Paul Thackray

I have just received this from Nick Roast.

Hi, I have sad news that Kevin White SA1 and Sound Crew Leader passed away on Good Friday 29th March at the age of 90.

Philip Tyler

I started my career with Kevin who played a big part in my time at the BBC We were both Jazz fans and loved the Big Bands.

I remember we were working on a Buddy Rich show. There was a pre-rig day with the recording the following day. This was due to the band appearing at Ronnie Scott’s.

We both got on very well with Buddy’s chief roady. So much so he offered us complimentary tickets for the show that night at Ronnie Scott’s.

Needless to say we went along, rolling out of Ronnie Scott’s in the early hours of the morning. With just enough time for us to get to our respective homes. Wash, change and get back to TVC just in time for work.

What a great night we had!

Kevin thank you for guiding me through my career at the BBC and for being a very good friend!

Mike Giles

Kevin was unquestionably one of the nicest people you could wish to meet and very modest about his undoubted abilities.

I believe that he was no mean performer on the drum kit, although, perhaps because I was a late-comer to the party that was Television Centre, I never actually witnessed his prowess on the skins. Nevertheless, I always associated Kevin with the apocryphal exchange between a band leader and his drummer, “When I nod my head, you hit it!” I’ve no idea who relayed this delightful gem to me, but it stuck in the little grey cells and since we all left the great Shepherds Bush television factory I’ve often thought about Kevin for that reason.

Indeed, little oddities and anecdotes frequently conjure up a great many names and faces that I worked with, both in London, and in Bristol where I started my affair with Aunty.

What a privileged working life we had to be in the company of people like Kevin.