- Before his radio and TV career, he played guitar in Manchester clubs. He toured the UK and abroad with the Chessmen. In Canada, he joined a band called Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks. He eventually tired of life on the road, and returned to Derry. He earned a degree in sociology and social anthropology, and a postgraduate diploma in education.
- He was inducted into the UK Radio Hall of Fame in 2005.
- He was one of Northern Ireland's best-known radio presenters. He hosted radio and TV programs for 30 years. He started out in broadcasting with BBC Radio Foyle in his native Londonderry, a place he dubbed "Stroke City".
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