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Revision as of 18:44, 24 November 2009 by Alzarian16 (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Broadcaster Roger "Twiggy" Day (born in Kent, United Kingdom on 29 March 1945) used to present shows on Birmingham's 105.7 Smooth Radio and currently presents on five local radio stations across southern England.
Early career
Day appeared on Southern TV's Pop The Question music quiz in 1965, which was hosted by Muriel Young. In 1966 he was working as an accountant by day and part-time DJ at night.
The Pirates
Day was invited to join Swinging Radio England and was one of the original presenters and was there until the station closed 6 months later.
In 1967, he joined Radio Caroline South before joining Radio Luxembourg.
He then returned to offshore radio broadcasting with Radio North Sea International, which dismissed him in 1970. He also briefly presented a breakfast show on the new Radio Caroline in the mid-1970s.
Commercial Radio
Since then, Day has been heard on many commercial stations throughout the UK including Manchester's Piccadilly Radio, Birmingham's BRMB, Radio West in Bristol, Invicta Radio / Invicta Supergold in Kent, Pirate FM in Cornwall, Jazz FM in London, County Sound in Surrey, Amber Radio in Suffolk and Fusion 107.3 in London.
Saga 105.7 FM
For some time after its inception in October 2001, Day was used as a relief breakfast show presenter, standing in for David Hamilton and Les Ross for Saga 105.7 FM in Birmingham. He then took over the Weekday Drivetime show from 4-8pm, (4-7pm on Fridays) and presented a three hour show on Saturday mornings from 10am-1pm playing 50s and 60s tunes. He also hosted an hour-long show playing number ones on Saturday afternoons from 1-2pm.
BBC Radio Kent
With the closure of Saga and its rebranding as 105.7 Smooth Radio in March 2007 Day presented a show for Smooth Radio. '60s Saturday' played music from that decade between 10am-1pm on Saturdays, but the show ended in September 2007 as Smooth Radio re-scheduled some of its programmes.
Day then moved stations and began presenting a daily show on BBC Radio Kent every weekday evening from 7-10pm, this show can also be heard on five BBC Local Radio stations in the South and South East of England. He also has a Sunday afternoon show from 2-5pm only on BBC Radio Kent.
Roger Day can also be heard presenting regular shows on the Satellite Version of Radio Caroline, which he has been doing since 2003.
External links
- Personal website
- BBC biography of Roger Day
- Profile at 105.7 Smooth Radio
- Roger Day interviewing Albert Scanlon - streaming audio