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"I
would love to get through a whole programme without using the
word 'extraordinary' at least three times," he says.
Bristol-born John has been a musician and a guitar teacher,
as well as a "part-time rake and bon viveur", he says, but reckons
he found his true role in life when he joined the radio station
back in 1978.
In those just about post-punk days, the charts were dominated
by The Police, lead by a young man with the bizarre name of
Sting, and John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John were still in
the first flush of youth.
John, who says he "loves his work", enjoys a broad
musical taste, ranging from Mozart to Bob Dylan and James Taylor.
Traveller
When not in front of the Radio Bristol microphone, John likes
to enjoy fine wines, (though never to excess, he says) and reading
non-fiction - although his favourite book is a novel - Robert
Tressell's The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists.
He's a fan of travelling in France or Italy, whose food he adores
and, of course, listening to music.
John also enjoys reading classic literature.
He is a big fan of Samuel Pepys' diaries, but can also be found
with a grin on his face and a copy of the writings of those
two other great social commentators - Jeffrey Bernard and Auberon
Waugh.
You can hear John on Radio Bristol's morning phone-Ip programme
(which can also be heard on the BBC Bristol website) at 0900-1000
weekdays and the consumer-based show, Sounding Off from 1200-1400
Monday-Friday.
Admired for his relaxed and informal approach to radio, John
moves between hilarious lampoonery and serious discussion with
consummate ease. |
