Johnnie Walker From Hampton-in-Arden, near Birmingham, he was born Peter Dingley on 30th March 1945. After leaving Solihull public school at the age of 15, he worked as a second-hand car salesman and disco DJ under the name “Peter Dee.” He joined “Swinging” Radio England at its start in May 1966 but was told he would have to change his name as Peter Dee was too similar to that of another DJ, Roger Day. He chose his new identity from a tape of American radio jingles and became “Johnnie Walker.” In October he moved to Caroline South as the station swing-jock, deputising for whichever DJ was on shore-leave. He soon took over the 9-midnight show which he quickly made his own. Johnnie's very intimate personal style of broadcasting was hugely popular and his Kiss in the Car, Frinton Flashing and Ten O'Clock Turn On features broke new ground in British radio.
