# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/andy-kershaw
# Generated: 2026-08-14T02:00:49.530Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/andy-kershaw"
name: "Andy Kershaw"
slug: "andy-kershaw"
description: "Andrew Kershaw was an English broadcaster, radio disc jockey (DJ), and journalist known for his interest in world music. He presented shows on BBC Radio 1 from 1985 until 2000 and co-presented BBC television coverage of the 1985 Live Aid concert."
tagline: "English broadcaster (1959–2026)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Andy_Kershaw_Leeds.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United Kingdom"
  isoCode: "GB"
category:
  name: "Actors"
  slug: "actors"
profileType:
  name: "Actor"
  slug: "actor"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1959-11-09"
deathDate: "2026-04-16"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           48.73
  momentum:             0
  historical:           6.786696
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     55
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0974466/"
    handle:    "nm0974466"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.andykershaw.co.uk/"
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/1814359"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%8A_%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%88"
    title: "أندي كيرشاو"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Kershaw"
    title: "Andy Kershaw"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Kershaw"
    title: "Andy Kershaw"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Kershaw"
    title: "Andy Kershaw"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Kershaw"
    title: "Andy Kershaw"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/d81a8615-fd56-4080-b1ee-428b7b22dc62"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3754508"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5935363"
    title: "Andy Kershaw"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump