Presenter profiles

Place of birth: Princess Mary Hospital, Newcastle.

Favourite place or view in the North East:

 Tynemouth on a Sunday morning in Winter.

First record you bought:

A-Ha's "Hunting High And Low".

Previous jobs:

My first job was peeling potatoes at a fruit and veg warehouse before moving on to the sweaty popping room at a popcorn factory. The logic was that the only way was up, I think!

My first proper job was working at BBC Radio Solent on the south coast before coming back to the North East.

Bad memories:

Spending two hours trapped in a car with Paul Wappat, driving back from Leeds.

Good memories:

Getting out of the car!

Best thing about working in radio:

Everyday is different.

Best thing about your show:

The music and talking to the listeners. 

Person you would most enjoy being stuck in a lift with:

A lift mechanic.

Favourite party game:

A dice game I learned in Spain about five years ago called 'Mexico'. It's a great way of making new friends in the pub.

Where you are when you get most of your inspiration or creative thoughts:

Usually about 30 seconds from the start of a show, or as far away from Ian Robinson as possible!

Where you go for quiet moments:

The little boy's room. With a paper.

Memories of teachers at school:

 Mrs. Cowling told me off for breaking the school clock once. I think I'd been using it as a steering wheel after watching an episode of The A Team!

Any habits, annoying or otherwise:

I bite my nails...and I have no intention of stopping. And I crack my knuckles.