Dave Lee Travis
English radio and television presenter (born 1945) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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David Patrick Griffin (born 25 May 1945),[1] known professionally as Dave Lee Travis, is an English former disc jockey, and former television presenter.[2][3]
Dave Lee Travis | |
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Born | David Patrick Griffin (1945-05-25) 25 May 1945 (age 78) Buxton, Derbyshire, England |
Other names | DLT The Hairy Monster The Hairy Cornflake |
Occupation(s) | Radio and television presenter |
Years active | 1965–2022 |
Spouse |
Marianne Bergqvist (m. 1971) |
Travis began his broadcasting career on the pirate radio station Radio Caroline in 1965. He moved to BBC Radio 1 where he became one of the station's leading presenters during the 1970s and 1980s, and a regular presenter of Top of the Pops. Following his resignation from the BBC in 1993, he worked for several British commercial radio stations.
In November 2012, Travis was arrested by officers from Operation Yewtree on suspicion of historical sexual offences, which he denied.[4] In February 2014, he was found not guilty on twelve of the counts, with the jury unable to reach a decision on a further two counts.[5] Travis faced a retrial on the two outstanding counts, with an additional alleged offence from 1995. The retrial began on 5 September 2014.[6] On 23 September he was found guilty of one count of indecent assault and on 26 September given a three-month prison sentence suspended for two years.[7]