At 98, a Hong Kong DJ dies after six decades of broadcasting.

HONG KONG (AP) — Ray Cordeiro, who interviewed music acts including the Beatles during a six-decade career on Hong Kong radio that earned him the title of the world’s longest-working disc jockey, has died, his former employer announced. He was 98.

According to Radio Television Hong Kong Cordeiro, he died Friday. He worked there until 2021. It did not give any cause of death.

Cordeiro, a Portuguese descendant, was born in Hong Kong, 1924. He was named by Guinness Book of Records the longest-working DJ in the world.

After having worked as a bank clerk, prison warden, and prison warden in Hong Kong, he joined Hong Kong’s public broadcaster in 1960. His “All the Way With Ray” show of easy listening music was on RTHK Radio 3 for 51 years until his retirement.

“The audience followed me, grew up with me, and they’re all over the world now,” Cordeiro told The Associated Press in 2021 after his retirement. “They still listened to me on the internet.”

Cordeiro interviewed The Beatles, the world’s most famous music group, during 1964 after completing a study course at the British Broadcasting Corp. He claimed John Lennon recalled their early days living in Hamburg, Germany.

Cordeiro stated that the Beatles’ four members autographed covers for him in a magazine.

“It’s probably worth a fortune,” he said.

Cordeiro was made famous by the broadcast of the Beatles interview via Hong Kong radio. He interviewed other stars, and also met Elton John (and Tony Bennett).