Andy Archer (born Anthony Andrew Dawson)[1] is an English radio presenter, best known for his work on pirate radio stations in the United Kingdom in the 1960s and 1970s.
He was born in Terrington St Clement in Norfolk, on 22 January 1946.
[3] He was an extremely popular presenter in the local area during his time at Orwell.
[3] The following year he moved to its sister station BBC Radio Norfolk,[3] where he presented shows such as The Morning Mix and later, from 2002, Drive Live.
[6] Archer is credited with having pioneered the use of the word "anorak" as a lexical description for an obsessive fan, using the term for fans of offshore radio in the early 1970s, who chartered boats to come out to sea to visit the radio ships.