Christopher Reynolds Stone ( Eng. Christopher Reynolds Stone ; September 19, 1882 - May 22, 1965 ) is a British radio host, considered the first DJ in British history.
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He graduated from Eton College , then served in the army in the regiment of royal fusiliers, retiring with the rank of major. In 1923 he published a book on the history of his regiment. In the same year, he took the post of editor in the music magazine The Gramophone , founded by his relative in- laws, Compton MacKenzie .
After long negotiations with the BBC, Stone managed to convince radio broadcasters of the desirability of broadcasting music recordings, and on July 7, 1927, his first program was broadcast. Stone’s rapid growth in popularity was due to his informal, uninhibited style contrasted with most BBC broadcasters.
During the 1930s. Stone worked at various commercial radio stations, in 1937 he began to conduct the first daily program for children at one of them. Then he returned to the BBC and in 1941 caused a political scandal, congratulating the birthday of the Italian king Victor Emmanuel III - the nominal head of state, with whom Britain was in a state of war.