Radio Greats

Send us Fan Mail Probably one of the South's most recognised radio names, Alex Dyke is probably best known for hosting the successful phone in show on Isle of Wight Radio for over 18 years, but he has also presented shows on stations including Radio Luxembourg, The Gold AM, BBC Radio Solent and Wave 105 . In this weeks edition, Alex sits down with Luke to chat about his radio career. Some of...

Send us Fan Mail Often cited as one of the North East's most influential people. Graham Robb has been a successful entrepreneur and political campaigner for over three decades. However prior to his success in business and politics, Graham was a successful radio presenter in the North East of England - hosting shows on Radio Tees , BBC Radio Cleveland and Century Radio . In this weeks edition,...

Send us Fan Mail Often dubbed as " one of the most familiar faces and voices in Irish broadcasting", Dave Fanning has enjoyed a stellar career for over the past four decades. Having cut his teeth on Pirate Radio, he went onto achieve a career hosting shows on RTÉ 2fm , Virgin 1215 and RTÉ Gold . In this episode, Dave tells Luke about his life from getting the bug for Radio and tuning int...

Send us Fan Mail If you grew up loving local radio in the 1980's and 1990's and were crazy for radio jingles then you may be familiar with the legendary sound of Alfasound . But a lot of those sounds were created by one man who is an encyclopaedia of radio - and that man is Steve England.   In this episode, Steve sits down with Luke to share stories of growing up in an entertainment fami...

Send us Fan Mail Having begun her career with The Paper Dolls , Susie Mathis fell into the world of radio by pure accident. Having started off as one of Phil Wood 's Angels . She went onto achieve a career on Piccadilly Radio, becoming one of the first females to host a Daily programme on Independent radio and also one of the first females to be in recipient of a Sony Radio Award . In this we...

Send us Fan Mail He is one of Ireland's most established and well recognised personalities, having presented Dempsey's Den on RTÉ  and created the famous  Zig and Zag . This weeks guest is none other than  Ian Dempsey . As Ireland celebrates 100 years of the radio, Ian sits down with Luke to share his stories of radio in the Emerald Isles. From listening to  Radio Luxembourg  and  BBC Ra...

Send us Fan Mail 55 Years ago this week, a young energetic hospital radio presenter walked into a BBC Studio in Rochester and began his first ever show on BBC Radio Medway. His name is Colin Slade, and from then on he went onto achieve a career on radio stations across the country including Radio Hallam , Fortune 1458 , Gemini AM and Radio Exe . In this weeks edition, Colin sits down with Luke to...

Send us Fan Mail His voice is so recognisable at both Breakfast and at Night time,  but in a career that has spanned over four decades, Nigel Williams is no stranger to radio, having enjoyed a career on stations including  County Sounds, Radio City, Chiltern, Virgin 1215 and London's Heart 106.2 , he now hosts Breakfast on  Jazz FM . In this weeks edition, Nigel sits down with Luke to talk ab...

Send us Fan Mail Whether you know him as Le Président or Boscoe or even Michael Joseph Pasternak. For the last six decades, Emperor Rosko has brought spontaneous energy to radio station across the globe. From beginning his life in the United States - he went onto achieve a career on stations from Radio Caroline, Radio Luxembourg, Radio Monte-Carlo and achieved National stardom on BBC Radio 1 .  In...

Send us Fan Mail Diana Luke hailed from Canada and started her radio journey as a Guest on Radio Hallam, before she landed a gig as the Late Night Host on Viking FM, from there she forged a career on stations that included The Superstation, Jazz FM, BBC GLR and Boom Radio. In the last in this series of Radio Greats, Diana sits down with Luke to share stories of how her love for Radio began and how...

Send us Fan Mail For nearly four decades, Steve Randall has worked on stations around the country - from a career on stations that included Metro Radio, TFM, Fox FM, Power FM, Ocean FM, The Breeze and Spire FM, he now hosts the podcast series Radio Creators. In this weeks edition of Radio Greats - Steve sits down with Luke to share stories about his life on the radio, from getting the bug for radi...

Send us Fan Mail For five decades - Steve Jones has enjoyed a National portfolio in both television and radio. Having Presented the successful "Pyramid Game" on ITV, he has enjoyed a radio career from BBC Radio 1 and 2, Radio Clyde, LBC and Talksport. In this weeks edition of Radio Greats, Steve sits down with Luke to talk about his five decade career on the radio, from a career in music...

Send us Fan Mail Howard Pressman has been one of South Yorkshire most recognisable presenters for nearly four decades in the world of Radio, having presented shows on Hallam FM, Magic AM and a near 20 year career on BBC Radio Sheffield. More recently he has been presenting Sunday Mornings on Radio Essentials Sheffield. In this weeks edition, Howard reflects back on his four decade career from gett...

Send us Fan Mail You may have heard his voice on commercials and introducing television programmes - but before he began his career as a Television Announcer and voice artist, Graham Bannerman began his career in radio, having presented shows on stations that included Radio Orwell in Ipswich and Essex Radio. He also achieved National recognition, presenting show for BBC Radio 1 for a six month per...

Send us Fan Mail After winning a contest to be a Radio DJ on BRMB back in 1993, Toni McDonald has gone onto achieve a career in radio across the Midlands and the South of England in both presentation and production - working for stations including Southern FM, Heart 107, Severn Sound and BBC Local Radio. In this weeks edition, Toni sits down with Luke to share stories from her three decade journey...

Send us Fan Mail Having enjoyed half a century in Radio across Ireland and the UK, Declan Meehan has earned the title of a Radio Great, from a career in both Pirate Radio, National Radio and Local Radio he has worked on some flagship stations including RTE 2FM, Capital Radio and East Coast FM, where he has hosted the Mid-Morning show for 31 years. In this weeks edition of Radio Greats, Declan sits...

Send us Fan Mail Steve Power has recently celebrated four decades in the radio business, in both presentation and management, from a career that has included Devonair, Southern Sound, Chiltern, Power FM, Wave 105 and Nation Radio. This time, Steve sits down with Luke to share his radio journey over the last four decades - from developing the bug for radio, joining Devonair and how he had a dream t...

Send us Fan Mail A pioneer and expert in Audio of the wireless. Paul Bromley has enjoyed four decades in the radio business, presenting shows on Pennine FM, Viking FM, Signal, Ridings FM and Dearne FM. In this weeks edition of Radio Greats, Paul sits down with Luke to share stories about Radio, Trains and Astronomy. From getting the Radio bug from listening to Pennine and Radio Aire, before joinin...

Send us Fan Mail From Radio in the USA, to presenting on the longwave in the UK on 252. MaryEllen O'Brien was one of the founding presenters of Atlantic 252, but before that had enjoyed a decade long career working on stations across the United States, which include WBLM in Portland and 93 Rock in California.  In this weeks edition of Radio Greats, MaryEllen shares stories about growing up an...

Send us Fan Mail Liam Quigley has enjoyed the best part of four decades in the radio business, having worked in Pirate Radio and both Irish and UK radio, including launching stations such as Radio Nova, Century Radio and Heart 106.2. In the first of two parts, Liam sits down with Luke to share his stories about growing up in Ireland, and how the radio convinced him to give up his dreams of becomin...

Send us Fan Mail Liam Quigley has enjoyed the best part of four decades in the radio business, having worked in Pirate Radio and both Irish and UK radio, including launching stations such as Radio Nova, Century Radio and Heart 106.2. In the second of two parts - Liam continues to share his radio journey with Luke, sharing stories of moving over to 98FM, before getting a call to come to London to l...

Send us Fan Mail Julian Wharam has enjoyed four decades on radio stations across the country. These have included stints on Radio Aire, Red Dragon, BRMB, Heart Radio, Real Radio and Radio Wyvern. In this weeks edition of Radio Greats, Julian sits down with Luke to share stories of the stations he worked on and the people he worked with. This includes invaluable advice from Carl Kingston, working w...

Send us Fan Mail A familiar voice on radio across the Midlands - Mike Wyer has enjoyed four decades in the radio world. Having started out in Pirate radio, he went onto a career on stations that included WABC, Saga Radio East Midlands, BBC Hereford and Worcestershire - before coming out of early retirement to join Boom Radio. In this weeks edition of Radio Greats, Mike sits down with Luke, to shar...

Send us Fan Mail The man behind the creation of jingles of many heritage ILR Stations, kicks off the new series of Radio Greats. But who is the real Muff Murfin? The man behind the sounds of many stations. Well in this episode of Radio Greats, Muff sits down with Luke to reflect on his life and career in the music industry, how he got into creating radio jingles and how he would pitch jingles to p...

Send us Fan Mail For the past 55 years Les Ross has been one of Birmingham's most recognised radio presenters, presenting Breakfast on BRMB for over 26 years, as well as a career on BBC Radio Birmingham, Radio Tees, XTRA AM and Boom Radio. In the last episode of the season - Les sits down with Luke to reflect on the past 55 Years, from getting the bug for Radio - to winning a DJ event. How he...