kicior99
26.10.04, 18:03
(BBC) Veteran BBC broadcaster John Peel has died at the age of 65, while on
holiday in Peru. Peel, whose radio career spanned 40 years, was on a working
holiday in the city of Cuzco with his wife Sheila when he suffered a heart
attack. He was BBC Radio 1's longest-serving DJ and in recent years had also
presented Home Truths on Radio 4. Radio 1 controller Andy Parfitt said Peel's
contribution to modern music and culture was "immeasurable".