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133:, but can also be heard in many countries across the globe. In December 2011, BBC Radio announced that some 40 hours of local broadcasting a week would be axed in order to meet the budgeted 20 per cent cut in expenses, with Dr Rock's programme among those scheduled to go. The announcement was met with protest letters by fans. 304: 331: 58:
enthusiast", he ran a college course on the development of Rock and Roll, which led to his nickname "Dr Rock" by the press. White's television work includes
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Three years on, however, Dr Rock was still broadcasting every Sunday, and, in 2014, celebrated two full decades with
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his entire "Dr Rock collection," consisting of some five thousand vinyl records, as well as various
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The Life and Times of Little Richard: The Authorised Biography
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New York Festivals® International Television & Film Awards
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show goes on the air every Sunday between 6pm and 7pm,
47:, but chose instead to follow a DJ career. He lives in 357: 249:"Dr Rock’s programmes are essential listening" 177:Killer! The Life and Times of Jerry Lee Lewis 267:"Rock ‘n’ roll on the airwaves for 20 years" 302: 386:People from Scarborough, North Yorkshire 358: 324: 13: 14: 407: 303:Bambridge, Steve (10 May 2020). 221:, BBC York & North Yorkshire 396:Broadcasters from County Dublin 231:"Cuts fears for BBC Radio York" 98:White has written articles for 296: 278: 260: 242: 224: 212: 201: 87:. He authored biographies of 1: 194: 60:Dr Rock's Guide to Hollywood 26: 7: 376:British radio personalities 54:A self-described "lifelong 10: 412: 391:Writers from County Dublin 43:in the 1960s, to become a 179:. Arrow Books Ltd. 1996. 254:Scarborough Evening News 151: 287:by Charles Hutchinson, 161:. Omnibus Press. 2003. 381:Irish radio presenters 310:The Scarborough News 272:The Scarborough News 110:newspapers, and for 79:Tyne Tees Television 17:Charles "Chas" White 340:. 13 September 2017 257:, 21 December 2011 239:, 10 December 2011 73:which ran on both 31:White was born in 275:, 31 October 2013 186:978-0-09-930385-5 168:978-0-7119-9761-5 69:White hosted the 403: 350: 349: 347: 345: 328: 322: 321: 319: 317: 300: 294: 282: 276: 264: 258: 251:, letter in the 246: 240: 228: 222: 216: 210: 205: 190: 172: 411: 410: 406: 405: 404: 402: 401: 400: 356: 355: 354: 353: 343: 341: 330: 329: 325: 315: 313: 301: 297: 292:, 1 March 2014 283: 279: 265: 261: 247: 243: 229: 225: 217: 213: 206: 202: 197: 187: 175: 169: 157: 154: 107:The Independent 89:Jerry Lee Lewis 29: 12: 11: 5: 409: 399: 398: 393: 388: 383: 378: 373: 368: 352: 351: 337:Yorkshire Post 323: 295: 277: 259: 241: 223: 219:Global Dr Rock 211: 199: 198: 196: 193: 192: 191: 185: 173: 167: 153: 150: 127:BBC Radio York 93:Little Richard 28: 25: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 408: 397: 394: 392: 389: 387: 384: 382: 379: 377: 374: 372: 371:Living people 369: 367: 364: 363: 361: 339: 338: 333: 327: 312: 311: 306: 299: 293: 291: 286: 281: 274: 273: 268: 263: 256: 255: 250: 245: 238: 237: 232: 227: 220: 215: 209: 208:BBC biography 204: 200: 188: 182: 178: 174: 170: 164: 160: 156: 155: 149: 147: 143: 139: 134: 132: 128: 123: 121: 120: 119:Rolling Stone 115: 114: 109: 108: 103: 102: 96: 94: 90: 86: 85: 80: 76: 72: 67: 65: 61: 57: 56:Rock and Roll 52: 50: 46: 42: 38: 35:. He studied 34: 24: 22: 18: 342:. Retrieved 335: 326: 314:. Retrieved 308: 298: 288: 280: 270: 262: 252: 244: 234: 226: 214: 203: 176: 158: 135: 124: 117: 111: 105: 101:The Observer 99: 97: 82: 71:Dr Rock Show 70: 68: 59: 53: 30: 20: 16: 15: 366:1942 births 146:memorabilia 122:magazines. 49:Scarborough 19:, known as 360:Categories 290:York Press 195:References 45:podiatrist 236:The Press 75:Yorkshire 27:Biography 344:13 April 138:BBC York 84:The Tube 37:medicine 316:24 July 148:items. 142:auction 21:Dr Rock 183:  165:  113:Tatler 41:London 33:Dublin 152:Books 346:2022 318:2020 181:ISBN 163:ISBN 125:His 116:and 104:and 91:and 77:and 131:GMT 39:in 362:: 334:. 307:. 269:, 233:, 95:. 66:. 51:. 348:. 320:. 189:. 171:.

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Dublin
medicine
London
podiatrist
Scarborough
Rock and Roll
New York Festivals® International Television & Film Awards
Yorkshire
Tyne Tees Television
The Tube
Jerry Lee Lewis
Little Richard
The Observer
The Independent
Tatler
Rolling Stone
BBC Radio York
GMT
BBC York
auction
memorabilia
ISBN
978-0-7119-9761-5
ISBN
978-0-09-930385-5
BBC biography
Global Dr Rock
"Cuts fears for BBC Radio York"
The Press
"Dr Rock’s programmes are essential listening"

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