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16/11/2012
Dave Lee Travis Taken Off Air Following Arrest
Following his arrest on Thursday on suspicion of sexual offences former Radio 1 DJ Dave Lee Travis has been dropped from his Magic AM radio show with immediate effect following.
Travis has fronted a weekend show for Bauer Media's Magic AM in the north of England since 2006.
He was released on police bail on Thursday night, 12 hours after detectives from the Metropolitan police’s Operation Yewtree investigation into alleged sexual offences arrested him.
Bauer Media said in a statement on Friday morning: "Following the arrest and release on police bail of Dave Lee Travis, Bauer Media has decided to take him off air with immediate effect from his Magic AM weekend shows, which broadcast across the north of England.
"We understand that the allegations about which he was questioned by police pre-date his time as a freelance contributor to Magic AM.
"While we can make no judgment on the matters under investigation, we believe it would be inappropriate for him to broadcast until they are resolved. There will be no further comment or statements from Bauer Media."
The BBC responded swiftly to the arrest by pulling a Top of the Pops repeat from 1977, hosted by Travis, from its BBC4 schedule on Thursday night.
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Travis has fronted a weekend show for Bauer Media's Magic AM in the north of England since 2006.
He was released on police bail on Thursday night, 12 hours after detectives from the Metropolitan police’s Operation Yewtree investigation into alleged sexual offences arrested him.
Bauer Media said in a statement on Friday morning: "Following the arrest and release on police bail of Dave Lee Travis, Bauer Media has decided to take him off air with immediate effect from his Magic AM weekend shows, which broadcast across the north of England.
"We understand that the allegations about which he was questioned by police pre-date his time as a freelance contributor to Magic AM.
"While we can make no judgment on the matters under investigation, we believe it would be inappropriate for him to broadcast until they are resolved. There will be no further comment or statements from Bauer Media."
The BBC responded swiftly to the arrest by pulling a Top of the Pops repeat from 1977, hosted by Travis, from its BBC4 schedule on Thursday night.
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