It is with deep regret that we bring you the news that our John Peters has died. He was 75.

John was the king of chart shows, hosting our weekly Vintage Charts programme since Boom Radio launched - alongside ‘John’s Jukebox’ and his Friday evening show.

Born in Middlesex, John was an engineer with the Post Office before being recruited to the radio network for United Biscuits factories in the early ‘70s. As commercial radio arrived in Nottingham, John moved up to the Midlands to become the first voice on Radio Trent almost fifty years ago in July 1975 – then waking up the city for decades.

John then broadcast on several other East Midlands commercial stations and dabbled at the BBC.

Only at Boom have his rare gifts been heard across the UK – and he was enormously touched by the enthusiasm you showed for his programmes. John was a radio man through and through, with an enviable command of the sound of the medium, weaving voice and music together into a rich audio tapestry. With his somehow relaxed energy, few have the gift he had for making a chart show an unmissable drama.

The team at Boom send their condolences to his wife Chrissie and all the family who have been by John’s side during his illness.  In the next few days, we shall pay our own tributes and celebrate his fine work.

John pictured in 1975