Radio Greats
Luke Davies (or The Live Luke) has always been fascinated by Radio. In this series, he chats to some of his heroes of the airwaves about how they got into radio, the challenges they have taken and what advice would they give.
Episodes
116 episodes
Owen Larkin
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 Nor...
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Season 10
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Episode 11
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1:08:14
Caroline Feraday
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 ...
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Season 10
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Episode 10
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1:17:14
Alex Dyke
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 ...
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Season 10
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Episode 9
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59:47
Graham Robb
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 successfu...
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Season 10
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Episode 8
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43:14
Dave Fanning
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 hos...
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Season 10
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Episode 7
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45:50
Steve England
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 radi...
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Season 10
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Episode 6
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1:08:45
Susie Mathis
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, be...
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Season 10
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Episode 5
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33:37
Ian Dempsey
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...
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Season 10
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Episode 4
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51:42
Colin Slade
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 ...
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Season 10
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Episode 3
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42:02
Nigel Williams
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,...
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Season 10
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Episode 2
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1:29:30
Emperor Rosko
Whether you know him as Le Président or Boscoe or even Michael Joseph Pasternak. For the last six decades, Emperor Rosko has brought spontaneous energy to radio station across the globe. From beginning his life in th...
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Season 10
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Episode 1
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22:30
Diana Luke
Diana Luke hailed from Canada and started her radio journey as a Guest on Radio Hallam, before she landed a gig as the Late Night Host on Viking FM, from there she forged a career on stations that included The Superstation, Jazz FM, BBC GLR and...
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Season 9
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Episode 15
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45:34
Steve Randall
For nearly four decades, Steve Randall has worked on stations around the country - from a career on stations that included Metro Radio, TFM, Fox FM, Power FM, Ocean FM, The Breeze and Spire FM, he now hosts the podcast series Radio Creators.
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Season 9
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Episode 14
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1:44:51
Steve Jones
For five decades - Steve Jones has enjoyed a National portfolio in both television and radio. Having Presented the successful "Pyramid Game" on ITV, he has enjoyed a radio career from BBC Radio 1 and 2, Radio Clyde, LBC and Talksport.In ...
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Season 9
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Episode 13
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45:26
Howard Pressman
Howard Pressman has been one of South Yorkshire most recognisable presenters for nearly four decades in the world of Radio, having presented shows on Hallam FM, Magic AM and a near 20 year career on BBC Radio Sheffield. More recently he has bee...
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Season 9
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Episode 12
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46:46
Graham Bannerman
You may have heard his voice on commercials and introducing television programmes - but before he began his career as a Television Announcer and voice artist, Graham Bannerman began his career in radio, having presented shows on stations that i...
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Season 9
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Episode 11
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44:30
Toni McDonald
After winning a contest to be a Radio DJ on BRMB back in 1993, Toni McDonald has gone onto achieve a career in radio across the Midlands and the South of England in both presentation and production - working for stations including Southern FM, ...
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Season 9
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Episode 10
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46:28
Declan Meehan
Having enjoyed half a century in Radio across Ireland and the UK, Declan Meehan has earned the title of a Radio Great, from a career in both Pirate Radio, National Radio and Local Radio he has worked on some flagship stations including RTE 2FM,...
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Season 9
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Episode 9
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1:21:24
Steve Power
Steve Power has recently celebrated four decades in the radio business, in both presentation and management, from a career that has included Devonair, Southern Sound, Chiltern, Power FM, Wave 105 and Nation Radio.This time, Steve sits do...
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Season 9
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Episode 8
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1:05:29
Paul Bromley
A pioneer and expert in Audio of the wireless. Paul Bromley has enjoyed four decades in the radio business, presenting shows on Pennine FM, Viking FM, Signal, Ridings FM and Dearne FM.In this weeks edition of Radio Greats, Paul sits down...
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Season 9
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Episode 7
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1:23:23
MaryEllen O'Brien
From Radio in the USA, to presenting on the longwave in the UK on 252. MaryEllen O'Brien was one of the founding presenters of Atlantic 252, but before that had enjoyed a decade long career working on stations across the United States, which in...
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Season 9
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Episode 6
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1:09:27
Liam Quigley: Part 2
Liam Quigley has enjoyed the best part of four decades in the radio business, having worked in Pirate Radio and both Irish and UK radio, including launching stations such as Radio Nova, Century Radio and Heart 106.2.In the second of two ...
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Season 9
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Episode 5
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52:11
Liam Quigley: Part 1
Liam Quigley has enjoyed the best part of four decades in the radio business, having worked in Pirate Radio and both Irish and UK radio, including launching stations such as Radio Nova, Century Radio and Heart 106.2.In the first of two p...
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Season 9
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Episode 4
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57:59