Tom Lodge
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Tom Lodge is an English
author and radio broadcaster.
. Caroline and other pirates forced the government to deregulate radio, hitherto a monopoly of the BBC
. He was the son of the writer Oliver W F Lodge
and his wife Diana, and a grandson of the physicist Sir Oliver Lodge, was born Thomas Odoard Marshall Lodge on April 16, 1936, in Tanleather Cottage, Forest Green, Surrey
, England
. When World War II broke out, his family left England and he was brought up in Maryland and Virginia. At the end of the war he returned with his family to England and lived near Painswick, Gloucestershire. He was educated at Bedales School
, England, where he developed his interest in music. He took lessons on the violin and the clarinet and taught himself the guitar and mouth organ, and played the stand up Bass in a four piece skiffle band, called the "Top Flat Ramblers".
When Lodge was eighteen years old he traveled to Hay River, Northwest Territories
and worked by commercial fishing on the Great Slave Lake. While fishing with a colleague, he was blown out into open waters on an ice floe. His friend died, but he was saved by some trappers. He described his adventures in his first book, "Beyond the Great Slave Lake" (published by Cassells 1957 and E.P. Dutton) 1958.
In 1956 he returned to England. He married Jeanine Arpourettes in 1957. They returned to Hay River, Canada, where he ran a fishing business.
as an announcer on CFYK
. On 27 May 1958, a son, Tom Lodge Jr. was born. Tom Jr. is currently (2011) a presenter on Radio Caroline. In 1960 he became the CBC manager for a new radio station CBXH
in Fort Smith
, N.W.T., until he returned to England as a CBC correspondent. In 1964 Lodge joined England's first offshore pirate radio station Radio Caroline
, as disc jockey and programme director. His book "The Ship that Rocked the World" describes his time there. After the outlawing of the pirate radio ships in 1967 by the Marine Broadcasting Offences Act
, he worked as a disc jockey for the BBC on the newly created BBC Radio 1
.
In 1968 Lodge became a disc jockey on CHLO, St Thomas, Ontario, Canada, which is now CKDK-FM
. In 1970 he founded a creative program at Fanshawe College
London, Ontario
, Canada, called "Creative Electronics", which after two years he made into Music Industry Arts
, a training program for recording engineers and record producers, and is still operating at Fanshawe College
.
. In January 1998 his Master changed his name to Umi and he began guiding people in Zen
. He has an ashram
, "Stillpoint Zen Community", near Santa Cruz, California.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
author and radio broadcaster.
Early life
Lodge was a figure in British radio of the 1960s. He was a disc jockey on Radio CarolineRadio Caroline
Radio Caroline is an English radio station founded in 1964 by Ronan O'Rahilly to circumvent the record companies' control of popular music broadcasting in the United Kingdom and the BBC's radio broadcasting monopoly...
. Caroline and other pirates forced the government to deregulate radio, hitherto a monopoly of the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
. He was the son of the writer Oliver W F Lodge
Oliver W F Lodge
Oliver William Foster Lodge , was a poet and author; he was the eldest son of Sir Oliver Lodge , the physicist, and his wife Mary , who had studied painting at the Slade...
and his wife Diana, and a grandson of the physicist Sir Oliver Lodge, was born Thomas Odoard Marshall Lodge on April 16, 1936, in Tanleather Cottage, Forest Green, Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. When World War II broke out, his family left England and he was brought up in Maryland and Virginia. At the end of the war he returned with his family to England and lived near Painswick, Gloucestershire. He was educated at Bedales School
Bedales School
Bedales School is a co-educational independent school situated in Hampshire, in the south east of England. Founded in 1893 by John Haden Badley in reaction to the limitations of conventional Victorian schools, today the school is one of the most expensive in the UK, charging £9,985 per term for a...
, England, where he developed his interest in music. He took lessons on the violin and the clarinet and taught himself the guitar and mouth organ, and played the stand up Bass in a four piece skiffle band, called the "Top Flat Ramblers".
When Lodge was eighteen years old he traveled to Hay River, Northwest Territories
Hay River, Northwest Territories
Hay River , known as "the Hub of the North," is a town in the Northwest Territories, Canada, located on the south shore of Great Slave Lake, at the mouth of the Hay River. The town is separated into two sections, a new town and an old town with the Hay River Airport between them...
and worked by commercial fishing on the Great Slave Lake. While fishing with a colleague, he was blown out into open waters on an ice floe. His friend died, but he was saved by some trappers. He described his adventures in his first book, "Beyond the Great Slave Lake" (published by Cassells 1957 and E.P. Dutton) 1958.
In 1956 he returned to England. He married Jeanine Arpourettes in 1957. They returned to Hay River, Canada, where he ran a fishing business.
Broadcasting
In the late 50's Lodge moved to Yellowknife, where he worked in a goldmine until he joined the Canadian Broadcasting CorporationCanadian Broadcasting Corporation
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
as an announcer on CFYK
CFYK (AM)
CFYK is a Canadian radio station, broadcasting at 1340 AM in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. The station broadcasts the programming of the CBC Radio One network and locally produced programs.-Local programming:...
. On 27 May 1958, a son, Tom Lodge Jr. was born. Tom Jr. is currently (2011) a presenter on Radio Caroline. In 1960 he became the CBC manager for a new radio station CBXH
CBTK-FM
CBTK-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts the programming of the CBC Radio One network in Kelowna, British Columbia. The station airs at 88.9 on the FM dial in Kelowna.-History:The station was launched in 1987...
in Fort Smith
Fort Smith, Northwest Territories
Fort Smith is a town in the South Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, Canada. It is located in the southeastern portion of the Northwest Territories, on the Slave River and adjacent to the NWT/Alberta border.-History:Fort Smith's history began because of the Slave River and the vital link...
, N.W.T., until he returned to England as a CBC correspondent. In 1964 Lodge joined England's first offshore pirate radio station Radio Caroline
Radio Caroline
Radio Caroline is an English radio station founded in 1964 by Ronan O'Rahilly to circumvent the record companies' control of popular music broadcasting in the United Kingdom and the BBC's radio broadcasting monopoly...
, as disc jockey and programme director. His book "The Ship that Rocked the World" describes his time there. After the outlawing of the pirate radio ships in 1967 by the Marine Broadcasting Offences Act
Marine Broadcasting Offences Act
The Marine, &c., Broadcasting Act 1967 c.41, shortened to Marine Broadcasting Offences Act, became law in the United Kingdom at midnight on Monday, August 14, 1967 and was repealed by the...
, he worked as a disc jockey for the BBC on the newly created BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
.
In 1968 Lodge became a disc jockey on CHLO, St Thomas, Ontario, Canada, which is now CKDK-FM
CKDK-FM
CKDK-FM is a radio station owned by Corus Entertainment and based in Woodstock, Ontario, Canada that transmits at 50,000 watts at 103.9 MHz on the FM dial...
. In 1970 he founded a creative program at Fanshawe College
Fanshawe College
Fanshawe College is one of the largest colleges in Ontario, Canada. The main campus is in London, Ontario, with additional campuses in Simcoe, St. Thomas, Woodstock, and Tillsonburg. There are about 15,000 full-time students and 40,000 part-time students. Fanshawe College has more than 112,000 alumni...
London, Ontario
London, Ontario
London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city...
, Canada, called "Creative Electronics", which after two years he made into Music Industry Arts
Music Industry Arts
The Music Industry Arts Program at Fanshawe College was the first school of its kind in Canada, , to train young people for careers in the contemporary music industry...
, a training program for recording engineers and record producers, and is still operating at Fanshawe College
Fanshawe College
Fanshawe College is one of the largest colleges in Ontario, Canada. The main campus is in London, Ontario, with additional campuses in Simcoe, St. Thomas, Woodstock, and Tillsonburg. There are about 15,000 full-time students and 40,000 part-time students. Fanshawe College has more than 112,000 alumni...
.
Umi
In 1975, in California, Lodge began practicing ZenZen
Zen is a school of Mahāyāna Buddhism founded by the Buddhist monk Bodhidharma. The word Zen is from the Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese word Chán , which in turn is derived from the Sanskrit word dhyāna, which can be approximately translated as "meditation" or "meditative state."Zen...
. In January 1998 his Master changed his name to Umi and he began guiding people in Zen
Zen
Zen is a school of Mahāyāna Buddhism founded by the Buddhist monk Bodhidharma. The word Zen is from the Japanese pronunciation of the Chinese word Chán , which in turn is derived from the Sanskrit word dhyāna, which can be approximately translated as "meditation" or "meditative state."Zen...
. He has an ashram
Ashram
Traditionally, an ashram is a spiritual hermitage. Additionally, today the term ashram often denotes a locus of Indian cultural activity such as yoga, music study or religious instruction, the moral equivalent of a studio or dojo....
, "Stillpoint Zen Community", near Santa Cruz, California.