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There are many other offshore broadcasters that we would like to include in The Pirate Radio Hall of Fame but we just do not know enough about them. If you can provide information on any of the following names (or any others that we may have omitted) please get in touch.

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DISC-JOCKEY	STATION(S)	COMMENTS
Chris Allen	Radio Invicta	no information available
Richard Andrews	Radio 270	only on board for one week; no information available
Eddie Anthony	Radio Caroline South	song-writing partner of Mike Allen
Mike Bell	Radio City	later catering manager at the Locarno Ballroom, Derby.
Michael Benjamin	Radio Caroline	see ‘Seventies Supplement’
Clive Berry	King Radio	engineer on King and Radio 390, he presented shows on the former
Geoff Bolan	Radio Caroline	see ‘Seventies Supplement’
Doctor Boogie	Radio Caroline	see ‘Seventies Supplement’
Gary Brandem (or Branden?)	Radio Invicta	has enjoyed a long career as actor Paul Arlington (see IMDB). Thanks to Bob Graham for this information.
Colin Brian	Radio City	no information available
Bobby Brown	Radio Caroline South	no information available
Clive Burrell	Radio Atlanta	resigned when the station merged with Caroline
Derek Burroughs / Burrows?	Britain Radio, Radio 355	John Aston has confirmed that this was the name given to the anonymous voice on the Altophonics pre-recorded music tapes broadcast late at night and in bad weather.
Johnny Caine	Radio Invicta	no information available
Mike Curtiss	Radio Essex	no information available
Tony Daniels	Radio City	no information available
Keith Delmont	Radio City	no information available
Bob Dewing	Radio 270	part of the original DJ team but never broadcast
Stephen Diamond	Radio Caroline	see ‘Seventies Supplement’
Chris Drummond	Radio Caroline	see ‘Seventies Supplement’
Don Dwight	Radio Caroline South	on the station for two days in September 1965
Chris Elliott	Radio Caroline	see ‘Seventies Supplement’
John Farlow	Radio Seagull	see ‘Seventies Supplement’
Ed Foster	Radio Caroline	see ‘Seventies Supplement’
Pete Glossop	King Radio	no information available
Jeff Godfrey	Radio Invicta	no information available
Ron Gray	Radio Caroline South	no information available
Martin Green	Radio City	Dutch DJ from IJmuiden, real name Martin Groenhorst
Drew Hamlyn	Radio Scotland	an actor from London, he returned to the theatre after his time at sea
John Harding	Radio Atlantis	see ‘Seventies Supplement’
Jonathan Harvey	King Radio	no information available
Peter Haze	Radio Caroline	see ‘Seventies Supplement’
Jim Henry	Radio England	no information available
Julian Hewitt	Radio 270	no information available
Ed Hinkins	Radio Invicta, King Radio	from Deal, Kent; in charge of administration
Albert Hough	Radio 270	no information available
Peter Jamieson	Radio City	presented pre-recorded Basildon Request Show
Sheldon Jay	King, 390, 355	died on New Years Day 2006
Tony Jay	Radio Caroline North	former teacher from South Wales, he was with the station during summer 1964. Later ran a discotheque hire company with his wife. (thanks to Hans Knot)
Dave Johns	Radio Atlantis	see ‘Seventies Supplement’
Gordon Johns	Radio 390	no information available
Derek Jones	Radio Atlantis	see ‘Seventies Supplement’
Sebastian Jones	Radio Caroline South	American, presented one show in September 1967
Graeme Kay	Radio Mi Amigo	see ‘Seventies Supplement’
James Kay	Radio Caroline	see ‘Seventies Supplement’
Roger Kent	Radio Northsea International	see ‘Seventies Supplement’
John Knight	Radio Essex	cook and occasional disc-jockey
Peggy Knight	Radio City	also known as beauty queen Linda Bass
Peter Laine	Radio Essex	now lives in Vancouver, Canada
Graham London	Radio Tower	also known as Graham Smith; no information available
Trevor Lucas	Radio City	shows recorded on land; later an announcer with ATV
Bob Mackie	“Radio Caroline International”	see ‘Seventies Supplement’
Len Martin (or Marten?)	Radio 270	television announcer who recorded shows for the station in the early days
Rick Martin	Radio City	station manager Eric K.Martin occasionally presented shows under this name
Tony Martin	Radio Caroline South	no information available
John McDonald	Radio Caroline South	no information available.
John McGowan	King Radio	brother of TV presenter Cathy McGowan; no other information available. More audio here
Jeff Mew	Radio Sutch	guitarist in Screaming Lord Sutch's Savages
Mick the Mod	Radio 270	no information available
David O'Brien	Radio 390	no information available
James Rafferty	Radio Atlantis	see ‘Seventies Supplement’
Philip Randall	Radio Seagull	see ‘Seventies Supplement’
Bob Read	Radio Caroline North	an American engineer who also presented some shows on Caroline in late 1966. Photo © Mike Wright
Brian Richards	Radio Caroline	see ‘Seventies Supplement’
John Ridley	Radio Atlanta	no information available
Rick Rock	Radio Atlantis	see ‘Seventies Supplement’
Roly Roland	Radio 270	only on board for one day; no information available
Bill Rollins	Radio Tower	later worked for East Anglian Productions, Dream100
Roy Ronson	Radio City	no information available
Martin Ross	Radio City	no information available
DJ Scarface	Radio Sutch	no information available
Ray Sebastian	Radio Caroline South	were Ray Sebastian and Ray Cooper the same person?
Clement Shaw	Radios 390, 355	later an announcer on the BBC and ITV stations including Anglia, Border and Scottish Television
George Short	Radio Tower	DJ/engineer
Tony Simon	Radio Caroline South	no information available
Al Singer	Radio Caroline South	no information available. Is this photo Al Singer? See here for more.
Mike Speake	Radio Scotland	Jack McLaughlin reports that Mike was not a good sailor and did not enjoy his time at sea. His stay on Radio Scotland was brief but he later enjoyed a long broadcasting career as an announcer for ATV, the BBC and Anglia Television. He died in April 2008, aged 68
Van Stirling	Essex	no information available
Keith Taylor	Radio Scotland	On board towards end of the station's life. Jack McLaughlin bumped into him in Aberdeen in the seventies and reports he was then working in the oil business and doing part-time disc-jockeying in pubs and clubs.
Jay Thompson	King Radio	Station director John Thompson
Ripley Thorne (or Torne?)	Radio Caroline North	Canadian who only stayed a short time
Jeff Tice	King Radio	later on BBC local radio
Guy Vernon	Radio Essex	no information available
John Wall	Britain Radio	only there for one day?
Greg Warren	Britain Radio	name taken from Larry Dean's WPTR jingle tape; it has been suggested that he is the same man who broadcast as Tom Cooper. Can anyone confirm this?
Richard Warner	Radio London	no information available
John Waters	Radio Tower	later worked for Royal Mail; died February 1993
Paul Wayne	Radio Invicta	no information available
Jeremy Wilde	Radio City	no information available
Chris Witts	Radio City	the son of engineer Don Witts
Geoff Woods	Radio City	no information available

These names have been gathered from reference books, magazine articles, recordings and the furthest recesses of people's memories. There are probably mistakes; there are undoubtedly omissions. If you can provide information about any of these former offshore broadcasters or any other names from the sixties and seventies, please contact us. Many thanks to everyone who has already done so.
 
The audio and photos on this page have been kindly provided by Andy Cadier, Mark Hammerton, Ben Healy, Steve Kirby, John Lilley, Karl Jones, Frank George, Stuart Russell, Nick Widdows, GJB Sales, EAP, RBL, Martyn Webster, Mike Wright, Chris Edwards, Offshore Echo's, Keith Hampshire, Hans Knot, Harm Koenders of The Offshore Radio Archive, Look Boden, George Morris, David Sinclair, Hans Stieper and Lynne Sims with material from Martin Lynch's collection.