Billy Butler (DJ)

Billy Butler
Butler at an event in Liverpool in 2018
Born
William George Butler

(1942-01-24) 24 January 1942 (age 82)
Amlwch, Anglesey, Wales
OccupationRadio presenter
Years active1960s to present
Employers

William George Butler (born 24 January 1942[3]) is a British radio presenter on Liverpool Live Radio[4] and formerly BBC Radio Merseyside and Radio City. In the course of his career, he has presented TV shows such as FAX and the magazine programme What the Butler Sees.[5][6] In September 2010 he published his autobiography Billy Butler MBE – Mrs Butler’s Eldest.[7]

Butler was born in Amlwch, Anglesey in Wales. In the 1960s, he was a DJ at the Cavern Club in Liverpool. He appeared in Scousers in St Helens on 26 October 2010 alongside Tina Malone, Margi Clarke and many others.[8] From 1988 to 1990 he presented a seasonal late Friday night show on BBC Radio 2 in the early months of the year.[9]

During the summer of 1979 he was the co-host of Saturday morning children's TV show The Mersey Pirate, based on the ferry MV Royal Iris.[10] In 1987, Butler appeared in the first two series of ChuckleVision in a segment called "Armchair Theatre", where he would tell a story to the viewers.

In 2018, Butler's contract with BBC Radio Merseyside was not renewed. He now presents a Saturday and Sunday radio programme on Liverpool Live Radio.[11]

  1. ^ "Billy Butler reunites with Wally Scott to reprise Hold Your Plums". 5 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Billy Butler celebrates 50 years on the radio". 2 October 2021.
  3. ^ Billy Butler at IMDb
  4. ^ "Billy Butler".
  5. ^ liverpoolecho Administrator (13 February 2010). "Radio DJ Billy Butler celebrates 40 years of showbusiness with appearance on Inside Out". liverpoolecho.
  6. ^ "BBC - Liverpool & Merseyside - Profile: Billy Butler". bbc.co.uk. 11 September 2009.
  7. ^ liverpoolecho Administrator (15 September 2010). "Billy Butler's new book on life, radio and his years in showbiz". liverpoolecho.
  8. ^ "Gags galore as comedy fest tickles town". sthelensstar.co.uk.
  9. ^ BBC Genome website - Radio Times listings
  10. ^ Nostalgia Central (6 June 2020). "Mersey Pirate". Nostalgia Central. Archived from the original on 3 September 2020.
  11. ^ Article in "Liverpool Echo" Billy now presents on Liverpool Live Radio on a Saturday and Sunday.