Bam Bam (radio presenter)
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Bam Bam also known as Peter Jarrod, is a British radio personality. He lives in north London with his girlfriend Emma and their two children.
in Liverpool
, where he worked as a technician. His first full time presenters role was with Marcher Sound
in Wrexham
, North Wales
. In 1993 he joined the now defunct Sunset Radio in Manchester
as a presenter and commercial producer. By 1994 he had moved to Atlantic 252
where he presented the mid-morning show. In 1995 he moved to Invicta FM in Kent
and presented the evening show. He later went to Kiss 105
in Yorkshire
where he launched the station as Breakfast Show presenter. He stayed with Kiss 105 for its entire existence, moving across the Pennines
to its newly branded sister station Galaxy 102
after the sale of both stations to the Chrysalis group in 1997.
In March 1998 Peter moved to Virgin Radio where he stayed until September of the same year.
In January 1999 he went on to present the Bam Bam Breakfast on London's Kiss 100
with co-host Rob Hayes, also known as Streetboy. He hosted the show for seven years, and was the first to achieve market leadership over the dominant Chris Tarrant
(Capital Breakfast), in the 15-24 demographic. The show won multiple Sony Radio Academy Awards
, along with New York Festival and CRCA industry awards.
Poulton was fired in April 2006 whilst on annual leave, shortly before the station received a fine of £175,000 from the industry regulator, Ofcom
, after a series of breaches of the broadcasting code during his show. Poulton was replaced by Robin Banks
, who was also subsequently fired.
In March 2007 Poulton joined London's Capital 95.8 and presented the station's evening show Monday to Friday with co-hosts Rob Hayes and Kat Shoob
. On 6 December 2007, Radio Today reported that Bam Bam had left Capital. In its nine month run his show increased the amount of listeners to Capital Radio, during its broadcast hours, by 55%.
He also did a network show on Gcap Media's One Network, it was called "Saturday Night Bam Bam".
Between September 2006 and November 2007, Poulton and Hayes worked together on an internet radio show from THESHOW.com. Originally called the "Bam Bam Daily" and later the "Bam Bam Show", the programme could be downloaded daily as an MP3 file. The show include many features which were unbroadcastable on normal radio such as "The Bam Bam Answer phone", "Kat Shoob World News",. and various pranks played by Hayes, including a number of meetings with Hari Krishnas. The show included regular input from James Max
(The Apprentice and LBC
) and Council Dweller Dave.
renamed "Bam" and with a different show format, standing in for Danny Baker
.
On 3 August 2008, renamed "Peter Jarrod", he returned to Virgin Radio to cover for Iain Lee
and Geoff Lloyd
. The show used the same music format as Poulton's former Capital show.
On 2 January 2009, Poulton presented his first breakfast show in over two years as cover for Christian O'Connell
on Absolute Radio.
On 26 March 2011, he did a one off evening show on brmb
in Birmingham and across the Orion Media
network.
Career
He began his radio career at the age of 16 when he joined Radio CityRadio City 96.7
Radio City 96.7 is a British Independent Local Radio station, based in Liverpool, that serves Merseyside, Cheshire and North Wales...
in Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
, where he worked as a technician. His first full time presenters role was with Marcher Sound
Heart Cheshire and North East Wales
Heart Cheshire and North East Wales was an independent radio station broadcasting to north east Wales and north west England from its Mold Road studios in Gwersyllt, Wrexham, also shared with Gold and Heart Wirral.The station was owned by Global Radio who purchased the previous owner, GCap Media,...
in Wrexham
Wrexham
Wrexham is a town in Wales. It is the administrative centre of the wider Wrexham County Borough, and the largest town in North Wales, located in the east of the region. It is situated between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley close to the border with Cheshire, England...
, North Wales
North Wales
North Wales is the northernmost unofficial region of Wales. It is bordered to the south by the counties of Ceredigion and Powys in Mid Wales and to the east by the counties of Shropshire in the West Midlands and Cheshire in North West England...
. In 1993 he joined the now defunct Sunset Radio in Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
as a presenter and commercial producer. By 1994 he had moved to Atlantic 252
Atlantic 252
Atlantic 252 was a long wave radio station broadcasting to Ireland and the United Kingdom on 252 kHz from its 1988 purpose built transmission site Clarkstown radio transmitter, which provided service to Atlantic 252 from 1989 until 2002. The station's studios were located just 12 km away in...
where he presented the mid-morning show. In 1995 he moved to Invicta FM in Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
and presented the evening show. He later went to Kiss 105
Kiss 105
Kiss 105 was an dance music radio station based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. It was part of a new breed of regional radio stations as opposed to independent local radio.-History:...
in Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
where he launched the station as Breakfast Show presenter. He stayed with Kiss 105 for its entire existence, moving across the Pennines
Pennines
The Pennines are a low-rising mountain range, separating the North West of England from Yorkshire and the North East.Often described as the "backbone of England", they form a more-or-less continuous range stretching from the Peak District in Derbyshire, around the northern and eastern edges of...
to its newly branded sister station Galaxy 102
Galaxy Manchester
Capital Manchester is a Manchester, England radio station owned by the Global Radio as part of the nine-station Capital network specialising in mainstream music...
after the sale of both stations to the Chrysalis group in 1997.
In March 1998 Peter moved to Virgin Radio where he stayed until September of the same year.
In January 1999 he went on to present the Bam Bam Breakfast on London's Kiss 100
Kiss 100 London
Kiss is a UK radio station broadcasting on FM and Digital Radio, specialising in hip hop, R&B, urban and electronic dance music. It also broadcasts on DAB Digital Radio around the UK & nationally on Freeview, Sky and TalkTalk TV...
with co-host Rob Hayes, also known as Streetboy. He hosted the show for seven years, and was the first to achieve market leadership over the dominant Chris Tarrant
Chris Tarrant
Christopher John "Chris" Tarrant, OBE is an English radio and television broadcaster, now best known for hosting the first version of the television game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? in the United Kingdom and later Ireland, as the two national versions of the show merged in 2002.Chris...
(Capital Breakfast), in the 15-24 demographic. The show won multiple Sony Radio Academy Awards
Sony Radio Academy Awards
The Sony Radio Academy Awards , started in 1983, are some of the most prestigious awards in the British radio industry. They are run by ZAFER Associates in association with the Radio Academy...
, along with New York Festival and CRCA industry awards.
Poulton was fired in April 2006 whilst on annual leave, shortly before the station received a fine of £175,000 from the industry regulator, Ofcom
Ofcom
Ofcom is the government-approved regulatory authority for the broadcasting and telecommunications industries in the United Kingdom. Ofcom was initially established by the Office of Communications Act 2002. It received its full authority from the Communications Act 2003...
, after a series of breaches of the broadcasting code during his show. Poulton was replaced by Robin Banks
Robin Banks
Robin Banks is a TV presenter and radio DJ originally from Kilkenny, Ireland. He is not to be confused with the former Radio North Sea International DJ and engineer Robin Banks, real name Robin Adcroft.-Career:He is the narrator in the British/European version of the popular Discovery Channel...
, who was also subsequently fired.
In March 2007 Poulton joined London's Capital 95.8 and presented the station's evening show Monday to Friday with co-hosts Rob Hayes and Kat Shoob
Kat Shoob
Katherine 'Kat' Shoob is a British radio presenter on The Vodafone Big Top 40.Shoob modelled for Maxim in September 2006.Shoob presented The Mint, a phone-in quiz that was shown on ITV1 and ITV2...
. On 6 December 2007, Radio Today reported that Bam Bam had left Capital. In its nine month run his show increased the amount of listeners to Capital Radio, during its broadcast hours, by 55%.
He also did a network show on Gcap Media's One Network, it was called "Saturday Night Bam Bam".
Between September 2006 and November 2007, Poulton and Hayes worked together on an internet radio show from THESHOW.com. Originally called the "Bam Bam Daily" and later the "Bam Bam Show", the programme could be downloaded daily as an MP3 file. The show include many features which were unbroadcastable on normal radio such as "The Bam Bam Answer phone", "Kat Shoob World News",. and various pranks played by Hayes, including a number of meetings with Hari Krishnas. The show included regular input from James Max
James Max
James Max is a journalist and radio presenter specialising in business issues. He currently presents programmes for London speech radio station LBC 97.3. He was a semi-finalist on the first series of the British version of The Apprentice television programme.- Pre-Apprentice :Born in London in May...
(The Apprentice and LBC
LBC
LBC Radio operates two London-based radio stations, with news and talk formats. LBC was Britain's first legal commercial Independent Local Radio station, providing a service of news and information to London. It began broadcasting on 8 October 1973, a week ahead of Capital Radio...
) and Council Dweller Dave.
2008-2011
On 14 March 2008, he was broadcasting live on BBC London 94.9BBC London 94.9
BBC London 94.9 is London's BBC Local Radio station, and part of BBC London. Broadcasting across Greater London and beyond on 94.9 FM, DAB, Virgin Media Channel 930, Sky Channel 0152 and also online...
renamed "Bam" and with a different show format, standing in for Danny Baker
Danny Baker
Danny Baker is an English comedy writer, journalist, radio DJ and screenwriter. Since the late 1970s, he has worked for a wide range of publications and broadcasters including NME, LWT, the BBC, and Talk Radio....
.
On 3 August 2008, renamed "Peter Jarrod", he returned to Virgin Radio to cover for Iain Lee
Iain Lee
Iain Lee is a British comedian, and a television and radio presenter. His career began when he performed stand-up comedy gigs across venues in London. He subsequently became co-presenter of the comedy current affairs show The 11 O'Clock Show on Channel 4 and RI:SE...
and Geoff Lloyd
Geoff Lloyd
Geoff Lloyd is a British radio presenter. Lloyd presents Geoff Lloyd's Hometime Show, Monday-Friday, 5pm-8pm on Absolute Radio...
. The show used the same music format as Poulton's former Capital show.
On 2 January 2009, Poulton presented his first breakfast show in over two years as cover for Christian O'Connell
Christian O'Connell
Christian O'Connell is an English radio DJ who presents the Absolute Radio weekday breakfast show.He has formerly hosted BBC Radio Five Live's weekend sports game show Fighting Talk alongside the weekday breakfast show on indie music station Xfm London...
on Absolute Radio.
On 26 March 2011, he did a one off evening show on brmb
Brmb
brmb is a local radio station based in Birmingham, UK, owned and operated by Orion Media. The station broadcasts on 96.4 FM, DAB Digital Radio in the West Midlands and online...
in Birmingham and across the Orion Media
Orion Media
Orion Media is a UK commercial radio group run by radio veteran Phil Riley and backed by Lloyds TSB Development Capital. It was created from the enforced sale of several radio stations in the English Midlands owned and operated by Global Radio.-History:...
network.