Derek Chinnery
Encyclopedia
Charles Derek Chinnery was the controller of BBC Radio 1
from 1978 to 1985.
. He returned to the BBC in 1947, becoming a producer in 1952.
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.
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
from 1978 to 1985.
Career
He joined the BBC in 1941 aged 16. From 1943-7 he was in the RAFRoyal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
. He returned to the BBC in 1947, becoming a producer in 1952.
BBC Radio 1 controller
He took over from Charles McLellandCharles McLelland
Charles McLelland 'Fuzz' was the controller of BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2 from 1976 to 1978, and the controller solely of BBC Radio 2 from 1978 to 1980, when the two stations' management teams were separated. Under McLelland, Radio 2 started broadcasting 24 hours a day...
and was succeeded by Johnny Beerling
Johnny Beerling
John William Beerling is a veteran radio producer and station controller.-National Service:He began his radio career during his national service from 1955-7 when he ran a radio station for the Royal Air Force station British Forces Aden in the Aden Protectorate, acting as its station manager,...
. He relaxed the guidelines on banning records, allowing records to mention a commercial product. He axed Sounds of the Seventies
Sounds of the Seventies
Sounds of the Seventies was a BBC radio programme broadcast on weekdays, 22:00-00:00, on Radio One during the early 1970s. Among the DJs were Alan Black, Pete Drummond, Anne Nightingale, John Peel , and Bob Harris...
.
He once described Radio 1 listeners as unemployed student louts with no money to spend.
His successor, Johnny Beerling
Johnny Beerling
John William Beerling is a veteran radio producer and station controller.-National Service:He began his radio career during his national service from 1955-7 when he ran a radio station for the Royal Air Force station British Forces Aden in the Aden Protectorate, acting as its station manager,...
, would also be ex-RAF.
External links
- Radio Rewind
- Interview recorded in 1983 for British Library's Oral History of Recorded Sound http://sounds.bl.uk/View.aspx?item=021M-C0090X0020XX-0100V0.xml