Radio From the LV18

My interest in radio began when I was standing in the desert with Lawrence during WW1 and saying that it would be pleasant to listen to the radio. He pointed out that it hadn’t been invented yet so I had to wait for the Roaring Twenties. However at that time in order to listen you were required to wear a dinner jacket which I didn’t own. 

Then came the forties and another war so I was back to the desert with Monty. 

When the fifties arrived the great Broadcasting Company ignored teenagers and Rock ‘n’ Roll so not much fun in that. With the coming of the sixties, Pirate Radio floated onto the scene and I thought I would like to be part of that but my mum said I was too young and anyway it was time for school. 

In the seventies I decided the best plan was to get an education and training as an electronic apprentice. Sadly by the time I had achieved all that the stations were gone and local radio was only one step away from the dinner jacket brigade so I acquired some more engineering qualifications and a degree. 

As with many presenters I followed the path of mobile dj, local pirate radio, hospital radio and finally internet. Over the years I have amassed a large record collection which is now being put to good use on Radio Mi Amigo. 

You can hear Chris Morgan’s latest daytime show on Saturdays at 9am, repeated at 3pm. Chris also has an album orientated show on Saturday nights at 7pm, repeated at 1am each Sunday morning.

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Neon Nancy moved to England from Georgia in the USA in 1998 after meeting a fantastic guy from Billericay in a Yahoo chatroom.  They are still married to this day.

Nancy had a variety of jobs through the years from being a lifeguard to doing typesetting and layout.  She owned a neon sign shop for many years and “Neon Nancy” is what the locals called her. Nancy’s hobbies include drawing, painting, sewing and she enjoys cooking and gardening.  She and her husband have six grandchildren.

She began presenting for Radio Mi Amigo in 2002 (with no prior radio experience), adding her brand of “Southern Fried Blonde Moments” with her deep-south accent and her background near Macon, Georgia that frequently hosted concerts from Aerosmith to ZZ Top. Her favourites were the southern bands who often made the rounds such as Stillwater, The Allman Brothers, Wet Willie, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Charlie Daniels, Marshall Tucker and the Outlaws.

She also enjoys country music and the blues, but classic rock has always been her first love.  Neon Nancy is always so happy to invite y’all to “Be On With Neon” and Radio Mi Amigo. She says, “It is an honour and a privilege to be part of the team aboard the LV18”.

Neon Nancy is a member of the team that presents live shows from the LV18 but can also be heard occasionally on the station during the week.

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Duke Anthony adopted his (non-hereditary) title in 1969 after listening to DJs such as Emperor Rosko, Tony Prince and Earl Richmond. Radio broadcasting was still a long way off for The Duke but he embarked on a long succession of mobile discotheque engagements over the next six decades.

Having grown up listening to the pirates in the sixties it was with great delight that he discovered and attended the various reunions in Harwich, and had the thrill of meeting his DJ heroes from the sixties.

A contact from one of those visits put him in touch with the boss of a community radio station in his area and the radio career finally began. Visiting the LV18 in 2024, intending to help clear up after the fire, he was given a slot on Radio Mi Amigo and has never been happier, fulfilling an ambition held since 1966.

Duke Anthony is a member of the team that presents live shows from the LV18 but can also be heard occasionally on the station during the week.

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Our Monday daytime schedule now looks like this:

0700 Radio Mi Amigo archive
0900 Kevin Dinnigan
1000 Gordon Bathgate
1100 Steve Jenner
1200 Ian Chambers

Repeated 1300-1900

We hope this is your remedy for the Monday blues!

Paul said:

“My earliest memories of radio was wondering how on earth they got all those singers and announcers (DJ’s hadn’t been invented back then) in that little square box. Come on, don’t mock. I was only knee high to an Elizabethan Tape Recorder! I began to get suspicious of the radio’s inhabitants when the musicians appeared never to miss a beat when the radio was being moved around the room.

“My next memorable contact with the mysterious world of radio was sometime in 1964 when I had a request played on ‘Children’s Favourites’ on the BBC Light Programme. Presented by Uncle Mac (I knew his cousin Packa) when he played ‘Shout’ by Lulu & The Luvvers just for me. Famous for 15 seconds, so I still had 14 minutes and 45 seconds to go.

“The arrival of offshore pirate radio certainly had a tremendous influence on me, particularly my local station, Radio 270, which mainly broadcast out in Bridlington Bay off the East Yorkshire coast. I had a small transistor radio which became my constant companion. I always imagined it must have been great to work on an offshore station, although of course we eventually learnt that the conditions were frequently far from great. In the early 70’s I’d started collecting recordings from the 60’s offshore stations and through that I got to know quite a few like minded people.

“One guy I knew ran a low powered FM pirate station in Portsmouth called King Radio, or K-I-N-G, as it was announced. Out of the blue in late 1989 he asked me if I’d be interested in recording a show for the station. I’d never done a radio show before and I didn’t really have any equipment apart from one record deck, a tape deck and a very basic mic. But I thought I’d give it a shot. So with one record deck and the mic fastened to a broom handle (wooden of course, less risk of an electric shock) I committed my first show to tape.

“I thought it a good idea to give my show a title rather than just the Paul Windsor show. I wanted the title to reflect the music I was going to play, so it became the very first Psychedelic Snarl (the title borrowed from an old Bam Caruso compilation). The programme went out on January 27th 1990 between 6 & 7.30 pm on 92.6FM.

“After that first feeble effort I didn’t think I’d be asked for more, but they must have been desperate for shows as they did ask for more. Did he have no shame, or indeed listeners? As time went on, and unbeknownst to me, my shows for King Radio started being aired over a station called Overflow based in Colchester. The dodgy station owner, one Garry Lee, was editing out all reference to K-I-N-G and slipping in Overflow jingles. Don’t these bloody pirates have any scruples? I only found this out when Garry wrote to inform me I’d been heard over The Overflow for the past few months, and oh would I like to join the unruly crew at Overflow? So from May 1993 my northern tones and noisy music choices could be heard across the Colchester area.

“Fast forward to 2002 when news began to filter through that there was going to be an RSL during the summer from the now famous lightship, LV18. Initially the plan was that I’d pre-record shows for the RSL, but after a phone conversation with Garry, he somehow persueded me to drive down to Harwich and make my way out to the LV18, which then was anchored out on the River Stour. So at 1 in the morning on Wednesday 21st August 2002 I did my first live broadcast. I was well and truly bitten by the (live) radio bug.

“And here I am, some 20 odd years later, still programming on Radio Mi Amigo from the LV18. I still don’t know how I haven’t been found out yet. My links should come with subtitles, I have a tendency to veer off format on occasion, and if Tony O’Neil comes in the studio when I’m on air, the show usually collapses into fits of laughter.

“The greatest plaudit I ever got was during one of my shows, not on Radio Mi Amigo I might add, when someone in the studio was heard to say “What the hell is he playing now!?” A reaction I strive for to this day.”

You can hear Paul Windsor’s ‘Garden of Unearthly Delights’ on the Radio Mi Amigo overnight service on Saturdays at 12 midnight, repeated on Sunday mornings at 6am. He also has a daytime show on Saturdays at 10am, repeated at 4pm. Be there or be square.

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Pete said:

“I have been a DJ and Radio Presenter since the 1960s, beginning my career with land-based pirate radio stations and performing in disco clubs around London.
Throughout the 1970s, I continued to work in disco clubs and took on agent roles for various outside broadcasts for radio stations. During this period, I also dedicated four years to Hospital Radio.

“In the late 1970s, I served as a DJ and Compère in a nightclub, hosting acts from the 1960s and 1970s such as Gerry & The Pacemakers, Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders, The Searchers, The Troggs, Bonnie Tyler, Paper Lace, and Russ Abbot & the Black Abbots, among others.

“After a hiatus in the 1980s, I returned to the industry in 2005, joining Coastal FM where I hosted the breakfast show and engaged in outside work for the station for over five years.

“Since 2016, I have been consistently presenting weekend shows, introducing the English service on RNI, where I am currently still active. I now host The Pete Nightingale Pirate Radio Show, recreating the fun, excitement, and atmosphere of the 1960s pirate radio stations, reminiscent of shows by DLT, Kenny Everett, Tony Blackburn, TW, and Dave Cash.”

You can hear Pete Nightingale’s latest show on Saturdays at 8am, repeated at 2pm.

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Kevin began his music career in Sheffield, UK, stepping into the spotlight in the 70s as a Saturday night DJ at one of the city’s most popular nightclubs. After honing his skills at various pubs and clubs as a mobile DJ, he seized a golden opportunity and made the most of it.

Following a successful two-year stint at the Genevies/Mona Lisa venue, Kevin landed an audition for the full-time position of Resident DJ/Compere at the Top Rank Suite – Steelys Disco – and got the job. This entertainment hub was a colossal draw, welcoming a whopping 2,500 party-goers every Saturday night, making it one of the largest clubs in England. On Sundays, he took the helm of the Sunday Rock Show, featuring iconic bands of the 70s like Slade, The Police, Dave Edmunds Rockpile, The Stranglers, and The Clash, to mention just a few.

In December 1979, Kevin set off for Australia on a one-year visa, never to return to the UK for work. He now resides in Perth, Western Australia, and has spent the years working in Australian radio and with various hybrid stations across the UK.

Kevin expresses great enthusiasm for Radio Mi Amigo, stating that it perfectly aligns with his musical taste. He eagerly looks forward to presenting his Solid Gold Show every Monday at 9 AM UK time.

Kevin presents a new Solid Gold show every Monday at 9am, repeated at 3pm.

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