Arthur Sutherland on another group has reported the death of Bob Spencer Bob Spencer Originally from Newquay in Cornwall, born in 1939, Bobs first radio job was on Radio City. This pop station, based on Shivering Sands Fort, had a tendency to take on new, inexperienced disc-jockeys, stick them on the air for a week, then pay them off with £5. As a result, a large number of the inductees in The Pirate Radio Hall Of Fame got their first taste of radio on the “tower of power.” From City, Bob headed north, joining Radio Scotland, where he made a name for himself. In 1967 this station hit trouble. It was prosecuted for broadcasting from inside territorial waters and had to go off the air until the ship could be moved to a safe anchorage. Bad weather delayed this and, for a time, the ship moved to Northern Ireland. Unfortunately the radio signal from there was not strong enough to reach its Scottish fans. The delay in getting back on the air proved very costly and one of the station executives was fired over it. Bob, who by this time was Senior DJ, quit in sympathy. After a time skippering boats in Florida, he is now retired and living in the Helston area of Cornwall. (Many thanks to Arthur Sutherland of The Ultimate Cockup and Virtual Boredom Site for the information and George Morris for the photo. You can see more photos of Bob here and here.) offshoreradio.co.uk/djssa.htm
Posted on: Thu, 04 Sep 2014 21:04:57 +0000
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