Ed Stewart
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Stewart in 1976
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| Born |
Edward Stewart Mainwaring 23 April 1941 Exmouth, Devon, England |
| Died | 9 January 2016 (aged 74) Bournemouth, Dorset, England |
| Cause of death | Stroke |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | Stewpot |
| Occupation | Broadcaster |
| Known for |
BBC Radio 1 Junior Choice BBC Radio 2 Top of the Pops Crackerjack |
| Spouse(s) | Chiara Henney (m. 1974–2005, divorced) |
| Children | 1 son, 1 daughter |
Edward Stewart Mainwaring (23 April 1941 – 9 January 2016), known as Ed "Stewpot" Stewart, was an English broadcaster. He was principally known for his work as a DJ on BBC Radio 1 (particularly the Saturday morning Junior Choice) and Radio 2 and as a presenter for Top of the Pops and Crackerjack on BBC Television.
Stewart was born Edward Stewart Mainwaring, the son of a Treasury solicitor, in Exmouth, Devon, on 23 April 1941. He attended Eagle House School, Sandhurst, Berkshire and St Edward's School, Oxford, and his broadcasting career began in Hong Kong. While touring there as bass player with a jazz group, he gained 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 four years. In July 1965 Stewart became a DJ on the offshore radio station Radio London (Big L) where he became a household name before the marine offences bill was passed, and was its chief DJ by the time it closed on 14 August 1967.
In 1967, Stewart became one of the first DJs to join Radio 1, presenting Happening Sunday and What's New. In 1968, Stewart took over the weekend morning Junior Choice show, where he remained for a dozen years. The show was peppered with catch-phrase jingles such as "'Ello Darlin'", recorded by an unknown patient at a hospital in Billericay, and "Happy Birthday to You" sung by an eight-year-old boy, from a football club in Crosskeys, on the team coach after the match. In 1968 he recorded the charity single "I Like My Toys", a cover of The Idle Race song, as "Stewpot And Save The Children Fund Choir".
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