Andy Kershaw
English broadcaster (1959–2026)
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- Andrew Kershaw (9 November 1959 – 16 April 2026) was an English broadcaster, radio disc jockey (DJ), and journalist known for his interest in world music.
- Kershaw's shows featured a mix of country, blues, reggae, folk music, African music, spoken word performances and a wide variety of other music from around the world.
- His parents instilled in him the ethics of education and self-improvement at an early age.
- As a party trick, aged two, he would name the whiskered military men in his father's history books of the First World War, but he never felt the love or pride from his parents that he received from his grandparents, who provided a home away from home.
- He left the Economics examination halfway into the allotted time, in order to attend a Bob Dylan concert, but still achieved a Grade A in the subject.
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WikipediaAndrew Kershaw (9 November 1959 – 16 April 2026) was an English broadcaster, radio disc jockey (DJ), and journalist known for his interest in world music. He presented shows on BBC Radio 1 from 1985 until 2000 and co-presented BBC television coverage of the 1985 Live Aid concert.
Kershaw's shows featured a mix of country, blues, reggae, folk music, African music, spoken word performances and a wide variety of other music from around the world.
Andrew Kershaw was born in Littleborough, Greater Manchester, on 9 November 1959, to John "Jack" Kershaw, headmaster of a comprehensive school in Rochdale, and Eileen Kershaw (née Acton), a headmistress of a nursery school in Oldham. His parents instilled in him the ethics of education and self-improvement at an early age. His sister is broadcaster Liz Kershaw.
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