- Derek Chinnery
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Charles Derek Chinnery (born 27 April 1925 in Richmond, London) was the controller of BBC Radio 1 from 1978 to 1985.
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Early life
He attended Gosforth Grammar School (since 1973 the Gosforth High School).
Career
He joined the BBC in 1941 aged 16. From 1943-7 he was in the RAF. He returned to the BBC in 1947, becoming a producer in 1952.
BBC Radio 1 controller
He took over from Charles McLelland and was succeeded by Johnny Beerling. He relaxed the guidelines on banning records, allowing records to mention a commercial product. He axed Sounds of the Seventies.
He once described Radio 1 listeners as unemployed student louts with no money to spend.
His successor, Johnny Beerling, would also be ex-RAF.
Personal life
He married Doreen Clarke in 1953 in Marylebone.
External links
- Radio Rewind
- Interview recorded in 1983 for British Library's Oral History of Recorded Sound [1]
Media offices Preceded by
Charles McLellandController, BBC Radio 1
1978–1985Succeeded by
Johnny BeerlingBBC Radio 2 Current
presentersRichard Allinson • Michael Ball • Zoë Ball • Tony Blackburn • Ken Bruce • Alan Carr and Melanie Sykes • Desmond Carrington • Jamie Cullum • Brian D'Arcy • Russell Davies • Chris Evans • Vanessa Feltz • Paul Gambaccini • Mike Harding • Bob Harris • Jools Holland • David Jacobs • Aled Jones • Paul Jones • Steve Lamacq • Alex Lester • Janice Long • Stuart Maconie • Brian Matthew • Simon Mayo • Graham Norton • Paul O'Grady • Dermot O'Leary • Nigel Ogden • Trevor Nelson • Elaine Paige • Mark Radcliffe • Frank Renton • Clare Teal • Alan Titchmarsh • Jeremy Vine • Johnnie Walker • Jo Whiley • Claudia Winkleman • Terry Wogan • Steve Wright, Janey Lee Grace and Tim Smith
News, sport and traffic reporters Sally Boazman • Lynn Bowles • Alan Dedicoat • Fenella Fudge • Fran Godfrey • John Marsh • Charles Nove • Andrew Peach • Rebecca Pike • Bobbie Prior • Ricky Salmon • Tom Sanders • Jonny Saunders • Selina Scott • Moira Stuart • Matt WilliamsControllers Robin Scott • Douglas Muggeridge • Charles McLelland • David Hatch • Bryant Marriott • Frances Line • James Moir • Lesley Douglas • Bob ShennanNotable programmes Big Band Special • The Chris Evans Breakfast Show • Elaine Paige on Sunday • Friday Night is Music Night • The Organist Entertains • Pick of the Pops • Radcliffe and Maconie Show • Sounds of the 60s • Steve Wright in the Afternoon • Sunday Half Hour • Sunday Night at 10 • Weekend Wogan
Seasonal programming External links Categories:- 1925 births
- Living people
- BBC executives
- People from Gosforth
- BBC Radio 1
- BBC Radio 1 controllers
- BBC radio producers
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