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Former Radio 1 DJ Andy Kershaw dies aged 66

musicApr 17, 202632712

Andy Kershaw, the broadcaster who presented at Live Aid and hosted shows on BBC Radio 1, has died aged 66, and his family said he had cancer. Kershaw was known for an eclectic musical taste and for championing world music on Radio 1, bringing non-Western artists into mainstream British radio. His death removes a prominent promoter of global sounds from British airwaves and marks the end of a career that broadened Radio 1's musical range.

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Andy Kershaw died aged 66; his family said he had cancer.
Kershaw presented at Live Aid and hosted shows on BBC Radio 1.
He was known for eclectic taste and for championing world music on Radio 1.
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