Gilles Peterson Leaves BBC Radio 1

Written by the B&B Crew Saturday, 10 December 2011 15:32

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Music connoisseur extraordinaire Gilles Peterson has announced he's leaving BBC Radio 1 after 13 years of service...

After having presented one of the most popular radio shows around the globe for almost 13 years, UK DJ Gilles Peterson has announced he will leave BBC Radio 1, probably next April. An offical reason has not yet been issued, although Gilles himself said the following:

"Yes, as you may have heard I’ll be leaving Radio 1 in the next few months – probably April. It’s been around 13 years that I’ve had the honour of presenting on the world’s most famous radio station, and I still remember my first show like it was yesterday – I’ll never forget the feeling of dread when John Peel muttered the words: “Gilles Peterson is next with Worldwide!!”

It’s been an amazing ride – and I’ve been blessed with a huge amount of great music to shout about. From the broken beats of IG Culture and Bugz in the Attic to the grandeur of groups like the Cinematic Orchestra and Zero 7… the memories of playing new artists for the first time on the radio – Amy Winehouse, Jill Scott… even Lily Allen! And not forgetting my constant pleasure in throwing down some Yusef Lateef or Sun Ra…

I’ve been amazed by the response that I’ve received since it was announced yesterday – Twitter is something else…

I look forward to telling you all about my future radio plans very soon.

Gilles P"

We're very curious to hear about Gilles' future plans, and who's filling his spot on BBC Radio of course...

Read our 2010 interview with Gilles here.