Peter Tait (radio presenter)
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Peter Richard Tait was born in Croydon
, Surrey
, England
on 15 March 1950.
In 1977, he got a job at U.B.N.
which was a radio station for the workers of United Biscuits
. After 18 months, he landed the job as afternoon show presenter at Radio Trent in Nottingham where he worked for 5 years.
In 1983, Radio Caroline
relaunched and returned to the North Sea. Tait was offered the Radio Caroline breakfast show where he was known as Peter Clark and attracted an audience of over 3 million listeners, however due to the station having a lack of revenue, he left after 3 months.
was launched and Tait initially presented the afternoon show. By 1992, he was back on the breakfast show where he remained until 2002. At this point, Magic 828 were the number one AM station in the country, attracting 169,000 listeners.
During his time at Radio Aire and Magic 828, Tait arranged and hosted many very successful party nights. The Radio Aire Solid Gold Nights and Magic 828 Party Nights featured many famous acts such as The Three Degrees
and Odyssey
.
and died on 20 September 2002.
Croydon
Croydon is a town in South London, England, located within the London Borough of Croydon to which it gives its name. It is situated south of Charing Cross...
, Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
on 15 March 1950.
Early career
After leaving school, he started a career in insurance, however he soon turned professional as a DJ with residencies in Leicester, Southend-On-Sea, Richmond, Brighton, East Grinstead and Croydon.In 1977, he got a job at U.B.N.
United Biscuits Network
United Biscuits Network was an internal radio station serving the factories of United Biscuits. It was in operation from 1970 to 1979.-About:...
which was a radio station for the workers of United Biscuits
United Biscuits
__FORCETOC__United Biscuits is a British multinational food manufacturer, makers of the BN biscuits, McVitie's biscuits, KP Nuts, Hula Hoops, The Real McCoy's crisps, Phileas Fogg snacks, Jacob's Cream Crackers, and Twiglets...
. After 18 months, he landed the job as afternoon show presenter at Radio Trent in Nottingham where he worked for 5 years.
In 1983, Radio Caroline
Radio Caroline
Radio Caroline is an English radio station founded in 1964 by Ronan O'Rahilly to circumvent the record companies' control of popular music broadcasting in the United Kingdom and the BBC's radio broadcasting monopoly...
relaunched and returned to the North Sea. Tait was offered the Radio Caroline breakfast show where he was known as Peter Clark and attracted an audience of over 3 million listeners, however due to the station having a lack of revenue, he left after 3 months.
Later career
On 2 January 1984, he joined Radio Aire in Leeds where he hosted the breakfast show. In 1987, he moved to the drivetime show, but was back on the breakfast show by mid 1988 where he remained until the station frequency split in 1990. On 17 July 1990, Magic 828Magic 828
Magic 828 is the AM sister service of Radio Aire and broadcasts to West Yorkshire on 828 kHz.-History:Magic 828 began when Radio Aire split its AM & FM frequencies to form two different stations...
was launched and Tait initially presented the afternoon show. By 1992, he was back on the breakfast show where he remained until 2002. At this point, Magic 828 were the number one AM station in the country, attracting 169,000 listeners.
During his time at Radio Aire and Magic 828, Tait arranged and hosted many very successful party nights. The Radio Aire Solid Gold Nights and Magic 828 Party Nights featured many famous acts such as The Three Degrees
The Three Degrees
The Three Degrees are an American female vocal group. Formed in 1963 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,, the group has always been a trio though there have been a number of personnel changes and a total of fourteen women have represented the group so far. The original members were Fayette Pinkney,...
and Odyssey
Odyssey (band)
Odyssey was a New York, now UK-based dance music band. It grew out of the talent of the Connecticut-born Lopez sisters: Lillian Lopez , Louise Lopez , and Carmen Lopez , who left the group before Odyssey, as the group came to be known after her departure, was formed.-Career:Filipino singer Tony...
.
Death
In February 2002, friends and colleagues of Tait were concerned about his health which prompted him to see a doctor. He was diagnosed with a brain tumour and promptly stopped presenting his show. Carl Kingston was to take over the breakfast show temporarily until Peter recovered, however after months of treatment Peter lost his fight with cancerCancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
and died on 20 September 2002.