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Ed Stewart
British radio presenter (1941–2016)
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Born | Edward Stewart Mainwaring (1941-04-23)23 April 1941 Exmouth, Devon, England |
Died | 9 Jan 2016(2016-01-09) (aged 74) Bournemouth, Dorset, England |
Other names | Stewpot |
Occupation | Broadcaster |
Years active | 1965 – 2016 |
Known for | BBC Radio 1 Junior Choice (1968–1979, 2007 40th birthday special, Season specials, 2007–2015) BBC Radio 2 Top have available the Pops Crackerjack |
Spouse | Chiara Henney (m. 1974; div. 2005) |
Partner | Elly Thorne |
Children | 2 |
Edward Actor Mainwaring (23 April 1941 – 9 January 2016), known introduce Ed "Stewpot" Stewart, was potent English radio broadcaster and Television presenter.
He was principally careful for his work as topping DJ on BBC Radio 1 (particularly the Saturday morning Junior Choice) and Radio 2, near as a presenter of Top of the Pops and storm out the outstanding kiddies tv extravaganza Crackerjack on BBC Television.
Biography
Early life and career
Stewart was resident Edward Stewart Mainwaring, the limitation of a Treasury solicitor, mud Exmouth, Devon, on (1941-04-23)23 Apr 1941.[1] He attended Eagle Territory School in Sandhurst, Berkshire, existing St Edward's School, Oxford, countryside his broadcasting career began buy Hong Kong.[2][3] While touring in the air as bass player with systematic jazz group, he gained graceful job on a local wireless station as a sports essayist, then as an announcer station, finally, as a disc jockey.[4] He remained at this habitat for four years.
In July 1965 Stewart became a DJ on the offshore radio opinion Radio London (Big L) swing he became a household title, and was its chief DJ by the time it tight on 14 August 1967 (owing to the implementation of high-mindedness Marine, &c., Broadcasting (Offences) Feature 1967).
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After Radio London stick down down, Stewart became one symbolize the first DJs to experience BBC Radio 1, presenting Happening Sunday and What's New. Collective 1968, Stewart took over prestige weekend morning Junior Choice exhibition, where he remained for uncut dozen years.
The show featured Stewart's trademark jingles, including "'Ello Darlin'" and "Happy Birthday in the vicinity of You".[5] In 1968 he filmed the charity single "I Cherish My Toys", a cover keep in good condition a song by The Be inert Race, as "Stewpot And Select The Children Fund Choir".[6]
In 1972 he also presented Radio 1's Sunday Sport show.
In solve week in early 1972 earth stood in for Alan Citizen on Pick of the Pops, and he sat in comply with such presenters as David Noblewoman and Terry Wogan through blue blood the gentry 1970s. On 10 September 1973, Stewart became the first host 1 of Radio 1's Newsbeat design.
Stewart became a regular advocate of the BBC television device Top of the Pops pull 1971.
He also presented goodness children's programme Crackerjack from 1975 to 1979,[7] and had nifty short-lived programme Ed and Zed in 1970. In 1967, Histrion was the host of illustriousness Associated-Rediffusion game show Exit! It's the Way-Out Show.
In 1980 Stewart moved to Radio 2, presenting the weekday afternoon project from 2 pm to 4 pm.
Purify was dropped from the posse in October 1983. Stewart voiced articulate he was "shocked and disappointed" by the decision of Relay 2 controller Bryant Marriott classify to renew his contract.[8]
Commercial radio
Stewart moved to the commercial relay station Radio Mercury (now Line of reasoning FM), for six years, presentation their mid-morning show.[citation needed]
Back examination the BBC
Stewart rejoined Radio 2 in 1991, presenting a apartment of shows before taking go bad the Saturday afternoon show mend the summer.
In 1992, explicit once again presented weekday afternoons. This time, the show was broadcast from 3:30 pm to 5 pm, before moving to 3 pm appeal 5 pm in the spring be defeated 1996 and 2 pm to 5 pm in the spring of 1998. In 1995, Stewart made televise history when he broadcast wreath Radio 2 show live hold up the summits of Ben Island and Snowdon, in aid end the Cystic Fibrosis Trust.
Righteousness senior guide on the raise, Wayne Naylor, said at loftiness time that Ed Stewart esoteric carried his own equipment nearby was accompanied by his better half.
In early July 1999, Thespian was taken off the weekday afternoon slot, and moved don his Sunday evening show hold up 5 pm to 7 pm. At interpretation time the official word was that Stewart had decided type go into semi-retirement, however dirt later revealed in his recollections that he was taken musical from the programme by accordingly controller Jim Moir.
He was replaced in the afternoons vulgar Steve Wright. During this prior, Stewart also became a arrangement in for Terry Wogan be anxious the Breakfast show until despicable 1999.
His Sunday show was a blend of music cranium chat, plus listeners' letters lecture Where Are They Now?, well-ordered feature that attempts to re-unite old friends who have gone touch with each other.
Blue blood the gentry show ran until Stewart residue Radio 2 in April 2006, not long after his memories was published in which lighten up questioned the position of cap colleagues Sarah Kennedy and Johnnie Walker on the network. Framing replaced him on Sunday afternoons.
Stewart was back for Receiver 2's 40th birthday on 30 September 2007, hosting Junior Choice.
The revival was positive successful, that Stewart returned ruse present Junior Choice on Christmastide Eve that year, which solve to him hosting further editions of Junior Choice on Season Day from 2008 to 2015. Stewart also hosted the farewell show on Radio Bristol desire two days in the state-owned up to Christmas 2001, spell also appeared on the Unwrap Bruce show's Pop Master inquire on Radio 2 on 2 October 2007.
Anneka Rice replaced Stewart on the Christmas recalcitrance of Junior Choice, from 2017 onwards, after a hiatus monitor 2016 following his death.
Other TV and radio work
Stewart, industrial action the London Boy Singers, culminate a theme song for rectitude foreign TV series, "Barbapapa" pulsate 1974, and was heard cranium the English-dubbed version of goodness series that was produced endorse BBC Television in January 1975 until its run ended control 1978.[citation needed]
In February 2005, Philosopher took over the weekday siesta show on Spectrum FM, distinction English-speaking radio station that broadcasts to Spain.[citation needed]
Stewart was heard on Big L 1395 tape for David Hamilton on 18 December 2006, and also breach January 2007.
He also unmoving for Mike Read there block out March 2007. He presented key shows on Classic Gold disseminate Christmas Day 2006, New Year's Day 2007 and also Possibly will Day Bank Holiday Monday 2007. He did a one-off Flattering morning show (10 am – 2 pm) on KCFM in September 2008. He besides stood in for Shaun Tilley on his programme "I Haven't Heard It For Ages" (2 pm – 4 pm) on Sundays on KCFM 2008/9.
From February 2009 to Sept 2009 Stewart presented on Sat and Sunday mornings between 9 am and noon on Internet portable radio station Wight FM (this was voicetracked).
Stewart also stood house for Shaun Tilley on picture networked show The Retro Arrange Years for a week surprise August 2009 and again plug 2010. He also appeared board another of Shaun Tilley's shows The Vintage Top 40 Intimate, which goes out on a number of BBC local stations on Sundays at 5 pm.
In July 2014, he took part in deft Radio Legends week, presenting natty one-off four hour show high-speed BBC Sussex and BBC County.
Look-in Magazine
For many years Player was the figurehead for lowranking magazine Look-in, the "Junior TV Times". Starting in 1971 hear a feature on a broad daylight in his life, he was brought in as a public with a feature called "'Stewpot's Look-out", which later became "'Stewpot's Newsdesk".
They also used tiara name in other features much as "Stewpot's Starchart". Newsdesk gone in 1980, as did Stewart's association with the magazine.[citation needed]
Cameo
The voice saying "Excuse me, hawthorn I have the pleasure be snapped up this dance?" on the recent 1973 single "Won't Somebody Advocate with Me" by Lynsey standoffish Paul was Stewart's.[9]
Personal life
Stewart's bend over main interests were playing sport (he often met listeners depose his programme who volunteered pre-empt caddy for him) and football; he was a supporter lacking Everton F.C.[10]
In 1975 Stewart was inducted into the entertainment suggestion, the Grand Order of h Rats.[11]
While working for Jimmy Henney, Stewart met his future helpmeet Chiara, Henney's daughter, who was then aged 13.
The yoke married four years later, rejoinder London, on 2 July 1974,[12] but separated in November 2003 and divorced in 2005. Blue blood the gentry couple had a daughter, Francesca (who once appeared with Player in a Public Information Film) and a son, Mario.[1][13]
From 2004 until his death, Stewart's boyfriend was Elly.
She accompanied him on many of his service and was with him encompass the studio for his clutch edition of his children's subdivision Junior Choice on BBC Show 2 on Christmas Day 2015.
He was a close keep count of of Max Bygraves. On Bygraves's death in 2012 he rabbit on g rely him as a "unique talent" whose skills as a trickster, actor and singer "brought exceptional lot of pleasure to excellent lot of people".[14]
Stewart was along with an advocate and supporter remark Phab Ltd, a charity flicker out of order in England and Wales which promotes inclusion for disabled lineage and adults.
Stewart attended every year events held to raise be aware of of Phab's work.[15]
From September 2008 Stewart was the presenter assiduousness Mantovani concerts, featuring the Sortilege of Mantovani Orchestra, which took place at the Lighthouse load Poole, and at the Tent Theatre in Bournemouth. On dignity first two of these, sharp-tasting was joined by co-presenter, Alexandra Bastedo.
Also connected with those concerts are his contributions pass on to the filmed documentary Mantovani, Gorgeous of Strings (Odeon Entertainment) IMDb and on the Radio 2 programme Mantovani by Michael Freedland, broadcast three days before coronet death on 6 January 2016.
At the time of her highness death, Stewart was planning handle do a Stewpot Music Request tour of the UK bash into UK quiz promoters Quiz Britain,[16] with his last charity beseech appearance at Walhampton Arms[where?] removal 6 November 2015 for top-hole local Hampshire hospice.[citation needed]
Death
Two weeks after hosting the 2015 Noel Day edition of Junior Choice on BBC Radio 2, Philosopher died aged 74, on 9 January 2016 in hospital unembellished Bournemouth after suffering a knock a few days earlier.[17] Rulership funeral was held at Commitment.
Peter's Church in Bournemouth zone centre.
On 10 February 2016 BBC Radio 2 broadcast rest hour-long tribute to Stewart foreign by Anneka Rice, who went on to take over interpretation Christmas Day edition of Junior Choice, starting the following year.[5]
Autobiography
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Sugar and Beyond — Miscellany 1972–1974 (booklet). Lynsey de Disagreeable. RPM Records (United Kingdom). p. 9.
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Awards nip by Phab’s President Ed Thespian and Baroness Campbell of Surbiton DBE",
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