Johnny Kennedy (DJ)

Johnny Kennedy (Born in Liverpool, England), is a British radio personality, singer, comedian, and stage actor. He is best known for his popular and much loved radio show Johnny Kennedy's Bride of the Week. Alongside his radio career, Kennedy has also performed in numerous stage plays and productions in Liverpool and London. He has also run numerous marathons and races in aid of charity.
Early life
Kennedy was born in the Anfield area of Liverpool. At a young age he began his singing career performing in theatres across Merseyside including the Floral Pavilion Theatre in New Brighton and the Tivoli Theatre. He attended Alsop High School and went on to attend Scawsby College and the Royal Northern College of Music.
New Faces, Life with The Beatles and rise to local fame
Johnny Kennedy appeared as a guest on the Eamonn Andrews Show and also appeared in the final of the last series of New Faces. He has also appeared on other shows with ITV, ATV, and London Weekend Television. Kennedy went on tour with The Beatles as their ‘Compere’. He also had close friendships with John Lennon, Yoko Ono and Paul McCartney. Kennedy had even been given permission to play John Lennon's Piano from Yoko in his apartment shortly after his death, but Kennedy couldn't bring himself to play it and turned the offer down out of respect for John. Kennedy also performed as a comedian and is a trained Operatic Tenor, having studied at the Royal Northern College Of Music and Scawsby College in Yorkshire.
Bride of the Week, Radio City and Local Radio
Kennedy started a new show on 194 Radio City in the 1980s. It was then Johnny had the idea for a new show format. Bride of the Week, was the title of the new show. The shows concept was Kennedy would be contacted by a family with a bride who was to have a wedding soon. They would give him the details of the bride in question and then Kennedy would think of a story to tell the bride and convince her that her wedding day was ruined. Kennedy would call up the unsuspecting brides on live radio and play the part of a character who was to tell her something had gone wrong with her wedding. For example, her soon to be husband had had all of his hair cut off in a pub. At the end just before the bride put the phone down, Johnny would tell her she was that weeks Bride of the Week.
Kennedy then went on to present on City Gold and then Magic 1548. He also has presented shows on Wirral Radio and also hosted shows on Sandgrounder Radio, Dune FM and 7 Waves 92.1.

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