Editing Chris Denning (section)

==Radio career==
His first radio experience was on a short-wave station in the United States as a teenager before travelling to Kenya to work on [[British Forces Network]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Legge|first=James|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/ex-radio-1-dj-chris-denning-re-arrested-by-jimmy-savile-police-on-suspicion-of-sex-offences-8807365.html|title=Ex-Radio 1 DJ Chris Denning re-arrested by Jimmy Savile police on suspicion of sex offences|work=The Independent|date=10 September 2013|access-date=18 February 2019|archive-date=19 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190219015628/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/ex-radio-1-dj-chris-denning-re-arrested-by-jimmy-savile-police-on-suspicion-of-sex-offences-8807365.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He then returned to the UK in time to become the first announcer heard on [[BBC2]] when it began broadcasting in 1964.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30058689|title=Chris Denning convicted again of sex abuse against boys|work=BBC News|date=14 November 2014|access-date=18 February 2019|archive-date=18 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190218142018/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30058689|url-status=live}}</ref> He worked for [[Radio Luxembourg]] and [[Wonderful Radio London|Radio London]] before presenting the Saturday afternoon programme ''Where It's At'' with [[Kenny Everett]] (produced by [[Johnny Beerling]]) on the [[BBC Light Programme]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.beatlesbible.com/1967/05/20/the-bbc-bans-a-day-in-the-life
|title=The BBC bans A Day in the Life
|work=Beatles Bible website
|date=20 May 1967
|access-date=11 September 2013
|archive-date=1 September 2013
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130901034433/http://www.beatlesbible.com/1967/05/20/the-bbc-bans-a-day-in-the-life/
|url-status=live
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.beatlesinterviews.org/db1967.0519.bbc.beatles.html
|title=Beatles Interview: Where It's At, Sgt Pepper Promo Party
|work=Beatles interviews website
|date=19 May 1967
|access-date=11 September 2013
|archive-date=21 August 2013
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130821012143/http://beatlesinterviews.org/db1967.0519.bbc.beatles.html
|url-status=live
}}</ref>
He then became one of the original DJs on [[BBC Radio 1]],<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.radiorewind.co.uk/radio1/original_presenter_list.htm
|title=Radio 1 Original Presenter List as Published September 4th 1967
|work=Radio Rewind
|access-date=11 September 2013
|archive-date=6 August 2017
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806221039/http://www.radiorewind.co.uk/radio1/original_presenter_list.htm
|url-status=live
}}</ref> where he continued presenting ''Where It's At'', had his own weekly show and deputised as necessary for [[Tony Blackburn]] on the latter's breakfast show.<ref name= "Symonds">{{cite news
|url= https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/oneder-boys-here-are-23-people-who-25-years-ago-this-week-thought-that-what-britain-needed-was-a-publicly-funded-pop-radio-station-many-others-firmly-disagreed-and-still-do--including-so-its-said-the-bbcs-next-directorgeneral-so-where-today-are-the-voices-of-radio-1-mk-1-1554088.html
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110054450/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/oneder-boys-here-are-23-people-who-25-years-ago-this-week-thought-that-what-britain-needed-was-a-publicly-funded-pop-radio-station-many-others-firmly-disagreed-and-still-do--including-so-its-said-the-bbcs-next-directorgeneral-so-where-today-are-the-voices-of-radio-1-mk-1-1554088.html
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=10 November 2012
|title=One-Der Boys
|newspaper=[[The Independent]]
|first=David
|last=Symonds
|date=27 September 1992}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.offshoreradio.co.uk/djsd.htm
|title=The BBC bans A Day in the Life
|work=Offshore Radio website
|access-date=11 September 2013
|archive-date=11 January 2019
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111234843/http://www.offshoreradio.co.uk/djsd.htm
|url-status=live
}}</ref> Denning was gay, and has said that he was '[[coming out|out]]' when he was working at Radio 1.<ref name="Connolly"/>

Denning left Radio 1 in 1969 after facing accusations that his job there came into conflict with his new promotional job at [[Decca Records]], which the BBC had initially agreed to with provisos. He worked for Decca for two years.<ref name="Symonds"/> He then became the number two producer at [[Bell Records]] and was involved in developing the careers of the [[Bay City Rollers]]<ref name="Symonds"/> and [[Gary Glitter]].<ref name="Connolly"/>

After his employment with radio stations and record companies, he ran his own music and video production business, and was part of a 1997 Radio One reunion with Terry Wogan and Tony Blackburn.<ref>{{cite web |title=Profile: Chris Denning, former BBC Radio 1 DJ |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30297839 |website=BBC News |date=16 December 2014 |access-date=22 December 2020 |archive-date=18 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418222146/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30297839 |url-status=live }}</ref>