Radio Greats

Send us Fan Mail For over 33 years Tich McCooey was one of the most recognised presenters on MFR  ( Moray Firth Radio ) presenting almost every show on the station, including Lunchtimes and Breakfast. During his time he came close to presenting  The Big Breakfast  on  Channel 4 . And Even presented his show from London, which involved a alteration with Chris Evans on BBC Radio 1 . This week Tich j...

Send us Fan Mail If you grew up in Ireland during the 80's, then you will no doubt remember listening to Jim O'Neill on RTÉ 2fm. From a career that initially began in the music industry Jim was part of the launch team of 2FM in May 1979, before going onto present shows for stations that included Radio Nova , Century Radio , 98FM and Today FM. In this weeks edition, Jim sits down with Luk...

Send us Fan Mail Often dubbed as The Ugliest Man in Radio or The Mouth , Chris Ashley has spent half a century across the radio, working on stations in Australia , New Zealand , Spain and the UK . These have included being the first Breakfast presenter on Red Dragon in South Wales, hosting shows with Brian Clough and pulling stunts on Radio Trent and presenting Breakfast on Beacon Radio . In this...

Send us Fan Mail If you grew up listening to  BBC Radio 2  in the mid 90's then you will probably remember listening to  Frank Renton  present  Listen to the Band , a show he presented for nearly 23 on the network. But did you know long before he took over presenting duties, he was a musical conductor with the  BBC Radio Orchestra  and had been a bandmaster in the army. Well in this weeks edi...

Send us Fan Mail He was part of the Pirate Revolution in Ireland, was controller of RTÉ 2fm and a career that's longer than the Beatles but shorter than Rolling Stones, but who is the real John Clarke ? Well he joins us on this weeks edition to talk about his radio career, which includes stories of getting the bug and working in Pirate Radio, before joining Chris Cary to work on Radio Nova an...

Send us Fan Mail Often dubbed the  King of Hollywood on UK TV,  Ross King  has often been seen on our screens every morning covering news from America, but before he went Stateside, he was in our ears on the radio, hosting shows on stations that include  Radio Clyde ,  Capital Radio  and the old  BBC Radio 5 . This week Ross joins Luke to share stories of his time in radio, from his early start in...

Send us Fan Mail If you grew up listening to  BFBS or were familiar with the various stations, then you would have most likely remember listening to  Richard Astbury  - who worked for the Forces Network for over 40 years. During his time with the network, he hosted a variety of shows including  Pop Around Europe and covered the  Eurovision Song Contest  for  BFBS  listeners. He introduced bands li...

Send us Fan Mail Jonathan Gold  has spent over three decades in the radio industry and has worked in almost every field in the radio industry, from tech-oping, producing, presenting and running several stations across the country. Some of those stations include  MFM, SGR Radio, The Bay, Juice FM  and  Pennine FM . In this weeks edition, Jono sits down with Luke and shares stories about his life an...

Send us Fan Mail Having spent four decades on radio across Scotland -  Ally Bally  joined  Radio Tay  from its launch back in 1980, and then worked his way from the production offices right through into the presentation team, hosting a variety of shows including  Breakfast, Mid Mornings  and  Tay Talk-In . In this weeks edition of  Radio Greats , Ally sits down with Luke to reflect on his 40 year...

Send us Fan Mail From producing shows, to creating the sound of stations, to remixing and presenting Alternative sounds  Eddy Temple-Morris  is definitely someone who should be regarded as a Radio Great . Having started out in the music industry, his radio career began on  BBC Radio Hereford and Worcester , before he went down to London and began a established career with  Radio 1, XFM  and  Virgi...

Send us Fan Mail Steve Jenner is someone who had a dream, he always wanted to work in radio and never let that dream fade away. After many years of Sally licences and RSL's, in 2003 he made that dream happen when he and his brother launched High Peak Radio . Since then he went onto co-write a successful book Broadcast Brothers on the Radio and has gone onto present shows for Radio Caroline an...

Send us Fan Mail She turned down a job at  Leicester Sound  to go to University in Nottingham, but from then on  Amy Voce  went onto achieve a successful career in radio across the Midlands with  Century 106, Heart 106 and GEM alongside her partner in crime  Sam Pinkham . Winning awards and hosting the successful Sam and Amy Breakfast Show for 11 years across the East Midlands. In this weeks editi...

Send us Fan Mail If you regularly watch and listen to  BBC News , then today's guest needs no introduction.  Peter Bowes  is currently the BBC's North American Correspondent and has reported on many high profile events, but prior to his career state side, he enjoyed a career on the radio, presenting shows and reading the news for Radio Tees and Piccadilly , before heading down to London...

Send us Fan Mail Just after he turned 20,  Simon Davies  became the new host of  BRMB' s  Breakfast Show , succeeding the legend  Les Ross . It was seen as a bold move by the station at the time, but what is his radio story? Well on this weeks edition - Simon sits down with Luke to chat about the 13 year career he had in radio, with aspirations of becoming a TV Cameraman he then settled on a...

Send us Fan Mail Often cited as  Mr Lancashire .  John Gillmore , better known as  Gilly  has been one of the counties most recognised faces and voices of the radio industry. From a four decade career which has included stations such as  Red Rose, The Bay and  BBC Radio Lancashire . This week Gilly sits down with Luke to share stories about his radio journey, from getting the bug and listening to...

Send us Fan Mail As  Downtown Radio  celebrate five decades of broadcasting across Northern Ireland, in this weeks episode of Radio Greats - it is the turn of  Owen Larkin , who has spent four decades working across stations in both Northern and the Republic of Ireland. From a career on Pirate stations, Local and National Radio, from Stations including  Century Radio, LMFM, Citybeat  and  Classic...

Send us Fan Mail From starting her career helping out and assisting presenters on Invicta Radio to winning awards and presenting shows across America - Caroline Feraday radio career has taken her full circle, from working on stations including Capital Radio, BBC Radio 5 Live , BBC Radio London and KCLU-FM , where she has won countless awards. In this weeks edition, Caroline sits down with Luke to...

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...