Here’s some of the faces behind the voices! We are always looking for new presenters for daytime, evening and weekend shows. If you are interested you don’t need previous experience as we can provide training. Contact us on volunteering@humberwave.com
Adey Wright
Hull born Adey presents the Morning Show, and also the 11 at 11 every weekday from 10am. But can you guess the year? He is also our Managing Director, and manages the station along with Richard. In his day job, Adey can be found coaching the next generation of motorists through their driving tests. A massive Tigers fan, can him on Wednesday nights at 7pm on Tiger Talk. Contact our Adey at adey@humberwave.com
Richard Moore
Born in Beverley in the great year of 1973, Richard grew up in Hull. Having done odd gigs on a bunch of radio stations in the 90’s, he now works for a big American company in Cybersecurity. Richard presents our weekday morning Rewind hour, playing the hits of the 60’s to the 90’s . He is also Adey’s co director at the station, and looks after all of our technical and broadcast stuff. Contact him at richard@humberwave.com
Paul Wright
Paul joins you for lunch every weekday 12pm – 1pm, sponsored by the rather excellent Anlaby Park family pub. As an ageing rocker, Paul also brings you the The Friday night rock show 6pm – 7pm. You can also hear him keeping Adey in check on Tiger Pop, talking all things Hull City. Email paul@humberwave.com for requests
Steve the Loon
Steve’s radio bug started in 1975 on Forces Radio, both here and in Germany. Once he managed to escape from his Army conscript, he joined Hospital Radio in Ipswich. Later returning to Hull he worked at Kingston Hospital Radio and onto you lucky people at Humber Wave Radio!!. Steve is our morning host, who together with his imaginary friends (and a bottle of stout) navigate you through the start of your day with a laugh and the odd joke. Email stevesmith@humberwave.com, or join in on our Facebook page for your very own “Good Moaning’!
James Bowers
Humber Wave Radio’s Longest serving presenter and a budding journalist. James keeps you company in the afternoons and always has the latest local news and lowdown on whats going on in Hull & East Yorkshire. Catch him Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Fridays 2pm – 4pm. James also presents The Democracy show Sundays 1pm
Adam Brett
Adam B is the co-presenter of The Usual Suspects, along with Ryan. It is the area’s definitive local music show featuring live music and showcasing local talent every Wednesday 6pm – 7pm and Saturdayst 6pm – 8pm. If you want to be featured, or play live on the radio, get in touch usualsuspects@humberwave.com
Roy Woodcock
Well known local journalist, Roy Woodcock presents a number of shows accross our schedule. Catch him Fridays from 4pm -6pm as he gets Hull & East Yorkshire back home safely, featuring live guests. Roy also presents Sunday specials on his great musical loves of Jazz and Blues.
Jess Leck
Jess is on the radio Wednesdays from 10 pm till 11pm, and Saturday afternoons from 1pm with ‘What’s New?’. She has got all the latest pop hits and chart updates with the odd throwback in there for good measure. Please email your requests to throwbacks@humberwave.com
Andy Donkin
Andy was born in Hull and was bitten by the radio bug at an early age, starting in Hospital Radio in Driffield, and arriving at Humber Wave Radio via several community stations. He has a keen interest in Music and for his day job works in Aviation Engineering. Catch Andy on the Weekend Breakfast Show 7am-9am.
Neil Tattershall
Early Morning show presenter Neil T weekdays 5am to 7am
Neil has had a love for radio for years and decided to join the Humber Wave team, Neil doesn’t like sleep so decided to take the 5am slot. Join him as he eases you into the day.
Andy Fea
Andy Presents a variety of programmes on the station, and is our 80’s and 90’s music guru. You can catch him on Mondays and Tuesdays from 1-2pm, as well as a regular member of the Drive Time team.
Neil Rudd
Local lad Neil has worked on some of the biggest stations in the Yorkshire region. You may remember him from Classic Gold, or his stints on Viking FM, or latterly as presenter at BBC Radio Humberside. Neil presents Solid Gold Saturday with a mix brilliant hits and chat from the 60s to the 90s, 2-4pm Saturday afternoons. Despite being a massive KR fan (and stadium announcer), he says the show is your antidote to Saturday sport on the radio! Send your requests to neil@humberwave.com
Phil Rogers
Phil Rogers abandoned life in his native Bedford when he heard just how cool Hull was! With his massive, bulging postbag of requests, Phil is presenter of our Tuesday night extravaganza, from 6 til 9 Including the ‘All Request Jukebox. He started at the age of 18 with Charity station Radio Cracker in Hull in 1992, Then later, hospital radio in Sunderland and Hull before we snapped him up at Humber Wave Radio. Email phil@humberwave.com, or phil (!) out the form on the front page of the website for your song on the radio.
Lewis Noonan
Lewis is the wild man of the house, and presents The Urban Takeover – The perfect weekend extension. Bringing the highest energy and all the latest club bangers! Who said Mondays have to be boring? Catch him from 10pm with his selection of alternative tunes.
Ryan ‘Raz’ Mulcahy
Raz been performing locally for 20 years and is in a few bands around Hull. As co-presenter of the Usual Suspects, he is always on top of what’s happening in the local music scene. Join him Saturdays from 6-9pm. email usualsuspects@humberwave.com
Jayne Howland
Together with Derek, Jayne presents our weekly rugby show ‘Golden Point Extra Time” and can be heard each Thursday evening from 6pm.
Philip Codling
Phil joined Humber Wave Radio in 2018 when he wrote and presented shows highlighting music artists, his personal highlight being a 5 part David Bowie series. Following lockdown, he got back involved again, and we even gave him his old spot back!. Despite all this, he says that he still hasn’t worked out Mark E. Smith! (We wonder if perhaps he’s still on that Telephone Thing -ed.)
Catain Zoetrope
Musical Musical explorer. Alternative connoisseur. Lover of all things electronic – An audionaut if you must! Capt Z broadcasts his show once a month. Always on the last Thursday. Always at 10pm. Playing a selection of forgotten album tracks, B-sides, remixes, new tunes and old tunes. All with one thing in common: all chosen for their high end musical quality. All wheat no chaff! Come and join the fun and the weirdness exclusively on Humber Wave Radio.
John Wiles
Humber Wave Radio’s roving reporter. We are told that Wilesey has been doing radio since the beginning of time in his native Australia. He now proudly uses his bus pass to travel to highways of Hull and Eat Yorkshire, bumping into all sorts of characters along the way. Don’t miss his theatre reviews, and interviews with ‘Hey you in the crowd’ If you have an event coming up and would like Wilsey to come and have a chat with you. Email us at studio@humberwave.com
Peter Fairhead
Born in Essex, Peter started his radio career at Hospital Radio Chelmsford at 14. He then joined the BBC before landing in East Yorkshire with stints on Viking Gold as well as KCFM. Peter is here with his Guilty Pleasures from 11am on Saturday, and his County Show at 2pm on Sundays
Max Roberts
Max brings you The Folk Hour featuring folk music in all its guises…..Acoustic music, Folk Rock, Folk Blues. and Americana. Tune in every Sunday morning,
Dave Hudson arrived in East Yorkshire from Leeds in the 1980s.
No prizes for guessing which football team he supports! His radio journey started at Hull’s hospital radio station, Kingstown Radio before moving to KCFM where he presented every show around the clock and produced shows for radio legends Tony Blackburn, David Hamilton and Mike Read. Dave has done stints at a number of other local radio stations in East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire before landing here at Humber Wave Radio to present the Wednesday Afternoon Show 2-4pm.
Martin (DJ Ginner) Wilson
Ginners Passion for Dance music began back in the 80s and 90s whilst travelling the world with the British Army, he later became resident DJ at a local nightclub in Shropshire, years later got involved with a station in South Yorkshire before his move to Humber wave radio.
Born and bred in Skipton North Yorkshire and now settled in Driffield he brings you the Dance Show with DJ Ginner every Friday at 9pm playing Dance and Club Classics from the last three decades
Sean Bell
Sean was a well known (and award winning) DJ around the bars and nightclubs across the city in the 1980’s and 90’s, and he’s now mixing up his same blend of soul, funk and disco with hip-hop, RnB and reggae ‘Club Classics’ each Saturday evening , here on Humber Wave. Away from the radio, long time Scout Leader, Sean is either being creative writing and producing radio content and commercials in his own studio or enjoying the great outdoors…instructing up a rock face, on a shooting range, or on – or in – the water. But not all at the same time.
