ArtistInfo

Derek Jameson

1929-2012 GB, London
Spoken Word, Pop and Classical

Derek Jameson (29 November 1929 – 12 September 2012) was an English tabloid journalist and broadcaster.Beginning his career in the media at the lowest possible level in 1944 at Reuters, he worked his way up the career ladder to become the editor of several British tabloid newspapers in the 1970s and 1980s. Later, he was a regular broadcaster on BBC Radio 2 for nearly a decade and a half, including an on-air partnership with Ellen, his third wife, and became a familiar television personality.

Genres

• Spoken Word
• Pop
• Classical