I have been a presenter at the station for 15 years. My first job was co-presenter with Graham Butler for the Sunday morning request show which was for the patients on the GP ward at the Northgate Hospital. I owe a lot to Graham as he taught me to “drive the desk,” as we used to say in those days. We took it in turns to collect request from the ward mostly on the Sunday mornings but sometimes on the preceding Saturday afternoons. In those days most of the requests were only to be found on vinyl. It was therefore time-consuming digging out the records and required a lot if skill to Cue the requested tracks on the three turntables.

Some said we were one of the best double presenter acts on the station. I discovered early that Graham was more than a little posh having had a public school education he spoke with impeccable RP making his speech sound very BBC Radio 4. It became my roll and pleasure to tease him on air about his noble inheritance which invariably made him laugh and that became the hallmark and attraction of our show.

Some time before Graham left hospital radio I was offered my own show which I agreed to call, “My Kind Of Music.” That was long before Michael Barrymore’s TV show of the same name. I almost changed the name as Michael’s show became a National Institution but am pleased now that I didn’t. I love music and spent 15 years of my life as a professional musician having had recording contracts, TV and radio appearances as well as UK and intercontinental tours on my CV.

In My Kind Of Music I do what it says on the tin and play the type of music I like to listen to. On Monday evenings I enjoy turning the studio speakers up high to play the music which I like. (Wishing & hoping it will appeal to many of our listeners as well) As you might expect, being a drummer, I love a tight rhythm section in all music forms from Jazz to Rock. I also love good melody and harmony so it follows that I worship the Beatles as they had it all. I suppose the component in music I value least is the lyrics. Although there have been some amazing and moving words written for songs, not least in “She’s Leaving Home” by the “Fab. Four.” But in my opinion those words would not have been so poignant without the group’s great tune.

I suppose I am mellowing with age as you are just as likely to hear me play a Frank Sinatra track these days as any other. I am not a supporter of any one particular genre of music as I believe in what Ray Charles said, “There are only two types of music, Good and Bad.