Radio Greats

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Neil Andrews

Radio Greats ·

2026/10/06

Send us Fan Mail You may remember him on Capital Gold as Neil Winfield where he hosted Network shows across the country and also presented Breakfast on the Kent service. Or maybe you remember him presenting shows on Ten-17 FM in Harlow or maybe Breakfast on Time 107 FM in Romford, but there is one question! Who is Neil Andrews. Well this week he joins Luke to share stories about his career on the wireless, from how he developed that bug, before wo...

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71:26

Chris Farrell

Radio Greats ·

2026/09/22

Send us Fan Mail For the past four decades, Chris Farrell has been on radio stations across the country. He was part of the launch team of Heart 106.2 in London, where he hosted shows for nearly 17 years. He has also enjoyed stints on stations that included MFM, TFM and Horizon Radio. This week Chris sits down with Luke to share stories of his radio journey. Some of the stories include joining Essex Radio when he was just 10 years old, and working on stations around the country, to landing fu...

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69:08

Clive Bull

Radio Greats ·

2026/09/15

Send us Fan Mail He is often dubbed as the King of Nightime Talk Radio, and is currently LBC's longest serving presenter. Having worked in all fields on the station from producing, reporting and presenting - but there is one question, who is Clive Bull? Well this week he joins Luke to chat about his life and career on the radio and how he became associated with talk radio. Some of the stories we touch upon including getting that passion for radio and starting up a school radio station, before...

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59:58

Robin Banks - Middle East Communication Coach On His...

Radio Greats ·

2026/09/09

Send us Fan Mail Robin Banks is now a Middle East-based executive presentation and communication coach, helping professionals build executive presence, communication coaching, public speaking confidence, presentation coaching and boardroom communication skills all across Abu Dhabi, Dubai, UAE, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar and all over the GCC. In this first of two parts, Robin sits down with Luke to chat extensively about his radio career. In this episode we range from developing ...

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64:44

Robin Banks - Middle East Communication Coach On His...

Radio Greats ·

2026/09/09

Send us Fan Mail Robin Banks is now a Middle East-based executive presentation and communication coach, helping professionals build executive presence, communication coaching, public speaking confidence, presentation coaching and boardroom communication skills all across Abu Dhabi, Dubai, UAE, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar and all over the GCC. In this second of two parts, Robin sits down with Luke to chat extensively about his radio career. In this episode we range from joining Be...

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44:35

OJ Borg

Radio Greats ·

2026/07/23

Send us Fan Mail Currently broadcasting from the Salford Rivera often on a Weeknight after midnight on BBC Radio 2, OJ Borg has had a stellar career on the radio. Whether it was on Galaxy, Kix 96.2 FM, XFM South Wales or Key 103. OJ has many stories to share in this weeks edition. Why not listen to OJ sit down and reflect on the last three decades on the radio, with some fun stories about his time on air and how a specific programme on Leicester Sound i...

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89:00

Gary Crowley

Radio Greats ·

2026/07/20

Send us Fan Mail He's launched the careers of so many singers and bands. He hung out with Wham! and Bananarama back in the days. He's presented on Capital, GLR and XFM. But there is one question.. Who is Gary Crowley? Well this week Gary joins us for an edition to chat about his career on the radio. Have a listen to how Gary got the bug from radio and how he interviewed members of The Jam whilst he was still in School. How his first radio show was presenting In Concert for BBC Radio 1. What j...

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58:00

Tich McCooey

Radio Greats ·

2026/07/08

Send us Fan Mail For over 33 years Tich McCooey was one of the most recognised presenters on MFR (Moray Firth Radio) presenting almost every show on the station, including Lunchtimes and Breakfast. During his time he came close to presenting The Big Breakfast on Channel 4. And Even presented his show from London, which involved a alteration with Chris Evans on BBC Radio 1. This week Tich joins Luke on Radio Greats to share many memories of his time on MFR, from g...

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34:54

Jim O'Neill

Radio Greats ·

2026/07/01

Send us Fan Mail If you grew up in Ireland during the 80's, then you will no doubt remember listening to Jim O'Neill on RTÉ 2fm. From a career that initially began in the music industry Jim was part of the launch team of 2FM in May 1979, before going onto present shows for stations that included Radio Nova, Century Radio, 98FM and Today FM. In this weeks edition, Jim sits down with Luke at the formers home in County Wicklow to talk about his radio life. From getting the bug and being part of ...

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76:02

Chris Ashley

Radio Greats ·

2026/06/24

Send us Fan Mail Often dubbed as The Ugliest Man in Radio or The Mouth, Chris Ashley has spent half a century across the radio, working on stations in Australia, New Zealand, Spain and the UK. These have included being the first Breakfast presenter on Red Dragon in South Wales, hosting shows with Brian Clough and pulling stunts on Radio Trent and presenting Breakfast on Beacon Radio. In this week's edition, Chris sits down with Luke and shares stories of his life on the radio. Some of these s...

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48:17

Frank Renton

Radio Greats ·

2026/06/17

Send us Fan Mail If you grew up listening to BBC Radio 2 in the mid 90's then you will probably remember listening to Frank Renton present Listen to the Band, a show he presented for nearly 23 on the network. But did you know long before he took over presenting duties, he was a musical conductor with the BBC Radio Orchestra and had been a bandmaster in the army. Well in this weeks edition, Frank sits down and shares his memories of how he got into radio and ...

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79:18

John Clarke

Radio Greats ·

2026/06/10

Send us Fan Mail He was part of the Pirate Revolution in Ireland, was controller of RTÉ 2fm and a career that's longer than the Beatles but shorter than Rolling Stones, but who is the real John Clarke? Well he joins us on this weeks edition to talk about his radio career, which includes stories of getting the bug and working in Pirate Radio, before joining Chris Cary to work on Radio Nova and KISS FM, how after three tries to secure a place, he landed a job with RTÉ 2fm and how he got into tr...

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69:40

Ross King

Radio Greats ·

2026/06/03

Send us Fan Mail Often dubbed the King of Hollywood on UK TV, Ross King has often been seen on our screens every morning covering news from America, but before he went Stateside, he was in our ears on the radio, hosting shows on stations that include Radio Clyde, Capital Radio and the old BBC Radio 5. This week Ross joins Luke to share stories of his time in radio, from his early start in Hospital Radio in Glasgow and listening to Radio Clyde. How he ga...

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50:07

Richard Astbury

Radio Greats ·

2026/05/27

Send us Fan Mail If you grew up listening to BFBS or were familiar with the various stations, then you would have most likely remember listening to Richard Astbury - who worked for the Forces Network for over 40 years. During his time with the network, he hosted a variety of shows including Pop Around Europe and covered the Eurovision Song Contest for BFBS listeners. He introduced bands like ABBA on stage in Germany and interviewed people from...

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97:53

Jonathan Gold

Radio Greats ·

2026/05/21

Send us Fan Mail Jonathan Gold has spent over three decades in the radio industry and has worked in almost every field in the radio industry, from tech-oping, producing, presenting and running several stations across the country. Some of those stations include MFM, SGR Radio, The Bay, Juice FM and Pennine FM. In this weeks edition, Jono sits down with Luke and shares stories about his life and career on the radio. These include getting the bug and being inspired by listeni...

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50:28

Ally Bally

Radio Greats ·

2026/05/13

Send us Fan Mail Having spent four decades on radio across Scotland - Ally Bally joined Radio Tay from its launch back in 1980, and then worked his way from the production offices right through into the presentation team, hosting a variety of shows including Breakfast, Mid Mornings and Tay Talk-In. In this weeks edition of Radio Greats, Ally sits down with Luke to reflect on his 40 year stint with the station, from how he got the bug for radio, before h...

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64:34

Eddy Temple-Morris

Radio Greats ·

2026/05/06

Send us Fan Mail From producing shows, to creating the sound of stations, to remixing and presenting Alternative sounds Eddy Temple-Morris is definitely someone who should be regarded as a Radio Great. Having started out in the music industry, his radio career began on BBC Radio Hereford and Worcester, before he went down to London and began a established career with Radio 1, XFM and Virgin Radio. In this weeks edition, Eddy sits down with Luke to share his stori...

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53:02

Steve Jenner

Radio Greats ·

2026/04/29

Send us Fan Mail Steve Jenner is someone who had a dream, he always wanted to work in radio and never let that dream fade away. After many years of Sally licences and RSL's, in 2003 he made that dream happen when he and his brother launched High Peak Radio. Since then he went onto co-write a successful book Broadcast Brothers on the Radio and has gone onto present shows for Radio Caroline and Rockin' 247. In this week's edition, Steve sits down and chats with Luke about his journey through ra...

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52:23

Amy Voce

Radio Greats ·

2026/04/22

Send us Fan Mail She turned down a job at Leicester Sound to go to University in Nottingham, but from then on Amy Voce went onto achieve a successful career in radio across the Midlands with Century 106, Heart 106 and GEM alongside her partner in crime Sam Pinkham. Winning awards and hosting the successful Sam and Amy Breakfast Show for 11 years across the East Midlands. In this weeks edition, Amy sits down with Luke to share stories about her radio career, which...

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73:13

Peter Bowes

Radio Greats ·

2026/04/15

Send us Fan Mail If you regularly watch and listen to BBC News, then today's guest needs no introduction. Peter Bowes is currently the BBC's North American Correspondent and has reported on many high profile events, but prior to his career state side, he enjoyed a career on the radio, presenting shows and reading the news for Radio Tees and Piccadilly, before heading down to London to join the BBC and reading the news on Radio 1's Newsbeat. In this weeks edition, Peter si...

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