Santosh Prashar, a noted Indian-origin radio presenter based in Coventry in the east Midlands, has died. He was 80. Prashar, a former postman who worked in the Indian Air Force before migrating to Coventry in the 1960s, started his radio career after retiring from Royal Mail. More: continued here
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Prashar, a former postman who worked in the Indian Air Force before migrating to Coventry in the 1960s, started his radio career after retiring from Royal Mail. More: continued here
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