Ray Teret, a former DJ and close friend of Jimmy Savile, has been jailed for 25 years for a string of historical sex offences.
The 73-year-old was found guilty last week of raping and indecently assaulting a total of 11 victims in the 1960s and 1970s.
A crown court jury in Manchester heard Teret used his status as a local celebrity to single out vulnerable girls in nightclubs and discos.
He took one victim back to his flat and raped her while Savile was present.
Teret was a DJ on the pirate station Radio Caroline. He also worked at Piccadilly Radio in Manchester and performed in nightclubs and youth discos run by Savile.
One man who knew him well told Sky News: "He loved Savile to bits."
Teret's offences came to light following the publicity surrounding Savile in 2011.
The first of his victims contacted police in October 2012 and Teret was arrested the following month.
