After Dinner Speakers: David 'Kid' Jensen, Graham Gooch, James Allen

Ex Radio Luxembourg presenter and Canadian David Jensen presented a weekday evening show on Radio 1, from 1977 to 1985. He earned the name 'Kid' while working for Radio Luxembourg, because he was the youngest of all the DJ’s at the station. Born in Victoria, British Columbia, David worked for a local station whilst still at school. He originally intended to study to be an oceanographer, but became 'side-tracked' into the disc jockey world. He came to Europe and joined RTL at 18, he signed up for the BBC in 1976. David Jensen was known for his offbeat dress sense. His musical passion was new wave; bands such as The Jam and the Stranglers. He left R1 to host the new Sunday Nescafe 'Network Chart Show' on Independent Radio stations until 1991, when he moved to London's Capital Gold, then went on to present on London's Heart FM.