9 Nov 1959 - 16 Apr 2026 (66 years)

Andrew Kershaw was an English broadcaster and disc jockey (DJ), predominantly on radio, and known for his interest in world music. He presented shows on BBC Radio 1 from 1985 until 2000 and co-presented BBC television coverage of the 1985 Live Aid concert.

Kershaw's shows featured a mix of country, blues, reggae, folk music, African music, spoken word performances and a wide variety of other music from around the world.

Kershaw had a 17-year relationship with the mother of his two children, a son and a daughter. They moved to the Isle of Man, where the relationship broke down; he repeatedly harassed her. In October 2007, he was convicted of breaching a restraining order which required him not to contact her, and of driving under the influence, and in January 2008, he was sentenced to three months' imprisonment for repeatedly violating this order. He was arrested a few days after his release, and at the end of that year he was given a six-month suspended sentence.

A much-advertised BBC Radio 4 interview with him, On the Ropes, was cancelled the day before transmission in April 2009 "over fears it would impinge on the privacy of his former girlfriend and their children". In August 2010, he was due to return to work at the BBC.

Kershaw's cancer diagnosis was revealed in January 2026.