Crunch & Roll

Dear reader, it is late on a Friday evening. The 969media team are toasting the the completion of another barnstorming episode of Crunch & Roll with a dry sherry. Then comes the message. Perhaps some parts of this episode could, as the great Frank Spencer once said, get us in a little bit of trouble. Immediately our heroes spring into action, armed with nought but a chinagraph pencil and a razor b...

Have you worked at Kerrang? Jim has. Xfm? He's worked there too. Net FM? Bit niche, but he's plied his trade there too. Jim tells a great story, and he's got lots of them. Like the one about the boss who sacked him, then ended up his boss again somewhere else soon not long after. Awkward. And how collecting song requests on the critical illness ward for his hospital radio station made him a better...

Monk (noun) - a member of a religious community of men typically living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. This one didn't get the memo. He's a radio guy who's been there, done that and got the branded bomber jacket. Simon was once Foxy's boss, so expect some "one time, at Signal" chat; along with incredible stories involving cat litter, pork balls, a death threat, a never before hear...

There are some names in the radio industry that need no introduction. Shaun Tilley could be one of them, but I'm duty-bound to do one anyway. You know Shaun, of course you do. He's been on the radio in Wales, Scotland and England. And although he's already racked up four decades on the wireless, you wouldn't bet against him appearing on the Northern Irish airwaves before long! In this chat with Fo...

Dan! Dan! Dan! Dan! Dan! Dan! Dan! Dan! Dan! Dan! This week's guest is Dan Morfitt.  Jurassic Park! He now resides in the good ol' US of America, but before he fled these isles, he worked at loads of big stations. Kerrang? Tick. Radio Aire? Absolutely. Key 103? Just a bit. Hallam FM? But of course. BRMB? Don't mind if I do. Foxy chats to him about the crazy days at Kerrang (the C word went up the...

Have you ever wondered what life on a pirate radio ship was like? Well wonder no more, because in this episode, the excellent Caroline Martin reminisces about her frankly crazy experiences aboard the pirate radio ship, Ross Revenge. In her time on the high-seas she experienced a raid from the authorities, paranormal goings-on and a helicopter rescue in a violent storm. Kind of makes you grateful t...

Warren Moore Moore Moore! How do we like him? A lot to be honest. Warren's been a stalwart of the industry for many years. He's known to listeners in Yorkshire, south Wales, Manchester, Birmingham and Gloucestershire. During the course of his chat with John Fox, we discover he could be the good boy of the radio industry. That's not to say he hasn't got some amazing stories in him. Like an unfortun...

Is there any need to write anything here? It's Graham Torrington for goodness sake! Well, if you're not aware of Graham's work, let me tell you, much has changed in the time you've been in a coma... GT is the doyen of late night radio. His show, Late Night Love, was on over 40 stations in its heyday, with an audience in excess of ONE MILLION! Basically, he's about as close to UK radio royalty as y...

Foxy's guest this episode of Crunch & Roll is Emma Louise Jones. Emma is an increasingly familiar face in sports broadcasting where she can be seen at Elland Road reporting for her beloved Leeds United, and on Premier Sports covering rugby league. But it was on the radio where her star began to rise. Emma and Foxy chat about her journalistic beginnings, how they ended up working together on a...

Radio is full of big characters. And then there's Jonathan Miles. Let me tell you, there's some hefty names dropped in this episode. Chris Moyles - CLANG. Kenny Everett - CLANG. Richard Attenborough - CLANG. It's a measure of his own career that he's worked alongside some of the other greats of the industry. John Fox chats to him about how his deep love of Australian consultants, how the BBC almos...

Mark might not be a household name like a few of the guests on Crunch & Roll, but anyone familiar with his work knows that doesn't mean he's not a great character of the industry. He was a Viking FM stalwart; plied his trade on the Hit Music Network (but didn't know what stations he was actually on); moved to Beacon, Wyvern and BRMB; all before the lure of Nile FM drew him to Cairo. Foxy's cha...

Robin Banks is Foxy's first guest on the Crunch & Roll podcast. Most people listening will know of Robin and have listened to him on Atlantic 252, Kiss 100, Beat 106 or BRMB. He's a massive on-air presence, a creative pioneer and one of the hardest working people in radio. But as with the best presenters, he admits that he has, on occasion, been a 'bit of a dick'! In this episode find out what...

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