1962 in British radio

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This is a list of events from British radio in 1962.

Events

27 June – The Pilkington Committee on Broadcasting publishes its report. The Report recommended that the BBC should extend its activities to the creation of local radio stations in order to prevent the introduction of commercial radio.

27 January – Adrian Allen, radio personality
21 February – Vanessa Feltz, television personality, broadcaster and journalist
18 March – Bob Shennan, radio executive, appointed Controller of BBC Radio 2 in 2009
26 March – Richard Coles, musician, journalist and Church of England priest
May – Terry Christian, radio and television presenter
6 June – Sarah Parkinson, producer and writer of radio and television programmes (died 2003)
27 June – Michael Ball, actor, singer, and radio and TV presenter
12 November – Mark Porter, television and radio presenter, and GP
16 December – Ian Payne, radio and television sports broadcaster
30 December – Kevin Greening, radio presenter who hosted the Radio 1 breakfast show from 1997 to 1998 (died 2007)
Unknown – Adjoa Andoh, film, television, stage and radio actress
Unknown – Jack Docherty, comedian
Unknown – Torquil Silvanus Matthew Septimus Riley-Smith, founder of the British radio station LBH, Britain's first gay radio station