How long have you been interested in radio?
I first started in radio as a trainee studio manager at the BBC in 1985. I then left broadcasting in about 1990 but came back to radio as a features producer and editor in about 1999. My secret ambition, to actually present programmes, finally got the better of me in 2000 and I joined my local Hospital Radio Station.

What Radio Experience have you had?
Studio Manager BBC World Service / BBC Network Radio
Producer: National Public Radio USA, WBEZ, Chicago, BBC R4
Presenter, Bath Hospital Radio, Swindon FM

How did you get involved in Swindon FM?
I was introduced to Carl Humphries by a colleague in Hospital Radio. Carl was looking for a presenter for a classical music show – Serendipity I suppose.

What do you think you bring to the station?
Pretty scruffy clothing, a lot of experience of speech radio production and a reasonable knowledge of classical music.

What sort of music do you like?
All sorts. Favourite artists probably Pink Floyd, The Police, Prince, Tears for Fears, Elvis Costello, Macy Gray, Seal, Beethoven, Mozart, Mahler and Brahms, Stravinsky. The list is pretty endless really, I’ll give anything a try.

Why?
I was trained as a classical musician (French Horn) but I also played guitar in a band when I was a rebellious teenager (early last century) so I’ve been exposed to a great variety of music over the years.

What other interests do you have?
Other than doting on my young daughter I suppose my main hobby is music. I play in a couple of amateur orchestras and a very sociable wind quintet (we spend more time in the pub than actually rehearsing). I also love sailing and skiing neither of which I do much since my daughter came along. I would read novels for England if I had the time.

What are your aims for the future?
I would love to get back into playing the guitar in a rock band, but that is probably a hopeless pipe dream. Career wise, I want to carry on in radio. I get a huge kick out of just talking to people on air and maybe playing a bit of music now and again.