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Alan Leslie Freeman MBE (6 July 1927 – 27 November 2006), nicknamed " Fluff ", [Note 1] was an Australian-born British disc jockey and radio personality in the United Kingdom for 40 years, best known for presenting Pick of the Pops from 1961 to 2000.
- 1952–2000
- United Kingdom, Australia
- Alan Leslie Freeman, 6 July 1927, Melbourne, Australia
- 27 November 2006 (aged 79), Brinsworth House, London, England
Alan Freeman naturally joined Radio 1 with its launch in 1967, continuing to present the weeks singles chart countdown on Pick of the Pops, which he fronted on Sunday evenings until September 1972. Following this he presented the Saturday Rock Show featuring music from the progressive, hard rock and heavy metal genres from 1973 until September ...
Alan presented the show on Radio 1 until 1972. Alongside his mainstream broadcasting Alan consistently championed the appeal of hard rock or ‘heavy metal’ music. His BBC Saturday Rock Show picked up just about every award on offer, and when he resigned from Radio 1 in 1978 his listeners were horrified.
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23. Juli 2023 · The story of how the Radio 1 Roadshow came to be. Alan Freeman was the very first host and, in 1997, creator Johnny Beerling and some of the others involved tell how it was brought to life...
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22. Dez. 2018 · Alan Freeman: Radio Show. A compilation of archive material from Alan Freeman's years at Radio 1. Download. Choose your file. Higher quality (128kbps) Lower quality (64kbps) 22...
His perennial association with chart-based shows through the ensuing decades, whether on Radio 1, London's Capital Radio or Virgin Radio, overshadowed his tireless championing of heavy metal, as well as a lifelong love of classical music that in 1997 found an outlet on Radio 2, where 'Pick Of The Pops' was also revived.
