Mike Read

Mike Read is a British radio broadcaster who was a colleague of John Peel at Radio One from 1968 to 1993.

Relationship with John Peel
Many of the DJs of the era were extremely flamboyant and actively sought as much media coverage as they could get. Peel clearly had little respect for many of his colleagues for such behaviour, with Mike Read being among his least favourite.


 * Peel: People like Mike Read and DLT would often complain that they couldn't go anywhere without being recognized, but of course would go everywhere in a tartan suit carrying a guitar, so they would have attracted attention in a lunatic asylum.

Top Of The Pops
Mike Read appeared as a co-host with Peel in occasional, multi-DJ episodes of Top of the Pops during the 1980s. They never appeared as joint hosts, which was not surprising given Peel's thinly-veiled dislike for his colleague.

Links

 * Mike Read wikipedia entry