Xfm's John Kennedy To Be Interviewed At The Great Escape
The Xfm Legend will be in conversation at the Brighton festival...
As Xfm celebrates twenty years broadcasting in London this year, our longest established DJ, new music champion John Kennedy, will be in conversation with Jon Hillcock, at The Great Escape in Brighton this May, discussing his 22 years supporting new bands on the radio, and his 13 years fronting Xposure, the longest running show on Xfm and an important platform for new music in the UK.
Xfm began staging regular "RSL broadcasts" (on air for a month at a time) in 1992, before becoming a permanent fixture on London’s airwaves in 1997, and going live on FM in Manchester in 2006. John Kennedy became involved in Xfm in 1992, and is the only DJ to have been with the station full time ever since it became a fully-fledged broadcaster in 1997. His Xposure show has given early support to countless great artists over the years, many of whom performed at TGE over the years, including Adele, The xx and Kate Nash.
John Kennedy will be one of a number of music and media people to feature in the In Conversation strand as part of The Great Escape convention programme this May. The convention will again bring together thousands of music business practitioners from across the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, who will enjoy a packed schedule of panels, debates, keynotes and interviews. This is run alongside The Great Escape festival programme, Europe’s leading festival for new music.
Jon Hillcock, host of the popular New Noise podcast and now a regular voice on BBC 6music, began his radio career as an intern on Xposure. Commenting on the prospect of interviewing his former boss, Jon says: “It's thanks to John Kennedy that I work in music radio. Listening to John's programmes, and the way they seek out the different, celebrate the unorthodox and champion the new - irrespective of genre, geography or agenda - fundamentally shaped and enhanced the way I listen to music, full stop. I can't wait to ask him the questions I've always been too scared to ask”.
The Great Escape takes place from 10-12 May in Brighton. Full delegate passes are currently available at the early bird rate of £120 from www.escapegreat.com. This includes access to all convention events, plus priority access to the core festival venues, subject to capacity.
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