Hong Kong DJ, who broadcast for six decades passes away at 98: Ray Cordeiro, who interviewed music acts including the Beatles during a six-decade career on Hong Kong radio that earned him the title of the world’s longest-working disc jockey, has passed away. Cordeiro, who was born in Hong Kong in 1924 of Portuguese descent, was recognized by the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s longest-working DJ. After serving as a prison warden and a bank clerk, he began working for Hong Kong’s national broadcaster in 1960. His “All the Way With Ray” show of easy listening music was on RTHK Radio 3 for 51 years until his retirement.
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Cordeiro interviewed the Beatles, then the world’s biggest music act, in 1964 following a study course in London with the British Broadcasting Corp. He said John Lennon recounted their early days in Hamburg, Germany, where they lived in relative poverty and played in clubs. Cordeiro became famous after the Beatles interview was broadcast on Hong Kong radio. He met Tony Bennett and Elton John, and he conducted interviews with other celebrities.
