Meet our Presenters
We’re proud to showcase the incredible talent and experience of our presenters here at Radio Bath. Meet the voices behind the mic!
Stephanie Hill
Steve Fountain
Dave Mason
He has lived in Bath for 15 years, where he returned to work at ITV Westcountry, before running a successful media training business, which he now owns and operates from Bath. Dave is passionate about music, loving everything from The Beatles to The Stranglers.
Akhila Rao
Work brought Akhila to Bath and she now says that this city of culture embraced and inspired her in every possible way. She can see a strong history and love for art everywhere, and cannot wait to offer her stories of the music she grew up listening and dancing to.
Jonny Gould
But it is in the Events Industry that Jonny is now perhaps best known. For 25 years, he has been fine-tuning his technique as a charity auctioneer, which much to his surprise has resulted in him raising in excess of £160m+. He has been honoured to work for numerous charities of all sizes (CRUK, The NSPCC, Prince’s Trust etc). In fact, we believe he is now officially the UK’s most prolific Charity Auctioneer ever. He is also lucky enough to work as an MC and Awards Host, working for his own personal heroes and living legends such as Lord Ian Botham OBE, Lawrence Dallaglio OBE and Sir Steve Redgrave. More recently you can also catch his dodgy dulcet tones on ITV’s iconic game show – Catchphrase.
Radio has proved the one true unconquered mountain in this sketchy career. Other than a 3 month stint as a Continuity Announcer on Radio 4 (He was fired for speaking too quickly), and two years hosting a baseball show on Radio 5 Live (He was fired for not be willing to host the show every Sunday which would have meant missing out being with his son Tommy), his radio career has remained forever elusive. So we are excited to welcome him to the Radio Bath team to help scratch that itch
You can listen to Jonny deliver a show of music and chat, on Tuesdays from 2pm – 4pm.
Robbie Dixon
With a life long passion for popular music & radio, Robbie brings you an eclectic mix of music interspersed with gentle observation.
Hema Kariyappa
I’ll come live every Wednesday evening 9-10pm through my show ‘Katra Katra Bollywood’, introducing you to the magic of the Indian song-and-dance culture in small doses – Katra Katra
When not busy with a full time IT job & a family of a husband, teenage daughter and a dog, you’ll find me SUP-ing with my canine buddy, cycling or hiking high-altitude ranges around the world in the summer, choreographing and dancing to Indian music in the winter.
Clare Harris
Clare works in Bath and Bristol, running her own Professional Coaching business, Fortem Coaching. She is passionate about empowering people and supporting them to thrive and grow in their careers. She is also a qualified Mindfulness Teacher, and enjoys helping people to reduce stress and boost their wellbeing. She grew up in London, and before becoming a coach, was a Chartered Surveyor working in Corporate Real Estate. She has a love of business, people and self development.
Clare’s Shows:
‘Lunch with Clare Harris’ is your Monday dose of Motivation. She shares coaching tips, explores inspiring self development and wellbeing topics and also interviews industry guests.
On Fridays, she co-hosts The Nick & Clare Breakfast Show where they cover national and local stories, play awesome music and have a damn good laugh together. When she’s not coaching or at Radio Bath, you’ll often find her walking her Boston Terrier with her family, in one of Bath’s stunning open spaces.
Simon McNeill-Ritchie
Bob Crampton and his dog Bertie
Now its a new challenge – live on a community radio station…its going to fulfill my love of talking people in and around Bath.
Tom Bradey and James Mills
Tom & James
The Bath father of Soul Paul Mallon
While he still plays at private parties with his PGM disco and takes “The Soulforce Show” to events, he loves sharing his passion for music on Radio where he can play tracks not normally heard on the dance floor.
Tim Angell
Tim has recently retired after working as a Principal Lecturer and Associate Head of Bristol Law School at UWE.
Tim has always had a great passion for music and all things local and is thrilled to be joining Radio Bath. Tim says he is ‘not an experienced presenter, but a very enthusiastic one’.
Join him each Monday morning between 10am and 12 to go along with him on his new journey.
Andy Henly
Away from the microphone Andy is a keen radio amateur (busman’s holiday) and quiz master. He will relax by cooking, taking long walks and has an unhealthy appetite for Television and Films from a bygone age with probably the biggest DVD collection of classic and cult shows this side of Twerton.
Steve Walker
Steve spent his high school years in the north-east of England and enjoys spending time in Newcastle upon Tyne and exploring the north Northumberland coastline with its natural unspoilt countryside and historic castles. Steve was influenced by the broadcasting style of local independent radio stations such as Metro Radio in Newcastle and Radio City in Liverpool during the late 1980s. As an undergraduate in Liverpool in the early 1990s, he volunteered in hospital radio with Ashworth High Security Hospital and more recently with local hospital radio here in the south-west.
Today, Steve works for the NHS in a local Library and Knowledge Services team. He has a passion for supporting people’s learning and self-development given that his own education was disrupted through moving from school to school within the forces education system. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in American Studies and History awarded by Liverpool University and a Master’s degree in Information and Library Management with distinction from Northumbria University at Newcastle.
Steve presents the More Music Evening on Sundays between 6pm – 8pm.
Leigh Ingham
His love of music was first sparked after watching “The Specials” on the Old Grey Whistle test aged 10 years old and he has never looked back.
Always interested in the quirky, unusual and more leftfield musical styles, but gravitates to the funkier styles of music and has a love of dancing (when his knees allow)!
Leigh is also a lover of live music and attends gigs as often as possible he is also an avid festival goer. Expect to hear music from most genres, songs that span the decades from the 1950s to the current day with music as diverse as Acid Jazz to Frank Zappa and Afro-beat to Zydeco, with a bit of everything else in-between thrown in for good measure.
As resident of Bath for 30 years he is a converted Bathonian, but prefers the Bath City football club to Bath rugby.
He is married with three (almost) grown up children and works in healthcare.
Nick Day
Nick has broadcast on BBC Radio Bristol, BBC Wiltshire, BBC 5Live as well as television credits including Sky Sports and Made in Bristol TV. His Goalkeeping skills were somewhat dubious so he spent 25 years in a role much more suitable to his footballing ability as Stadium Announcer at Bristol Rovers Football Club.
Listen to Nick present Breakfast on Radio Bath on weekday mornings from 7-9am.
Bill Barna
Dave Garwood
Dave first became involved in radio in 1971 as a presenter on Guy’s Hospital Radio. In those days shows were presented from a small wooden booth and you pointed at a technician outside who started the appropriate record as required (my, how things have moved on!) Since that time he has been involved in a variety of radio stations as both a presenter and as a studio engineer. Radio gets into your blood you know.
Dave loves radio as a source of entertainment and information and its ability to create a “theatre of the mind”. He often quotes the story of a little girl who, as part of a BBC survey, was asked whether she preferred radio or television. “Oh, radio” she said. “Why?” “Because the pictures are better”.
On joining the Radio Bath Presenting Team he said:
“it’s a privilege to work on Radio Bath and to be part of such a fantastic, professional and friendly team”
Ian Spence
Richard Beauvoisin
Paul Crossley
I have travelled in quite a few countries on the African continet and love Africa. This show is exclusively about the positives from the continent – especially its music, culture and diversity.
Joey and David
Dave, the lovechild of Sidney James & Sarah Silverman has been listening, watching and enjoying comedy ever since chickens started crossing roads. A regular visitor to the comedy clubs in the 90’s his education started with Benny Hill struggling to work out how many green bottles were left after one fell off the wall and has settled ‘Somewhere In London’ between Stephen Toast & Michael Dapaah.
Shaun Smith
He trained and worked in the catering industry and for the last 25 years has been involved in travel, escorting groups as far east as Moscow and west as Hollywood. Shaun also played in Bath bands Snapshot Parody in the 80’s and Bristol band Raka in the 90’s. His musical highlight was playing at the 25th Anniversary of Glastonbury in 1995 with the latter.
He is a keen follower of Bath City and goes to see them at Twerton Park whenever possible. While he’s been interviewed many times on the radio, this is Shaun’s introduction into live presenting. Listen to Shaun on the breakfast show Mon-Wed 7-9 and Sat 8-10.
Charlotte Hemingway
She is an author in her spare time and has just published her second book, Once Bitten Twice Shy.
She has two lovely mini schnauzers called Lily and Lola who are the love of her life and if you get Charlotte, you also get Lily and Lola. Charlotte and her doggies live on a wide beam canal boat on the Kennet and Avon, as a continuous cruiser, something she loves.
Radio is something that she has always wanted to be involved in and being accepted to present on Radio Bath is a dream come true.
Pete Nunez
Pete is also a musician, playing keyboards in local band “Warner Brothers Sisters”.
Pete can be heard on “Bath Rocks” every Sunday evening, bringing you old and new classic rock.
Peter Fairhead
For over 20 years, he was a major figure in the world of Line Dancing, organising some of the most successful classes in Yorkshire, and travelling throughout England for national events, and on various cruises as far as New York on the (then P&O flagship) Oriana.
Now retired, Peter still enjoys preparing and presenting radio shows, walking and boating along canals. Attendees at the annual Great Dorset Steam Fair at the end of August may also catch Peter on Steam Fair FM, as their latest recruit.
John Burchill
He now lives and works in Bath and his passion for Jazz, Soul and Funk which goes back to the 1970’s has brought him into broadcasting but a little late!
When his friends were into the Punk Scene, John was listening to Earth Wind & Fire, Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye. Then acts like the Crusaders, and the Miles Davis album Kind of Blue introduced him to the Jazz Scene.
John has been a presenter for just over a year, featuring the Masters but also new and emerging artists across jazz soul and funk. He presents Jazzyfied on Radio Bath with fellow presenter and soul man Clyve.
Wolfman Richard
In the Jazz Blues And More programmes for Radio Bath, Richard aims to present a range of artists and material which can be enjoyable for the non specialist listener, as well as being interesting for the more committed music buffs. Although holding previous convictions for attempting to play guitar, those renditions are, luckily, embargoed from the show.
Clyve
He has presented radio shows in the UK and in the USA, as well as appearances on BBC Radio and he brings two shows to Radio Bath – the Soul City Block Party – a show he started in New York over 10 years ago and Jazzyfied – a show with grooves from the soul and jazz world, who he presents with his soul buddy JB.
Gerald Bass
Bud Lucas
He has always loved all types of music from an early age, 60’ 70’s, soul to jazz to club music and pop, and has a long passion with radio.
Bud has presented shows on hospital radio and community stations in London. Since 2021 Bud has been Living and working in Wiltshire, I enjoy being part of the community and enjoy’s being part of the amazing bunch of people at Radio Bath.
DJ 50 Three
He attends Prior Park College and has performed there numorus times. He has also been a guest DJ at the Creative Bath Awards and was resident DJ at the Bath Boules Event.
He has a real passion for dance music, house, drum and bass and many other styles and genres and he enjoys practising and creating new unique mixes which he is looking forward to sharing with the listeners of Radio Bath.
Rich and Paul
Rich is also the host of the wildly popular podcast INSANE IN THE MEN BRAIN where he talks to funny and interesting people about their experiences with mental health, including James Acaster, Scroobius Pip, Heston Blumenthal, GBBO’s Tom Allen, Romesh Ranganathan, David Baddiel, Jen Brister, Simon Evans, Dane Baptiste, Darren Harriott and many more.
Bradford On Avon podcast and TV producer Paul Daniels co-hosts.
Andy Westgate
We’re delighted to bring Andy and his Wall of Sound show to Radio Bath very soon.
Matt Lewis
Josh Curd
Colin Ramsey
As a musician in the 1970’s he was in a couple of local bands – Birth and Steel Peach who eventually turned professional after finding a manager and an agent in Derbyshire. The band decided to move north …back then work for musicians was far more plentiful in the north and midlands – ‘clubland’ was in it’s heyday.
After the break up of the band Colin stayed in Derbyshire working as a solo artist performing in clubs pubs and theatres – this eventually got him a presenters job on BBC Radio Derby where he co hosted a country music show for 4 years. During this time he was lucky enough to meet up with and interview Waylon Jennings Ricky Scaggs and Johnny Cash amongst others.
Colin moved back to this area in 2021 for family reasons – he now presents ‘Bath Country’ for Radio Bath on a Monday night between 8 & 9pm…his favourite artists are Hank Williams Emmylou Harris and Willie Nelson.
JDL
It was discovering hip-hop, via pirate radio stations in London in the early 1980s, that ignited JDL’s lifelong passion for both music and radio. And over the years he’s built up an extensive record collection that covers multiple musical bases, from all corners of the globe.
This eclectic approach comes across in his DJ sets, along with shows on radio stations in the Southeast and Southwest.
As well as playing the best in new and old music, you’ll also get a run-down of upcoming events happening after dark in Bath and the surrounding areas, plus a regular feature where he takes a deeper look at a different featured artist, record, or record label.
Prepare to be taken on a musical journey and expect the unexpected.
Paula Harsley
‘Business Matters’ will be hosted with Robbie Dixon on every first Thursday during Robbie’s drive time show. Paula will chat to local business experts to discuss subjects relevant to all business and charity leaders.
Paula lives near Corsham and loves an eclectic mix of music genres and styles. She has performed across a variety of Bath venues, including Bath Abbey, as part of a female-only pop choir. Married with two grown up children and one grandson, she also has two cocker spaniels and a classic Citroen 2CV.
Richard Prescott
Before joining the RFU, Rich worked as sports reporter for BBC Radio 5 for two years and then spent five years at BBC Radio London, where he worked on the Saturday football show for five years.
Since working at the RFU, Rich has worked for Whitbread and most recently for East London Sport.
A music and sports fanatic, Rich will be joining the Radio Bath team to present the Monday morning breakfast show.
Gracie Allen
As a student paramedic, I’m dedicated to making a difference in my community. Outside of my studies, I work with fellow young people to develop sustainability events in Bath that are both accessible and impactful. I believe it’s crucial to ensure that the youth voice is present in conversations about our future, and I’ve had the opportunity to consult on various sustainability projects to help make that happen.
Toni Green
I have 2 boys, 9 and 11 years old, they are amazing and I am so happy I can show them all of the wonderful work being done in the charity sector by being so involved myself. They absolutely love to help too which is great.
I love the beach and being by the sea, this is my happy place! I have heaps of photos of the beach, beautiful skies, sunsets and my cats! I have two cats, both indoors, but I do walk one of them on a lead which she loves but I do get some strange looks.. I do aerial sling which is really fun and about the only exercise I get other than walking! I have always loved music and am a huge fan of artists such as Bowie, The Cure, The Smiths, Paramore and I am also partial to a bit of Harry Styles! I am excited to join Radio Bath and share my love of music and connection and to shine a light on the fantastic work being done in the third sector in B&NES. This may just top my very own karaoke radio station that I ‘hosted’ as a child- I am very glad those cassettes haven’t resurfaced!!
Ian Boutall
Nil desperandum, for the following year I was to find my rainbow’s ‘Pot of Gold’. As Nigel in a local society’s production of ‘Salad Days’, my girlfriend in the show was Fiona. Two years later, we were married. And, would you believe it, the Society was a Gilbert & Sullivan one! So, for the next twenty years or so, I performed in G & operettas!
Coming to Somerset in 2000, I joined Bath Hospital Radio at the RUH, and for ten years ran an ‘Evening’ team. Eventually becoming Joint Chairman.
Simon Tesler
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