John Walters (broadcaster)
John Walters | |
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John Walters, 1980 | |
| Born | 11 July 1939 Long Eaton, Derbyshire, England |
| Died | 30 July 2001 (aged 62) |
| Spouse |
Helen Gallagher (m. 1966) |
| Career | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
John Walters (11 July 1939 – 30 July 2001) was a British radio producer, presenter and musician. Initially a schoolteacher and a jazz enthusiast, he played trumpet in The Mighty Joe Young Jazz Men and the 1960s pop group The Alan Price Set before joining BBC Radio 1 in 1967, where he was John Peel's producer from 1969 to 1991.