Ed Stewart - Early Life and Career

Early Life and Career

Stewart attended St Edward's School, Oxford and his broadcasting career began in Hong Kong. While touring there as bass player with a jazz group, he got a job on a local radio station as a sports commentator, then as an announcer and, finally, as a disc jockey. He remained at this station for 4 years. In July 1965 Stewart became a DJ on the offshore station Radio London and was its chief DJ by the time it closed on 14 August 1967.

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