[jazz_guitar] RIP: Malcolm Laycock, DJ

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Ex-Radio 2 presenter Laycock dies
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8351614.stm

Former BBC Radio 2 presenter Malcolm Laycock died on Sunday, his agent says.

Mr Laycock left Sunday Night at 10 - a programme dedicated to music of the 1930s and 40s - in the summer after spending 14 years as its presenter.

His decision - due in part to disagreements with the station - prompted outrage among his listeners.

Bob Shennan, controller of Radio 2 and 6 Music, said Mr Laycock's former colleagues were "shocked and saddened" to hear of his death.

"Malcolm was a much-loved and highly respected broadcaster, renowned for his skill as a presenter and producer, and his passion for music and radio," he said.

Mr Laycock's radio career spanned four decades, during which he worked on Radio 2, BBC London and the BBC World Service as well as helping to set up London's Jazz FM.

He was awarded a Sony Radio Award for his programme Billie Holiday In Her Own Words.

He produced many programmes for Radio 2 including Voices and Back Numbers, and documentaries on Nat King Cole, Josh White and Harlem's Savoy Ballroom.

Mr Laycock was also known internationally for his broadcasts for BBC World Service.

These included six years presenting the weekly Jazz For The Asking programme, and for his many series of Kings Of Swing and The Big Band Singers, and for the documentary Glenn Miller - The Legacy.

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Ex-Radio 2 DJ Malcolm Laycock dies
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/nov/10/radio-2-dj-malcolm-laycock

Laycock also worked for BBC London and the World Service and helped to set up the original Jazz FM

Former BBC Radio 2 DJ Malcolm Laycock, who left the station earlier this year, has died.

Laycock died on Sunday, his agent told BBC News. In a broadcasting career spanning more than four decades, Laycock also worked for BBC London, the BBC World Service, and helped set up the original Jazz FM in London, of which he was later controller.

He presented dance and big band show Sunday Night at 10 for 14 years on Radio 2. He left the station this summer following a contractual dispute and a series of disagreements over the format of the show.

Laycock claimed Radio 2's listeners were "up in arms about Radio 2 and its policy towards the older age group".

The Radio 2 controller, Bob Shennan, said Laycock's former colleagues were "shocked and saddened" to hear of his death.

"Malcolm was a much-loved and highly respected broadcaster, renowned for his skill as a presenter and producer, and his passion for music and radio," added Shennan.

Laycock won a Sony radio award for his Radio 2 programme Billie Holiday In Her Own Words and presented series for the station including As Time Goes By, Traditionally British, and documentaries on Edward Heath, Joe Loss and Gilbert Becaud. He also produced many programmes and documentaries for Radio 2.

His World Service credits included Jazz For the Asking, Kings of Swing, The Big Band Singers and documentary Glenn Miller - the Legacy.






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