Who's Who in Pop Radio - Britain Radio

		Wavelength: 355 metres. Situation: Ship 3½ miles off Frinton, Essex. Broadcasting Hours: 24 hours a day. Reception area: All of Great Britain including Outer Hebrides, Scilly Isles and Ireland. Station Music Policy: Light, up-tempo and show music for those who like a change from pop music.
	Britain Radio shares the same ship with Radio England (see page 55) and both stations were devised by a group of British, American and Canadian businessmen. The vessel, the M.V. Laissez Faire, was formerly the M.V. Olga Patricia and was fitted out in Miami for her new role. She belonged originally to the U.S. Navy and is now registered in Panama. The two stations have completely separate studios below deck, but share the same 210-ft. radio mast with two aerials secured to it-a unique feature as no two offshore stations have previously broadcast from the same mast. The stations both went on the air at the beginning of June this year and have attracted their own special kinds of audience. Britain Radio and Radio England have a total of twelve d.j.'s, nine of whom come from the U.S.A. The programme director for Britain Radio is Phil Martin and for Radio England, Ron O'Quinn. The shore address for information relating to either Britain Radio or Radio England is 32, Curzon Street, London, W.1.

	ROGER DAY (Senior d.j.) Roger's enthusiasm for modern music goes back many years and for a lengthy period he operated his own small recording studio. Born twenty-one years ago in Cheltenham, he became a clerk in a city office after leaving school, but then took to work as a d.j. in dance halls around the Kent area. Six foot tall with brown hair and hazel eyes, Roger is generally considered to be one of the best looking d.j.'s on the station. Although only in radio a few months, he has already made a tremendous impact on listeners. His favourite artists are the Beach Boys, the Beatles, and the Tamla Motown sound. An admirer of the writing of Beatle John Lennon, he devotes his off the air time to tennis, swimming and driving. Addicted to Chinese food, he lists his favourite pastime as "meeting people". Roger can also be heard on Radio England.
	PHIL MARTIN Phil has an all round knowledge of broadcasting in the 60's, having freelanced for the BBC both on radio and television before joining the station. He is twenty-three years of age and comes from Somerset. Educated at Bristol University, Phil started his radio career in 1962 after a not too successful period in advertising. He is 5 ft. 9 in. tall and has fair hair and blue eyes. A delightfully friendly person, he likes fast driving and talking to anyone who will listen. His favourite stars on record are Ella Fitzgerald, Sammy Davis, Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. On shore he delights in going to night clubs as often as possible, and is very fond of sea foods. Phil speaks French fluently, and is an admirer of the work of The Marquis de Sade. He can be heard on Radio England regularly.
	BRIAN TYLNEY Brian came into commercial radio from one of the toughest testing grounds in the world, The London Palladium, where he worked as a sound engineer. His life beforehand was equally varied and apart from serving for eight years in the Army (being stationed in places such as Berlin and the Far East) he has also been a Fireman, Master at Arms, Seaman, Bingo-caller and resident d.j. at the Mecca Ballroom at Ilford. Born twenty-seven years ago on March 17, Brian has brown hair and brown eyes and is 5 ft. 11 in. tall. His home town is Chigwell in Essex (which he does not see much of these days, he says). His favourite artists are Barbra Streisand, Andy Williams and Tom Jones-as those who listen to his programmes have probably gathered. Off duty he enjoys tape-recording, swimming and walking when he gets the chance to go ashore. He reads a lot, too, and is particularly fascinated by the work of Robert Burns. Eating also takes a fair part of his time, and he names his favourite dish as fish and chips. He also broadcasts over Radio England.
	JOHNNY WALKER If you can believe him, live-wire Johnny Walker is expert in a rather strange musical instrument: two dustbin lids! Hailing from Birmingham where he was born twenty-one years ago, Johnny was educated at Solihull Public School and became a car salesman when he left. His interest in modern music enabled him to work part-time as a deejay in a number of clubs in the Birmingham area. It also helped him to successfully pass an audition for Britain Radio. He is 6 ft. tall, has dark brown hair and blue eyes. When off-duty he likes driving, watching motor racing and swimming. Asked if he speaks any languages, Johnny replies: "British and filthy.'' If his shows on Radio England-for whom he doubles-have a tendency to feature either the Beatles, the Rolling Stones or the Spencer Davis group it's because he particularly likes their work. Johnny Walker shows all the signs of establishing himself as one of the liveliest d.j.'s on the air waves over Britain.