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BBC Radio DJ Andy Kershaw dies aged 66
The BBC broadcaster and Live Aid presenter was known for championing world music and reported from conflict zones during a 15-year Radio 1 run.
- Broadcaster Andy Kershaw, a former BBC Radio 1 star and Live Aid presenter, died on Thursday, April 16, at age 66, his family confirmed.
- Kershaw joined BBC Radio 1 in 1985, where he spent 15 years championing global music and non-mainstream sounds, often viewed as the successor to legendary DJ John Peel.
- Beyond music, he reported on global conflicts for BBC Radio 4, including the 1994 Rwanda Genocide, and recorded radio diaries from North Korea, Iraq, and Sierra Leone.
- Tributes flooded social media, with one post calling him "a true pioneer who brought the world's music to Radio 1," praising his fearless journalism.
- In recent years, Kershaw hosted the Music Planet programme and launched his own podcast, having previously worked with BBC Radio 3, where he said he "continued to ignore categories and mix it all up.
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