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ASSISTANT MANAGING DIRECTOR

Hi, my name is Lady S, I am your sweet voice show presenter. I love music from all different genres and my playlist changes with my mood. One of my favourite artists is Frank Sinatra and favourite song of his is "I won't dance".

CHRIS ROWNTREE

Hello I'm Chris I'm 31 I have an interest in all kinds of music from the 50s to the charts 

I started doing a pre-recorded show in lockdown, recording the in-between bits and then putting an hour of my favourite songs together 

I had a love of music from as long as I can remember 

can't wait to get started :)

Aaron Wheeler

The Late bit with Aaron Wheeler

Hey Folks my Names Aaron I am disabled also a Internet Radio Presenter I been doing this since 2012

My Hobbies are going out with my friends and family also I love going on my computer and Listening to Music

I Volunteer at a Club I go to Every Monday and Friday's

CHRIS DUNN

Presenter Chris Dunn Bio: Born in the United Kingdom 1960, currently resides in Lincoln, by profession I am a Train Driver. I have a passion for Reggae Music, which I guess became known in the early 70's hearing artists like The Pioneers/ Bob & Marcia /Jimmy Cliff/ Desmond Dekker/ Dave & Ansel Collins appear on top of the pops or played on the UK'S singles charts. I also at the time worked on a factory production line where everyday music was piped through the works Tanoy system including Reggae/ Soca / Calypso music. At this time, my elder Jamaican friend, Michael Alphonso Smith, asked if I wanted to join him in a venture doing mobile discos, he had the equipment, and I had the transport. But all was not as it seemed as it turned out we only did private Jamaican House Parties, where I learnt how to DJ from a master. Eventually I started my own mobile disco and gained a residency at my local working man's club in Penge, South London getting the crowds dancing before, during and after live bands who played at the weekends. Late 80's I packed it in, and it was not until moving to Lincoln and joining the works Welfare Committee that I provided the music at work related events. In 2012 I joined my local Community Radio Station and presented a 3-hour live 70's show, in 2018 I switched to It being a Reggae Show. In 2019 work commitments prevented me presenting the live show and the station did not want a pre-recorded show. Then out the blue I was contacted by an Internet Radio Station, a previous presenter at the station had left as well and recommended my show. I joined and within a year was on twenty-five stations being broadcasted in Africa, America, Amsterdam. Australia, Cambodia, Canada, New Zealand, UK, Spain, South America. and listened to around the world.

DAN J SUN

Dan Sun presents the unique radio show with weekly themes, special guest interviews & playing broad variety of music. Dan Sun is from the West Midlands, UK and has been entertaining since as long as he can remember (ever since blasting his cassette player out of his bedroom window to his neighbours). Dan was born to DJ!

Dan studied popular music at Walsall College and has appeared on various television game shows and deejays many private parties, nightclubs, functions + charity fundraisers.

Dan has a degree of experience in radio presenting having worked for London radio, local hospital radio.  

Dan presents the popular Unique radio programme which features celebrity guests, local talent, jokes, and various trivia.

In his spare time Da enjoys a little bit of bingo, bowling pub, karate, karaoke, pub quizzes, outdoor pursuits, pool holidays, tasty food and dining out.

Over the years Dan has entertained thousands of people over the years and his mission is to keep doing what he does so in fact until it’s time to hang up the headphones.

SANDY M

Hi all,

My name is Sandy M

Being a child of the 70's, I began to take notice of chart music at around the age of 5 or 6 years old, which would have been the early 80's. Like many of my school friends I would be glued to the radio as often as possible hoping to hear my favourite records. I used to visit the local record shop with my mum from an early age, which is where my music collection began.

Over the years, I have collected many diverse types of music. Now I can share some of that music with you, here on your favourite station. My show includes weekly features such as.

“RETRO REWIND” “TIME TUNNEL” & “SANDY M's 12"INCH FINISH”

I hope you can join me from time to time right here each week.

I look forward to sharing some great music from across all the decades.

60s, 70, s 80s, 90s, 00s & 10s...

Sandy M x

KEITH & RUTH BRADSHAW

Keith and Ruth Bradshaw are a husband-and-wife team with a love of popular music
stretching back to the 1950s and the birth of rock n roll. For them, presenting a
weekly trip back into the music of the golden decade that shaped the face of popular
music – forever – is a labour of love!
Keith grew up in Morecambe on the Northwest Riviera. In the 1960s, it was a
bustling seaside resort frequented by the bands of the day – Beatles, Stones,
Shadows, Kinks, Hollies and more. The theatres hosted the much sought after music
package shows, featuring top American recording artists and groups. By contrast,
Ruth’s from Tushingham in rural South Cheshire.
Both are former secondary school teachers, specialising in history – nostalgia and a
feeling for the past features strongly in their programmes. Keith has also worked in
Public Relations and Journalism.
They have lived and worked in and around Leyland, Central Lancashire for 30 years
or more. Both are active members of Go on Tour (Golden Oldies), an Over-55s
entertainment group. Keith is the MC and part-time comedian, while Ruth sings and
dances. 
Join Keith and Ruth every week as they relive so many great memories from the
1960s!

DJ TONY LLOYD

I'm a professional radio presenter and film maker with a varied career in radio, music and sound engineering and film production since I was a teenager.

 I am on the air on over 90 radio stations around the world with my weekly radio show 'Love from Tony'.

I host the popular podcast series 'Music Stories' & 'Human Stories' and teach radio presenting skills, handling the media, and podcasting, produce and edit broadcast audio and produce films and photography for clients. I'm busy!

On this website you can learn more about me, find out how to work with me, hire me for media training, photography & film production, radio presenter training & consultancy, listen to my podcasts and radio shows, live stream your event and if you are a radio station find out how to take 'The Love from Tony Show'. 

Ady Crampton bio

Listening to and playing music has always been a large part of my life.

I bought my first vinyl in 1974 aged 7, by 1983 I was immersed in the UK scooter scene and began attending the rallies which boasted ex-Wigan Casino DJs on their all-nighter line-up.

There was so much music that I hadn’t heard before and of course, as there was a record bar in each venue, my record collection increased although never as much as my wants list.

I really get a kick out of sharing my passion for music and have enjoyed playing my 70s soul, funk and disco records to the world ever since.

Show description.

Hi, I’m Ady Crampton and I hope you can Join me each week for two hours of 70s soul funk and disco / where I’ll be spinning those newies and crossover classics from back in the day / plus each week I’ll be chatting with a star of the 70s to find out what they’re up to now / that’s right here on Fit Music Radio, Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7pm

Social Media

Facebook:           https://www.facebook.com/adrian.crampton.7

Mixcloud:            https://www.mixcloud.com/adriancrampton7/

Twitter:                @AdyCrampton

Instagram:          shinyl_ady_crampton

Website:            https://www.shinyl.co.uk/

MICK FULLER

The sound of SoulShyne has been experienced primarily on the South Coast of the UK but has now spread across many parts of Europe & beyond. The music is lovingly selected & presented by resident DJ and SoulShyne founder Mick Fuller and is aimed firmly at a more perceptive listener.

During his career, Mick's adaptability and good musical taste have been the secret of his success, taking in many different styles of soul music in all of its various forms, from Rare Groove & Disco through to Deep & Soulful House. As a guest DJ, he’s also been welcomed everywhere from international house nights like Soul Heaven & Defected in the House to old school hip-hop jams and original soul sessions.

JP McCartney

JP McCartney spent more than 45 years on terrestrial radio before moving to the internet 6 years ago. JP loves 60s and 70s music, especially The Beatles. He stays busy with 3  sheetgrandchildren and his 2014 Race Red Ford Mustang. If you have a favorite 60s or 70s artist or song, make sure you let JP know about it. The email is JPABCOldies@gmail.com

JP McCartney

JOHN WATSON

John started his technical career at the age of 16 when he trained as a cinema projectionist at Auckland's St James Theatre. Through that period and the following 18 years in the industry he learned about electronics and sound engineering. He also had a part-time business DJing at various functions such as weddings, celebrations and dance parties. In 2013 he established Sleep Radio, a station that plays sleeping music to help insomniacs get to sleep. Then in 2021 he also established Radio Te Aroha, a small community FM station in Te Aroha, New Zealand where New Music Aotearoa is recorded. In 2023, John saw a huge anomaly in that new, New Zealand artists got very little, if any, airplay on mainstream radio stations - hence New Music Aotearoa

MATT CRAIG

What is New York’s Best Rock?

Depends on who you ask. It doesn’t seem possible today, but in the early to mid 70s, the AM band was the dominating force in radio. In fact, it wasn’t until 1973 that the US Government mandated that all new cars had to be sold with both AM and FM tuners. AM Radio was dominated by tightly programmed music stations that played the same top 40 songs all day. Many songs repeated as frequently as every 45 minutes! So, those of us music fans who grew up during that time were hungry for more than just those 40 records repeated over and over. In the New York Metro area, we were lucky to have a radio station whose slogan was “New York’s Best Rock”. They featured deep album tracks from rock bands of the time. It was around that time that album sales started to eclipse singles sales. New York’s Best Rock, an “Album-Oriented-Rock” (AOR) station was certainly one of the forces behind that shift. For the first time, we could hear an alternative to the hit songs off an album on the radio. They featured deeper album tracks, and it was a tremendous success. So much so, that if you ask anyone of a certain age what New York’s Best Rock was, they can still tell you all these years later. It wasn’t just the music, it was also the DJ’s. Those who presented this music were stars themselves. It wasn’t unusual for John Lennon or Elton John or other big acts of the day to stop by the studios and chat with them when they were in town. 

Unfortunately, nothing lasts forever, and in 1983, New York’s Best Rock was no more. Today, over 40 years later, New York’s Best Rock hasn’t been forgotten! Magic Matt Craig was one of those fans who grew up in the shadow of New York City listening and loving this great radio station, and it certainly had an effect on his musical tastes. Matt never forgot those heady days, and now, all these years later, he’s taken his obsession for it and turned it into his own weekly radio program. No, it’s not the original station, there’s no way to duplicate that, instead, it’s Matt’s vision of what New York’s Best Rock could have been if it lived on beyond 1983. 

Matt Craig graduated from the New Institute of Technology with a BFA in Communication Arts. He worked at WGLI-AM and WNYG-AM, both in Babylon, NY. His career path veered into sales, until he retired in 2021. From 2004-2005, he hosted “Studio 108” on WEBE 108 in Bridgeport, CT. He has hosted New York's Best Rock since 2020. He also has the premiere aircheck collectors website, www.bigappleairchecks.com which has been up since 2002.

Matt lives on Long Island with his wife, daughter and 3 cats.

MAGNUS SHAW

MAGNUS SHAW is a broadcaster, writer and creative consultant

from Derbyshire in the UK.

He is married with three children and six grandchildren.

Magnus has worked on many radio stations, in various advertising agencies,

has won several awards and was Editor of the legendary Rocking Vicar e-magazine

and podcast. 

His passions are travel, media, politics and, perhaps above all, music.

Magnus' musical tastes are eclectic, but he favours The Clash, Manic Street Preachers,

David Bowie and Pet Shop Boys.

You can write to him and contact the show at mail@magnusshaw.co.uk

MICK HALL

Lockdown brought a lot of sad times, but also brought a lot of us all closer toīgether. Many moons ago when I was a lot younger I used to work with a man that did mobile disco's. So as you do when you are young, I popped along and was hooked straight away. So I jumped onto the bandwagon and got involved hands on, how all the gear worked etc etc

Did that for many years then got into the pub and club circuit. However after getting married the years slipped by I did not carry on with this hobby for many years. Then we had LOCKDOWN so I started doing sets online, instagram & facebook etc which rekindled my passion. I then got in touch with my old boss who runs a local community radio station. After a few beers I sweet talked him into a regular show.

Then came along another station -  Where I now do a regular Thursday night show "That & 80's & 90's Show". So as you can guess things have taken off very well so I have put together "That 90's & 00's Show" now broadcasting on numerous radio stations around the world.

RICK HAGGERTY

Since 2013, Rick Haggerty has hosted "Kickin' It," which airs weekly on 4 continents, which is a musically significant and fun weekly 2-hour show featuring a weekly journey of a new music discovery, with a stellar sampling of new song releases from a variety of genres, along with insightful commentary! Also highlighted is a climate related spot. My show audience members have reported looking forward to great music and learning facts about musicians and their music and musical careers that they never knew previously.

References

1) Musicologist/Historian: "As a music historian I love listening to Kickin' It Worldwide for the musical intelligence, the sense of history, and the sheer soulfulness that host Rick Haggerty brings to every episode."

Dr. Steve Waksman, Professor of Music & American Studies at Smith College & recent winner of the American Musicological Society's Music in American Culture Award! (11-23)

2) Press: "Rick Haggerty's Kickin It (Worldwide) is a program with themed episodes mostly highlighting different aspects of 20th century pop and a host whose excitement and style on the mic is unmistakable once you've heard it."

Brian Zayatz, co-editor at The Shoestring.org (8/23)

3) International Radio Station Manager: "I wanted to congratulate you on your program, which has been well received by our (listeners).

SUPER STEREO 5, Santiago de Chile (8/23)

KAY COOK-ABBOTT

I started the Orange Blossom Special show January 2021. I wanted to have a show where both mainstream and independent artists shared the same spotlight, and so remove the divide. I love upbeat driving country music, so that was the initial idea of what music the show would play. The idea of the train taking a journey through upbeat country sprang to mind, and so became the strap line for the show.
Initially, I only played upbeat country, but I love bluegrass music and western swing, and so decided why not drop a couple of each style of music into the shows each week. Following the train journey theme, this became stopping for a grass party and taking a swing break (that was a play on the American term ‘spring break’). I also liked the idea of highlighting an artist by playing 2 in a row from the artists, and so in came the double shot. A more recent addition to the show is the ‘Take Cover’ element, where I play an old song that has been reinvented by a different country artist, or a pop song that has been covered by a country artist. I love the music I choose for the show as a whole.
One feature that I am particularly pleased with is how I have situated the show actually on the train. You have the tannoid messages alerting you to the trains departure and reaching its destination, and when we have upcoming stops, and when I speak, you can hear the sound of the train in the background.
In 2023, I won the Fair play Red Carpet Country Music Award for ‘Best Female Radio Presenter’, for the Orange Blossom Special show.
The Orange Blossom Special is my baby, its 2 hours of upbeat country music from yesterday to today, from mainstream and independent artists, and I am very proud of it.