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Les Ross
Leslie Ross MBE (né Meakin; born 7 February 1949) is a British disc jockey in the West Midlands. He currently presents radio programmes on BRMB and Boom Radio.
Born in Birmingham, Ross wanted to be a DJ writing to the general manager of Radio Luxembourg at age 11.
He attended King Edward VI Aston School in Aston, Birmingham and left with 10 O Levels. His first job after school was at IBM, but he left after one year. His next job was as a clerk at Witton Cemetery.
At age 17, Ross won a DJ competition run by the Birmingham Evening Mail, defeating Johnnie Walker, who was the runner-up.
In 1970 Ross joined BBC Radio Birmingham (which became BBC Radio WM in 1980), presenting a 90-minute Saturday morning show with John Henry called "The Ross and Henry Show". It was one of the first "zoo-radio" formats – involving a studio audience and interactive elements, competitions and phone-in requests that were presented by Fiona MacDonald.[citation needed]
The breakfast show, entitled "On the Move", was unique at the BBC at the time, due to its early 5am start time. The BBC national networks did not start broadcasting until 6am, making Ross the only presenter on the air in the UK during that hour. The Radio Birmingham transmitter at 5.5 kW was the most powerful local radio transmitter in the country located at Sutton Coldfield.[citation needed]
In 1974, Ross's initial application to BRMB was rejected and he subsequently joined Radio Tees in the Northeast of England presenting their breakfast show in the summer of 1975. Ross also presented a Saturday morning music show with record librarian Wincey Willis as co-presenter. In March 1976, Ross returned to Birmingham and joined BRMB, taking over the breakfast show from Adrian Juste, who had left to join BBC Radio 1.
Ross won many awards, including 'Independent Radio Personality of the Year Award' in 1986, and in 1997 he received a Sony Award for an outstanding contribution to radio. He was appointed Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1996 Birthday Honours for services to radio broadcasting.
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Les Ross
Leslie Ross MBE (né Meakin; born 7 February 1949) is a British disc jockey in the West Midlands. He currently presents radio programmes on BRMB and Boom Radio.
Born in Birmingham, Ross wanted to be a DJ writing to the general manager of Radio Luxembourg at age 11.
He attended King Edward VI Aston School in Aston, Birmingham and left with 10 O Levels. His first job after school was at IBM, but he left after one year. His next job was as a clerk at Witton Cemetery.
At age 17, Ross won a DJ competition run by the Birmingham Evening Mail, defeating Johnnie Walker, who was the runner-up.
In 1970 Ross joined BBC Radio Birmingham (which became BBC Radio WM in 1980), presenting a 90-minute Saturday morning show with John Henry called "The Ross and Henry Show". It was one of the first "zoo-radio" formats – involving a studio audience and interactive elements, competitions and phone-in requests that were presented by Fiona MacDonald.[citation needed]
The breakfast show, entitled "On the Move", was unique at the BBC at the time, due to its early 5am start time. The BBC national networks did not start broadcasting until 6am, making Ross the only presenter on the air in the UK during that hour. The Radio Birmingham transmitter at 5.5 kW was the most powerful local radio transmitter in the country located at Sutton Coldfield.[citation needed]
In 1974, Ross's initial application to BRMB was rejected and he subsequently joined Radio Tees in the Northeast of England presenting their breakfast show in the summer of 1975. Ross also presented a Saturday morning music show with record librarian Wincey Willis as co-presenter. In March 1976, Ross returned to Birmingham and joined BRMB, taking over the breakfast show from Adrian Juste, who had left to join BBC Radio 1.
Ross won many awards, including 'Independent Radio Personality of the Year Award' in 1986, and in 1997 he received a Sony Award for an outstanding contribution to radio. He was appointed Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1996 Birthday Honours for services to radio broadcasting.