Steve Wood

Born 29 September 1957 in the County Borough of Birmingham.
Dismantled (vandalised) Wireless Radio Horn at age 2.
Presented gramophone records to family and friends at age 3.
Wired electrical plug at age 4-5.
Experimented with “Gram-deck” tape recording apparatus (mounted on record player) at age 6-7, and became a nuisance.
Wired most of house for sound at age 8 and became more of a nuisance.
Started broadcasting on cable to next-door neighbour at age 9.
Acquired portable tape recorder (2 ½ “ reels) and became even more of a nuisance.

Joined Radio Cabin in 1980, mentored by the wonderful late Edmund Foley.
Presented “Reminiscing”, the dance band slot in Graham Jenkins’ Lunchtime programme.
Presented “The Talking Machine” for around a year, featuring exclusively phonograph cylinder recordings.
“Reminiscing” was reborn as an hour of gramophone records under the title “A Sentimental Journey”, later renamed “The Light Programme” to reflect the increasing diversity of programme content.

Radio, good food, good beer, good company, horology (particularly Bulova Accutron tuning-fork watches).