Person in history
Johnnie Walker (DJ)
Johnnie Walker, British radio DJ (born 1945)
Life at a glance
- Died
- 2024 · December 31
- Known as
- radio personality, disc jockey. Citizenship: United Kingdom
Their story
Who they were
Peter Waters Dingley, 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.
Early life
Educated at: Solihull School.
Early life Walker was born Peter Waters Dingley on 30 March 1945, [ 1 ] in Olton , Warwickshire , England. [ 2 ] His father sold electroplating equipment for car parts at W. Canning & Co. in Birmingham , and his mother Mary Dingley was a Conservative Councillor in Solihull from 1979 to 1991. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Walker was educated at two independent schools in Solihull. He attended Ruckleigh School [ 5 ] until the age of eight and went to Solihull School ,
Path and career
Awards / honours: Member of the Order of the British Empire.
Why this date
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Sources
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December 31 2024.
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