On Air Team A-L

Adelaide

Hobbies/interests: Music, Lyric writing, Anime/Manga, Reading, Hanging out with family and friends.

Top 3 Songs:

Softcore -The Neighbourhood

Get out of my dreams, get into my car - Billie Ocean

Please don't leave me - P!NK

Adelaide has had a passion for music from a young age and loves lyric writing.


Allan Lake

Allan started his radio career at Isle of Wight Radio working as the tea boy on the Saturday sports show and as producer for the station's veteran phone-in presenter Alex Dyke. This led to his own Saturday evening show, but he was let go by the station after broadcasting a controversial feature named "Bin Laden reads the Bible". After this, he moved to neighbouring station Power FM, before leaving the south coast for Hull to present Late Night Lake at Viking FM. Whilst working at Galaxy Manchester he generated more controversy after comments he made about Pop Idol winner Michelle McManus

After a stint at Liverpool's Juice FM, he moved to London and GCap Media's Capital Disney for an evening show named "In on the Lake" from January 2005 to August 2006. Lake was then moved to the Breakfast show on sister station Core. After eight months, the show ended as the station switched to a non-stop music format. During this tame, Lake was also a regular cover presenter for Capital 95.8. He has covered shows for GCap's Coast 96.3 and Red Dragon FM, where he once again generated more controversy over his sacking, after getting listeners to call the programme controller to try to persuade him to hire him, who in turn rehired him.[4] During his time on the Evening show, Lake caused Red Dragon to have its building lease reviewed after he ordered a live cow to be delivered to the studios. Both incidents were radio stunts with the consent of management, Allan continued to be employed by the group throughout. Allan now joins us here at Zack FM.


Angelina

 
Hobbies and interests:  Music, Family, Friends and creating memories

All time top three songs:
Three little birds - Bob Marley
Change Me - Tamela Mann
Spirtual 'Loose Ends remix' - Don E featuring The Collective
My radio career:  105.3 Zack FM
The best thing about working in radio:  I get to discover and uncover my passion for music and share a little bit of light.
Show Name:  Mind, Body and Soul on Sunday 11pm-1am as the host Angelina mixes good music with conversation on all things spirtual, mental, emotional and physical.


 

Chris T


 
Hobbies and Interests: Music (obviously!), radio, snooker, electronics, street lights, boomboxes, record fairs, aircraft. All time top three songs: Wow... so many possibilities! But here goes;

Sheena Easton - For Your Eyes Only

Imagination - Body Talk

Third World - Now That We've Found Love (Paul Hardcastle Mix)

My radio Career: Started age 13, made a small FM transmitter and broadcast music to our house and about 50 metres up the street! Had up to TWO listeners! Made other ventures in to home-brew broadcasts in more recent years but less said about that the better! Now proud to be associated with Zack FM.


Dave Caine


 
I have been into radio since the seventies. I started off with land based pirate Station Anglia Radio, ABC England to name a few. In 1979 I worked for pop pirate Radio Caroline on the good ship Mi Amigo as a DJ and painter and in 2003 worked as a DJ and producer for Rock Station Xcel FM for 3 years until it was sold. I then had a break until I joined Zack Fm. Radio has been in my life for years and i love it. You can hear me between the hours of 3 and 5am Tuesday - Friday. Also on Solid Gold Sunday Morning "nothing but 60's" from 5am - 7am! 
we asked Dave what his 3 top songs are:

1. Dancing In The Street by Martha Reeves and the Vandelas.

2. Music by John Miles.

3. We Love The Pirate Stations by The Roaring Sixities.


Derek "Tommo" Thompson



Derek started his broadcasting career at the age of 18 working in the world of local radio. In the seventies, he worked for BBC Radio Sport based in London. In the eighties he joined ITV and World of Sport, by now an established horse racing comentator. During 1985 Derek joined Channel 4 Racing. He also commentates for At The Races and was often heard on TalkSport. Zack FM are pleased to welcome "Tommo" to our Solid Gold Sunday lineup.


Doug Kramer



Doug Kramer, known for his energetic on air personality, has spent the better part of the last 20 years in Radio. Beginning his career in Hot Springs on 105.9 KLAZ, Kramer pioneered the on air mix-show having DJ's like Chaos, Big Brown, Chris K and many others doing live mixes on the air. After several station moves in the late 90's Kramer found himself a home in New Orleans doing mornings on 104.1 KISS FM. At this point his show had begun syndication. In 2006 Kramer moved his operations to Oklahoma City where he worked afternoons at KJ103 and further refined the overall direction of his show. It was then that he began syndication of his mix-show which is still heard every Saturday night. In 2008 Kramer took his syndicated program to the studio back in Arkansas.


Emma Scott

Emma Scott brings her Pluggin Baby Radio Show to Zack FM every Wednesday evening at 9pm. Emma has been involved with radio for over 30 years and has hosted shows on many stations including Kerrang and Q Radio, Heart and Gallaxy to name but a few! The Pluggin baby Radio show will showcase new and up and coming bands along with well established groups we all know and love. If you love your rock or metal, tune in!


Flip Miller

 

Flip hails from the town of Bishop's Stortford but is now a local gal residing in Beck Row. Flip champions all things local to Mildenhall and the surrounding villages but is truly in her element when interviewing local people, bands and business people. Flip is often found "out and about" at local events flying the flag for Zack FM and Mildenhall in general. There is nothing she loves more than being interactive with our listeners on air when hosting her shows so do call her up or pop a message through when she is in the studio.

You can catch Flip on Monday evenings at 9pm with the "All Request Show" or teamed up with Chris T on Tuesdays for Live and Local - not forgetting Sunday Night Live at 9pm as part of Solid Gold Sunday. Flip is also the voice of the Zack FM local travel reports.


Gary Philips

I've been obsessed with radio since getting the bug years ago after joining a local hospital radio station. In my career, I’ve worked as a newsreader and reporter at the BBC in Essex and stations in Suffolk, Norfolk and Milton Keynes. News is my passion and local news is where I get the biggest buzz! Finding stories and telling them to Zack FM listeners gives me a huge sense of satisfaction. I relax by watching my beloved Leeds Utd (not very relaxing), going to the cinema or listening to my vinyl record collection (all right grandad). And I am always on the hunt for really really good coffee, so if you know anywhere... Gary is also responsible for our sports desk and weather reports. News and sports reports can be submitted to newsdesk@zackfm.com


Geoff Dorset



Starting his career aged just thirteen, it was only a short while before Geoff became established as one of the Mecca Group's top three DJs, seeing him open new venues worldwide. He compared the second ever gig by Led Zeppelin and early shows with Fleetwood Mac. Geoff has been heard on Radio Hallam, Q102 in Florida and KZUN in Dallas, pirate radio station Sunshine Radio, Skyline FM, Express FM, Mix 94 in Las Vegas and the UK's second most-listened to community station, Forest FM and now joins us on Zack FM.


Hamish Brown

I have been working at Zack FM now for a good number of years now, I have always enjoyed music and have spent time working in clubs and done a season abroad in Ayia Napa. I always strive to make my self better at what I do and enjoy helping people so they can also achieve their goals. My main interests are deep house music, tattoos and just going out at the weekend with my friends. Join me each and every Saturday morning between 5 and 7am.


 

Judge Jules

Judge Jules brings his Global Warm Up set to Zack FM on Friday night at midnight. The perfect extension to your Friday night party.


Juice

Hobbies and interests – I go to the gym most days, I am a bit of a workaholic so work and hobbies seem to run into each other.

Top 3 songs:

John Miles – Music

Stereophonics – Dakota

Layo Bushwacker – Love story

I originally started doing mobile disco's when I was 14 years old, then moved into DJ'ing in bars and nightclubs across the country working with many famous PA's and bands before getting my own bar/ night club, which I currently have alongside a property development business.  My radio life began after being a big fan of Laser 558 and Radio Caroline; I started in radio with Instore Radio for New Look, then got a big break and went to work at Chiltern Radio, originally doing weather, travel and making the tea! I then progressed to my own show and the Chiltern radio Roadshow's. Soon after that I joined a station in Essex called 1557. I also worked for Jam FM, Midsummer Radio amongst others, in the mid 1990's I did a spell on Radio Caroline out in the North Sea. In 2005 I started DJing for Big L International Radio where I still currently have a show on Saturday afternoons. I started my show on Zack FM in 2011 and took over ownership of the station in 2014.

I always try to believe that if you want something enough, and you work hard enough one day it will happen for you, hopefully that day will come.


 Kev Reed

Kev has been spinning the discs since 1989, one way or another! From playing the pubs and clubs of South Wales to hospital radio, the oldies station that was Big L 1395AM and now Zack FM. Kev is on air Monday to Friday from 9am until 11am. Features include the golden oldie of the day, a couple of rounds of what was the year and a quick fire pop quiz. Whilst Kev resides in Norwich and broadcasts from his own purpose built studio there, he is a frequent visitor to the Mildenhall area and the local businesses and restaurants - both for work and pleasure.

Favourite tunes? Too many to mention but if pushed hard, really, really hard, Late Night Grande Hotel by the wonderful artist, songwriter and performer that was Nanci Griffth. 

Hobbies? Kev is a student pilot so if he isn't on air with Zack, he is possibly in the air at the controls of a Piper PA28. Also a bit of a tech geek and part of the tech support team here at Zack FM.


 

PROGRAMMES

  • Breakfast with Juice Weekdays
  • Mornings with Kev Reed
  • Classic Rock with Jarvo
  • House of Zack with Mark Davis
  • Rick Dees in the afternoon
  • The TJ Show
  • Movie Weekly with Stu
  • Solid Gold Mornings with Derek "Tommo" Thompson
 

 

Address

Zack FM.

5A Mill St, Mildenhall, Bury Saint Edmunds IP28 7DP

Text the studio: 07480 98 62 66

Email: studio@zackfm.com (also for sales enquiries)

Switchboard: 01638 711 177

Sales: 07957 351 420