Paul Kaye (broadcaster)
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Paul Kaye was a British radio broadcaster from Barnstaple in North Devon.
station Radio London
and was the first voice to be heard on the station in 1964.
Radio London was the first of the UK pirate stations to operate a news service and Paul Kaye was the news chief. His bulletins were on the half-hour, which conveniently gave him just enough time to re-write the BBC news which was broadcast on the hour.
Paul also presented programmes, especially in the early months of the station, and his theme was "Town Talk" by Ken Woodman and his Piccadilly Brass, a tune later used on the BBC by Jimmy Young
. In August 1967, the Marine Offences Act became law and the first voice on Radio London became the last as Paul closed the station down.
Kaye later went on to present for Radio Luxembourg
, followed by a syndicated Jazz
programme
for Radio Hallam, Radio Tees
and Pennine Radio
.
working alongside Radio London
colleagues John Crosse
and Earl Richmond
as well as Redvers Kyle
, Keith Martin
and Terry Davis
.
Biography
After leaving school, he worked in repertory theatre and in 1952, became stage manager to a theatre company in Nairobi. He volunteered for the Kenyan police and saw active service during the Mau Mau emergency. He began working on the country's radio network and later broadcast in both Cyprus and Canada.Radio work
Kaye was a DJ and head of news on the pirate radioPirate radio
Pirate radio is illegal or unregulated radio transmission. The term is most commonly used to describe illegal broadcasting for entertainment or political purposes, but is also sometimes used for illegal two-way radio operation...
station Radio London
Wonderful Radio London
Radio London, also known as Big L and Wonderful Radio London, was a top 40 offshore commercial station that operated from 16 December 1964 to 14 August 1967, from a ship anchored in the North Sea, three and a half miles off Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, England...
and was the first voice to be heard on the station in 1964.
Radio London was the first of the UK pirate stations to operate a news service and Paul Kaye was the news chief. His bulletins were on the half-hour, which conveniently gave him just enough time to re-write the BBC news which was broadcast on the hour.
Paul also presented programmes, especially in the early months of the station, and his theme was "Town Talk" by Ken Woodman and his Piccadilly Brass, a tune later used on the BBC by Jimmy Young
Jimmy Young
Jimmy Young may refer to:*Jimmy Young *Jimmy Young , singer -See also:*Jim Young *James Young...
. In August 1967, the Marine Offences Act became law and the first voice on Radio London became the last as Paul closed the station down.
Kaye later went on to present for Radio Luxembourg
Radio Luxembourg (English)
Radio Luxembourg is a commercial broadcaster in many languages from the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. It is nowadays known in most non-English languages as RTL ....
, followed by a syndicated Jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
programme
Radio programming
Radio programming is the Broadcast programming of a Radio format or content that is organized for Commercial broadcasting and Public broadcasting radio stations....
for Radio Hallam, Radio Tees
Radio Tees
Radio Tees was the original name of TFM Radio, the Independent Local Radio station broadcasting in North East England, serving Teesside and parts of County Durham and North Yorkshire....
and Pennine Radio
Pennine Radio (radio station)
Pennine Radio was the original name for what is now the Pulse of West Yorkshire in Bradford, the independent local radio station for West Yorkshire...
.
Television work
Throughout the 1970s, Kaye was a continuity announcer for Yorkshire TelevisionYorkshire Television
Yorkshire Television, now officially known as ITV Yorkshire and sometimes unofficially abbreviated to YTV, is a British television broadcaster and the contractor for the Yorkshire franchise area on the ITV network...
working alongside Radio London
Radio London
Radio London may refer to one of the following radio stations:*A popular name for the BBC World Service in Nazi-occupied Europe during World War II*The station now known as BBC London 94.9...
colleagues John Crosse
John Crosse
John Crosse was a radio DJ, presenter and continuity announcer, famed for being one of the voices of the Yorkshire Television region of Independent Television for 17 years.-Career:...
and Earl Richmond
Earl Richmond
Earl Richmond , was a broadcaster born in Highgate, London in 1928, he died in May 2001.Earl first worked in radio on British Forces Radio in Trieste. He was also heard in Cyprus before moving to America to study Television....
as well as Redvers Kyle
Redvers Kyle
Redvers Kyle is a retired television announcer and presenter who worked on ITV in the United Kingdom.-Biography:Kyle was born in South Africa and was named after General Sir Redvers Buller, the British military commander in the early stages of the Anglo-Boer War...
, Keith Martin
Keith Martin (broadcaster)
Keith Martin is a broadcaster born in Sandwich, Kent.Keith was involved with offshore radio from the earliest days, but later became a continuity announcer for various regional TV stations....
and Terry Davis
Terry Davis
Terence Anthony Gordon Davis CMG PC , known as Terry Davis, is a British Labour Party politician, and former Member of Parliament for the Birmingham Hodge Hill constituency, and former Secretary General of the Council of Europe...
.