Billy Butler (DJ)

William George Butler (born 24 January 1942[1]) is a British former radio presenter on BBC Radio Merseyside and Radio City. In the course of his career, he has presented TV shows such as FAX and the magazine programme What the Butler Sees.[2][3] In September 2010 he published his autobiography Billy Butler MBE – Mrs Butler’s Eldest.[4]

Billy Butler
Butler at an event in Liverpool in 2018
Born
William George Butler

(1942-01-24) 24 January 1942
Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales
NationalityBritish
OccupationRadio presenter

Butler was born in Amlwch, Anglesey in Wales. In the 1960s he was a DJ at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. He appeared in Scousers in St Helens on 26 October 2010 alongside Tina Malone, Margi Clarke and many others.[5] From 1988 to 1990 he presented a seasonal late Friday night show on BBC Radio 2 in the early months of the year.[6]

In 1987, Butler appeared in the first two series of ChuckleVision in a segment called "Armchair Theatre", where he would tell a story to the viewers.

In 2018, Butler's contract with BBC Radio Merseyside was not renewed.[7]

Radio City

After several years at Radio City, Billy left when he played Cliff Richard's Can't Keep This Feeling In twice during a breakfast show on sister station Magic 1548 and saying this was what the listeners asked for, but the station playlist would not allow him to play it, so he walked out while live on air.[8]

Hold Your Plums

Hold Your Plums was a radio quiz show which ran for over a decade on BBC Radio Merseyside. It was hosted by Billy Butler and Wally Scott .[9]

Hold Your Plums started out as a segment of Billy Butler’s radio show and was extended to a two-hour show of its own. It was broadcast live from the BBC Radio Merseyside Studio’s on Paradise Street, Liverpool on Sundays from 11 am to 1 pm, using Root Beer Rag composed by Billy Joel as its regular catchy theme tune. Mostly an audience was present in the studio as the show went out.

References
  1. Billy Butler at IMDb
  2. liverpoolecho Administrator (13 February 2010). "Radio DJ Billy Butler celebrates 40 years of showbusiness with appearance on Inside Out". liverpoolecho.
  3. "BBC - Liverpool & Merseyside - Profile: Billy Butler". bbc.co.uk.
  4. liverpoolecho Administrator (15 September 2010). "Billy Butler's new book on life, radio and his years in showbiz". liverpoolecho.
  5. "Gags galore as comedy fest tickles town". sthelensstar.co.uk.
  6. BBC Genome website - Radio Times listings
  7. Article in "Liverpool Echo"
  8. "Loyal DJ in cliff-hanger". Birmingham Mail. 26 October 1998. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  9. "BBC Liverpool website". Retrieved 2007-05-01.
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