This was during a time when Walker had just left Radio 1 and had moved to America. BBC DJ's - Source: Getty Johnnie Walker was best known as the presenter of two flagship shows on BBC Radio 2, Sounds ...

It was announced yesterday (December 31) that legendary BBC DJ Johnnie Walker had died at the age of 79. The veteran radio star hosted BBC show Sounds Of The 70s and The Rock Show, but stepped ...

Veteran DJ Johnnie Walker, born as Peter Waters Dingley ... Bob Harris, Walker's friend and colleague from BBC Radio 2, was the one to announce the news about his demise on air.

Veteran radio DJ Johnnie Walker, who hosted BBC Radio 2's Sounds Of The 70s and The Rock Show, has died aged 79. Known for championing artists like Lou Reed, Fleetwood Mac and The Eagles ...

But just two years later, in 2018, the Swedish DJ and musician tragically died by suicide at the age of 28. Born in Stockholm as Tim Bergling, Avicii began releasing electronic dance music in 2008.

Tributes are pouring in for the pioneering radio DJ and BBC presenter Johnnie Walker, who has died aged 79. Born Peter Dingley, Walker was a former pirate radio DJ who began his career with the ...

Johnnie Walker has died at the age of 79, it has been announced. The veteran radio DJ presented his final Sounds Of The 70s show on BBC Radio 2 in October and hosted his last episode of The Rock ...

Born in Birmingham in March 1945, Walker left school at 15 to train as a mechanic but found his calling as a disco DJ under the name Peter Dee. His radio career began in 1966 on pirate station ...

Credit: Fiona Hanson/PA Veteran radio DJ Johnnie Walker has died at the age of 79, it has been announced. His death was announced on air by his friend and colleague, BBC Radio 2's Bob Harris ...

He found an outlet for his passion for music with a Friday night slot as a disco DJ under the name Peter Dee. Walker went on to join BBC Radio 1 in 1969, continuing until 1976, with him later ...