Dave Edwards has been associated with the world of Radio Broadcasting for over 40 years, having started as many do, in Hospital Radio. He was one of the driving forces behind the formation of The Loughborogh Hospitals Broacasting Service (LHBS) back in 1975.
In fact Dave was the Station Manager for several years.
He was also associated with Radio Fox, in his home city of Leicester, in the early 1990's. He produced and presented the Sunday Breakfast Show.
Over the years, Dave has worked for both Commercial and Publicly funded radio stations both here in the UK, as well world-wide.
He spent some time broadcasting in the USA, Canada, and Indonesia.
Dave returned to live in the UK again in 2010.
He has spent the past few years providing 'Voice Overs' for several radio Stations, producing them in the Broadcast Studio that he has set up at his home.
Having experienced the Seventies first hand, he has a genuine love for the popular music, of that particular decade.
This special love of the 70's is reflected in his show called
'That Seventies Sound'
which he produces and presents each and every week.
The show is heard on quality radio station's around the globe.
A collaboration of DJs picking the best hits for your listening pleasure
Some people have been declared as
the voice of radio and certainly
are part of the
heart of music
and both have been said of
EMMA SCOTT
. Radio presenter, radio plugger, a staunch supporter of
independent music and plenty more besides, Emma has
worked in the music industry for 3
5
years
,
stepping into its demanding but rewarding embrace from the moment she
left school
when she
straight away
enter
ed “
the dizzy heights
”
of a Youth Training Scheme at her local radio station in
Bedford back in 1988.
From thereon in she
grew to become
a focal point for established and new sounds and artists, from
1990 to
2013
radio presenting with her individual
style and passion
and subsequently
gathering
thousands of radio shows
under her belt across some of the UK finest
radio stations
including
Q
RADIO, HEART, POWER FM, GALAXY RADIO, HALLAM FM,
and METRO FM
as well as
the two biggest
commercial radio brands in
the UK
,
GLOBAL RADIO
and
BAUER RADIO
.
Becoming
one of the top 20
Drive Time presenters in the UK whilst at rock and metal station,
KERRANG! RADIO
, Emma was also
approached
by
BBC RADIO 1
the late 90’s to join their presentation team
,
twice in
fact
,
but sa
dly
her
“
nerves got the better of her at her auditions and it wasn’t meant to be!
”
2013
saw Emma take a bold
move
by stepping away from presenting and setting up
her own radio
plugging and PR
Company
,
PLUGGIN BABY LTD
.
Again
,
she quickly put her individual
stamp on the
venture and has
worked with hundreds of independent bands and artists,
sharing and promoting
their music across Britain’s
radio stations and shows
and in time the vast realm of internet radio too.
More than that though
,
she
also
had the energ
y and
passion
to set out to help
the business grow
in
other areas
, especially in regard to its independent scene and artists.
Pre that venture
though
, Emma
also presented live music TV shows, hosted live gigs and events,
been a voice over artist, blogger,
band manager, co
-
ran a record label and put on live music events
in Birmingham from 2006 to 2013
, all experiences she took into
PLUGGIN’ BABY
and her wish,
indeed need to help aspiring artists and bands. This aspect has seen Emma write two books,
Break
Your Band: A Guide to Getting Radio Airplay
(2009) and
If It Was My Band
(First edition 2012
,
with
an updated release
in
2022
as a downloadable eBook.
)
Never one to rest on her laurels, Emma recently
undertook a Music Entrepreneur Master’s Degree,
wh
ich she passed with a distinction
.
H
er
dissertation
centered
around teaching independent
musicians how to get their own radio airplay
which has led her
to
creat
e
YouTube
videos, podcasts
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and
to
r
u
n free online webinars entitled “
How to Get Radio Airplay
”
,
all set up for artists
to access
as part of
a radio plugging consultancy service
teaching musicians how to become their own radio
pluggers.
She also returned to radio presenting, firstly with
PRIMORDIAL RADIO
in 2020, and now with her
own
brand
-
new syndica
ted
Pluggin Baby Radio Show, which currently airs on over 100 radio stations
all over the world.
Emma also runs her Pluggin Baby Radio Show
YouTube channel
, Mixcloud profile,
and her
“
Inside
the Music Industry
” Facebook group where she
shares
helpful tips and insider information
to help
musicians
better navigate
the music industry
and
climb
its
ladder.
Whether in voice, deed or energy,
EMMA SCOTT
has music rushing through her veins; a passion
reaping m
assive highlights
in
her career
to date suc
h as
three Promoter of the Year awards at the
Pure Rawk Awards in 2011, 2012 and 2013 and
being declared the
“
Best Local Promoter
”
at the
Live
Music Business Awards
in 2012.
Fair to say every new day just gives Emma new opportunities to
pursue and new
music to support, moments she hungrily relishes as the
sounds and artists
she
is
inspired by
Pete RingMaster.
I bought my first single in 1969....."Sugar Sugar" by The Archies!!! I continued collecting rather a cross section of music until my best friend bought me "Burn" by Deep Purple for my eighteen birthday!! That was it....I became a life long "rocker" from then on!!
So my first love is ROCK, as is my second & third love.....although The Carpenters are my guilty pleasure!! Aside from Rock, I also love Sixties & Seventies music.....probably because I lived through them!!! lol
My love of Radio has been going for more years than I care to remember.....25+ years with Sunshine Radio on the Isle of Wight & a stint on internet radio with Vectis Radio for eight years, then I seemed to get offers to broadcast my shows all over the place!
A final thought....If someone had told me in 1969 not to collect the 6000 plus albums I collected over the decades because you'd be able to access them & more on a mobile phone that fits in the palm of your hand I'd have never have believed it!!! Mind, I did enjoy collecting them!!!
Jim Garrett
Director of The Sound Lab
Winner of Radio Station Of The Year 2023
Winner of New Radio Station Of The Year 2022
Winner of Best Radio Air Play & Promotion Platform 2020 UK
Presenter of Dance Party Weekly
Rob Polland is a radio presenter and producer with years of experience (too many to count!)
Rob presents a live two hour mixed genre show with plenty of features RPRS streams live from Rob’s studio in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk every Monday 8pm – 10pm (GMT/BST).
I live just north of London, UK and am a lifelong musician having picked up the guitar at 12 years old. I love all genre of music and have played in many different types of bands from blues to dance to jazz to folk. Still playing in bands and love every minute of it. I have a special love of the Blues and sharing that love with you on the radio is a real privilege. My love of all music comes across in my show at the ‘Joker in the Pack’ feature where I play a tune that is not necessarily Blues but one I really love.
Ted has been in radio broadcasting since the early 1970’s when he was in high school. Yes, that has been a long time. He has been host and producer of many different shows ranging from pop music from the 1950’s and 1960’s to of course jazz.
Ted’s main occupation for well over 25 years was being the Promotions and Development Director Jazz 88 / KBEM – FM, The Minneapolis Public Schools Radio Station.
Ted is now retired but still helps out at several community radio stations
in Minneapolis, MN where he has lived all of his life.
Tony Lloyd is a professional broadcaster and film producer and has been on the air since the seventies.