Graeme D
Announcer
Show: The Village Idiots - Fridays 7-10pm
Favourite band/artist: Foster and Allen
Favourite movie: The Count of Monte Cristo and Kung Fu Hustle
Favourite book/author: Raold Dahl
Best concert: Freddie Mercury impersonater
If my dream came true there would be a concert by: I would have to say it would be the Beatles or Elvis when everyone was going crazy and fainting
Favourite food: Italian
Favourite drink: Old fashion lemonade, tea or milk
Favourite place on earth: How do you answer that one, as it would be more about who was around you etc.
Favourite quote: CRICKEY!
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Brian Hall
Announcer
Show: Easy Workday Variety
Favourite band/artist: Many Artists- Ministry Of Sound
Favourite book/author: J .K Rowling
Favourite movie: Terminator 1,2,3,4
Best concert: Big Day Out 07,08
If my dream came true there would be a concert by: Metallica
Favourite food: Greasy- were all guilty of it!
Favourite drink: Energy Drinks & Coffee (keeps me going)
Favourite place on earth: New Zealand Proud!
Favourite quote: Good on ya mate
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Chris Kentsley
Sales Manager / Announcer
Show: Drive Show - Thursday 6-8pm
Favourite band/artist: Dire Straits
Favourite movie: Shawshank Redemption
Favourite book/author: Barry Eisler
Best concert: Dire Straits
If my dream came true there would be a concert by: Santana on Waiheke in the sun at a winery
Favourite food: anything Italian
Favourite drink: Scotch any good single malt
Favourite place on earth: NZ of course
Favourite quote: Live every day as if it was your last because one day it will be (Frank Sinatra)
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Steve Kerslake
Announcer
Show: Steves Sanctuary
Favourite band/artist: Earth Wind and Fire
Favourite movie: Hi Fidelty
Favourite book/author: Nick Hornby
Best concert: Steely Dan
If my dream came true there would be a concert by: Gino Vannelli
Favourite food: Seafood Teppanyaki
Favourite drink: Steinlager Pure
Favourite place on earth: Here
Favourite quote: Whether you say you can or can't do something, you're always right.
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Tony King
Announcer
Show: Buried Treasure and Budget Breakfast on Saturdays
Favourite band/artist: Beatles, Genesis or Beatles - not sure!
Favourite movie: Dr Zhivago or Once Upon A Time In America - not sure!
Favourite book/author: Guinness British Hit Singles, or Dandy - not sure!
Best concert: Roger Waters, Pink Floyd, Genesis or Roger Waters - not sure!
Favourite food: Lambs Fry (Liver) and Bacon or Bread & Butter Pudding - not sure!
Favourite quote: “You come from nothing, You’re going back to nothing, what have you lost? Nothing.” - or “I used to be indecisive but now I’m not so sure” – not sure!
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Raymond Lucas
Announcer
Show: Weird and Wonderful Show - Thursday 7pm
Favourite band/artist: The Beatles, Tool, Jimi Hendrix, Radiohead and Blind Melon are my top 5, but pretty much anything except for bubble gum pop and gangster rap.
Favourite movies: American Beauty, Gummo, Scanner Darkly, Amelie and The Wackness
Favourite book/author: Anything by Tom Robbins, Kurt Vonnegut Jr, Michael King and Jack Kerouac
My idea of a good night: My top 5 bands playing somewhere in the sunshine.
My favourite takeaways: Burgerfuel
Favourite place on earth: My bed
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John McKillop
Announcer / Programmer
Show: Drivetime Popular Classics, and where ever needed
Favourite band/artist: Depends on the day, but try Dire Straits, ABBA, Barbra Streisand, Fleetwood Mac, Chris Barber ........
Favourite movie: Too many. We'll go with "The Big Country" or "The Third Man".
Favourite book/author: No such thing. Current good authors are Bryce Courtenay, Michael Connelly, Derek Hansen, Vikas Swarup.
Best concert: Dire Straits & War of the Worlds.
Favourite food: A good curry - or anything my wife cooks.
Favourite drink: Water has to be a great drink - but a half decent Cab Sav comes in a pretty close second. And, of course, there's always Laphroaig.
Favourite place on earth: Anywhere on my bike - preferrably without a head wind.
Favourite quote: Winners never quit......and quitters never win!!
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Rose McNair
Announcer
Show: 80's show with Rose & Rose's Cafe - Tuesday and Friday 10am-1pm
Favourite band/artist: U2
Favourite movie: Bridget Jones Diary
Favourite book/author: Jane Austen
Best concert: Dont have one
If my dream came true there would be a concert by: U2
Favourite food: Steak & Salad
Favourite drink: Coke
Favourite place on earth: Rockport/Gloucester - Massachussetts
Favourite quote: Love is not Love Which Alters when it Alteration Finds or Bends with the Remover to Remove- Shakespeare Sonnet 116
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Kim Harvey
Announcer
Show: Midweek MixUp - Wednesdays 10am-1pm
Favourite band/artist: Alice In Chains..oh there's too many to list!!
Favourite movie: Twilight Saga, Lord of the Rings trilogy, Rocky movies, Sound of Music, Duets, Dirty Dancing...there are too many!!! I could go on forever..
Favourite book/author: Stephanie Meyer (author of Twilight series), Lesley Pearse, Ozzy Osbourne, Anthony Kiedis.
Best concert: AC/DC by far!! :)
If my dream came true there would be a concert by: Alice in Chains with Soundgarden
Favourite food: Lamb chops, sausages, lollies, tomato soup and toast! :)
Favourite drink: Juice, coke, diet coke, lift...energy drinks..
Favourite place on earth: MY BED
Favourite quote: Many a true word is spoken in jest. ;)
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Radar
Announcer
Show: The Village Idiots - Fridays 7-10pm
Favourite band/artist: Metallica
Favourite movie: Saving Private Ryan
Favourite book/author: Magician - Raymond Feist
Best concert: Push Push & The Exponents at the Powerstation
If my dream came true there would be a concert by: Queen
Favourite food: Lamb Roast
Favourite drink: Hoegaarden
Favourite place on earth: London
Favourite quote: Smell that boys? Thats the whole alphabet of vitamins in the air!
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Russell Rice
Technical Support
Favourite band/artist: Alice in Chains
Favourite movie: Blade Runner
Favourite book/author: none
Best concert: Alice in Chains
If my dream came true there would be a concert by: Bob Saget
Favourite food: Burger rings
Favourite drink: Barrel 51's
Favourite place on earth: USA
Favourite quote: "$5?! Thats chump change!" - Mr T
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Wally Rice
Announcer / Technical Support
Shows: Walruss Comedy Half-Hour, Wals Cereal Spot (Radio Episodes), Wally R's Midweek Roundup
Favourite band/artist: Most rock bands
Favourite movie: Clint Eastwood (westerns)
Favourite book/author: Barry Crump
Best concert: Woodstock
If my dream came true there would be a concert by: The Beatles
Favourite food: Roast Dinner
Favourite drink: Tea
Favourite place on earth: My bed
Favourite quote: "Have a cool day"
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Les Robb
Announcer
Show: MANGO MUSIC with LES - Modern ANd Golden Oldies - Mondays & Thursdays 10am to 1 pm
Favourite artists: Beatles, Frank Sinatra, Bruce Springsteen
Favourite movie: Whale Rider or The World's Fastest Indian
Favourite book: The Bible
Best concert: Don McLean (in the 70s) or " Cats" (New Plymouth a couple of years ago)
If my dream came true there would be a concert by: My favourites above
Favourite food: bread and butter are fine
Favourite drink: orange and mango (naturally)
Favourite place on earth: North Otago
Favourite Quote at the moment: "The hardest people to convince they are at retirement age are children at bedtime". (Shannon Fife)
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Michael Rowse
Station Manager / Programme Director / Announcer
Show: The Village Idiots - Fridays 7-10pm
Favourite band/artist: Pink Floyd, Queen, AC/DC
Favourite movie: World's Fastest Indian, Empire Records, Pump Up the Volume
Favourite book/author: Book? whats that? Internet rules the roost these days
Best concert: Roger Waters
If my dream came true there would be a concert by: Queen and Pink Floyd
Favourite food: Home baking
Favourite drink: Tea or L&P
Favourite place on earth: Home - there's no place like it. Just ask Dorothy.
Favourite quote: If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, its probably a chicken in a really good disguise.
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Rhys Tau
Announcer / Production / Website editor
Shows: Monday Afternoons with Rhys from 3pm. Top 40 Countdown - Saturday 12pm, Weekend Windback - Sunday 12pm
Favourite band/artist: I don't really have a favourite.. I like all Music
Favourite movie: Transformers 1, 2
Favourite book/author: None
Best concert: Yellow pages concert lol
If my dream came true there would be a concert by: Michael Jackson (R.I.P.)
Favourite food: Pizza / Indian curries
Favourite drink: Steiny Pure
Favourite place on earth: NZ
Favourite quote: "let nothing get in your way"
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Max Thrasher
Announcer
Show: Monday Nights with Max, 7 PM on Monday (obviously)
Favourite band/artist: Manowar, Skyclad, Lake Of Tears, Helloween, Blackmore's Night,... so many! A lot of different stuff, really. From folk music to vicious Black Metal. Mostly rock, though.
Favourite movie: The Doors, probably. I love Oliver Stone movies. Also I must've seen a lot of Mel Gibson movies millions of times, too - Braveheart, Apocalypto, The Patriot... Payback is a brilliant movie! Check it out!!!!
Favourite book/author: "Necronomicon", "How to Summon Spirits", "The Art Of Torture"
Best concert: Bryan Adams, North Harbour Stadium, 2002. What a blast!
If my dream came true there would be a concert by: Manowar. I don't need much.
Favourite food: Human flesh
Favourite drink: Blood
Favourite place on earth: There are tiny small islands in Greece that I love, and little towns off Moscow in Russia ... But if I had to choose, I'd always say "Howick, New Zealand".
Favourite quote: "It's better to burn out than fade away".
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Robert Turner
Announcer
Show: Country and Rock n' Roll - Sundays 3pm to 6pm
Favourite band/artist:The Beatles
Favourite movie: Grease
Best concert: Randy Travis and Paul McCartney
If my dream came true there would be a concert by: Elvis Presley
Favourite food: Steak, eggs and chips
Favourite place on earth: New Zealand
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Stephen Beasley
Announcer
Show: Vinyl Fever (hits and obscure tunes the 20s to the 90s) Friday 4pm to 7pm
Favourite Band/Artist: Jimmy Buffett & the Coral Reefers
Favourite Book/Author: Tim Dorsey
Favourite Movie: Mother, Jugs & Speed
Best Concert: Mountain 1976
If my dream came true there would be a concert by: Steppenwolf and AC/DC opening for the Beatles
Favourite Food: Pepperoni Pizza
Favourite Drink in summer: Ice cold beer.
Favourite Drink in winter: 2 parts Whiskey/1 part tonic water...over ice
Favourite Place on Earth: Mons Venus
Worst Place on Earth: At the moment...the Gulf of Mexico (oil leak)
Favourite Quote: The trouble with reality is that there's no background music.
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Pat Shepherd
Announcer
Show: Sundowner - Thursday 4-6pm
Favourite Band/Artist: Yellowjackets
Favourite Book/Author: Tech books relating
to DIY, building, electronics, HiFi audio and computers etc.
Favourite Movie: Blues Brothers
Best Concert: Dire Straits
If my dream came true there would be a concert by: Yellowjackets
Favourite Food: Curries
Favourite Drink: My own home-brewed beer
Favourite Place on Earth: Any beach in the hot sun
Favourite Quote: If it ain't broke, don't fix it
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Andrew Chapman aka AJ
Announcer
Show: AJ and Zach's Ear Party!
Favourite band/artist: Michael Jackson!
Favourite movie: Dumb and Dumber!
Favourite book/author: Harry Potter!
Best concert: Coldplay!
If my dream came true there would be a concert by: Michael Jackson! (Alive)
Favourite food: Nachos!
Favourite drink: Rum and Coke!
Favourite place on earth: Port Charles!
Favourite quote: Dance like no one is watching!
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