OFFSHORE RADIO ENGINEERS OF THE SIXTIES
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If you have any information, either about these names or about one that should be on the list but isn't, please get in touch. The pages will be updated as more information becomes available.

Radio Essex / B.B.M.S.

MIKE BRERETON Now the proprietor of Gleaston Water Mill in Cumbria. See the photos in David Sinclair's photo album.
DICK DICKASON Had previously worked for Radios Sutch and City, see previous page, was heard on air as DJ Dick Dixon. Later worked for the University of Kent, now retired. See the photos in David Sinclair's photo album.
RICHARD PALMER Not only fort captain and disc-jockey, but also the technical wizard who coaxed the old war time generators back into action and kept them running. See photo in David Sinclair's photo album.
BRIAN ROBERTS A book about Radio Essex, Making Waves, mentions that Brian was known as “the mad axe man” because of his tendency to demolish equipment. Present whereabouts unknown.
KEITH ROBINSON Like a number of his Radio Essex DJ colleagues, he later worked on Radio 270. See David Sinclair's photo album.

Radio Scotland

TOMMY CONNOR Generator engineer, there is a photo of Tommy here.
BOB DONNELLY Transmitter engineer, there is a picture of Bob here and some photos he took on the Comet are on www.rossrevenge.co.uk.
DICK HARVEY Ship's engineer, he was taken ashore from the Comet by Dunbar lifeboat in February 1966, suffering from severe stomach pains.
JACK HAVEY Previously with Radio Caroline South.
JOHN LUMSDEN Chief Engineer on Radio Scotland, John was also heard on air asking for reception reports and presenting a DX programme. He was later the chief engineer for Glasgow's Radio Clyde before retiring to Florida. DJ Ben Healy writes: “the engineers are unsung heroes as they were on call 24 hours a day and in many instances worked a lot of those 24 hours. John Lumsden was a very good engineer and played a very big part in keeping Radio Scotland on the air. Bob Donnelly was a young man with a lot of talent and was a very hard worker.”
DREW MAIN Transmitter engineer, there is a photo of Drew here.

Radio England / Britain Radio / Radio 355 / etc.

BOB GITTES (or GITTIS?)
FRANK KEMBLE Worked for Radio 355. Previously with Radio Caroline North.
JOE SAINTON Worked for Continental Electronics, the company that manufactured the two transmitters on board the ship.
PATRICK STARLING Previously with Radio Caroline.
JOHN ROBERTS Also an engineer with Radio Caroline and Radio London. Now retired, he lives in Australia.
TED WALTERS Formerly an engineer with Radio Caroline, now deceased.

Radio 270

PETER DUNCAN Had previously worked for Tyne-Tees Television, he was 270's Technical Director. He was later Chief Engineer for Liverpool's Radio City. Now retired, he lives on a houseboat.
STEPHEN C MUIR-FIELD From St Peter Port, Guernsey, he also worked for Radio 390. He returned to the Channel Islands after his time with Radio 270.
KEITH ROBINSON Formerly an engineer with Radio Essex, his present whereabouts are unknown.
CHRIS SHEPHERD There is a photo here, thought to be Chris.
? WELBURN first name unknown. Installed and maintained the studio when the station launched.

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These pages have been compiled with the assistance of Svenn Martinsen (see the North Sea Engineers page on his website), Greg Bance, Graham Bunce, Roger Day, Dick Dickason, Paul Elvey, Fiona Glendinning, Jerry Grover, George Hare, Dave Hawkins, Ben Healy, Karl Jones, Hans Knot, Kate Nicholls, Colin Nicol, Mary Payne, Dave Porter, Bob Read, Berny Rikkers, George Saunders, Nick Widdows, Mike Wright, Gerry Zierler and with information taken from an article by Carl Thomson in Monitor Magazine's Happy Birthday Radio Caroline - 20 Years Old, Easter 1984. Also Pop Went The Pirates by Keith Skues, Radio 270 - Life On The Oceaan Waves and Radio Caroline North: Rockin' & Rollin', both by Bob Preedy, Making Waves by David Sinclair and Bob LeRoi, Manx Giant by Andy Wint and The Wonderful Radio London Story by Chris Elliot. Thank you to everyone who has helped.