Mark Wesley
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Mark Wesley is an English disc jockey
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Born as Martin Wesley Cole, Wesley started his career on the offshore radio station Radio Essex (using the name Mark West) in the 1960s, but is best remembered working at Radio Luxembourg
throughout the 1970's. He joined Luxembourg in May 1971 and was on the station for more than a decade. It was Wesley who announced the death of Elvis Presley
in a news bulletin on the station in August 1977, the first reporting of the singer's death in Europe.
After leaving Radio Luxembourg in December 1981, Wesley later worked at Radio Orwell (based in Ipswich
) and Capital Gold
.
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
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Born as Martin Wesley Cole, Wesley started his career on the offshore radio station Radio Essex (using the name Mark West) in the 1960s, but is best remembered working at Radio Luxembourg
Radio Luxembourg (English)
Radio Luxembourg is a commercial broadcaster in many languages from the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. It is nowadays known in most non-English languages as RTL ....
throughout the 1970's. He joined Luxembourg in May 1971 and was on the station for more than a decade. It was Wesley who announced the death of Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....
in a news bulletin on the station in August 1977, the first reporting of the singer's death in Europe.
After leaving Radio Luxembourg in December 1981, Wesley later worked at Radio Orwell (based in Ipswich
Ipswich
Ipswich is a large town and a non-metropolitan district. It is the county town of Suffolk, England. Ipswich is located on the estuary of the River Orwell...
) and Capital Gold
Capital Gold
Gold is a network of oldies radio stations which was formed by the merger of the Capital Gold network and the Classic Gold Network in August 2007...
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