As was mentioned on the previous page, there are undoubtedly many names
missing from this list at present. If you have any information, either about these people or those who are currently omitted,
please get
in touch. The page will be updated as more information becomes available.
Radio Sutch / Radio City
GRAHAM BUNCE joined Radio City in 1966 and stayed until the station's
closure the following year. Later with Associated-Rediffusion Television, he has worked for BBC radio for many years.
DICK DICKASON worked for Radio Sutch and Radio City and was
heard on air under the slightly abbreviated name of Dick Dickson or Dixon (the spelling
changed during the course of his career). He later joined Radio Essex, see over
page.
PAUL ELVEY joined Radio Sutch as a generator engineer but quickly
found himself broadcasting as well, see here. Stayed with Radio City until 1966.
JOHNNY EVLIN (or EVELYN?).
There are pictures of Johnny on Bob LeRoi's web site.
PHIL PERKINS Had previously been on Radio Invicta. On both Invicta
and City he occasionally presented programmes under the DJ name Tony Silver. Paul Elvey
writes: “Phil Perkins was the electronics engineer - he was a genius.” Phil later joined
Radio Caroline North.
TONY PINE Tony was very closely connected with Radio City. He was the
station's longest serving electrical and general engineer, his family's shop, ‘Pine's General Stores’
of Whitstable, supplied provisions and he also presented the occasional show under the DJ name of Jeremy
Stewart. There is a photo of him in Eric Jay's photo album. More recently Tony has
been involved in the Red Sands Radio broadcasts from the neighbouring Thames fort (see
Bob LeRoi's web
site).
BILL PRICE Kindly signed The Pirate Radio
Hall Of Fame guest book a few years ago.
IAN WEST engineer and occasional disc-jockey, he worked
for Radio London after City had closed down. After his time with the pirates he ran a TV repair
company in Canterbury. He died on 9th May 2009. His Radio City boss, Dorothy Calvert, wrote to The
Pirate Radio Hall Of Fame: “It is with sadness that I am writing this letter to the Hall of Fame. So many things
have been happening this year about Radio City and I have had to dig deep and remember those days. Some were fun and
others full of grief but they were momentous times. The ‘boys’ who worked on and for Radio City were a good
bunch and put their hearts into broadcasting the pop hits of the time. Without the engineers though, there would not have
been modern radio and Ian West was one of the best. I remember him with respect as a true help in keeping Radio City on
the air through all our troubles. My deepest sympathy goes out to his family at this time but his memory will always be
of one of the nicest and most genuine men that I had the pleasure of knowing. With regards to all the followers of Radio
City and many thanks for the Hall of Fame web site. Dorothy Calvert.”
DON WITTS The first chief engineer. There are photos of Don in
Eric Jay's and Cliff Cuttelle's albums.
Radio Invicta / King Radio / Radio 390
LAURENCE BEAN The last transmitter engineer on Radio 390, he closed
the station down on 28th July 1967. There are pictures of him in Roger Scott's and
Graham Gill's photo albums.
CLIVE BERRY Engineer on King Radio and Radio 390, Clive also
presented programmes on the first of these. He kindly signed The Pirate Radio Hall Of Fame
guest book a few years ago.
ALAN CAMBRIDGE Engineer on Radio 390, he was also something of a
photographer. Some of the photos in Edward Cole's photo album were taken by him.
ERIC DAVIES Transmitter engineer on Radio Invicta, he also broadcast
under the DJ name of Ed Laney. He died in 2002.
JOHN DAVIS (or DAVIES?)
Engineer on Radio 390, there is a photo of him in Edward Cole's photo album.
JOHN GLENDINNING A transmitter engineer on Radio 390, often
known as “Ray” after the famous sports commentator Ray Glendenning. There are pictures of John in
David Allan's and Graham Gill's photo albums. His daughter
Fiona writes “I have very fond memories of Radio 390. I was only very young but can remember waiting at Whitstable
harbour for (tender captain) Vic to bring my father home off the forts every couple of weeks. Pirate radio was
in dad's blood. His father William was an engineer for Radio Caroline for a few
years and this is where my father got his passion from. He mourned the loss of Radio 390 and after its closure was invited
to work for the BBC. He remained with them until 1995, working for The World Service. Sadly my father died in May
1996.”
PHIL PERKINS Engineer on Radio Invicta, he was also heard on air
under the DJ name Tony Silver. He later worked for Radio City and Radio
Caroline North.
MARTIN SHAW Engineer on Radio Invicta, he died in December 1964 when
the station tender carrying him, disc-jockey Simon Ashley and station owner Tom Pepper
sank. He was just 18 years old.
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| Out on the deck of the mv Galaxy, left to right: Mitch the steward, Tony
Blackburn, Dave Hawkins, Norman St.John, Mark Roman and
Russell Tollerfield. |
Dave Hawkins in the studio. Both these photos were published by the Free Radio Association and kindly
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Radio London
LUDO GIJS A Belgian engineer, he worked for Radio London at the
start. He had previously been employed by the shortlived Dutch offshore radio and television station, Noordzee (no
relation to the later Radio Northsea International) which had just been closed down. He was later with the Belgian
power authority.
ART NOBO A Cuban engineer, he crossed the Atlantic with the Radio
London ship, mv Galaxy.
DAVE HAWKINS An Australian engineer, Dave joined Big L in February
1966. He was often referred to on air as “Hermione” after all the DJs and engineers were given jokey women's
names. He was also heard as “Apsley Guise” on the April Fool spoof radio station Radio
East Anglia. Dave stayed with Radio London until the closedown and is now the boss of Eastlake Audio (UK) Ltd. Some of his photos from his time at sea can be found
here and others are on Svenn Martinsen's Northern Star web site.
MIKE HOWELL Joined Big L as an engineer in December 1966. He later
had a company which installed and maintained studios. He died in 1991.
MARTIN NEWTON Formerly an engineer with the BBC and
Radio Caroline, Martin joined Big L in September 1965. He later worked in studio
installation but died in 2002. There is a tribute here.
JEAN-PAUL PIETERS Belgian contract engineer.
JIM RASTENHOFF (or RASTERHOF?)
Senior marine engineer, taken off the Galaxy by lifeboat in April 1965 after falling ill on board. More information on the
Soundscapes web site.
JOHN ROBERTS Formerly an engineer with Radio
Caroline, John also worked for Radio England/Britain Radio. Now retired, he
lives in Australia.
RAY SMITH Formerly in the Army Engineering Corp.
RUSSELL TOLLERFIELD Previously with the BBC, Russ joined Radio London
in January 1965 and stayed until the end. In fact he was the one who drew the short straw to switch the transmitter off
for the last time on 14th August 1967. There is a picture of him doing it on Svenn Martinsen's
Northern Star web site. Russ later worked for Capital
Radio and Radio Victory.
IAN WEST Formerly an engineer with Radio City, Ian joined Radio
London in 1967. He was heard on air as “Bob Parkin” on the April Fool spoof radio station
Radio East Anglia. After the pirates, he ran a TV repair company in Canterbury. He died on 9th May
2009.
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