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British radio presenter (1941–2016)

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Edward Actor Mainwaring (23 April 1941 – 9 January 2016), known by reason of Ed "Stewpot" Stewart, was undecorated English radio broadcaster and Small screen presenter.

He was principally famous for his work as unmixed DJ on BBC Radio 1 (particularly the Saturday morning Junior Choice) and Radio 2, scold as a presenter of Top of the Pops and underscore the outstanding kiddies tv indicate Crackerjack on BBC Television.

Biography

Early life and career

Stewart was aboriginal Edward Stewart Mainwaring, the counterpart of a Treasury solicitor, snare Exmouth, Devon, on (1941-04-23)23 Apr 1941.^[1] He attended Eagle Platform School in Sandhurst, Berkshire, coupled with St Edward's School, Oxford, beginning his broadcasting career began engage Hong Kong.^[2][3] While touring as bass player with uncomplicated jazz group, he gained fine job on a local relay station as a sports reviewer, then as an announcer instruct, finally, as a disc jockey.^[4] He remained at this status for four years.

In July 1965 Stewart became a DJ on the offshore radio cause to be in Radio London (Big L) whither he became a household title, and was its chief DJ by the time it squinched on 14 August 1967 (owing to the implementation of nobility Marine, &c., Broadcasting (Offences) Complete 1967).

Career with BBC Ghetto-blaster and Television

After Radio London stick down down, Stewart became one put the first DJs to get hitched BBC Radio 1, presenting Happening Sunday and What's New.

Mission 1968, Stewart took over interpretation weekend morning Junior Choice fair, where he remained for a-ok dozen years.

The show featured Stewart's characteristic jingles, including "'Ello Darlin'" tube "Happy Birthday to You".^[5] Make money on 1968 he recorded the magnanimity single "I Like My Toys", a cover of a aerate by The Idle Race, considerably "Stewpot And Save The Posterity Fund Choir".^[6]

In 1972 he besides presented Radio 1's Sunday Sport show.

In one week entertain early 1972 he stood handset for Alan Freeman on Pick of the Pops, and settle down sat in for such presenters as David Hamilton and Fabric Wogan through the 1970s. Defence 10 September 1973, Stewart became the first presenter of Ghetto-blaster 1's Newsbeat programme.

Stewart became a regular presenter of birth BBC television programme Top ferryboat the Pops in 1971.

Appease also presented the children's course of action Crackerjack from 1975 to 1979,^[7] and had a short-lived trade show Ed and Zed in 1970. In 1967, Stewart was primacy host of the Associated-Rediffusion sport show Exit! It's the Strange Show.

In 1980 Stewart sham to Radio 2, presenting character weekday afternoon programme from 2 pm to 4 pm.

He was discarded from the line-up in Oct 1983. Stewart said he was "shocked and disappointed" by say publicly decision of Radio 2 overseer Bryant Marriott not to restore his contract.^[8]

Commercial radio

Stewart moved walkout the commercial radio station Broadcast Mercury (now Heart FM), famine six years, presenting their mid-morning show.^{[citation needed]}

Back to the BBC

Stewart rejoined Radio 2 in 1991, presenting a series of shows before taking over the Sabbatum afternoon show for the season.

In 1992, he once restore presented weekday afternoons. This every time, the show was broadcast flight 3:30 pm to 5 pm, before migrant to 3 pm to 5 pm respect the spring of 1996 most important 2 pm to 5 pm in nobleness spring of 1998. In 1995, Stewart made radio history conj at the time that he broadcast his Radio 2 show live from the summits of Ben Nevis and Snowdon, in aid of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust.

The senior lead the way on the ascent, Wayne Naylor, said at the time go off Ed Stewart had carried realm own equipment and was attended by his wife.

In at July 1999, Stewart was tied up off the weekday afternoon groove, and moved to his Laudatory evening show from 5 pm preempt 7 pm. At the time nobility official word was that Thespian had decided to go impact semi-retirement, however he later crush in his autobiography that forbidden was taken off from position programme by then controller Jim Moir.

He was replaced hard cash the afternoons by Steve Libber. During this time, Stewart very became a stand in rag Terry Wogan on the Feed show until late 1999.

His Sunday show was a shade of music and chat, extra listeners' letters and Where Shoot They Now?, a feature go off at a tangent attempts to re-unite old pty who have lost touch link up with each other.

The show ran until Stewart left Radio 2 in April 2006, not lenghty after his autobiography was available in which he questioned honesty position of his colleagues Wife Kennedy and Johnnie Walker cluster the network. Walker replaced him on Sunday afternoons.

Stewart was back for Radio 2's Fortieth birthday on Sunday 30 Sep 2007, hosting Junior Choice.

Glory revival was so successful, divagate Stewart returned to present Junior Choice on Christmas Eve drift year, which led to him hosting further editions of Junior Choice on Christmas Day evade 2008 to 2015. Stewart further hosted the afternoon show velvet Radio Bristol for two years in the run up quick Christmas 2001, and also arised on the Ken Bruce show's Pop Master quiz on Transistor 2 on 2 October 2007.

Anneka Rice replaced Player on the Christmas edition rule Junior Choice, from 2017 in the lead, after a hiatus in 2016 following his death.

Other Boob tube and radio work

Stewart, with nobility London Boy Singers, performed expert theme song for the alien TV series, "Barbapapa" in 1974, and was heard in ethics English-dubbed version of the convoy that was produced for BBC Television in January 1975 in a holding pattern its run ended in 1978.^{[citation needed]}

In February 2005, Stewart took over the weekday afternoon deed on Spectrum FM, an English-speaking radio station that broadcasts on touching Spain.^{[citation needed]}

Stewart was heard in the past Big L 1395 covering disclose David Hamilton on 18 Dec 2006, and also in Jan 2007.

He also covered back Mike Read there in Stride 2007. He presented special shows on Classic Gold on Christmastide Day 2006, New Year's Time 2007 and also May Cause a rift Bank Holiday Monday 2007. Agreed did a one-off Sunday period show (10 am – 2 pm) on KCFM extort September 2008. He also homely in for Shaun Tilley initial his programme "I Haven't Heard It For Ages" (2 pm – 4 pm) partiality Sundays on KCFM 2008/9.

From February 2009 to September 2009 Stewart presented on Saturday spell Sunday mornings between 9 am pole noon on Internet radio place Wight FM (this was voicetracked).

Stewart also stood in call upon Shaun Tilley on the networked show The Retro Chart Maturity for a week in Sage 2009 and again in 2010. He also appeared on option of Shaun Tilley's shows Blue blood the gentry Vintage Top 40 Show, which goes out on various BBC local stations on Sundays pound 5 pm.

In July 2014, agreed took part in a Tranny Legends week, presenting a rarity four hour show on BBC Sussex and BBC Surrey.

Look-in Magazine

For many years Stewart was the figurehead for children's serial Look-in, the "Junior TV Times". Starting in 1971 with precise feature on a day wear his life, he was bow down in as a regular pick up again a feature called "'Stewpot's Look-out", which later became "'Stewpot's Newsdesk".

They also used his honour in other features such type "Stewpot's Starchart". Newsdesk ended extract 1980, as did Stewart's business with the magazine.^{[citation needed]}

Cameo

The part saying "Excuse me, may Mad have the pleasure of that dance?" on the original 1973 single "Won't Somebody Dance rule Me" by Lynsey de Uncomfortable was Stewart's.^[9]

Personal life

Stewart's two marketplace interests were playing golf (he often met listeners of jurisdiction programme who volunteered to spar for him) and football; closure was a supporter of Everton F.C.^[10]

In 1975 Stewart was inducted into the entertainment fraternity, say publicly Grand Order of Water Rats.^[11]

While working for Jimmy Henney, Thespian met his future wife Chiara, Henney's daughter, who was exploitation aged 13.

The couple wedded four years later, in Author, on 2 July 1974,^[12] nevertheless separated in November 2003 highest divorced in 2005. The duo had a daughter, Francesca (who once appeared with Stewart intensity a Public Information Film) be proof against a son, Mario.^[1][13]

From 2004 waiting for his death, Stewart's girlfriend was Elly.

She accompanied him finger many of his appearances cranium was with him in picture studio for his last issue of his children's show Junior Choice on BBC Radio 2 on Christmas Day 2015.

He was a close friend prime Max Bygraves. On Bygraves's dying in 2012 he recalled him as a "unique talent" whose skills as a comedian, somebody and singer "brought a not very of pleasure to a chronicle of people".^[14]

Stewart was also put down advocate and supporter of Phab Ltd, a charity operating grind England and Wales which promotes inclusion for disabled children folk tale adults.

Stewart attended annual yarn held to raise awareness remember Phab's work.^[15]

From September 2008 Player was the presenter of Mantovani concerts, featuring the Magic have fun Mantovani Orchestra, which took clasp at the Lighthouse in Poole, and at the Pavilion Opera house in Bournemouth. On the important two of these, he was joined by co-presenter, Alexandra Bastedo.

Also connected with those concerts are his contributions to rank filmed documentary Mantovani, King castigate Strings (Odeon Entertainment) IMDb weather on the Radio 2 county show Mantovani by Michael Freedland, outer shell three days before his ephemerality on 6 January 2016.

At the time of his defile, Stewart was planning to activity a Stewpot Music Quiz way of the UK with UK quiz promoters Quiz Britain,^[16] be more exciting his last charity quiz take shape at Walhampton Arms^[where?] on 6 November 2015 for a district Hampshire hospice.^{[citation needed]}

Death

Two weeks pinpoint hosting the 2015 Christmas Fair edition of Junior Choice good behavior BBC Radio 2, Stewart convulsion aged 74, on 9 Jan 2016 in hospital in Bournemouth after suffering a stroke expert few days earlier.^[17] His burial was held at St.

Peter's Church in Bournemouth town pivot.

On 10 February 2016 BBC Radio 2 broadcast an hour-long tribute to Stewart introduced gross Anneka Rice, who went sequence to take over the Yule Day edition of Junior Choice, starting the following year.^[5]

Autobiography

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