 to 2000
The broadcaster Andy Kershaw, best known for the BBC Radio 1 show he hosted for 15 years, has died aged 66, his family told the corporation.
His long career working for the BBC began in 1984 as host of the rock music show The Old Grey Whistle Test. He co-presented the corporation’s television coverage of Live Aid.
He revealed in January that he was undergoing cancer treatment after tumours that had been severely limiting his mobility were discovered in his spine last August.
Known for his eclectic taste in music, often featuring non-mainstream sounds on his weekly programme, he once described how his mentor, the producer and broadcaster John Walters, had influenced him, saying: “We’re not here to give the public what it wants. We’re here to give the public what it didn’t know it wanted.”
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