John Shaw (broadcaster)
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John Shaw (15 August 1957 – 25 November 2013) was an English radio broadcaster, specialising in music and sports commentating.[1]
Shaw was born in the city of
Oxford University, he was a member of the Oxford University Broadcasting Society. His career was spent as a music and sports broadcaster, especially cricket commentary,[2]
or ), aged 56.
John Shaw has been likened to the broadcaster John Peel (a great influence of his) in his musical eclecticism and breadth of knowledge.[5] A 3-hour tribute radio programme for John Shaw, including members of the band Fairport Convention, was broadcast on 20 January 2014.[4]
References
- ^ Thompson, Alan (26 November 2013). "Tributes paid to BBC cricket commentator John Shaw". Leicester Mercury. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ Rae, Richard (3 June 2015). "Leicestershire: BBC commentator gets emotional after Foxes win". UK: BBC. Retrieved 9 June 2015. (John Shaw is mentioned at the end of the commentary.)
- ^ Hill, Jane (5 December 2013). "Obituary: John Shaw". Ariel. BBC. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ a b Williams, Roger (20 January 2014). "Dave Groom's More Than Jazz". Trent Sound.
- ^ Beaumont, Ken. "Profile: John Shaw". oocities.org. OoCities. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
External links
- John Shaw — Tribute by David Lloyd on AudioBoo
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