[38][39] On 6 May 1971, he married Marianne Bergqvist, who is originally from Sweden. The former Leeds captain is set to complete seven ultra-marathons in as many days in aid of research into Motor Neurone Disease, finishing by running into Old Trafford at half-time of the Rugby League World Cup tournaments finale on 19 November, Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt leaves 11 Downing Street, London, for the House of Commons to deliver his autumn statement, Emma Woolf, great niece of British author Virginia Woolf, and her son Ludovic sit next to a new bronze statue of Woolf, unveiled in Richmond, London, Lesley Sutcliffe shelters from the rain next to a life-sized replica of the innermost coffin of King Tutankhamun by artist Amanda Stoner as it goes on display inside a traditional red telephone box which has been converted into a museum, in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, Members of the hospitality sector demonstrate outside parliament in London. He moved to BBC Radio 1 where he became one of the station's leading presenters during the 1970s and 1980s, and a regular presenter of Top of the Pops. Former Radio 1 DJ Dave Lee Travis, who has been given a suspended sentence of three months for indecently assaulting a woman in 1995, was one of the biggest stars of the British airwaves in the 1970s and '80s. As well as being a star on Radio 1, Travis was known to millions worldwide through his music request programme A Jolly Good Show on the BBC World Service. He denied the allegations. The jury failed to reach a verdict on this charge and a not guilty verdict will be recorded. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. [31] His trial began on 5 September at Southwark Crown Court. In 1969, he took over a Sunday morning show from 10am to midday. But despite the numerous records he played in a quarter of a century at Radio 1, he will always be remembered for his dramatic on-air resignation in 1993. He was asked by Herman to accompany The . She said she felt lucky that I was psychologically robust enough to deal with the distress and said she had used humour as a defence. Travis had allegedly groped a TV researchers breast and received a three-month suspended sentence. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. During his court appearances, Travis told jurors: "I have never said, in my life, that I am a sex symbol. Who was Ukrainian minister Denys Monastyrsky? Travis has consistently protested his innocence since he was arrested at his home in Mentmore, Buckinghamshire, in November 2012. In November 2012, Travis was arrested by officers from Operation Yewtree on suspicion of historical sexual offences, which he denied. Comedian Dave Gorman said he had later heard that Travis had 'grabbed' the woman's breasts. David Patrick Griffin (born 25 May 1945),[1] known professionally as Dave Lee Travis, is an English disc jockey, radio presenter and television presenter.[2][3]. But the woman's account of having raised the assault incident at the time was backed up by comedian Dave Gorman, a scriptwriter on the show, and the producer Peter Kessler, who told the jury they remembered her claims clearly. Ukraine interior ministry leadership killed in crash, 'I saw a burning helicopter circling': 16 killed in Ukraine crash, Italian held in EU bribery probe agrees to tell all. by paul bond published on 2018-06-28T07:26:38Z vintage radio1 70s by paul384 published on 2020-09-07T09:29:08Z 70s radio1 archive clips by . What started out as a PR inconvenience has left the company without, to name just a few, a chief executive officer, chief operating officer, chief technology officer and chief financial officer. Dave Falla 4mo ago. She told the court: "I absolutely knew he had some weird sexual thrill from this. The star, real name David Patrick Griffin, was known as the Hairy Cornflake for his distinctive shaggy look. The new controller, Matthew Bannister, 36, is a lieutenant of John Birt, the Director-General, and helped him write Extending Choice, the blueprint for the BBC's future. He started his career as a nightclub DJ in Manchester in the early 1960s before joining pirate station Radio Caroline, broadcasting from ships off the coasts of Essex and the Isle of Man. He appeared in Peter Kay's music video for the single I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles). But I havent been saying to myself, Oh my God, I must get back on air or Ill die, he continued. 2023 BBC. Somewhat unexpectedly Dave Lee Travis is back in the news this week. It has 34 members, representing districts with an average population of 181,000. He also went to Classic Gold where he hosted the 10am 1pm morning show (later 9am noon), before moving to breakfast 7am 9am and then back to mornings 9am 11am. i'. He appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 24 April, where he denied the charges. Asked whether he could remember the concert in Gloucestershire where Travis allegedly assaulted a 15-year-old girl, Mr Bartram replied: "I can actually recall it, simply because Dave came on stage with the band and proceeded to make a nuisance of himself. Dave Lee Travis was one of the UK's most famous DJs in the 1970s and 1980s, presenting the BBC Radio 1 breakfast show and hosting numerous editions of . The crew member said he pinned her to a door and 'engulfed' her, touching her 'from top to toe' as he towered over her. Giving evidence at the trial of Dave Lee Travis, former Showaddywaddy lead singer Dave Bartram said "on regular occasions" the band would be introduced on stage by Top Of The Pops presenters and DJs, including Travis. Noel Tyrrel. Thank you, your honour.". Following his resignation from the BBC in 1993, he worked for several British commercial radio stations . Appears in playlists greg edwards capital radio 1978 by Paul Bond published on 2015-05-10T00:00:35Z radio1 vintage. In my judgment the aggravating feature in this case is the disparity in your age and status compared to that of the victim, which made her vulnerable to your advances.. Travis, who laughed in the dock as Mr Bartram recounted his stage prank, later winked and smiled as the witness left the courtroom. Please try again later{{ /verifyErrors }}, NHS nurses hold placards during a strike, amid a dispute with the government over pay, outside St Thomas' Hospital in London, Members of the RNLI remove a stretcher and body bag from the Dover lifeboat after it returned to the Port of Dover following a large search and rescue operation launched in the Channel off the coast of Dungeness, in Kent, during an incident involving a small boat likely to have been carrying migrants. Dave Lee Travis is a famous Radio Host, who was born on May 25, 1945 in United Kingdom.An English radio show host who is known under the nicknames The Hairy Monster and DLT. Comments. What's more risky to their investment - removing the man who made Uber what it is, or keeping him on? At a trial earlier this year the star, who is now 69, was cleared of 12 counts of indecent assault, alleged to have taken place between 1976 and 2008. Travis spent 25 years on BBC Radio 1, including two as the host of the Breakfast Show. Stephen Vullo QC, defending Travis, said the two trials had already cost his client 350,000, and he and his wife had been forced to sell their family home. Former Radio 1 DJ Dave Lee Travis has been found guilty of indecently assaulting a researcher working on TV's Mrs Merton Show in 1995. There has also been a lawsuit from Google's parent company, Alphabet, over alleged theft of trade secrets related to driverless cars. All this time Uber's investors will have been weighing things up. Read about our approach to external linking. Travis then touched her ribcage before sliding his hands up to her breasts in a 'squeezing grope'. He allegedly told the young woman she had a 'good figure' during his first attempt at persuading her to pose for a 'tacky' picture. I had a great broadcasting career and now its come to this point where Im about to dip my toe back in the water again, he told the publication. Play over 265 million tracks for free on SoundCloud. Former DJ Dave Lee Travis is accused of being an 'opportunist' who sexually assaulted young women over several decades, a court has heard. But no official complaint was ever lodged at the corporation which has come under fire for turning a blind eye to Jimmy Savile's abuse of girls and boys on their premises. He stood as the jury forewoman delivered the verdicts. English radio presenter. David Lee Travis announced last night he would be making a radio comeback less than four years after he was convicted of indecent assault as part of Operation Yewtree. Uber's future prospects were now "pretty bright", Mr Primack added. She was working on the spoof chat show when the 'Hairy Cornflake' cornered her in the corridor in the mid-1990s. Dave Lee Travis had to wait a long time to learn his fate. Like Dave Lee Travis, 47, Mr Beerling was a founder of Radio 1 in 1967. The former BBC Radio 1 DJ insists on his innocence and describes the conviction as mortifying and really disappointing. Get this The Sacramento Bee page for free from Sunday, May 16, 2004 BROAD MASTER 06-26-02 PAGE: B 6SACBEE - FINAL - 6 - 05/16/04 CYANMAGENTAYELLOWBLACK ByLakieshaMcGhee BEESTAFFWRITER . Following his resignation from the BBC in 1993, he worked for several British commercial radio stations. Later, the presenter lost an appeal to get the charge squashed. Alleged victims of the former DJ Dave Lee Travis have been giving evidence at his trial for the first time. Dave Lee Travis's income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. We have estimated Dave Lee Travis's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets. The audience has slipped from about 25 million a week in the Sixties and Seventies to about 16 million today. By using this site, you agree we can set and use cookies. In January 1981, Travis moved to weekday afternoons from 2:30 to 4:30pm. [19] He left in September 2018 due to back pain but returned on 29 February 2020. 'The unfortunate thing is that nowadays someone only has to say something and that's enough to stop a person's career.'. Five major Uber investors demanded Mr Kalanick's immediate resignation as chief executive, the New York Times said. Recently there has been a lot in the press about the BBC and I really wanted to put the record straight at this point. The self-styled hairy cornflake even had a top 10 hit of his own, the 1976 novelty record Convoy GB, released under the name Laurie Lingo and the Dipsticks, which made number four in the charts. [28], In October 2013, Travis was charged with 14 allegations of indecent assault and one of sexual assault between 1976 and 2008, relating to 11 female complainants aged between 15 and 29 at the time of the alleged offences. [8] His father was a stage manager and he attended Manchester Central Grammar School for Boys. He was asked by Herman to accompany The . 435. Dave Lee Travis. [15] Travis told his audience that changes were afoot that he could not tolerate "and I really want to put the record straight at this point and I thought you ought to know changes are being made here which go against my principles and I just cannot agree with them". DJ Dave Lee Travis on trial over alleged sex assaults. In 2012 Dave Lee Travis was arrested by Metropolitan police detectives investigating allegations of historical sexual offences. Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in, Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. Travis, a guest on the programme, told her she "shouldn't be smoking" and gave her a "squeezing grope", she said. Jurors at the trial of Dave Lee Travis have been urged to forget about his fame and treat him as a "normal member of the public", during the prosecution's closing speech. 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