- Andy Lloyd
Radio broadcaster & DJ Andy Lloyd, was involved with
hospital radio at theRoyal Free Network inLondon before presenting and producing programmes for a number ofBBC and commercial radio stations.United Biscuits Network
He started his radio career as so many others had done at the
United Biscuits Network based at the UB factory inOsterley . UBN was a land based radio station transmitting to UB factories in London, Manchester, Liverpool and Glasgow 24 hours a day. It was the training ground for many of the UK's most famous radio presenters includingRoger Scott ,Adrian Love ,Nicky Horne ,Graham Dene andDale Winton . [http://www.ubn.org.uk]Mercia Sound
Lloyd was one of the original line-up on Coventry's
Mercia Sound when it opened in 1980. Whilst there, he presented a variety of programmes including breakfast, the rock and new music programmes and a host of late night controversial phone-ins. [http://kpsenterprise.co.uk/mercia1980/] [http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/pipexdsl/r/arar93/mds975/Content/ukradio3.html]Jazz FM
In 1992 he became the weekday breakfast show presenter at London's Jazz FM working with Peter Young,
Jez Nelson ,Malcolm Laycock ,Helen Mayhew & Chris Philips. He left when the music policy was changed and the station was no longer playing jazz.BBC
He worked at BBC Radio Oxford in 1980 alongside
Timmy Mallet andMartin Stanford .He join BBC Radio Bedfordshire when it opened regularly presenting at the weekends and acting as stand in presenter during the week.
He returned to the BBC to present Drive Time at
Three Counties Radio in the 1990s and can still be heard on air with them as a fill in presenter. His love ofmotorsport and radio are combined atGlobecast Radio where he presents a weekly programme on Sunday afternoons. [http://www.0157.org/]
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