Comedian Dave Gorman said he had later heard that Travis had 'grabbed' the woman's breasts. The former BBC Radio 1 DJ insists on his innocence and describes the conviction as mortifying and really disappointing. Uber's future prospects were now "pretty bright", Mr Primack added. Uber boss Travis Kalanick has resigned as chief executive after pressure from shareholders. The unfortunate thing is that nowadays someone only has to say something and thats enough to stop a persons career.. [24], In 2007, Travis appeared in the video for the Comic Relief version of the Proclaimers song "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)", performed by Peter Kay and Matt Lucas. A Southwark Crown Court jury convicted him by a majority verdict of 10-2. The jury failed to reach verdicts on two counts - indecent assault against a theatre hand while in pantomime in 1990, and sexual assault of a journalist in his home in 2008 - and he was retried on those, plus indecent assault against a researcher on the Mrs Merton show. 435. Dave Lee Travis, whose real name. You were right in your assumption, but it was more than that, it was an unpleasant and intentional sexual assault. On leaving Radio 1, Travis hosted a networked Sunday morning show (10am 1pm) across some of the UK's commercial radio stations. He denied that his work - which included a book of famous women including Joanna Lumley in a number of quirky costumes and poses - had a sleazy air to it. Dave Lee Travis was born on the 25th of May, 1945. In court, Travis, of Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, accused the woman of lying. The self-styled hairy cornflake even had a top 10 hit of his own, the 1976 novelty record Convoy GB, released under the name Laurie Lingo and the Dipsticks, which made number four in the charts. Later that year he moved back to the weekday lunchtime slot from 11:30am to 2pm, before moving to a Saturday morning show in 1983 from 10am to 1pm, then Sunday mornings from 10am to 1pm in 1987, taking over both Saturday and Sunday in September 1988. Consequently, he was asked by Herman's Hermits to become the tour manager and warm-up DJ on their next tour of the United States,[3][11][12] supporting Bobby Vee and Freddy Cannon. INDECENT ASSAULT ON MRS MERTON SHOW CREW MEMBER - GUILTY. The jury failed to reach a verdict on this charge and a not guilty verdict will be recorded. He has been married to his Swedish-born wife Marianne for more than 40 years. He would not comment on the reasons for Mr Travis' departure. In September 1965, Travis started work at the offshore pirate radio station Radio Caroline South from the MV Mi Amigo off the Essex coast, later moving onto Radio Caroline North from the MV Fredericia off the Isle of Man until mid-August 1967. Travis said that he had always been worried that if the prosecution threw enough mud at me, some of it might stick. He appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 24 April, where he denied the charges. He moved to BBC Radio 1 where he became one of the station's leading presenters during the 1970s and 1980s, and a regular presenter of Top of the Pops. The 72-year-old DJ, who starred on Radio 1 from 1968 to 1993, avoided jail when he was convicted of indecent assault in 2014. Ive been doing different things. The star has always denied the offence of which he was found guilty. He appeared numerous times on TV programmes such as Top of the Pops, making the larger-than-life personality a household name. Not guilty on the first count. "We thank the jury for their careful consideration in this case and we respect all the verdicts of the court today. 'I do have pretty negative and strong feelings about things people have done that have been totally wrong. After Radio 1, Travis went on to host shows on stations including Classic Gold, Magic AM, BBC Three Counties Radio and Spain's Spectrum FM. Ranji Trophy 2022/23 : Delhi vs Saurashtra : Jaydev Unadkat registers his best bowling figures in an innings in first class cricket as Delhi gets bowled out for 133.His bowling figures include a hattrick in the very first over of a match, making him the first player to do so in Ranji Trophy history. A HISTORY OF MIDDLE NEW RIVER SETTLEMENTS AND CONTIGUOUS TERRITORY By DAVID E. JOHNSTON AUTHOR OF "FOUR YEARS A SOLDIER" 1906 STANDARD PTC. Mr Bartram, who told the court he appeared on Top Of The Pops more than 50 times, added that Travis had "a great presence". At a trial earlier this year the star, who is now 69, was cleared of 12 counts of indecent assault, alleged to have taken place between 1976 and 2008. CS Form No. [30] On 15 April, it was reported he was facing another charge of indecent assault on a woman aged over 16 in 1995. Scottish rugby international Doddie Weir died on Saturday at the age of 52 after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND) in December 2016, A bike tour rides along Regent Street in London, A person films himself doing kick-ups with a football during sunrise on Primrose Hill in London, Teachers on the picket line outside Oxgangs Primary School in Edinburgh in a protest over pay. Unable to agree on the third. i'. Marianne Bergqvist. PDS revised (2017) - Read online for free. . No, I am a big, hairy, cuddly bear.". [31] His trial began on 5 September at Southwark Crown Court. He described the assault, saying Travis had approached the woman, who was in her first job after university, while she was having a cigarette. [7], Born in Buxton, Derbyshire,[1] Travis was raised in Manchester. As well as his Radio 1 show he also presented a long-running series on the BBCs World Service, A Jolly Good Show, which had an unlikely-sounding fan in the Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi who met him in 2012 and said the show made her world much more complete. Never before that date had anyone ever suggested to me that I had committed any crime whatsoever, he said. Travis was arrested in November 2012 on suspicion of sexual offences and later cleared of 12 counts of indecent assault, alleged to have taken place between 1976 and 2008. The 69-year-old, who was tried under his real name David Griffin, appeared on BBC Radio 1 for more than 25 years until 1993 and was a regular host of Top of the Pops. In November 2012, Travis was arrested by officers from Operation Yewtree on suspicion of historical sexual offences, which he denied. Dave Lee Travis. David Patrick Griffin (born 25 May 1945), known professionally as Dave Lee Travis, is an English disc jockey, radio presenter and television presenter.Travis began his broadcasting career on the pirate radio station Radio Caroline in 1965. . When Long indicted that there were no available seats in the press gallery, he shouted over to the press gallery saying: Will someone give her a seat?, Speaking outside court in front of a scrum of reporters and photographers, Travis delivered a short, unrepentant, statement, standing next to his wife, Marianne. Travis, who left the court with his wife Marianne after being granted bail, will be sentenced on Friday. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. 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Travis was said to have invited the 24-year-old to his home to reminisce about a Radio 1 Christmas party with stars including Jimmy Savile and John Peel, for a nostalgia feature. In 1976, an on-air parody of C W McCall's US hit Convoy led to a release of the song Convoy GB as a single, recorded with fellow DJ Paul Burnett under the name Laurie Lingo and the Dipsticks. Who was Ukrainian minister Denys Monastyrsky? Appearing under his real name, David Griffin, he was found not guilty of another indecent assault charge, and the jury was unable to reach a verdict on a charge of sexual assault. Writer: Dave Lee - Rob Davis - Michele Chavarini - Nile Rogers - Bernard Edwards / Composers: Dave Lee - Rob Davis - Michele Chavarini - Nile Rogers - Bernard Edwards. More information on Dave Lee Travis can be found here. Later, the presenter lost an appeal to get the charge squashed. David Lee Travis announced last night he would be making a radio comeback less than four years after he was convicted of indecent assault as part of Operation Yewtree. I had a great broadcasting career and now its come to this point where Im about to dip my toe back in the water again, he told the publication. 'You didn't take them to bloody court.''. Dave Lee Travis. He asked them what they didn't like about themselves or their life and took a photograph illustrating their phobia. by paul bond published on 2018-06-28T07:26:38Z vintage radio1 70s by paul384 published on 2020-09-07T09:29:08Z 70s radio1 archive clips by . In February Uber said it was investigating "abhorrent" sexual harassment claims made by former Uber engineer Susan Fowler. One point I wish to make clear is that I have the greatest admiration for what the BBC has stood for - but nothing stays the same. He also presented the Sunday afternoon request show between 3 and 5pm. 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The audience has slipped from about 25 million a week in the Sixties and Seventies to about 16 million today. Dave Lee Travis, the former BBC Radio 1 DJ, has been given a three-month suspended sentence after being convicted for indecently assaulting a woman in 1995 during the making of a TV programme. Recently there has been a lot in the press about the BBC and I really wanted to put the record straight at this point. Thats what I love.. He told her to move from the public gallery, saying: You are making me uncomfortable. Sense of injustice lingers after Seoul Halloween crush, Chess gets a risqu makeover. The legendary D. Mr Primack said a group of investors, but particularly Bill Gurley of venture capitalist firm Benchmark, had put pressure on Mr Kalanick to resign. The 68-year-old has been found not guilty of 12 c. Following his arrest on sexual assault allegations, the station suspended him and did not renew his contract. He was asked by Herman to accompany The . [9], Travis's first jobs were as a graphic designer, a designer of shop interiors and a photographer. Who was Ukrainian minister Denys Monastyrsky? Dave Lee Travis was one of the UKs most famous DJs in the 1970s and 1980s, presenting the BBC Radio 1 breakfast show and hosting numerous editions of BBC1s Top of the Pops. Recently Ive been in my home studio and just felt the music again it was really great. LONDON (Reuters) - Dave Lee Travis, one of Britain's best-known radio DJs in the 1970s and 1980s who counted Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi among his fans, was found guilty on Tuesday of indecently . Two years ago I was accused out of the blue of being a sexual predator. But it was only the second count that really mattered. The 72-year-old DJ, who . Mr Kalanick embodied his company's prevailing attitude: success at all costs. The retrial began on 5 September 2014. He has been in a committed relationship with longtime partner Marianne Griffin. 'We are sorry to see him go,' he said.
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