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Keith Fordyce Marriott (15 October 1928 – 15 March 2011 [1]) was an English disc jockey and presenter on British radio and television. He is most famous as the first presenter of ITV's Ready Steady Go! in 1963, [2] but was a stalwart of both BBC Radio and Radio Luxembourg for many years.
The easy-going and avuncular Keith Fordyce was the highly reliable host of the chaotic live, beat music programme, Ready Steady Go!, which started in 1963. Part of its attraction was...
- Spencer Leigh
Mar 29, 2011 · Keith Fordyce, former host of the Sixties TV pop programme Ready Steady Go!, has died aged 83. The pioneering ITV show began in 1963 when British pop was having one of its most...
Apr 1, 2011 · Keith Fordyce, who died on March 15 aged 82, was the unlikely frontman for the ITV pop show Ready, Steady, Go! in the early 1960s – unlikely in that he wore a suit and...
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The best known presenters were Keith Fordyce and Cathy McGowan, though early shows were introduced by Dusty Springfield. The show was occasionally presented by David Gell and Michael Aldred. Both McGowan and Aldred joined after answering an advertisement for "a typical teenager" as adviser.
Mar 21, 2020 · A nostalgic look back at the groundbreaking music show that launched the careers of the Beatles, the Stones and many more. Keith Fordyce was the first presenter, but Cathy McGowan was the star of the mod scene.
