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Andy Peebles 

Andy Peebles

Former Radio 1 DJ Andy Peebles has died at the age of 76, his family has confirmed. 

He presented on BBC Radio 1 from 1978 to 1992 and also hosted a number of editions of Top of the Pops in the 1970s and 80s. 

Born in 1948, Peebles spent the late 1960s as a nightclub DJ, before turning his hand to radio. 

He began his broadcasting career at BBC Radio Manchester in 1973, before going on to help found the independent radio station Piccadilly Radio a year later, where he first presented his Soul Train show. 

In 1978 he moved to BBC Radio 1 where he would spend the next 14 years. He also presented on BBC Radio Lancashire.

23 March 2025     

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