David Alan "Kid" Jensen (born 4 July 1950) is a Canadian-born British radio DJ.\n', '

Born into a Danish family residing in Victoria, British Columbia, Jensen began his career in his home country at the age of sixteen playing jazz and classical music. He then joined Radio Luxembourg at the age of eighteen in November 1968, joining Paul Kay, Paul Burnett, Noel Edmonds and Tony Prince as the resident DJ team. His recruitment was part of the "all-live" initiative, bringing to an end most of the pre-recorded shows.\n', '

His initial slot was 1 am to 3 am Monday to Thursday, and 7 pm to 9 pm Sunday evenings, but was quickly promoted at the start of 1969 to an earlier slot, mostly starting at 9 pm. Being only 18 years old, Paul Burnett affectionately called him the "kid" and the name "Kid" Jensen was being widely used in newspaper listings by February 1969. From May 1970 he presented a popular progressive rock show, typically broadcast at midnight or 1 am, later billed as "Dimensions" which resulted in a big increase in listeners to this slot.\n', '

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