[34] On Friday 26 September 2014 he was sentenced to three months in prison, suspended for two years. Extending Choice called for'innovative' radio services, with 'clearly informative and intelligent' presentation. Missouri State Capitol. 08:33 EST 28 Jan 2018. The assault which 'felt like ages' lasted for 10-15 seconds before the 'shaking' victim escaped his clutches. It has been reported that the Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi found that listening to DLT's BBC World Service programme A Jolly Good Show whilst under house arrest made her "world much more complete." Read more on this on the BBC News website.DLT was also interviewed on Radio 4's Today programme and by . . 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We were sharing the bill and we would have been told of anything that was going on.'. He was retried on two counts one of indecent assault and one of sexual assault after the jury failed to reach verdicts, and faced a further charge of indecent assault. 2023 BBC. Play over 265 million tracks for free on SoundCloud. His 1976 novelty hit Convoy GB, released under the name Laurie Lingo and the Dipsticks, reached number four in the charts. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 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. 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 . 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. He told the court: 'My feeling was, if you think back to that time, the idea we'd call the police and say 'Dave Lee Travis grabbed (the woman's) t***', it wouldn't have gone anywhere. 'The unfortunate thing is that nowadays someone only has to say something and that's enough to stop a person's career.'. In November 2012, Travis was arrested by officers from Operation Yewtree on suspicion of historical sexual offences, which he denied. Please try again later{{ /verifyErrors }}, NHS nurses hold placards during a strike, amid a dispute with the government over pay, outside St Thomas' Hospital in London, Members of the RNLI remove a stretcher and body bag from the Dover lifeboat after it returned to the Port of Dover following a large search and rescue operation launched in the Channel off the coast of Dungeness, in Kent, during an incident involving a small boat likely to have been carrying migrants. In November 1973, Travis first presented BBC1's Top of the Pops as a replacement for Kenny Everett. "We will continue to consider cases and, wherever there is sufficient evidence and it is in the public interest, we will work with police to build strong cases which can be put before the court.". In October 2012, two former BBC employees alleged that Travis had sexually assaulted several women during his time at the BBC. [2] September 24, 2001 - Rugby player Mal Meninga 's attempted political career lasted a mere 28 seconds. Mr Kalanick reportedly said: "I love Uber more than anything in the world and at this difficult moment in my personal life I have accepted the investors request to step aside so that Uber can go back to building rather than be distracted with another fight.". [21] He was also the presenter of The Golden Oldie Picture Show in the mid-1980s, an attempt by the BBC to create videos for classic pop songs that pre-dated the video age. Five major Uber investors demanded Mr Kalanick's immediate resignation as chief executive, the New York Times said. Dave Lee Travis was born in England, United Kingdom on Friday, May 25, 1945 (Baby Boomers Generation). The investigation into Travis was part of Operation Yewtree, the inquiry set up two years ago after the Jimmy Savile sexual abuse scandal. 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. McCarthy stands by Santos despite growing calls for resignation from other GOP lawmakers Rep. George Santos, . 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. Uber is in tatters, engulfed by its own aggression. Asked whether he could remember the concert in Gloucestershire where Travis allegedly assaulted a 15-year-old girl, Mr Bartram replied: "I can actually recall it, simply because Dave came on stage with the band and proceeded to make a nuisance of himself. He was described as "larger than life" and a "gentle giant" who was tactile and gave hugs to everyone he met. Bluefield Daily Telegraph (Newspaper) - December 18, 1996, Bluefield, West Virginia D-2 wednesday december 18, 1996 guru Feu Kiln dlr Orab scoreboard v football class a list the class a All state football team named tuesday by the West Virginia sports writers association first team offence wide receiver Eric Butler 6-4, 175, or Gilmer county Travis Ellis. Chess gets a risqu makeover. The unfortunate thing is that nowadays someone only has to say something and thats enough to stop a persons career.. He appeared numerous times on TV programmes such as Top of the Pops, making the larger-than-life personality a household name. He's also spoken of how his life was left in despair after being accused of the crime, saying he left his job, lost his money and his 1.1million home we shared with his wife. He is a celebrity radio host. Travis was convicted on Tuesday by a majority jury verdict. Lynsey de Paul - "She was tired of being small, so I reckoned that a short stretch on the rack would do the trick.". We have estimated Dave Lee Travis's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets. $1 Million - $5 Million. [citation needed]. Eric Alexander, the former head of Uber's Asia-Pacific business, left after a report that he had obtained the medical records of a woman who was raped by an Uber driver in 2014. He allegedly told the young woman she had a 'good figure' during his first attempt at persuading her to pose for a 'tacky' picture. This is a bold decision and a sign of his devotion and love for Uber. But it was only the second count that really mattered. Dave Lee Travis told listeners yesterday: 'I just want to take a short break from the music for a moment to tell you about something which is very, very important to me. We look forward to continuing to serve with him on the board. [2] [3] Travis began his broadcasting career on the pirate radio station Radio Caroline in 1965. On the contrary, I think you already know that I have been through a year-and-a-half of hell on this. [4] He pleaded not guilty and the trial began in January 2014 at Southwark Crown Court. Travis had a reputation for being a 'bit of an octopus' at the BBC studios in Manchester because he had 'hands that go everywhere', the woman said. Giving evidence at the trial of Dave Lee Travis, former Showaddywaddy lead singer Dave Bartram said "on regular occasions" the band would be introduced on stage by Top Of The Pops presenters and DJs, including Travis. He moved to BBC Radio 1 where he became one of the station's leading presenters during the 1970s and 1980s, and a regular . He also went to Classic Gold where he hosted the 10am 1pm morning show (later 9am noon), before moving to breakfast 7am 9am and then back to mornings 9am 11am. Travis, who laughed in the dock as Mr Bartram recounted his stage prank, later winked and smiled as the witness left the courtroom. He was investigated on charges of indecent assault, along with many other high profile media personalities, as part of Operation Yewtree in 2012: he narrowly escaped prison as a result. He had been cleared of 12 other indecent assault allegations at that trial. DJ's had evolved into double-deck club superstars. One of the women, who was 17 at the time, claimed in the media after making a formal statement to police that Travis put his hand up her skirt in 1977. [1] Its members serve four-year terms, with half the seats being up for election every two years. Stephen Vullo QC, defending Travis, said the two trials had already cost his client 350,000, and he and his wife had been forced to sell their family home. For the first time it's become the latter - and Mr Kalanick is out the door. Read about our approach to external linking. Il Leyton Orient Football Club, meglio noto come Leyton Orient, una societ calcistica inglese con sede nel quartiere di Leyton, nel borgo londinese di Waltham Forest.Milita attualmente nella Football League Two, la quarta serie del campionato inglese.. Fondato nel 1881 con il nome di Glyn Cricket Club, inizi a dedicarsi al calcio nel 1888 con il nome di Orient e assunse la denominazione . In 1976, Travis took over the weekday teatime slot, 4:30 5:45pm (extended to run 4:30 7pm in 1977). She fled to her boss, BBC producer Peter Kessler, and told him: 'Oh my God, Dave Lee Travis just grabbed my t*ts'. Travis began his broadcasting career on the pirate radio station Radio Caroline in 1965. As well as being a star on Radio 1, Travis was known to millions worldwide through his music request programme A Jolly Good Show on the BBC World Service. It was during his early morning stint that the heavily-bearded presenter, who had previously adopted the nickname The Hairy Monster, began referring to himself as The Hairy Cornflake. The latter two charges were being retried after a jury was unable to reach verdicts on them and other similar allegations at an initial trial in February. Website. They had moved into a smaller house bought with her proceeds from the sale, and Travis had not been able to work for the past two years for obvious reasons. / DAVID E. JOHNSTON, at 60. David Patrick Griffin (born 25 May 1945), [1] known professionally as Dave Lee Travis, is an English disc jockey, radio presenter and television presenter. [30] On 15 April, it was reported he was facing another charge of indecent assault on a woman aged over 16 in 1995. Is it time Harry & Meghan accept Clarkson's apology and move on? Dave Lee Travis, better known around the world as D. L. T. , was born in Buxton, Derbyshire on 25th May 1945. David Patrick Griffin joined Radio 1 in 1968, but had to wait 5 years for his TOTP debut. Last modified on Thu 30 Nov 2017 03.29 EST. see our cookie policy. Travis said that he had always been worried that if the prosecution threw enough mud at me, some of it might stick. "When Dave came on stage, I'm not sure if he was invited or uninvited, he got on one of the drum kits and proceeded to make a bit of a racket.". [25] The other, presenter Vivien Creegor, claimed Travis "jiggled her breasts" when she was live on BBC Radio 4 in the 1980s. According to Astrologers, Dave zodiac sign is Gemini.. But despite the numerous records he played in a quarter of a century at Radio 1, he will always be remembered for his dramatic on-air resignation in 1993. Ukraine interior ministry leadership killed in crash, 'I saw a burning helicopter circling': 16 killed in Ukraine crash, Italian held in EU bribery probe agrees to tell all. Missouri State Senate. Dave Lee Travis was born on the 25th of May, 1945. Travis, a guest on the programme, told her she "shouldn't be smoking" and gave her a "squeezing grope", she said. He moved to BBC Radio 1 where he became one of the station's leading presenters during the 1970s and . In January 1981, Travis moved to weekday afternoons from 2:30 to 4:30pm. "By stepping away, he's taking the time to heal from his personal tragedy while giving the company room to fully embrace this new chapter in Uber's history. 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. He moved to BBC Radio 1 where he became one of the station . 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