found: Wikipedia, May 10, 2017:(John Peel, professional name of John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, an English disc jockey, radio presenter, record producer, and journalist; born in Heswall, England; died in Cusco, Peru; broadcast on BBC Radio 1 from 1967 until his death; adopted the name John Peel while working with the offshore pirate radio station Radio London in 1967, then joined the BBC's new pop music station, BBC Radio 1; is best known for his important role in introducing unsigned acts into the mainstream; also served as a disc jockey on the BBC world service, on the British Forces Broadcasting Service, and on radio in Europe; later was a presenter on BBC TV; his autobiography, Margrave of the marshes, was published after his death; also founded Dandelion Records and Strange Fruit Records)
