About Christopher Stone (broadcaster)
Christopher Reynolds Stone was a British radio broadcaster who in 1927 became the first disc jockey in the United Kingdom. He was co-founder of the music magazine The Gramophone. In addition to his reviews and articles in the magazine he wrote eight novels between 1907 and 1927, and edited collections of poetry and letters. Christopher Reynolds Stone (19 September 1882 – 22 May 1965) was a British radio broadcaster who in 1927 became the first disc jockey in the United Kingdom. He was educated at Eton (King's Scholar) and then at Christ Church, Oxford, where he was awarded an open scholarship. He served throughout the war, was awarded the Distinguished Service Order and the Military Cross, and was three times mentioned in dispatches.
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