Send us a text For 23 Years, Roger Scott was one of the countries most recognised voice on the Radio, presenting Drivetime for Capital Radio for 15 of those years and Saturday Sequence and Scott on Sunday for BBC Radio 1. As a Radio DJ he introduced us to the likes of Bruce Springsteen and features such as The Three O' Clock Thrill and Crusin. In this special programme to mark what would have been his 80 Birthday, Naomi Cutler looks back on the life of The DJ's DJ, speaking to many well know...
Send us a text Jenni Costello was the youngest signing to Mercia Sound when she joined the station just before her 19th Birthday. From there on she did a stint on BBC Radio 1, becoming the stations youngest signing, the breakfast show on Trent FM, Drivetime on Radio 210 and weekends on GEM. In the first edition of Series 3 of Radio Greats, she sits down with Luke to discuss her three decades on the wireless. Special Thanks to Jenni Costello and Aircheck Downloads for supplying Airchecks from...
Send us a text Tony Dibbin is no stranger to the airwaves. He was the youngest Radio DJ in Wales, and also the youngest programme controller too. On this weeks edition of Radio Greats, he sits down with Luke and reflects on his 25 years on the wireless, from how at the age of 15 he joined The Wave in Swansea, before progressing to Ireland to work on Atlantic 252. Tony also talks about his tenure at Gold Radio, the responsibilities of programme managing and also what makes a successful Breakfa...
Send us a text For the past 28 years Sean Goldsmith has been on the radio up and down the country. Starting out on Leicester Sound in 1993, he would later embark on a journey that would keep on going to stations from Trent, to Peak and to Virgin from Greatest Hits. In this edition of Radio Greats, he chats with Luke about how the Radio Bug bit him, how twice he almost gave it up, before being brought back to the limelight and why City 2 was the best time of his life on the radio. Special Tha...
Send us a text A Giant of Broadcasting. Tony Prince began his broadcasting career on The Pirate station, the legendary Radio Caroline before embarking on a 16 year career on Radio Luxembourg. In this weeks edition of Radio Greats, he chats to Luke about how The Radio Bug bit him and how Radio 1 turned him down. Plus he shares with us the story of how he got to know Elvis Presley and what the night of Elvis' death was like for him personally.
Send us a text In this weeks edition of Radio Greats, Luke catches up with Polly James from Radio X, who sits down with him and shares her story of entering the Radio industry. Polly shares the tale of how Kiss FM turned her down, and how Bridge and Nation gave her, her big break - working on Absolute Radio and co-presenting the BT Live Event in London. Spending 6 years on Capital South Wales and co-hosting the flagship Breakfast Show, and now in her dream job at Radio X.
Send us a text This week on Radio Greats, Luke chats to his Broadcasting colleague Chris Moore, who began his career back in the Eighties on CBC when he won a Radio contest to be a DJ on CBC for a day. From then on he, Chris went to host shows for Red Dragon and Real Radio and had the most listened to show in all of Wales. In this extended edition, he chat's to Luke about getting the radio bug, working for Red Dragon for 11 years, what the run up to Real was like and also how Radio has contin...
Send us a text 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 worked with Peter Kay, but never met him! Special Thanks to Aircheck Downloads for supplying Airch...
Send us a text 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 City brought many happy memories, how he turned down working at Juice to work in the Middle East, what the...
Send us a text 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 Radio 1 never appealed to him. Special Thanks to Aircheck Downloads for supplying Airchecks from p...
Send us a text 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 the desk before her first solo show and why Greatest Hits Radio was not her cup of tea! Special than...
Send us a text 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 with Stock Aitken and Waterman and how their performance on Top of The Pops was like entering Enemy territory an...
Send us a text 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, Running The Chiltern Group and how the name Galaxy was born and what working at BBC Radio was like ...
Send us a text 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 Capital, Chiltern, Red Dragon, BRMB, GEM and City 2 to name a few. How Clive Warren gave him Snoop ses...
Send us a text 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't what it turned out to be and why after 25 years he decided to hang up his headphones for good.
Send us a text 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 to Century and working on the City 2 Network and how Mid Morning was one of his favourite slots to host. ...
Send us a text 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 Real Radio and what it's like to be Simon Mayo's warm up guy on Greatest Hits South Wales. Big Thanks...
Send us a text 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 his Law career for a spot on Radio City, how working for Radio 1 was the dream, but also backfi...
Send us a text 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 Magic to City 2 was an unfortunate one. Special Thank you too Aircheck Downloads for use of co...
Send us a text 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 Yorkshire. Heading up UTV and after 9 years away from the Mic, working for Greatest Hits South Wales...