John Peters died, aged 75. He had been part of Boom since the beginning.

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 were 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 his gift for making a chart show an unmissable drama.

John pictured in 1975