Johnnie Walker *30th March 1945 † 31st December 2024 Johnnie Walker was a true radio legend who never forgot his footsteps on the radio ships Laissez Faire and Mi Amigo. At numerous reunions, he spoke emotionally about his experiences on Swinging Radio England and especially Radio Caroline, to which he remained loyal even after the … Read more
Op 7 januari 2025 kwam Hans Prakke in Zwolle te overlijden. Bij Radio Noordzee was hij in de begin jaren zeventig aan boord van het zendschip verantwoordelijk voor de ‘verslaggeving’ van de Tour de France. Echter verslaggeving zou hij enkele jaren later en dan gedurende lange tijd doen, samen met onder meer Heinze Bakker en … Read more
Scroll down for the English translation. Op 3 januari 2025 kwam het trieste bericht dat Willem van Kooten, de grootvader van de Nederlandse popradio, op 83-jarige leeftijd is overleden. In ontelbare berichten via kranten, televisie, radio en sociale media is aandacht besteed aan dit grote verlies. Pophistoricus Leo Weijers werd in 1959 geboren en raakte … Read more
A Robin Adcroft (Robin Banks) Mike Ahern Leendert Vingerling over John Anderson (Jan Kat) John Aston Axel (Borsdorf) B Berthe Beydals Eddie de Boeck C Martin van der Ven over Chris Cary (Spangles Muldoon) Dave Cash D Robbie Dale Walter Galle over Gerard van Dam Leendert Vingerling over Gerard van Dam Peter van Dam Tom … Read more
Het was diep bedroevend nieuws op 5 november dat Sieka, de echtgenote van Paul van Gelder, ook bekend als ‘Harkie’ en ‘de burgemeester’ bekend maakte dat Paul in het ziekenhuis was opgenomen met de diagnose ‘uitgezaaide alvleesklierkanker’. In de dagen volgend was het vooral voor zijn echtgenote Sieka een steun de droevige voortgang van het … Read more
From the Felixstowe and Offshore Radio Facebook page: More sad news to report, with news of the passing of Radio Caroline Flashback presenter Bill Rollins at the beginning of October 2014. Beginning his offshore radio career on Tower Radio & TV on Sunk Head Fort in 1965, he later worked for East Anglian Productions, and … Read more
Carl Kingston and I were but schoolboys when we first met, largely thanks to Radio 270. We both shared two great loves – music and radio and we both had – ‘The Admiral’ Robbie Dale as our original DJ hero. As Carl told the Caroline audience during his last show on 7th September, I repaired … Read more
From the Radio Caroline Facebook page: It’s with great sadness that we share the news with you that our great friend and Caroline stalwart Dave Foster sadly died this morning (Sunday 25th August 2024).Dave joined Radio Caroline in April 1987 aboard the Ross Revenge and made an immediate impression with both his colleagues and listeners. … Read more
Paul Rusling writing: So sad to report the passing of the First Lady of Radio Caroline, Oonagh (* 6 December 1936), who has finally succumbed after a long battle to Amyloidosis. Oonagh was Ronan’s ‘right hand man’ from 1962 and oversaw the admin of his music business enterprises as well as the launch of Caroline, … Read more
Very sad news has come in that Paul May passed away on July 8th 2024 after a long battle with cancer. Many of us remember Paul from his time on RNI, as well as his work as Paul Dean on Laser. Here’s what the Pirate Hall of Fame has to say about his career: Paul was born … Read more