Sir Jimmy Young

Born in Gloucestershire, Sir Jimmy Young served in the RAF before having two successive Number One hit records, Unchained Melody and The Man from Laramie. He became a BBC broadcaster in 1949 and was one of Radio One's launch DJs in 1967 before moving to Radio Two in 1973, where his programmes attracted over five million listeners. Jimmy was knighted in 2002 and the end of that year saw his departure from Radio 2. He is married to Alicia and lives in London. In January 2003 he started a column...See more

Born in Gloucestershire, Sir Jimmy Young served in the RAF before having two successive Number One hit records, Unchained Melody and The Man from Laramie. He became a BBC broadcaster in 1949 and was one of Radio One's launch DJs in 1967 before moving to Radio Two in 1973, where his programmes attracted over five million listeners. Jimmy was knighted in 2002 and the end of that year saw his departure from Radio 2. He is married to Alicia and lives in London. In January 2003 he started a column in the Sunday Express. See less