BBC Radio Lancashire’s John ‘Gilly’ Gillmore talks falling for radio, the knack of presenting, and winning a Best of Lancashire Award
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And John’s lucky break came from a very unexpected avenue indeed. Whilst working at his local Co-operative Bank in St Helens after leaving school, John realised that the dawn of commercial radio in the ‘70s meant that local companies would need people to record adverts. He knew there was an in there for him.
“I’d go out and get song requests from patients on the wards, which I’ll never forget,” he adds. “That’s where it all really started for me.” Having left Red Rose in 1998 for The Bay in Lancaster, John then landed his dream job seven years later, joining BBC Radio Lancashire in 2005. He’s been there ever since.
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