Edward Stewart Mainwaring, known as Ed "Stewpot" Stewart, was an English radio broadcaster and TV presenter. He was principally known for his work as a DJ on BBC Radio 1 and Radio 2 and as a presenter for Top of the Pops and Crackerjack on BBC Television.

What happened to Ed Stewart?

Death. Just 2 weeks after hosting the 2015 Christmas Day edition of Junior Choice on BBC Radio 2, Stewart died suddenly, aged 74, on 9 January 2016 in hospital in Bournemouth after suffering a major stroke a few days earlier.

Who presented Junior Choice?

Junior Choice first went on air on Saturday 30 September 1967 - the first weekend of the brand new Radio 1 and Radio 2 and was presented by Leslie Crowther. Junior Choice succeeded the old Light Programmes, Children's Favourites, and in those early Radio 1 and 2 days it was a simultaneous broadcast on both stations.