Keith Fordyce

Keith Fordyce

Keith Fordyce was a disc jockey and presenter on British radio and television.

Brief biography

Keith Fordyce first came to the attention of British radio listeners when he arrived at Radio Luxembourg in 1955 to become a staff announcer in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg where he was later joined by Barry Alldis.

Keith Fordyce later worked for the BBC Light Programme in the 1960s, and on August 9, 1963 he presented the first edition of "Ready Steady Go!" on Associated Rediffusion television, being joined subsequently by Cathy McGowan who took over the show when Fordyce left in 1965.

In February 1983 he was the first presenter of Radio 2's "Sounds of the '60s".


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