Name: Craig Hicks




I was born in Scotland in 1974, but came down to England within 18 months. I have always been interested in radio, owning my first ever transistor at the age of 4, and was greatly influenced by early Radio 1 and Radio Luxembourg.





I set up a radio station for the pupils of my school in Worcester at the age of 15, before the call of the pub briefly took me away from my chosen path.

I quickly returned to radio though when I started my media degree course in Southampton in 1993 and fully involved myself in student radio, oh and the pub. etween the end of my degree in 1996 until 2004, I worked in various radio stations in Southampton, Bournemouth, Brighton, and, oh god, even the island of Guernsey!





After the trauma of Guernsey, I came back to the uk in 2002, and had a spell regaining my land legs as a staff trainer for Sainsbury’s!! n 2004, I had the chance to present the Sunday night show on Spire FM.




This quickly escalated to filling in where ever there was a gap until October of the same year, when I took up the post of drive time presenter, and, here I still am! Still maintaining a healthy degree of pub time!

1st Song: Heatwave – Boogie Nights.

School nickname: ‘Craigster’.

Best radio moment: A live broadcast while on a zip wire!

… And the worst: Interviewing Ross Kemp.

What career would you have chosen if you weren’t working in Radio? Computing.

Best decision in life you ever made: Leaving Guernsey!

What do your like to do in your spare time? Support Arsenal FC and Socialise.

The things that really wind you up: People who play with their mobile ring tones in public!

Who would you most like to interview? Michael Palin.

Best thing about Salisbury: The sense of community.

Worst thing about Salisbury: Travel chaos!

A few of your favourite things….

Film: Shawshank Redemption.

TV Show as a kid: Magic Roundabout and Willow the Wisp.

TV show as an adult: ER.

Artist: Oasis.

Song:  Nothing ever happens – Del Amitri. 

Eastenders or Corrie? Eastenders.

Wham or Spandau Ballet?  Spandau Ballet.