Août 1966: Bob Larkins

Bob Larkins Born in Tasmania in 1938, Bob had been an actor and a commercial copywriter, as well as doing some work on station HOFM in Hobart, before coming to Britain in 1962.  

Bob Larkins Né en Tasmanie en 1938, Bob a été un acteur et un rédacteur commercial, ainsi que faire quelques travaux sur Hofm station à Hobart, avant de venir en Grande-Bretagne en 1962.  

He worked at the Mermaid Theatre in London, as did other future Caroline colleagues Gerry Burke and Nick Bailey. In February 1965 Bob joined the team at Caroline House, working as a scriptwriter and arranging interviews with the stars. Il a travaillé au Mermaid Theatre de Londres, de même que d'autres à venir Caroline collègues Gerry Burke et Nick Bailey. En Février 1965 Bob s'est joint à l'équipe de Caroline Chambre, travaille comme scénariste et organiser des entretiens avec les étoiles. According to his daughter Rachel: “Family legend has it that he bluffed his way into the job. Selon sa fille Rachel: "la légende familiale raconte qu'il a bluffé son chemin dans le travail. He had previous experience working at HOFM but not quite as much as he made out but I guess with his Irish blood he was able to talk his way into a job and almost immediately found himself interviewing Alfred Hitchcock.” As well as presenting these star interviews, in August 1966 Bob became a newsreader on the South ship for a few months. Il avait déjà travaillé à Hofm mais pas tout à fait autant qu'il le fait sortir, mais je suppose que de son sang irlandais, il a pu parler son chemin dans un emploi et presque immédiatement se trouva interview d'Alfred Hitchcock. "En plus de présenter ces entrevues avec des vedettes , en août 1966 Bob est devenu un lecteur de news sur le navire du Sud pour quelques mois. With a growing family, he returned to Australia and took a job with the Education Department in Tasmania, writing copy for departmental publications. Avec une famille qui s'agrandit, il retourna en Australie et a pris un emploi avec le ministère de l'éducation en Tasmanie, rédaction de textes pour les publications ministérielles. He still found time to do voice-over work for local radio stations and took the occasional acting job, playing a manic boat driver in a film called Save The Lady. He also wrote a book about the Australian actor Chips Rafferty. Il trouve encore le temps de faire la voix sur le travail des stations de radio locales et a pris la qualité d'emploi occasionnel, la lecture d'un pilote de bateau maniaque dans un film qui s'appelle Save The Lady. Il a également écrit un livre sur l'acteur australien Chips Rafferty. When his marriage broke up he moved to Sydney where he was employed by Channel 10 television and, later, by the ABC. Lorsque son mariage rompu, il s'installe à Sydney où il était employé par le canal 10 de télévision et, plus tard, par l'ABC. He died of cancer in July 1999. (With many thanks to Rachel Larkins for most of the above information and to Ken Guy for putting us in touch. The photo is courtesy of Bob's Caroline colleague Keith Hampshire who writes: “I thought you might like this photo of Bob Larkins to add to your web site. He was a great guy. May he rest in peace.” Our thanks to Keefers and to Carl Thomson who took the photo.) Il est mort du cancer en Juillet 1999 Caroline. (Nombreuses Avec nos remerciements à Rachel Larkins pour la plupart des dessus de l'information et de Ken Guy mettre pour nous en collègue toucher. La photo est une gracieuseté de Bob Keith Hampshire qui écrit: «J'ai pensé que vous aimeriez cette photo de Bob Larkins à ajouter à votre site web. Il était un type formidable. Qu'il repose en paix. "Nos remerciements à Keefers et Carl Thomson, qui a pris la photo.)

Bob Larkins reading a 12.30pm headline news bulletin from August 1966 on Radio Caroline South. Bob Larkins la lecture d'un bulletin de nouvelles de 12h30 global août 1966 sur Radio Caroline du Sud. The headline bulletin was little more than a trailer for the main news bulletin which included greater detail and was broadcast half an hour later. Le bulletin titre était un peu plus d'une remorque pour le bulletin de nouvelles principale qui comprenait plus de détails et a été diffusée une demi-heure plus tard. This clip is taken from the Offshore Echo's tape Offshore Classics vol.27 and is used with kind permission (duration 58 seconds) Ce clip est tiré de la Echo Offshore Offshore Classics bande vol.27 et est utilisée avec l'aimable autorisation (durée 58 secondes)

Noel Miller An Australian, born in 1943, “Neddy” Noel had spent five years working on various stations in his home country before coming to the UK. He was Programme Director on Radio 270 at the time of the station launch in June 1966. He has written about how he got involved with the station and his time on board here . After his time at sea Noel went back to Australia via the USA. He settled in Tasmania and worked at 7EX Launceston before returning to Melbourne and joining the family meat business whilst also working on 3XY. In 1980 Noel joined the 2Triple M team in Sydney pioneering FM radio in Australia. 12 months later he moved to Fox FM in Melbourne where he hosted a breakfast programme until 1986 when he was again drawn back into the food industry. While conducting his catering business he also worked at various radio stations including 3AK and 3DB (later 3TTFM). He had one last stint as a full-time broadcaster on 2SM Sydney but quit radio in 1990, preferring a more stable existence as a caterer/chef. There are some more recent photos of Noel, taken at the 2007 Radio Academy Celebration of Offshore Radio in London, here . (Many thanks to Maggie White for showing Noel The Pirate Radio Hall of Fame and for putting us in touch. Noel said: “The wonderful memories and spirit of the 270 days were revived when Maggie White told me of your web site.” Thanks to Noel for bringing us up to date.)

“Neddy” Noel Miller counting down the Top 40 on Radio 270. Tape courtesy of Tim Hollingworth with grateful thanks (duration 2 minutes 10 seconds)
Noel Miller on Radio 270 from August 1966. Recording courtesy of Stuart Russell (duration 4 minutes 43 seconds)