US EditionBBC 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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Trailblazing BBC Radio 1 DJ Andy Kershaw dies at 66
Andy Kershaw passed away on April 16, 2026, at the age of 66. His family confirmed the sad news, stating he died around 7.30pm on Thursday evening following a cancer diagnosis earlier this year. Kershaw gained fame through his long-running BBC Radio 1 show from 1985 to 2000, where he introduced listeners to global sounds and indie acts they might otherwise never have heard. Source
Andy Kershaw, BBC Radio 1 and Live Aid legend, dies aged 66
Former BBC Radio 1 DJ and Live Aid host Andy Kershaw has died at the age of 66, it has been confirmed.The broadcaster passed away on Thursday evening (16 April), his family confirmed. Kershaw revealed in January that he had been diagnosed with cancer which was affecting his spinal column and leaving him "unable to walk".At the time, his close friend Peter Everett – who produces the Andy Kershaw Podcast – shared the news on Facebook, revealing th…
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