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Frances Finn

Join Frances Finn on BBC Radio Nottingham.

Join Frances Finn on BBC Radio Nottingham. With expert advice from BBC Radio Nottingham gardeners Martin and John (who you can hear each Thursday at 1100).

Frances Finn: 01/01/2012

01/01/2012

BBC Radio Nottingham - Frances Finn, 01/01/2012

Join Frances Finn on BBC Radio Nottingham for all you need to start 2012 in style.

John Holmes

Join John Holmes on BBC Radio Nottingham.

Join John Holmes on BBC Radio Nottingham. John came to Nottingham as a Mining Engineering student and stayed.

He met his wife, Kate, in The Salutation, whilst she was working as a nurse at Mapperley Hospital. They married and now have an expanding family of three grown-up children and four granddaughters - he is working towards a netball team. 

John first broadcast on BBC Radio Nottingham in April 1970. 

He was particularly fortunate to find himself at BBC Radio Nottingham as a sports reporter in the halcyon days of the late 1970s when Forest were winning European Cups under Clough and Taylor; Rice and Hadlee were playing for Nottinghamshire Cricket Club and Torvil And Dean were conquering the world with their ice dance. 

He went on to front the legendary Saturday Rock Music show 'Extravaganza' and present Radio Nottingham's Mid-Morning, Afternoon and Breakfast shows. 

Life at the BBC

In 2009 John celebrated 40 years with the BBC. His career began at the home of British radio, Broadcasting House in London, working alongside household names like Sam Costa, Victor Sylvester, Humphrey Lyttelton and Status Quo. He also did a spell in Birmingham on spot effects for The Archers. 

He worked in Bristol where he produced Down Your Way, Any Questions and, alongside Jonathan Dimbleby, launched Any Answers as a phone-in. He also had a satisfying spell working in the world famous Natural History Unit. 

His TV work began on 'Look! Hear!' a youth show with Toyah Wilcox. He also presented one of the BBC's first consumer series; BBC2's Inside Information. 

Life in Nottingham

John now presents the Sunday Mid-morning Show on BBC Radio Nottingham and is often rubbing shoulders with the rich and famous. 

But he is keen to stress that his average day is not all glamour. 

He is a founder and Chairman of the skin cancer charity, SKCIN.

John Holmes: 01/01/2012

BBC Radio Nottingham - John Holmes, 01/01/2012

New year's gardening advice, papers, The Fix and the music choice of a local personality.

Paul Robey

Join Paul Robey on BBC Radio Nottingham. Born in Clifton, Paul attended Greencroft Junior School and Fairham Comprehensive School.

When realising that he wanted to become a radio presenter, his careers' teacher suggested he apply for jobs in insurance or banking. 

He followed this "sensible" advice, ending up at the Prudential on Maid Marian Way for eight years. 

He also had a Saturday job and one of Paul's claims to fame is being the first lad ever to work on the checkouts in the Victoria Centre branch of Tesco. 

At the same time, he was actively pursuing opportunities in radio and developing his craft on a voluntary basis at Nottingham Hospitals' Radio, based in the newly opened Queen's Medical Centre. 

He eventually got his professional break at Radio Trent in 1982 working alongside Dale Winton, but had always harboured a secret desire to work at Nottingham's truly local station. 

Not many people know that Paul shares a guilty pleasure with Anne Davies from East Midlands Today... the first single they ever bought was "Puppy Love" by Donny Osmond.

Paul Robey: 01/01/2012

BBC Radio Nottingham - Paul Robey, 01/01/2012

The Golden Year and your favourite music from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s on the new year.

Reya El-Salahi

Join Reya El-Salahi on BBC Radio Nottingham

Reya El-Salahi: 01/01/2012

BBC Radio Nottingham - Reya El-Salahi, 01/01/2012

With news and entertainment for Nottingham's African and Caribbean community.

Kaval Vaseer

Kaval Vaseer brings you music, features and news for the Asian community.

Born in Liverpool, Kaval emigrated to India at the age of three with his family.

Kaval returned to the UK in the early eighties to study for his higher education. 

He joined BBC Radio Nottingham in 1989 to launch Dhamaka, our specialist programme aimed at younger listeners from the Asian community. 

Away from the microphone Kaval's day job is as a management trainer for one of our local authorities. 

A family man, married to Nina, he has a daughter, Priya.

Kaval Vaseer: 01/01/2012

BBC Radio Nottingham - Kaval Vaseer, 01/01/2012

Kaval Vaseer with music, features and news for the Nottinghamshire Asian community.

Amanda Bowman

Great late night conversation. Join in on 0370 143 1333 (national rate).

Great late night conversation.
Join in on 0370 143 1333 (national rate) or text AMANDA plus your message to 81333(standard network rates apply).

Amanda fell into radio in 1986 when she answered an advert for someone who could publicise community groups and ended up on the Careline.

Since then, she has worked for nearly all of the commercial stations in the East Midlands and also for a national station where she did the Breakfast show for three years. Not a natural early riser, she found the 0400 wake ups a real challenge.

She has been lucky enough to meet some great and unusual people and her oddest radio moments include waiting for Sir Roger Moore to come out of a gingerbread house, having her shirt photographed by Rod Stewart and singing King of the Swingers to a very startled Kim Wilde. 

Alongside radio, Amanda has also worked in a homeless hostel, as a CAB manager, a nanny, a helpline operator, a volunteer coordinator and for a magazine about canals and riverboats - amongst others. 

She is married to the long suffering Steve and has two grown up children, Joseph and Susannah. 

Her home is a bit of a minature zoo. One of her proudest achievements is that she has taught her cockatiels to whistle the theme tune to The Flumps.

You can listen to Amanda Bowman, Sunday - Thursday evenings from 10pm until 1am.

Amanda Bowman: 01/01/2012

BBC Radio Nottingham - Amanda Bowman, 01/01/2012

The ideal end to your New Year's Day. Join in on 0370 143 1333 (national rate).

The ideal end to your New Year's Day.  Join the conversation on 0370 143 1333 (national rate). Standard geographic charges from landlines and mobiles will apply.

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Frances Finn

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John Holmes

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Paul Robey

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Reya El-Salahi

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Kaval Vaseer

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Amanda Bowman

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