Radio Glamorgan presenters keep patients entertained during their stay in hospital. Here’s some information about our band of dedicated volunteers.
Byron Brain – Sunday Social
Byron has been a member of Radio Glamorgan for 2 years and he has loved every second.
Being a radio presenter has always been a dream of his and he love how much of an impact he can make on the patients when he plays their requests. He is a fan of all genres of music and as a profession he DJ's in 2 the bars in the Bridgend area.
On his show he plays nothing but the music you love, plus he has a segment on the show called the "RG Recap" where he plays music from a year of your choosing plus he talks about "What's happened" in that year.
Nic Clarke and the Daydreamers
Nic has been with Radio Glamorgan for more than 20 years, and for a lot of the time has been a trustee and secretary.
About the show:
Nic and the team present the show each week and include features from the world of entertainment, introduce some amazing ‘Under the Cover’ tracks and of course give listeners the chance of playing against the Daydreamers in their quiz ‘I’m a Believer’.
As well as the On-Air show the team are often found hosting events in South Wales, including the Movember Run, Go Dad Run and Reindeer Run (for Velindre)
In 2014 the show won Gold at the annual HBA Awards.
The current team includes, Liam and Rebecca and at holiday times, Sophie and Ash. We also have a special guest presenter from Sweden, former RG presenter Claudia.
The show is broadcast each Tuesday at 8pm and is sponsored by Cardiff Times
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Weekend Wind Down with Nicky C
This is my first year at Radio Glamorgan, having returned from living in Spain where I produced and presented shows for three radio stations. I have a love for music and comedy from all genres and since returning to the UK I set up and run my own comedy website, and have the honour of having my own show here at Radio Glamorgan, so I am now able to indulge in both my passions.
About the show
5 till 7pm on a Sunday evening, join me for the Weekend Wind Down, ‘Back to Back with a Classic Track’ where I play the same song sung by 2 different artists, where you decide which is best! I have my artist of the week, (suggestions always welcome) I play you three tracks and give you some background on the artist or artists, the rest of the show is over to you, I play all your requests and shout out’s while slipping a few news stories that do not always make the headlines.
Peter Cox
Peter started his hospital broadcasting over 45 years ago in Birmingham, taking a long break when he became a full time journalist/radio reporter. After lots of other careers he returned to the fold seven years ago at Radio Glamorgan. You can find many of his interviews and some complete programmes in the archives on his web site. He engages with listeners - and his featured guests - on his twitter feed @peterdcox and welcomes comments and suggestions for the show.
About the show:
Usually on air Friday between 2-5pm. The show has a couple of regular features: six decades of "No 1's This Day", and an interview guest, often live or from another studio anywhere in the world, or on the phone. However they join in, it's lively chat about them and their life, be they musician, writer, opera star or health minister, and three pieces of music chosen by them. The rest of the two hours gets filled with mostly Welsh artists ranging from reflective singer/songwriters, to rock stars.
Robert Darke
Robert Darke has been a presenter on Radio Glamorgan for 15 years. He is also a crime writer who sets his novels in and around Cardiff and a keen biker and member of HOG (Harley Owners Group), Rob's musical tastes are wide and include indie and rock music.
About the show:
Bob's show contains a smattering of book/poetry news as well as showcasing new songwriting talent. Catch him every Thursday morning between 10:00 & noon.
Luke Davies – GMRG
Luke has been with Radio Glamorgan for 3 years. In his first year at Radio Glamorgan he has interviewed a number of celebs, including Julian Glover, Nicholas Briggs, Nicki French and John Kennedy’O Connor. He has also participated in running the Cardiff Half Marathon for Radio Glamorgan in 2014 and 2015 and hopes to run The World Half Marathon in March 2016. He is also RG’s Assistant Fundraiser
About the show:
Good Morning Radio Glamorgan (“GMRG”) is a three hour Sunday morning breakfast show which has been broadcasted on Radio Glamorgan since January 2015 and is hosted by Luke Davies. The show is mixture of Adult Contemporary and Easy Listening music and weekly news stories.
The Features of the Show include:
“The Golden Greats” – The First hour of the show is dedicated to 60 minutes of oldies. Luke plays you the biggest hits and headlines of a particular year and all you have to do is work out what was the year.
“The American Anthem” – Usually broadcast at around 10:30, Luke will handpick an Anthem that has been released by an American Artist or has influenced the American culture.
“The 11 O’clock Love Tune” – One of the original features brought to GMRG, Each week at 11am, Luke opens the third hour of his show with a Love Tune, usually hand-picked by Luke but on certain occasions they are dedications. Luke will also give a bit of background information about the Love Tune
“The Revival Novelty Tune” – Described as the “Opportunity Knocks” territory of the full show. The Revival Novelty Tune is a feature where Luke will pick a tune that was known for its novelty value rather than its musicality, Since the shows debut in January 2015 he has revived songs such as “Mr. Bean and the Smear Campaign”, “My Brother” and “Spitting Image: The Chicken Song”. The Feature usually makes the air at 11:35.
Luke welcomes requests and dedications from all listeners throughout the show
You can catch GMRG every Sunday mornings between 9 and 12.
The Great American Mixtape
Luke has been with Radio Glamorgan since 2013. In his first year at Radio Glamorgan he has interviewed a number of celebs, including Julian Glover, Nicholas Briggs, Nicki French and John Kennedy’O Connor. He has also participated in running the Cardiff Half Marathon for Radio Glamorgan in 2014 and 2015 and hopes to run The World Half Marathon in March 2016. He is also RG’s Assistant Fundraiser
About the show:
The Great American Mixtape is an hourly show broadcast weekly on Radio Glamorgan on Tuesday’s at 10PM with a repeat on Sunday’s at 11PM, it is hosted by Luke Davies.
The shows format is old and new contemporary music from the United States of America, each week Luke selects some of the biggest track from America and some lesser known ones and gives trivia about the songs in general. The major feature of the show is “The Fifty States of Fame” usually broadcast during the half way mark of the show, each week Luke plays a selection of music of well-known singers from that state and the best-known singer is inducted as “The Artist of the Week”. It also gives listeners the chance to hear the #1 hit on the current US Billboard 100.
Catch the Great American Mixtape every Tuesday night from 10PM or Sunday nights from 11PM
Ian Edwards
About me: I'm 53 and from Cardiff. I've been a member of the Radio Glamorgan team for four years and never in a million years would thought be a radio presenter. The two hours a week that my show runs is the most rewarding two hours of my week, I really look forward to playing music for the patients and hopefully bring a smile to their time in hospital.
About my show:
On the show I play for the first hour ( 8 Till 9 ) a variety of current and in the second ( 9 till 10 ) Soul and R& B music I also choose an ‘Album of the Week’ to play a few tracks from, along with the popular ‘Sport Trivia Question’. I also chat about the local ‘Gig Guide’ as to where to catch any live music events in and around Cardiff.
Justin Evans
Music is a passion of mine, I write for buzz magazine, DJ on another station and organise an annual fundraising gig called Please Mind Your Head. If that wasn’t enough I also do a bit of stand-up comedy.
About the show :
There are two types of music, good and bad. Hopefully 'I play the good variety, whatever style or genre, lots of new artists and songs, music sourced in Wales, Classic Hip-Hop, Ska, Soul ... So a massive variety. I regularly get guests for interview and live performance.
Simon Field
Simon has been involved with Radio Glamorgan for 33 years and was made an honorary life member in 2008, when he stepped down after many years of being the Chairman.
About the show:
Simon co-presents the Album Chart Show on Sundays at 8pm, followed by his own Slipped Disk show at 9pm with the alternative tunes. Also presenting a weekly programme on Bro Radio and regularly presenting the Cardiff City Phone-In on GTFM
Citizen’s Band
Citizen's Band is a weekly show which will bring you the best in music as well as chat about news, sport and will also bring you news on any live shows coming up near you . We'll be playing the classics as well as some of the best new music from across Wales and beyond, including live session tracks. Email any requests to cbradioglamorgan@gmail.com or tweet us @cbradioglam
About the presenters;
Bill Cummings lives in Cardiff, a media graduate who has previously appeared on Radio Cardiff. He has been involved with the music scene for 16 years writing, promoting and championing local music, bands and shows.
Ben Gallivan joined Radio Glamorgan in January 2016. He works as a Penarth-based SEO consultant by day and organises gigs and events in his spare time. He is a quiz show buff and has recently appeared on Fifteen To One and Countdown. Ben enjoys collecting (and listening to) vinyl and spending time at home with his soon-to-be-wife Sarah, puppy Molly and cats Rumble and Penny.
Garry Jones – Drivetime
Garry Jones has been with Radio Glamorgan many years (too many now to remember) and is joined by a regular gang of co-hosts.
About the show:
The drive time show has chat, news, gossip and a range of features including 'Guess the original artist', 'Three tracks from one year - can you guess the year' and 'A song not sang in English'
Join Garry Wednesday from 6pm - 8pm
Karlo King
Wild, Weird and Way out are just a few of the words that best describe this Hero of Radio Glamorgan.
Karlo is the longest serving member of the station and has a vast range of experience.
About the Show:
Monday nights show, features Motown, Reggae and Soul often from vinyl - plus topical local features.
Miss this show and you definitely miss out
Total 80’s
Jonesy has been part of Radio Glamorgan for more than 19 years.
For 14 years he spent him time as a trustee, studio manager, Librarian and programme controller.
Jonesy was one of the top ten male presenters of 2014 at the HBA awards and has won two awards from previous awards.
About the show:
Total 80's - Playing the best and the rarest tunes from the greatest decade, the 80's. We also do the conga at 9pm
The Breakfast Club -
Waking up the UHW every Saturday morning with the breakfast club team. Playing every type of music for the patient/listener to enjoy.
Twitter. @jonesyonair
Richard Manning
Richard has been a member of Radio Glamorgan for 5 years.
About the show:
Hit singles, album tracks and cult classics from the last 50 years, celebrating the famous and infamous of rock, pop and soul music
Groovy Music Show
Nigel joined Radio Glamorgan in 2016 and has a wide ranging knowledge of all kinds of popular music mainly from the 1960 through to 1990's.
About the show:
Nigel hosts the Groovy Music Show on Wednesdays between 10-12 and plays hits and album tracks, classics and obscurities from across the decades all interspersed with facts and stories about many of the recordings. He is a particularly enthusiastic about the music of The Beatles, The Beach Boys, Bob Dylan & Van Morrison. It's a groovy mix of facts and music!
Grant Palmer – THE RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW SHOW!
THE RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW SHOW!
Tuesdays 6 - 8pm
Grant has been with RG since 2008. As well as his weekly show, Grant supports the Outside Broadcasts and became a Trustee in 2015.
About the show:
Catch Grant every Tuesday between 6-8 pm for his unmissable show, featuring the random entertainment news of the week, as well as the music of course!
Playing you all the current chart hits as well as the odd classics from the past.
Jamie Pritchard
Jamie has volunteered with Radio Glamorgan for over 15 years. He currently presents once a month on Sunday afternoons with patients from the Teenage Cancer Trust - 'The TCT Takeover'.
You will also hear him on a range of stations including GTFM in Pontypridd & Bro Radio in Barry, and presenting travel news for BBC Radio Wales, Real Radio, Swansea Sound, 96.4FM The Wave and Gold.
Paul Rogers – Midday Madness
Paul has been a member of Radio Glamorgan since August 2008.
About the show:
Midday Madness, every Thursday between 12-2.00, playing a variety of music both old and new.
Rock around the Years
Gareth has been with RG Since November 2005 when he was only 21 years old. ( yes he is getting old now).
Join the Rock around the Years show which includes Same horse different Jockey, Cover it and the Big Top. Plus the last hour of the show is The Vinyl Hour where Gareth playes nothing but Vinyl from his Record collections from Rock, Pop to Northern Soul.
Sometimes you can catch him staying on air and joining Garry Jones on the show after him at 6pm.
Celtic Gals
Clare is Chairwoman at Hospital Radio Glamorgan and been a volunteer for 21 years.
Zoe has been a volunteer for 18 years and during this time has been a Trustee (Membership Secretary) and taken on other roles such as Social Secretary.
Emma has been a volunteering for 7 years and was a Trustee (Membership Secretary) in 2011 and 2012. Emma currently is a Training Assistant.
Cerys has been a volunteer for four years and Helen has been volunteering for 2 years and has taken on the role of Volunteer Co-ordinator.
About the show:
Join the Celtic Gals show to hear the music and fun features associated with the weekly topical theme. Entertaining banter always guaranteed.
Roger Thomas
I have always enjoyed music and now I am retired I can devote more time to Hospital Radio.
I enjoy broadcasting to the patients and have been Treasurer of the Radio Station for many years
About the show:
Relaxing with Rog:
Country Music both Irish and American, ballads and songs from the shows
John Webber
John is one of the longer serving members and quite possibly the oldest.
About the show:
Magic Year - 20......
John casts his magic spell of Pop-Jazz-Blues and Love songs over you, to ease you into the coming week
John Wilce
John is a lover of a diverse range of music particularly The Beatles.
As well as presenting a show every Sunday John does a lot of fundraising work for Radio Glamorgan.
Sunday Select:
The show is fast spirited covering music from the 50's and 60's to the current chart