Wednesday, 9 November 2016

Veteran broadcaster Sir Jimmy Young dies aged 95

Veteran broadcaster Sir Jimmy Young dies aged 95

Veteran broadcaster Sir Jimmy Young has died at the age of 95. The long-serving DJ, who spent almost three decades at BBC Radio 2, died "peacefully at home" on Monday afternoon with his wife Alicia by his side, a family spokesman said. Sir Jimmy began his BBC career on the Light programme, which was rebranded Radio 2 in 1967, the same year Radio 1 launched. He went on to fill Radio 2's early afternoon slot until 2002.
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