The Hog’s 80’s Show Friday 10:00pm to 12:00pm – –
I am The Hog and in 1985 I looked like this photo, so it matches the Classic 80’s music I will be playing on my regular Friday night spot on Ridge Radio
Born in Gravesend I spent my early years in Kent, growing up in The Medway Towns and attending Chatham Grammar School until 1983 when I left to start a career in retail banking.
In 1987 I took a role in The City of London, a totally different place to what it is today.
In 1991 I moved to New Zealand where I enjoyed weekends playing Rugby, Cricket and Football (Soccer to The Kiwis), and starting a career in Fund Administration
I decided to make a complete change in about 1994 and decided to earn a living as a Courier Driver. It was during this time that my interest in 80’s Music was properly rekindled, there was a limited amount of local New Zealand music talent and the airwaves were saturated with the standard American offerings and admittedly some interesting Australian sounds.
However, bored with listening to the same old music on my cab radio every day I began to explore the NZ and Australian 80’s scene, as well as revisiting those bands that passed me by during my teenage years back in England. The net result was discovering The Real Groovy record store in Auckland, an accumulation of vinyl purchases and a new found passion for all things 80’s especially Synth-Pop.
After travelling in Australia and Malaysia I returned to England at the back end of the 90’s and carrying on my love affair with 1980’s music. I gig regularly with my best mate Vince, together we have organised two 24 Hour 80’s events raising money for Demelza House Children’s Hospice.
Tune in on Friday evenings when Ridge Radio have given me the chance to share all that the 80’s had to offer, there is nothing better than playing a track that brings back memories for someone or a tune that hasn’t been heard or appreciated for a while.
Sadly my four boys don’t share the same enthusiasm, but I am working on that!
The Hog
