Forgotten djs of the 70/80s/90s

[Guest]

Just a thought. Most of us know what happened to the big names in Irish radio of the 70's and 80's..especially the Nova/Q/Sunshine crowd.

Whatever happened to a lot of the others though? People like Gerry Cambell, DJ sylvia etc etc. I know Dr. Don is now a faith healer(!), and John Paul still does his discos (I had the misfortune to do a gig with him about 5 years ago!) but what about those names from the late 70's and early 80's that people seem to have forgotten about. Mark Boland? Mike Eastwood? Sarge?

James Dillon runs a video production place....


What happened that they left radio? Did time move on and leave them in a Bee Gees/1970s timewarp?

I'm flicking through the Irish Era sight and came up with more names like "John Everest", DJ Lee, Cyril Walsh

Perhaps if you lived through those times (Hi Ger Roe!), what was it that made some people make it to the super-pirates and RTE, while the others faded away? Some of the biggest names and noises on radio these days were considered the 'lesser' jocks of that era.

[Guest]

Well,Mike Eastwood I think is Mike Edgar who went on to NOVA and then to set up his own communications company in south dublin.Is DJ Lee not an actor in the States(Titanic)?The last i heard of Steven Rhodes,ex Big D,was on Family Fortune on ITV(congradulations,you have won for yourselves a DIY drill).

[Katy Lied]

Now, those are names I haven't heard in a LONG time! I remember some others that would have been at Radio Dublin in the late 70's - Alister Mac, John Paul (already mentioned) James Dillon, Dave C. Kieran Murray, Dennis Murray - anyone remember the Radio Dulin gigs in the old TV club in Harcourt Street?

A few more spring to mind from ARD/Big D - Al O'Rourke, Debbie Moore, DJ Roland, Dave Moore, Neil O'Shea (a Gentleman), Shay West, DJ Ross, Eric Vaughan.

I also remember the disco in Mary Street at the back of the Big D studio - where Penney's Mens shop would now be (I think) and all of us drinking in the Commodore Pub (was the corner of Jervis Street/Parnell Street) Anyone else remember these days - they are fading into a hole in my brain.

Byee

[Hack]

Isn't Mike Edgar the man who presented and now produces "Beyond the Line" (I think that's what it's called) on BBC Radio Ulster?

[Moby]

What ever happened to Smoochy Kevin Barrett from Radio Dublin ?

[021]

" ARD/Big D ......... Eric Vaughan"

He is nowadays Eric Griffin on 103FM County Sound in Co. Cork (but excluding the West Cork opt-out)

strangely after County Sound lauched he initially used the on-air name 'Eric Vaughan', but later this was changed to Eric Griffin (his real name I presume)

http://www.103fm.ie/schedule/

[Guest]

Thats a different Mike Edgar on The Beeb.

[Pierce]

Seen that we aare talking about old djs what happened to Paul Downey on radio Dublin and Pat Jennings who used to do a late night talk show after him.

[Katy Lied]

Mike Eastwood - don't think he was Mike Edgar, I think his real name was Mike Cotter and he was originally from Inchicore.

[Just Me]

Does anyone know whatever happened to Pat James of The Rock Show on Radio Dublin 253?:confused:

[KJ]

Where is Cassidy Jones?

[timkelly]

The last I heard about Cassidy he was doing voice overs for cartoons in the UK but that was a while back... Timbo

[Radio Mad]

Mike Edgar was up to quite recently running his own business (nothing to do with radio) in the same building off Camden street that houses Magill, In Dublin etc.

[Radio Mad]

The last I heard of Afternoon Swoon's DJ Lee was when he spoke by phone to Gerry Ryan. He was in America at the time acting in a film. That must have been 2/3 years back.

[Guest]

That was some low budget film by the name of Titanic.You may have heard of it.

[radio free king]

Anyone remember Phil Hilton on radio west (mullingar)

[Slicklink]

Ok how about Big Bad Eddie West on NOVA...... ?

He's now a chef somewhere up north

[david baker]

i recently went to a roadshow for dream 107 in chelmsford and this woman came up to me and said i'm sylvie from radio dublin,

unbelievable- got the shock of my life

she is married with a couple of kids and living in south woodham ferrers a nice rural part of essex on the outskirts of southend on sea

[Slicklink]

Whatever happened to Tony James from Diamond 192 (aka Niall Cassiddy). I came accross him when I briefly worked in Easi 103 a good few years ago and then he disappeared..... he wasnt a bad jock!

[Preset No.3]

Eddie West is and has been working with Downtown radio for the past number of years.

Niall and Eddie both worked on EZ103.

[Just Me]

Pat Jennings was Radio Dublin's Rock Jock but where did he ever get to. He used to work in a record shop in the Dandelion market but seemed to get out of radio completely.
Denis Murray runs a course in broadcasting in Ballyfermot.

[suzgibson]

Does anyone know what happened to a DJ called James Redmond. I think it was his original name.
He was on Radio Dublin on Sunday nights 10-2am with an easy listening show called The Smooch. He was also on Saturday Mornings, in the mid 80s I think
Thanks

[clubhappy]

As far as i know ,james redmond is running and managing bands now and from what ive heard he's doin really well ........

i tried to enquire about a guy called Ray Sommers {ray irwin }and what he was doing if anybody knows what he's up to and if he's still on the scene , let me know ok , were were good friends but lost contact about 6 years ago , he used to do the mix on Century on a saturday night , id love to hear from him again ....thanks .

[KJ]

The Ray Summers mix!

That guy could really mix ......... and not a million miles from Greg Merriman's Tamango's style either (did Niall Boylan do Tamango's too?)


I once worked with 2 James Redmond's ........ one got me going with gigs years ago and I owe him a lot of graitude .... the other, well he's not the nicest of chaps (and thats been nice)

One had a moustache and one is from Cherry Orchard ............ which one do you mean?

KJ

[suzgibson]

Hi Kelly
The James Redmond I am talking about had short black hair and a tash. I dont think he lived in Cherry Orchard unless he moved recently.
Suz

[DeargDoom]

Niall Boylan did do Tamangos once or twice. I've heard the tape of him from the sunshine 101 megamix in 1987 from the days when commercial dance meant anything ever by Stock/Aiken/Waterman and Level 42 were floor fillers! Oh - and he was shit hot back then as well (Shame about the bushy tache though).


DD

[david baker]

here's some more names from the past

davitt kelly
big al o'rourke
dave reddy
uncle bren
gordon sommerville
danny hughes
justin james
anna craig
paul Cotter ENGINEER

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THAT LOT! although i keep in touch with dave reddy

[scotty]

Mike Edgar used to work on Big D before he joined Radio Nova. I think he then went on to manage Nova Park for Carey. Different guy from Radio Ulster. Eric Griffin is his real name as far as I can remember. I worked with him in the 80's on Boyneside, Carousel and ERI.

[scotty]

Whilst I am on, does anyone in Dublin know where Niall Mc Gowan is?? Again I worked with him on Boyneside in 81/82, we shared a house in Drogheda. Last heard of him working on Energy 103 in 1987. I would love to get in contact with him after all these years

[clubhappy]

Nova park , now theres a memory . i remember dj wicked was the saturday resident jock and while up the road in Marley park [ taylors ] we had Tommy Matthews . The competition was fierce , nova park ran a boogie bus , so marleys decided to run two .
Probably 2 of the best clubs dublin has ever had .

[greenman]

What ever happened to Pat Gill? I think Mark Boland AKA Alan Hilton is a chemist in Bray. I wonder did Gerard Roe ever get his hands on his recordings as I'm sure he had a great collection. He really was professional and a great voice.

[Ger Roe]

Hi Greenman,

I featured a short clip of Mr Bolan on SSR during todays Anorak Hour. I was a big fan at the time and as I said on the show, he has a lot to answer for... filling my young(ish) impressionable head with pirate radio stories ! I never actually met the man, even though I live in Wicklow myself and would be in Bray regularly, some day I must call in and make contact.

As for Pat Gill..... now that takes me back too. I have no idea where he went ,but only this week I came across some recordings of him on Radio Dublin - recorded in reasonable FM quality. I will put a feature together next week that should bring back memories.

Regards,

Ger Roe.

[greenman]

Hi Ger,
All noted I look forward to that and will listen back to your show!!!. I've saved loads from the site on CD and HD I have cable internet and it flies in!!!.
BTW Ger you know me and visa versa must drop in some goodies from my collection.
Oh ye Ger did you ever remember a tune played as a test disk on 1188 late at night called something like Your my number one DJ if you know it would be much appreciated.
Will keep in touch.
Regards JD!!!! Belgium!!!!

PS Keep up the good work!!!!

[Ger Roe]

Hi J D,

It's been a while since I heard from you - good to know you are still listening. This computer gysmatrology is great stuff, a far cry from the early AM days. I knew it had to be someone of our vintage with the names you were mentioning !

Ger.

[Legend]

Whatever happened to all the jocks from NSR 105 and DLR 106...stations from early nineties.?Does anyone know?

[Tracey Lee]

yes, I remember NSR..Justin Ling was one of the DJs on that, was he on Radio Dublin too? Brian Johnson on NSR. Think there was a Bud Johnson on DLR..

[Shane Pearce]

Nial Mc Gowan On Boyneside was that not Declan Mc Gowan
and Neil O'brien now @ the BCI or is BAI.

[KJ]

I always thought Glen Stevens of Sunset/Hot 107/Vibe was under-rated and then there was Dave Lowe who would easily have a prime legal gig now had he not given it up


KJ

;)

PS - edited the title of this thread slightly to encompass great jocks from the 90's too