Mike joined CHBN - "for the second time" - in late 2013. Mike is a presenter and Assistant Programme Co-ordinator. He also helps train new presenters and gets involved in some of the technical aspects of the station.
Mike says "radio seems to be hard-wired into my blood stream, so when I discovered in 2013 that Truro's Hospital Radio station was also about to become Truro's Community Radio Station on 100.8FM joining up was a must for me. I enjoy sharing music ,and sound generally, having worked in the commercial recording industry since leaving university.
"The sad truth is there's been a radio station in my head for as long as I can remember. I go back to a time when the only pop music radio we could tune into was Radio Luxembourg and AFN, then in 1964 my dad got me out of bed at 6am one memorable Easter morning to hear the start of Radio Caroline, the first of the offshore pirate radio stations, so I grew up with the pirates. My favourites were Radio London ('Big L') and Kenny Everett.
"Volunteering for CHBN is a wonderful thing for me. I have made many friends and even met my partner Carole through the station. The COVID lockdowns forced us all to broadcast from home and since COVID also affected my health and mobility that is what I now continue to do, and it's such a privilege. My professional background as a sound engineer has allowed me to build a home studio which offers me the same quality and production values as if I were in the station's main studios in the hospital, and I'm very proud of that."