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Pete Mitchell (born in Crumpsall, Greater Manchester, England), is a presenter on BBC Radio 2. Previously he was one half of duo Pete & Geoff, who presented Virgin Radio's Breakfast show from 2003 to 2005. Pete now hosts the 3am-7am Sunday morning slot on Radio 2.

Early career

Pete began his career in 1986 as a sports commentator for Red Rose Radio in Lancashire. He moved to Manchester’s Piccadilly Radio in 1989 and as the station gained a new identity and become Key 103 Pete presented the popular afternoon show and developed, wrote and produced IQ, his own specialist weekend music programme. IQ featured guest interviews and live sets from both established and up-and-coming acts. He championed the indie bands of the "Madchester" scene in the early 1990s. His IQ radio show featured bands like Oasis, Inspiral Carpets, James, Badly Drawn Boy, 808 State, and Happy Mondays. Mitchell was introduced to Geoff Lloyd in the mid 1990s, by actor and writer Craig Cash, star of The Royle Family. Lloyd was an aspiring comedy writer and performer, and a fellow radio presenter. In 1996 Lloyd joined Mitchell on his afternoon radio show. The duo rapidly established a cult following with their witty and slightly risquė banter, and in 1998 won a Sony radio academy award for their show

Virgin Radio

In 1999 they were recruited by Virgin Radio, where they took over the weekday evening show and covered Chris Evans on the Breakfast show, and again rapidly built up a significant audience. The pair took over the Drivetime show in early 2002. By 2003 they were the most popular DJs on the station and were moved to the Breakfast Show in order to increase the audience. This they did very successfully, sticking to their well-established formula of slightly risquė banter about contemporary news and culture, with Mitchell tending to play the "straight man" to the more outrageous Lloyd. Lloyd occasionally courted controversy with some of his remarks, most notoriously when he expressed willingness to eat the limbs of a dead baby to ease poverty. A complaint against the station was upheld and Lloyd was reprimanded for his comments. Nevertheless, the audience for the show remained strong, despite (or possibly because) of Lloyd's willingness to stray to the edge of acceptability with his remarks. They won another Gold Sony Radio Award for their show.

In addition to this, Mitchell took over the Saturday sports show Rock & Roll Football when Chris Evans stood down. From 2002 Mitchell also presented a weekly show on his own called Razor Cuts, (described by the NME as 'The coolest show on radio')^{[citation needed]} where he showcased new music and interviewed many bands and artists who picked their favourite tunes. Pete has appeared on Sky News, Channel 4 ’s Top 100 Albums, Channel 5 ’s Top 100 Singles, ITV’s Madonna special, Eggheads for the BBC, Sky One ’s Hidden Secrets, Pete & Geoff’s Top 9’s for VH1 and The Royle Family for Granada / BBC - to name but a few. Pete has written regularly for the Manchester Evening News and often contributes for The Daily Star. During his career he has guest written for some of the UK’s most influential music magazines. A love of alternative music, along with a passion for funk, soul and Motown has led to various high profile appearances as a club DJ. In the past Pete has DJ’d at Manchester venue, The Hacienda and more recently at Alan McGee’s Death Disco at Notting Hill Arts Club.

On 28 November 2005, the duo announced that they were splitting up and leaving the Breakfast Show on Virgin Radio. Their final show together took place on 16 December. While Geoff Lloyd remained at Virgin Radio, Pete Mitchell left to join BBC Radio 2.

BBC

From April 2006, Mitchell presented 2 shows for BBC Radio 2, early Saturday morning from 3-6am and early Sunday morning from 2-4am. His shows feature interviews with guests who choose their favourite soul records. Notable guests have included Sam Moore, John Legend, Gloria Jones, The Velvelettes, Ronnie Spector and Noddy Holder. A regular spot named Where in the World is Carmine features former Vanilla Fudge drummer Carmine Appice. American broadcaster Leslie 'Radio Chick' Gold is the show's USA correspondent. Professor Timothy English is the show's music expert and looks into plagiarism in music. He has also presented Sold on Song live with Donovan, and appeared as a fan of Bob Dylan in the BBC radio series Imagine.

In early 2008 Mitchell produced and presented the BBC Radio 2 documentary I'm On My Way - on Northern soul star Dean Parrish; He later produced Spellbound - on guitarist John McGeoch who played with Magazine, Siouxsie & the Banshees, Visage and PiL amongst others. Toerag ;the story of Liam Watson, a documentary about one of Britain's most in demand record producers,presented by Mitchell was broadcast on 3rd May at 7pm on BBC Radio 2. Watson produced 'Elephant' by the White Stripes,which went to number one around the world, from his little studio in Hackney in East London. His latest documentary The Carmine Appice Story, the tale of the legendary rock drummer with Vanilla Fudge,was broadcast in September on BBC Radio 2.

As the Motown Record label celebrates it's 50th Birthday this year, pete has been working on various programmes to mark the occasion.

The 6 part series 'Hitsville USA: 50 Years of Heart & Soul' starts Monday 5th January 2009 11.30 pm on Radio 2 and offers (to quote the Radio Times) 'a nourishing insight into the labels rare treasures'.

Saturday 10 January, listen to 'Motorcity Blues' - a fascinating portrait of the city of Detroit and how it's events and people have shaped the Motown label - 7-8pm on Radio 2

Then on Saturday 17th January (Radio 2, 7-8pm) 'The Sound of Young America' tells of how the Motown Sound has influenced music today.

Pete's show on BBC Radio 2, now goes out on Sundays from 3-7am.^[1][2]

References

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External links

• Pete Mitchell on BBC Radio 2
• PETE MITCHELL BBC RADIO 2 at MySpace

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