Dave Lee Travis Arrested.

[valleyboy]

It has just been announced another "iconic"  BBC personality from the 70's / 80's Dave Lee Travis has been arrested by police following an investigation. They have said it is separate from the JS events. So maybe he really was a "Hairy Monster" !, so sad, as many of us grew up watching and listening to these people, does this tarnish our nostalgia as well as their reputations  ?

[Eric]

Not according to the newspapers.  They say it is all part of the same investigation.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2233293/Former-Radio-1-DJ-Dave-Lee-Travis-arrested-Jimmy-Savile-sex-abuse-investigation.html

[KKOB]

The Hairy p0rnflake eh ? 

[Gorgeous_bird]

Arrested under the same investigation, operation Yew tree, but comes under the category of "Others" i.e. not an incident that occured with Jimmy Saville.

[Linda]

I used to work with a girl who married DLTs roady and I know they toured alot with him back in the day when he was DJing. I remember her saying what a lovely guy he was & never had a bad word to say about him  :

[Scunner]

I was away with no internet when this story broke. I have to agree with Linda, DLT was quite local to my home town and regularly there. I have never heard anyone say anything bad about the guy (unlike Savile, who was well known at Stoke Mandeville of course, also not far from me).

I cannot see for a minute DLT being involved in anything sordid. I also get the impression that they just looked for someone with a similar cv and era to Savile - or perhaps someone else decided to implicate him. If I am wrong I will apologise but for now my sympathies are entirely with Mr. Travis.