The wireless has been ever present in my life from a young child. I could see the transmitting masts of Brookmans Park through my bedroom window in Welwyn Garden City and was fascinated by the fact that the sounds from my Philips transistor radio came from there. Even as a kid I thought that many presenters of the time talked rubbish between records. Of course in the late 1970’s we where, yes indeeedy, at the height of the, Poptastic 21 and a half minutes past 1, Smashie & Nicey era on Radio 1. The one presenter who always stood out for me was Noel Edmonds. Amazingly creative on the radio before the TV career took over (get back on the radio Noel!) It never struck me that I would ever be a radio presenter until I was 16 years old. As they say the penny dropped and I joined Radio Hertford (now East Herts Hospital Radio) and did my first amateurish shows in 1989 (some people say they have never got any better!!!) I have since broadcast on other Hospital, RSL, Community and Commercial Radio Stations. Hosptal Stations include Radio Hertford, Radio Brockley, Kettering Hospital Radio and Radio Gwendolen. RSL’s include Radio Cracker, Crush FM and Radio Lutterworth. Commercial Stations include KCBC, Connect FM and Lite FM and Community Radio Station HFM based in Market Harborough.
My name is Darren Harte and I have presenting radio programmes since 1989 on Hospital, Commercial and Community radio. I currently present 2 regular shows on 102.3 HFM Based in Market Harborough, South Leicestershire. I am on-air every Wednesday between 22:00 and 00:00 and alternate Fridays 22:00 and 00:00.
The Wednesday show features an eclectic mix of music, with the remit if it's good or unusual, i'll play it. I have interviewed a wide range of musicians on the show from the lovely Gwyneth Herbert, Jazz legend Sir John Dankworth, rock legend Rick Wakeman and American singer songwriter Jonatha Brooke. Also lesser known musicans (although not lesser in quality!!) Sarah Gillespie, Joanna Eden, Sara Spade and Barry Noble to name but four have been guests on the show.
The Friday show, which is broadcast on alternate Fridays, features a mix of more mainstream Country music from the past 50 years mixed with Rock and Roll.
HFM's website is www.harboroughfm.co.uk
Please check it out and find out more about the station and the very wide mix of programmes the station has to offer. If you would like to be a guest on my show, please send me a message via myspace.
As you have probably guessed I have a passion for collecting records of all varieities. I have recently started to add to my 78rpm collection which I use on the radio and have just started DJing at Shellac Collective gigs, the first time live in front of a crowd in several years. Don't sling out those 78's, pass them in my direction! PLEASE CHECK OUT THE ORANGE LOGO AND VOTE FOR VICTORIA BEEBEE ON THE ORANGE UNSIGNED ACT COMPETITION!!
