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Charles "Chas" White, known as Dr Rock is an Irish-born BBC Radio and TV presenter and book author. ==Biography== Charles White was born in Dublin in 1942. He studied medicine in London in the 1960s, to become a chiropodist, but chose instead to follow a DJ career. He lives in Scarborough. A self-described "lifelong Rock and Roll 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 ''Dr Rock's Guide to Hollywood'', which won an Outstanding Achievement Award at the 1996 (New York Festivals® International Television & Film Awards ).〔(BBC biography )〕 White hosted the ''Dr Rock Show'' which ran on both Yorkshire and Tyne Tees Television. He has also appeared on the ground-breaking 1980s' series, ''The Tube''. He authored biographies of Jerry Lee Lewis and Little Richard. White has written articles for ''The Observer'' and ''The Independent'' newspapers, and for ''Tatler'' and ''Rolling Stone'' magazines. His BBC Radio York show goes on the air every Sunday between 6pm and 7pm, GMT, but can be also be heard in many countries across the globe.〔(Global Dr Rock ), BBC York & North Yorkshire〕 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,〔("Cuts fears for BBC Radio York" ), ''The Press'', 10 December 2011〕 with Dr Rock's programme among those scheduled to go. The announcement was met with protest letters by fans.〔("Dr Rock’s programmes are essential listening" ), letter in the ''Scarborough Evening News'', 21 December 2011〕 Three years on, however, Dr Rock was still broadcasting every Sunday, and, in 2014, celebrated two full decades with BBC York.〔("Rock ‘n’ roll on the airwaves for 20 years" ), ''The Scarborough News'', 31 October 2013〕〔("Why BBC Radio York's Charles White is still our Rock DJ" ) by Charles Hutchinson, ''York Press, 1 March 2014〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Charles White (Dr Rock)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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