Mike Read

Mike Read
Read in 2013
Born	Michael David Kenneth Read (1947-03-01) 1 March 1947 (age 77) Bury, Lancashire, England
Nationality	British
Occupations	Radio DJ writer journalist television presenter
Years active	1976 – present
Known for	Saturday Superstore; BBC Radio 1; Top of the Pops; Pop Quiz

Michael David Kenneth Read (born 1 March 1947) is an English radio disc jockey, writer, journalist and television presenter.

Read has been a broadcaster since 1976, best known for having been a DJ with BBC Radio 1, and television host for music chart series Top of the Pops, children's programme Saturday Superstore and music panel game Pop Quiz. He is also a prolific author, having written over 50 books, including his autobiography, Seize the Day.^[1] Read currently hosts The Heritage Chart Show on various radio stations and Talking Pictures TV. He also co-hosts The Footage Detectives with Talking Pictures TV founder Noel Cronin.