Radio Greats

Send us Fan Mail Des Paul has enjoyed the past 26 Years in the Radio Industry, working as a Presenter, Controller and manager for some of the stations most recognised stations. Reflecting on his 26 Years, Des chats to Luke about how American Radio inspired him to choose a career behind the mic, working for Power in Southampton and how nervous his first show was. Presenting for Capital Radio and ho...

Send us Fan Mail Ian Brannan has been one of the countries most recognised voice over artists, but has also enjoyed 26 years in Radio, working for a variety of stations. This time, he sits down with Luke to reflect on his 26 years on the wireless, from starting out in Hospital Radio, cutting his teeth in traffic and travel, working for Radio Leeds and Sun FM, being part of the launch team of Real...

Send us Fan Mail Spence MacDonald has worked in Radio for the past 35 Years on stations around the country, including Key 103, Century and Heart North Wales. In this edition he joins Luke to chat about how he got the Radio Bug, starting out on lates with Marcher, presenting the final show on Piccadilly before it split frequencies, producing Mark Goodier's Radio 1 show and even covering for Cl...

Send us Fan Mail Russ Williams has been one of the countries most recognised voices on the Radio for the past 40 years, working on stations from Southern Sound, Metro, Capital, Virgin, Absolute and Smooth. This time he sits down with Luke to reflect on the past 36 Years from getting the radio bug, working on Capital Radio and sharing an office with Kenny Everett, Moving to Virgin and the famous pa...

Send us Fan Mail For 37 Years, Steve Hyland has been one of the most recognised voices on ILR Stations and also a familiar face on Shopping Channels in the UK. This time he sits down with Luke to reflect on the past three decades in the business, from getting the gig at Mercury, to the famous Nicola Bryant Jingle, what the transition from radio to television was like, working for Smooth and Coast...

Send us Fan Mail Both Simon Jagger and Chris Woods have been household names in Radio for over 30 years, having started in Hospital Radio, they have enjoyed a career on Sunset 102, Northant 96, Real Radio Wales and Heart South Wales. In this weeks edition they join Luke to talk about how The Jagger and Woody Partnership was formed, working for Sunset 102 and how the station collapsed quite quickly...

Send us Fan Mail Phil Fothergill has entertained the nation on the Radio for over half a century, from starting out as a Tech Op on BBC Radio Brighton, he was part of the launch team with Wales' first Local Radio station Swansea Sound and was also part of the launch of Chiltern, CNFM and All Oldies Radio. This time round Phil sits down with Luke to reflect on his 50 year broadcasting career,...

Send us Fan Mail Tim Smith has worked on Hospital, Pirate, Instore and Commercial Radio for the last four decades, including stints on Radio Luxembourg and Capital Radio. This time on Radio Greats, he sits down with Luke to discuss his life on the wireless, from work on Mercury and Luxembourg, how Mark Goodier recommended him for a gig on Metro in Newcastle and how four years in the North East bro...

Send us Fan Mail Elisa Hilton has been one of Yorkshire's most recognised Broadcasters in the world of Radio. In this weeks edition, Elisa sits down with Luke to chat about how she got into the radio industry, how she always wanted to work for Rock FM, but stayed in Yorkshire with Radio Aire, how Hirsty rescued her and got her a position with Pulse. Moving to Real Radio, and her brief stint w...

Send us Fan Mail Paul Griffiths, better known as Griffo has been one of the most recognised broadcaster across Yorkshire for the best part of 20 years, but began his journey back in 1992 in North Wales. On this weeks edition, Griffo sits down with Luke to chat about the past three decades in the industry, how he got the radio bug,  how Marcher was a who's who of Demi Gods and how his Media te...

Send us Fan Mail Kick Starting a New Series, Adrian John woke the Nation up during the Eighties on BBC Radio 1. As a man who is passionate of Radio, Adrian sits down with Luke to discuss how he developed the Radio Bug, how the gig at Radio 1 happened, the move to commercial radio and how a child's call on his Radio Kent show, made him switch careers from Radio to Psychotherapy.  

Send us Fan Mail Danny Pietroni has worked on stations up and down the country since 1989. In the last episode of this series, Danny sits down with Luke to chat about his 32 years on the Wireless, from starting out on In-Store Radio, to getting a gig with Chiltern and Rock FM. Working on The Super Station and Key 103, Heart and Magic and to current work on Smooth Radio. Big thanks to the team at A...

Send us Fan Mail Terry Underhill has been on our Radio's for the best part of 40 years working on stations across the country and has somewhat of a habit of being part of Launch Teams. In this edition, Terry sits down with Luke to discuss his career on the wireless, spanning from presenting and management.  What it was like to be part of Marcher Sound, launching Real Radio in both Wales and Y...

Send us Fan Mail Ray Rose has worked in the radio business since 1985, being a voice across the North of England and Wales on stations from Marcher, Sunset and Magic. In this weeks edition of Radio Greats. Ray chats to his former colleague Luke about how he got the Radio Bug, how Terry Underhill and Mike Shaft have saved his career, the truth about Sunset 102 and how the transition period from Mag...

Send us Fan Mail Paul Jordan began his career on the Radio in the early eighties with Radio City, before progressing over to BBC Radio 1 in the Summer of 1985. He later went onto successfully manage Rock FM in Preston and currently presents for Sandgrounder Radio. In a rare moment, Paul joins Luke to chat about the last 40 years in the business,  from how he got the Radio Bug and how he ditched hi...

Send us Fan Mail Dave Brookes has spent the past 28 years working in radio across South Wales. Having started out in Traffic and Travel, before moving over to Touch Radio in Cardiff and cementing his place on Real Radio. In this weeks edition, Dave joins Luke to reflect on his 28 years in the business, how the traffic job lead to a presenting gig, how 1999 was the worst year for him, launching Rea...

Send us Fan Mail Darren Proctor has worked in the radio industry for nearly 30 years. Having won a DJ Contest in the 90's which opened the door to working at Signal Radio. In this edition of Radio Greats, Darren chats to Luke about how he was bitten by the radio bug, how he got the big break on the airwaves, how he found his place on Key 103, covering the Pepsi Charts for Doctor Fox, moving t...

Send us Fan Mail Mark Powell spent 25 years in the wonderful world of Radio, working on stations throughout Wales and England from Galaxy, Red Dragon, TFM, Swansea Sound and Nation. In this weeks edition Mark shares with Luke how he was bitten by the radio bug, how it was a choice between Galaxy and Red Dragon to start his career on, the famous Naked Stunt on TFM, how working on Swansea Sound wasn...

Send us Fan Mail David Franics has spent the past three decades working in the Radio Industry. From starting off with work experience at just 16 in 1990, he was offered the dream to work for the station he always wanted to work on when Richard Park offered him a weekend job! In this edition of Radio Greats, David chats to Luke about how he got into the radio business, working on stations from Capi...

Send us Fan Mail Paul Robinson has enjoyed a 40 year stint on Radio, from being a local voice on Radio Tees and Mercia Sound, to running The Chiltern Radio Groups and managing Radio 1 and working for BBC Radio. In this edition of Radio Greats, Paul shares with Luke how he was bitten by the Radio Bug, how a short stint on Metro led to work on Radio Tees, How the Radio Management Love Affair began,...

Send us Fan Mail Back in the 1980s and 1990's, Mick Brown was one of the most recognised Radio DJ's on Capital Radio, having started out as a copywriter and producer before making it to spinning the discs. This time round, The Live Luke chats to him about the 30 years he worked on Capital, from, Producing for Kenny Everett, to being one half of The Pat and Mick Show to recording hits wit...

Send us Fan Mail For the past 25 years Claire Simmo has been one of the most recognised voices on the radio across the North of England, having been a familiar voice on stations such as Radio City and Real Radio. On this weeks edition, she sits down with The Live Luke to chat about her experience on the radio, why it was Paul Jordan who got her interested in the business, how she had never used th...

Send us Fan Mail Gary Wilkinson has enjoyed a career spanning over 25 years, from working on stations across the country and using his known aliases such as Pizza Man and Nick Jordan, in this weeks edition of Radio Greats, he sits down with Luke to chat about the stations he has worked on. From Atlantic 252, Galaxy, Magic, Metro and Sun Radio, why he changed his name so often on the radio and why...

Send us Fan Mail Rick Houghton, has worked in radio since 1989, becoming one of the countries youngest Radio DJ's when he joined Plymouth Sound. He later went onto work for stations across the country including Rock FM, Radio City and Key 103, as-well as a stint in the Middle East with Channel 4 Radio. On this edition, he chats to Luke about the past 30 years in radio, how working on Radio Ci...

Send us Fan Mail Rob Charles is no stranger to his audience, with four decades of experience behind him. This time he joins Luke on Radio Greats, to chat about he developed the Radio bug, becoming one of the pirates on the revived Radio Caroline and working on Voice of Peace, to work across the North of England from KFM, Rock Radio, Century and Magic and how he got the gig on Car Share and how he...