Pete Mitchell (11 December 1958 – 12 March 2020) was a British radio DJ and presenter. He was born in
Crumpsall
Crumpsall is an outer suburb and Wards of the United Kingdom, electoral ward of Manchester, England, north of Manchester city centre, bordered by Cheetham Hill, Blackley, Harpurhey, Broughton, Greater Manchester, Broughton, and Prestwich. The po ...
, Manchester. Mitchell was a radio presenter for Manchester's Piccadilly Radio, Key 103,
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It is the most popular station in the United Kingdom with over 15 million weekly listeners. Since launching in 1967, the station broadcasts a wide range of content. ...
,
BBC Radio 6 Music
BBC Radio 6 Music is a British digital radio station owned and operated by the BBC, specialising primarily in alternative music. BBC 6 Music was the first national music radio station to be launched by the BBC in 32 years. It is available onl ...
,
Radio X and
Absolute Radio
Absolute Radio is a British National radio station owned and operated by Bauer as part of the Absolute Radio Network. It broadcasts nationally across the UK via Digital audio broadcasting and on 1215 kHz MW.
History
1993–1997: Virg ...
, and was one half of duo
Pete and Geoff
The duo of Pete and Geoff were DJs Pete Mitchell and Geoff Lloyd, who from January 2003 to December 2005 hosted the breakfast show on Virgin Radio. In the early 1980s, Mitchell was an aspiring musician who moved into management and production. ...
on Virgin Radio (which later became Absolute Radio). His music documentaries have been aired in the US, Canada, Australia and Asia. He later worked for the relaunched
Virgin Radio
Virgin Radio launched in the United Kingdom in 1993. In 2008, Virgin Radio UK was sold to TIML, a subsidiary of The Times of India group, and the name was changed to Absolute Radio; the Virgin Radio name was not included in the sale.
In 2001, ...
and wrote for the ''Radio Times'', the ''Daily Express'' and ''Q'' magazine.
Mitchell began his career in 1986 as a sports commentator for
Red Rose Radio
Red Rose Radio was the first UK Independent Local Radio station to be licensed for Lancashire by the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA). Although a company of that name was incorporated in 1978 (as Red Rose Radio Limited), the licence was awa ...
in Lancashire. He moved to Manchester's
Piccadilly Radio
Greatest Hits Radio Manchester & The North West is an Independent Local Radio station based in Manchester, England, owned and operated by Bauer as part of the Greatest Hits Radio Network. It broadcasts to Greater Manchester and North West Eng ...
in 1989 and, as the station gained a new identity and became Key 103, presented the popular afternoon show and developed, wrote and produced ''IQ'', his own specialist weekend music programme. ''IQ'' featured guest interviews and live sets from both established and up-and-coming acts. He championed the indie bands of the
Madchester
Madchester was a musical and cultural scene that developed in the English city of Manchester in the late 1980s, closely associated with the indie dance scene. Indie-dance (sometimes referred to as indie-rave) saw artists merging indie music w ...
scene in the early 1990s. ''IQ'' featured bands such as
Oasis
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The location of oases has been of critical imp ...
,
Inspiral Carpets
Inspiral Carpets are an English rock band, part of the late-1980s/early-1990s Madchester movement. Formed in Oldham in 1980, the band's most successful lineup featured frontman Tom Hingley, drummer Craig Gill, guitarist Graham Lambert, bassist ...
,
James
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*James (name), the typically masculine first name James
* James (surname), various people with the last name James
James or James City may also refer to:
People
* King James (disambiguat ...
,
Badly Drawn Boy
Damon Michael Gough (born 2 October 1969), known by the stage name Badly Drawn Boy, is an English indie singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
Gough chose his stage name from a character in the show ''Sam and his Magic Ball'', which he saw ...
,
808 State
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and
Happy Mondays
Happy Mondays are an English rock band formed in Salford in 1980. The original line-up was Shaun Ryder (vocals), his brother Paul Ryder ( bass), Gary Whelan (drums), Paul Davis (keyboard), and Mark Day (guitar). Mark "Bez" Berry later joined t ...
.
Mitchell was introduced to
Geoff Lloyd
Geoff Barron Lloyd (born 20 April 1973) is an English radio presenter, television host, podcast host and writer, best known for his talk radio and music shows.
Early life
Lloyd was born in Withington, Manchester, England,Barrie White"Radio's ...
in the mid-1990s by actor and writer
Craig Cash
Craig Cash (born 11 September 1960)
Retrie ...
, star of ''
The Royle Family
''The Royle Family'' is a British sitcom produced by Granada Television for the BBC, which ran for three series from 1998 to 2000, and specials from 2006 to 2012. It centres on the lives of a television-fixated Manchester family, the Royles, com ...
''. Lloyd was an aspiring comedy writer and performer, and a fellow radio presenter. In 1996 Lloyd joined Mitchell on his afternoon radio show. The duo rapidly established a cult following with their witty and slightly risquė banter, and in 1998 won a
Sony Radio Academy Award
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for their show.
Mitchell died of a
heart attack
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on 12 March 2020 after collapsing near his home in Stockport. He was survived by his wife Helen and sons Adam and Sean.
Virgin Radio
In 1999 Pete and Geoff were recruited by
Virgin Radio UK
Virgin Radio UK is a national Hot Adult Contemporary radio station in the United Kingdom that launched on 30 March 2016, owned by Wireless Group which is itself a subsidiary of News Corp. It is the second incarnation of Virgin Radio in the UK: t ...
, where they took over the weekday evening show and covered
Chris Evans on the breakfast show, and again rapidly built up a significant audience. The pair took over the drivetime show in early 2002. By 2003 they were the most popular DJs on the station and were moved to the breakfast show to increase the audience. This they did very successfully, sticking to their well-established formula of slightly risquė banter about contemporary news and culture, with Mitchell tending to play the "straight man" to the more outrageous Lloyd. They won another Gold Sony Radio Award for their show.
On 28 November 2005, the duo announced that they were splitting up and leaving the breakfast show on Virgin Radio. Their final show together took place on 16 December. While Lloyd remained at Virgin Radio, Mitchell left for a while to join
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It is the most popular station in the United Kingdom with over 15 million weekly listeners. Since launching in 1967, the station broadcasts a wide range of content. ...
.
In addition to this, Mitchell took over the Saturday sports show ''Rock & Roll Football'' when Chris Evans stood down. From 2002 Mitchell also presented a weekly show on his own called ''Razor Cuts'', where he showcased new music and interviewed many bands and artists who picked their favourite tunes and played live on the show. Guests included
Morrissey
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,
Lou Reed
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,
Elvis Costello
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,
Pixies
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,
The Killers
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* Rock music, a genre of popular music
Rock or Rocks may also refer to:
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,
New Order,
Paul McCartney
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and
Mick Jagger
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.
In 2018, Mitchell rejoined
Virgin Radio UK
Virgin Radio UK is a national Hot Adult Contemporary radio station in the United Kingdom that launched on 30 March 2016, owned by Wireless Group which is itself a subsidiary of News Corp. It is the second incarnation of Virgin Radio in the UK: t ...
and presented a monthly documentary series called "Revolutions In Music".
BBC
From April 2006 until May 2009, Mitchell presented shows for
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC. It is the most popular station in the United Kingdom with over 15 million weekly listeners. Since launching in 1967, the station broadcasts a wide range of content. ...
, featuring interviews with guests including
Sam Moore
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,
John Legend
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,
Gloria Jones
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,
The Velvelettes
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,
Ronnie Spector
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Ronnie formed the ...
and
Noddy Holder
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. A regular spot named "Where in the World is Carmine?" featured former
Vanilla Fudge
Vanilla Fudge is an American rock band known predominantly for their slow extended heavy rock arrangements of contemporary hit songs, such as their hit cover of The Supremes' "You Keep Me Hangin' On".
The band's original line–up—vocalist a ...
drummer
Carmine Appice
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. American broadcaster
Leslie 'Radio Chick' Gold guested as the show's USA correspondent, while Professor Timothy English looked into
plagiarism
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in music. During his time at
BBC Radio 2
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Mitchell also presented ''Sold on Song'' live with
Donovan
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, and appeared as a fan of
Bob Dylan
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in the BBC radio series ''
Imagine
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* Imagination
Music Albums
* ''Imagine'' (Armin van Buuren album), 2008
* ''Imagine'' (Eva Cassidy album), 2002
* ''Imagine'' (Janice Vidal album), 2012
* ''Imagine'' (John Lennon album), 1971
** ''Imagine: John Lennon' ...
''. He also covered many shifts across Radio 2 and
BBC Radio 6 Music
BBC Radio 6 Music is a British digital radio station owned and operated by the BBC, specialising primarily in alternative music. BBC 6 Music was the first national music radio station to be launched by the BBC in 32 years. It is available onl ...
.
In 2008, Mitchell produced and presented the Radio 2 documentary ''I'm on My Way'', on
Northern soul star
Dean Parrish
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; he later produced ''Spellbound'', on guitarist
John McGeoch
John Alexander McGeoch (25 August 1955 – 4 March 2004) was a Scottish musician and songwriter. He is best known as the guitarist of the rock bands Magazine (1977-1980) and Siouxsie and the Banshees (1980-1982).
He has been described as one o ...
who played with
Magazine
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,
Siouxsie and the Banshees
Siouxsie and the Banshees were a British rock band formed in London in 1976 by vocalist Siouxsie Sioux and bass guitarist Steven Severin. They have been widely influential, both over their contemporaries and with later acts. ''Q'' magazine in ...
,
Visage and
PiL
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amongst others. ''Toerag'', the story of
Liam Watson, a documentary about one of Britain's most in-demand record producers, presented by Mitchell, was broadcast on 3 May on Radio 2. Watson produced ''
Elephant
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'' by the
White Stripes
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, which went to number one around the world, from his little studio in Hackney in East London. The ''
Carmine Appice
Carmine Appice ( , born December 15, 1946) is an American rock drummer. He is best known for his associations with Vanilla Fudge; Cactus; the power trio Beck, Bogert & Appice; Rod Stewart; King Kobra; and Blue Murder. He is also Vinny Appice's ...
Story'', the tale of the rock drummer with
Vanilla Fudge
Vanilla Fudge is an American rock band known predominantly for their slow extended heavy rock arrangements of contemporary hit songs, such as their hit cover of The Supremes' "You Keep Me Hangin' On".
The band's original line–up—vocalist a ...
, was broadcast in September on Radio 2.
In 2009, the
Motown
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record label celebrated its 50th birthday. Mitchell indulged his passion for the subject and presented various programmes to mark the occasion. The 6-part series ''Hitsville USA: 50 Years of Heart & Soul'' ran weekly from 5 January 2009 on Radio 2 and offered (to quote the ''Radio Times'') "a nourishing insight into the label's rare treasures". ''Motorcity Blues'' aired on 10 January on Radio 2, with a fascinating portrait of the city of Detroit and how its events and people have shaped the Motown label. ''The Sound of Young America'' went out on Radio 2 on 17 January and told of how the Motown Sound has influenced music today. Mitchell's documentary ''Toerag'' was broadcast on 6 Music in July 2009. ''Spellbound'', the story of guitarist
John McGeoch
John Alexander McGeoch (25 August 1955 – 4 March 2004) was a Scottish musician and songwriter. He is best known as the guitarist of the rock bands Magazine (1977-1980) and Siouxsie and the Banshees (1980-1982).
He has been described as one o ...
, was broadcast on 6 Music in April 2011.
Xfm
Mitchell presented his first
Xfm
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(now Radio X) breakfast show on 15 June 2009 and his alternative radio show ''Razor Cuts'' on 21 June 2009. His first ''Razor Cuts'' guest was former
New Order member bassist
Peter Hook
Peter Hook (born Woodhead; 13 February 1956) is an English musician, best known as the bassist and co-founder of the rock bands Joy Division and New Order. Hook often used the bass as a lead instrument, playing melodies on the high strings wi ...
, who spoke candidly about the break-up of the legendary band. Guitarist
Johnny Marr
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revealed that he had been offered $50 million to reform
The Smiths
The Smiths were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1982. They comprised the singer Morrissey, the guitarist Johnny Marr, the bassist Andy Rourke and the drummer Mike Joyce. They are regarded as one of the most important acts to emerg ...
on the show recently. Other guests included
Jarvis Cocker
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,
Shaun Ryder
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,
Paul Weller
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,
Bernard Sumner
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,
Mike Joyce,
Delphic,
Ian McCulloch,
Dave Grohl
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,
Jack White
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and
Courtney Love
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.
On 9 August 2009 Mitchell presented a
The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses were an English Rock music, rock band formed in Manchester in 1983. One of the pioneering groups of the Madchester movement in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the band's classic and most prominent lineup consisted of vocalist I ...
documentary with producer John Leckie about the 20th anniversary of The Stone Roses'
debut album. In May 2010 he produced and presented ''Some Friendly'', a documentary on the 20th anniversary of the
Charlatans'
debut album, where the band and producer Chris Nagle were reunited by Mitchell for the first time since the album was recorded. It was broadcast on 16 May 2010.
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''Screamadelica and The Second Summer of Love'', produced and narrated by Mitchell, aired on Absolute 90s
Absolute Radio 90s is a semi-national digital radio station owned and operated by Bauer as part of the Absolute Radio Network. Its output is non-stop 1990s hits.
The station launched on DAB in London in June 2010 and on the Digital One plat ...
, billed as the UK's only station dedicated to music from that decade, on 26 November 2010 at the end of a week of Primal Scream
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activity timed to coincide with the band's Screamdelica live dates. It charted the making of the album, including an interview with singer Bobby Gillespie
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, as well as examining the wider context of the dance music explosion and rave culture, with contributions from The Inspiral Carpets' Clint Boon
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Music career
Born in Oldham, Lancashire, Boon joined the Ins ...
, Hacienda DJ Dave Haslam
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and Scream vocalist Denise Johnson.
Absolute Radio
Mitchell presented Absolute Radio Q Radio Show 10pm, Absolute Radio 90s (Pete Mitchell's 24hr Party People: 8pm10pm) and Absolute Radio 60s/70s.
He presented the Absolute Radio 60s weekday mid-morning show (10am1pm), plus the Absolute 60s and Absolute Radio 70s Soul and Funk show Soul Time, which is broadcast on Saturday/Sundays. The show looks at Motown, Northern Soul, funk and Stax records amongst others. He regularly had star guests who have included Earth, Wind & Fire
Earth, Wind & Fire (EW&F or EWF) is an American band whose music spans the genres of jazz, R&B, soul, funk, disco, pop, big band, Latin, and Afro pop. They are among the best-selling bands of all time, with sales of over 90 million re ...
, John Legend
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, Smokey Robinson
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, George Clinton, Candi Staton
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, The O'Jays
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and Mary Wilson of the Supremes, who pick their favourite soul and funk recording.
He also presented documentaries and interviews across the Absolute Radio network which have included Come On: 50 Years of the Rolling Stones; One Love: the Continuing Story of the Stone Roses; Revolutions: the influence of the Beatles; Inside Joy Division; Hacienda: the World's Greatest Night Club; The Story of the Clash; Here Come the Girls: the story of the Girl Group Sound; Good Times: Nile Rodgers; The Boy from Burnage: the Noel Gallagher Story; and Not Fade Away: the Return of the Rolling Stones.
Other work
Mitchell has appeared on Sky News, Channel 4's ''Top 100 Albums'', Channel 5's ''Top 100 Singles'', ITV's Madonna special, ''Eggheads'' for the BBC, Sky One's ''Hidden Secret'', MTV, CNN, Channel 5 news, ''Pete & Geoff's Top 9s'' for VH1 and ''The Royle Family'' for Granada/BBC—to name but a few. He has written regularly for the ''Manchester Evening News
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'' and often contributed to the '' Daily Star''. During his career he has guest written for some of the UK's most influential music magazines including City Life and Q Magazine. A love of alternative music, along with a passion for funk, soul and Motown has led to various high-profile appearances as a club DJ. Mitchell had also DJed at Manchester venue The Haçienda
The Haçienda was a nightclub and music venue in Manchester, North West England, which became famous during the Manchester years of the 1980s and early 1990s. It was run by the record label Factory Records.
The club opened in 1982, eventually ...
and at Alan McGee
Alan John McGee (born 29 September 1960) is a Scottish businessman and music industry executive. He has been a record label owner, musician, manager, and music blogger for ''The Guardian''. He co-founded the independent Creation Records label, r ...
's Death Disco at Notting Hill Arts Club.
References
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British radio personalities
British radio DJs
People from Crumpsall
1958 births
2020 deaths