I started on hospital radio in my early teens. The audience was sick and I was chronic!
After I graduated I landed a gig at Radio Tees in NE England producing radio commercials, helping with sales pitches and presenting on-air.
In the eighties I came to Oz and presented the graveyard shift on 2JJJ. In those days everyone on Triple-J whispered, except me, the guy who was on when everyone was trying to get to sleep.
In the nineties and beyond I presented music shows on FM99.3 in Chatswood.
In 2008 I started my daily podcast on BNet. It can now be heard around the world, including CBS news sites in the US.
Radio is my first love.I grew up in Britain in the seventies and eighties, which were the halycon days of music radio. Announcers were celebrities, programs had pace and stations were run on passion and instinct. Today, all over the world, the number of radio stations has mushroomed, originality is expensive and too risky, and formats are driven by research commissioned by risk-adverse programmers.Spontaneity is only allowed if it's carefully scripted. And as for a pom on Aussie radio - well, have you heard one!
My Radio Shows
Click here to listen to my radio shows, mainly on FM99.3 Chatswood. If you can't be bothered clicking, here are seven minutes of some of my radio shows mixed with interviews for CBS.
Kenny Everett
Kenny Everett was my childhood hero. His radio stuff was better than his TV stuff. He epitomised great radio - fun, creative, cheeky. Here's a few bits from his shows.
The Radio Blog
What's going on in radio-land. read through my observations on what's happening, including my analysis of the radio ratings. Add your comments too.