1. Roger "Twiggy" Day was born on Roger Thomas in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire England; 29 March 1945 and is a radio broadcaster and DJ who began his career in offshore radio, and was a key pioneer in commercial radio.
12 Facts About Roger Day
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Roger Day later presented on BBC Local Radio across southern England.
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In March 1966, Day met Dave Cash who arranged for him to DJ with Radio England.
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Also in 1968, Roger Day was voted the 10th best national DJ by the readers of Disc and Music Echo with his Radio Caroline show voted as 7th best in the country.
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Roger Day compered a number of shows for the Beach Boys during their European tour beginning at the London Palladium.
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Roger Day briefly rejoined Radio Caroline in 1973 and worked for the United Biscuits Network.
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On 2 April 1974, Roger Day was the first DJ heard on the morning of the launch of Piccadilly Radio in Manchester.
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In 2012, the Roger Day Evening Show, which was broadcast on BBC Local Radio, was nominated for best radio show at the Music Week Awards.
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Roger Day moved stations and until 2012 began presenting a daily show on BBC Radio Kent every weekday evening from 7 to 10pm.
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From 2013, Roger Day had a weekly show on BBC Radio Kent, taking over Dave Cash's classic countdown show in 2017 until March 2020, featuring the charts of 1960 to 1979.
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Roger Day has presented an afternoon show on Radio Caroline's Caroline Flashback station online, and a weekday show on Delux Radio.
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Roger Day has been a presenter for Boom Radio since its launch in February 2021.