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16:00 - Barry Marsh (Sitting in)
When you're young, something very often fires the imagination which stays with you for life. In Barry's case it was music and radio and in particular free radio. From the age of seven whilst on holiday on the Isle of Man; he was fascinated by the Radio Caroline North ship which could be seen out in the bay, thus a lifelong interest in radio was kindled. Whilst Barry’s career in its early days embraced the entertainment and music business, other opportunities presented themselves and whilst away from the entertainment business they allowed the opportunity to enjoy the thrill of building and managing teams, travelling extensively and bag a whole bunch of experiences. Throughout his business life he always kept a keen ear on radio and more than just a listener's interest. Barry says 'Over the years many radio stations have become corporate enterprises and formula driven, but the internet opened possibilities for radio to reach much wider audiences and to be a passion again, with so much choice available it had to be a very special station if I was to become involved as more than listener. In fact, it was my irritation with the lack of good music radio in the UK back in 2005 that steered me to look at Radio Caroline once again. This time from the inside of the Maidstone studios. For me, presenting a show on Caroline is like inviting some mates round and playing them a pile of records that you have pre-selected. Some they will like, another only one will like, and some will bounce you off in a different musical direction in search of a newly discovered artist or a forgotten album'. You can join Barry every Tuesday afternoon between 2 & 5pm. Amongst the pile of carefully selected music, which always takes some twists and turns along the way, you will hear tracks from new artists and albums, and classic and long forgotten albums.