Radio Greats

Send us Fan Mail For 24 Years, Janey Lee Grace was part of the successful team behind Steve Wright in the Afternoon, having previously presented shows for BBC GLR and Virgin Radio. This time round, Janey sits down with Luke to chat about the past three decades on the wireless, from starting out on a Radio course, to hosting a Gospel show for GLR - how getting into the charts with Cola Boy, saw her...

Send us Fan Mail For the last 37 Years, Simon Grundy has presented shows for BBC Radio Lincolnshire, Lincs FM, CFM and currently Breakfast on Sun FM, which he has done for 25 Years. This week Simon sits down to chat to Luke about he developed the bug for Radio, how it was listening to Terry Wogan which got him inspired. What launching a station like Lincs FM was like and how David LLoyd had to fin...

Send us Fan Mail Philip Chryssikos has been one of the countries most recognisable News Voices on ILR for the last 30 Years, having spent most of that career working under the Capital Group. In this weeks edition Philip chats to Luke about how he always wanted to work for Capital and how he never let his dream die away, but also how he was part of the launch team with Star FM, how he would change...

Send us Fan Mail Dave Sherwood has enjoyed thirty years in the Radio, from Presenting and Management - he has worked for Rock FM, Power FM, Heart 100.7, Century and Sun FM. In this weeks edition of Radio Greats, Dave sits down with Luke to reflect on his 30 year career, from a three hour chat with Fluff Freeman at Capital, to getting a gig with Radio Topshop, how he thought a call from Richard Par...

Send us Fan Mail Charlie Jordan has spent the best part of three decades working on Radio Stations across the country, including stints for Capital, BBC Radio 1 and Smooth Radio. In this weeks edition of Radio Greats, Charlie looks back on the 30 Years of Radio, from getting her first gig on Buzz FM, before making the move to London to work on Capital Radio, working for BRMB and presenting shows f...

Send us Fan Mail John Foster has spent the last three decades on the Wireless, working for stations that include TFM, Great Yorkshire Gold, BBC Radio Tees and even presenting National on Radio 5 Live This week John sits down with Luke to chat about the past three decades in Radio, how it was a clock radio that saw him develop the Radio Bug, how Radio Tees was the station he wanted to work for. Sta...

Send us Fan Mail Steve Colman has enjoyed nearly 50 Years on Radio stations across the country from working on Local and National Radio's that have included Viking FM, Metro, Great Yorkshire Gold, Magic and Smooth. In this edition of Radio Greats, Steve shares his story of how he got the Radio Bug - from starting out on the Legendary UBN Radio, before making the move to instore Radio and Pira...

Send us Fan Mail Paul Coyte has enjoyed 37 Years in the radio industry, starting from Hospital Radio - he worked his way into Instore Radio, before embarking on a career on commercial radio which included Virgin Radio and Gold. In this weeks edition of Radio Greats, Paul looks back on his career from cutting his teeth in Virgin Megastores, presenting Breakfast for Hereward FM and how he often ende...

Send us Fan Mail For 20 Years, Russ Kane was part of the successful team behind The Capital Radio Breakfast Show, Flying 1000 Feet across London in the Flying Eye. Today Russ has become an advocate for Mental Health and co-owns a station called Mens Radio. In this weeks edition of Radio Greats, Russ sits down with Luke to look back on his Radio journey, from accidently getting the Flying Eye Job,...

Send us Fan Mail Harriet Scott has worked in the Radio Business for the last three decades and has hosted shows for Viking, 210FM, BRMB, Virgin, Heart and Magic. In this edition of Radio Greats, Harriet chats with Luke to share her Radio journey, from getting the radio bug, how it was Al Dupree who gave her the foot in the door at Viking, where she hosted Breakfast, Saturday Evenings and Drivetime...

Send us Fan Mail For over 40 Years, John Simons has worked in both Radio Presentation and Radio Management. Presenting Shows for stations that include Radio Tees and Radio Nottingham, to forming the successful partnership with John Meyers and launching some of the most successful stations in the country. In this weeks edition Simo chats to Luke to reflect on the last 40 Years of how he went from P...

Send us Fan Mail Phil Upton has spent the last 35 Years in Radio across the West Midlands and has been dubbed by many as Mr. Birmingham This time, Phil joins Luke to share his stories about being on the wireless for over three decades. From DJ-ing at Nightclubs, to getting an offer by Phil Riley to join BRMB, Working for Heart and Galaxy, why returning to BRMB was a mistake and making the move to...

Send us Fan Mail Keith Martin first entered Radio in 2004, after 25 years of spinning the discs at nightclubs. In this weeks Radio Greats, Keith sits down with Luke to share how he developed the Radio Bug, how his wife encouraged him to continue submitting radio demos to stations. How Magic gave him his chance to present a weekend show. Working alongside Tony Blackburn, Mike Read and DLT, how he i...

Send us Fan Mail Tom Price cut his teeth in acting and comedy, he starred in the cult series "Torchwood" and the film "The Boat That Rocked". But did you know Radio was his first love. In this weeks edition he joins Luke to share his career on the radio, how he developed the bug from listening to Derek Jameson on Radio 2, getting a gig with BBC Radio Wales and how to perform co...

Send us Fan Mail Kick Starting a New Series - Clare Ashford has spent three decades in radio across the country, working for Capital, Chiltern, Virgin and BBC Radio Shropshire. This time she sits down with Luke to reflect on the past three decades, from making demos and sending them to Radio 1, GLR and Capital. How she started from the backrooms too presenting overnights on Capital, spending 5 yea...

Send us Fan Mail Lynn Parsons has spent over 35 Years on the Wireless working for some of the most high profile stations from Capital, Radio 1, Radio 2, Smooth Radio and Magic. In the last edition of this series, Lynn sits down with Luke to share with him how she developed the bug for Radio. How a Bet on TV-AM led her to a meeting with Richard Park, who opened the door for her to present on Capita...

Send us Fan Mail For the past three decades Paul Gough, better known as Goffy has been one of the North East's most recognised and acclaimed Broadcasters. Working on Stations from Century, Metro, TFM and BBC Radio Tees. This time on Radio Greats, Goffy sits down with Luke to reflect on the 30 Years of the Wireless, from listening to Radio Tees as a child, to working with the legend John Myers...

Send us Fan Mail Steve Jordan has been one of the most recognised voices on Radio across Yorkshire and The Midlands for nearly three decades, having worked on stations from Lincs FM, Viking, Century East Midlands, KCFM and BBC Radio Derby. In this edition, hear Steve share his story of how it was listening to Mike Read on Radio 1 that saw him develop the bug for radio, how David Lloyd made his car...

Send us Fan Mail Martin Emery has been one of the North of England's most recognised voices for the past three decades, as a presenter of shows for Imagine FM, Tower FM and the Wireless Network he also enjoyed a career as a Sound Producer for several high profile stations. This time Martin joins Luke to reflect on the 30 Years of Experience he has achieved in the Broadcasting Industry, from g...

Send us Fan Mail Neil Francis has spent nearly 40 years in the radio business and worked on some of the countries most recognised stations, including Capital FM and Virgin Radio and has interviewed the likes of Al Pacino and every day people. This time on Radio Greats, Neil reflects on his four decade career on the wireless, from how it was listening to Greg Edward that saw him develop the bug, ho...

Send us Fan Mail Bob Lawrence has spent over 40 Years in the Radio Business, both in front and behind the mic and working on all aspects from Hospital, Pirate and Commercial. This time Bob shares with Luke his radio journey, from how he developed the bug for the Wireless. How His Brother introduced him to Radio, how working for Radio Caroline was a dream and then working for stations in the Midlan...

Send us Fan Mail Dan Wood has enjoyed nearly 20 Years of Broadcasting on stations up and down the country from Viking in Hull, Aire in Leeds, The One Network and GEM in the Midlands. This time on Radio Greats, he joins Luke to reflect on the past 20 years of fun on the Wireless, from getting the bug from listening to Pete Tong on BBC Radio 1, to developing skills in Student Radio. Working for Viki...

Send us Fan Mail Eamonn Kelly has spent the past 30 Years working on Radio stations in The UK, from Broadland, Invicta, Capital Gold and Smooth Radio. This time he chats with Luke to share the 30 Years of Experience he has achieved from Pirate Radio in Ireland, to moving to the UK and working on various stations. How Bob Harris had left a legacy on Broadland, how it was aim to work on Capital or R...

Send us Fan Mail Enda Caldwell began his life on Pirate Radio in Ireland, before making the big break over onto Atlantic 252, before embarking on career on stations all over the world from Today FM, Radio Luxembourg, Radio Rivera, XFM and many more. This time he sits down with Luke to discuss how he developed the Radio bug, what the Pirate revival was like, being the final voice on Atlantic 252 an...

Send us Fan Mail Graham Mack has enjoyed 30 Years of Experience in Radio Presenting and Management in both Australia and the UK, working on stations from 2CR, BRMB, Century, TFM and BOB FM. This time on Radio Greats he reflects to Luke about the 30 Years on work on Radio, from listening to Piccadilly and Radio City, to emigrating to Australia to achieve his dream on stations out there. Arriving ba...