Tim's
had a varied career working as a cleaner in the Mars factory at Slough,
as a clerk for the Greater London Council and as a library assistant
in Dulwich and Peckham libraries. But radio is his love and he has
enjoyed a fantastic career.
Tim
Gillett is a trained news journalist, breaking into radio in the
early 80s.
Tim
Gillett
After
various stints working in independent radio across England, Tim
became group News Editor of Southend based Essex Radio and Breeze
AM before moving to BBC Essex in the 90s.
There he reshaped the breakfast and lunchtime programmes and created
the popular Sunday morning music nostalgia show John's Journey Back
In Time, a show he still produces.
As BBC Essex Programmes Editor, Tim's drawn up the Pirate BBC Essex
schedule and play list.
