Kenny Page
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Kenny Page was a Scottish
radio broadcaster, known for his on air comedy pranks and slick American-style presentation. He started his radio career on Radio Clyde
presenting a short feature called Ken’s Corner in 1974.
Kenneth Page was born in Stirling to Margaret Page and Albert Stanley Preen. Page has sisters Carol and Elizabeth, as well as brothers Michael and Roddy.
After a brief stint at the BBC
working in administration he joined the British pop-pirate station Radio Caroline
in the summer of 1976, initially under the name Jimmy James and later Kenny James before finally adopting his own name. In the late 1970s he boarded The Voice of Peace
, a popular Israeli offshore station. He was later a part of the launch team at Scotland’s Radio Tay
, where he hosted the Drivetime show until the mid 1980’s.
He returned to the Voice of Peace
as programme manager until its closedown in 1993. Stints on Radio Tay
, Kingdom FM
and Radio Napa in Cyprus followed, plus occasional appearances as a comedy character on Virgin Radio
.
Page gained massive radio audiences in Israel and his departure from the country in 1993 saw him featured in many national newspapers outlining his reasons for leaving. Such was his popularity in his native Scotland
that his untimely death in 2002 was marked with a special 30 minute broadcast about his life, simulcast on Tay AM and Tay FM.
Scottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
radio broadcaster, known for his on air comedy pranks and slick American-style presentation. He started his radio career on Radio Clyde
Radio Clyde
Radio Clyde is a division of Bauer Radio based in Glasgow, Scotland. They currently operate an FM station and an AM station from studios in Clydebank West Dunbartonshire.- History :...
presenting a short feature called Ken’s Corner in 1974.
Kenneth Page was born in Stirling to Margaret Page and Albert Stanley Preen. Page has sisters Carol and Elizabeth, as well as brothers Michael and Roddy.
After a brief stint at the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
working in administration he joined the British pop-pirate station Radio Caroline
Radio Caroline
Radio Caroline is an English radio station founded in 1964 by Ronan O'Rahilly to circumvent the record companies' control of popular music broadcasting in the United Kingdom and the BBC's radio broadcasting monopoly...
in the summer of 1976, initially under the name Jimmy James and later Kenny James before finally adopting his own name. In the late 1970s he boarded The Voice of Peace
Voice of Peace
Voice of Peace was an offshore radio station that served the Middle East for 20 years from the former Dutch cargo vessel MV Peace , anchored off the coast of Tel Aviv...
, a popular Israeli offshore station. He was later a part of the launch team at Scotland’s Radio Tay
Radio Tay
Radio Tay is a division of Bauer Radio which broadcasts two Independent Local Radio stations throughout Tayside and northeast Fife in Scotland....
, where he hosted the Drivetime show until the mid 1980’s.
He returned to the Voice of Peace
Voice of Peace
Voice of Peace was an offshore radio station that served the Middle East for 20 years from the former Dutch cargo vessel MV Peace , anchored off the coast of Tel Aviv...
as programme manager until its closedown in 1993. Stints on Radio Tay
Radio Tay
Radio Tay is a division of Bauer Radio which broadcasts two Independent Local Radio stations throughout Tayside and northeast Fife in Scotland....
, Kingdom FM
Kingdom FM
Kingdom FM is the dedicated Adult Contemporary radio station for Fife, Scotland. Kingdom FM broadcasts from its studios in Markinch on five frequencies across Fife, 95.2fm in West Fife, 96.1 in Central Fife, 105.4fm in St Andrews, 106.3fm in the East Neuk and 96.6fm in Kirkcaldy and on the web from...
and Radio Napa in Cyprus followed, plus occasional appearances as a comedy character on Virgin Radio
Virgin Radio
Absolute Radio is one of the UK's three Independent National Radio stations. The station rebranded to its current name at 7.45am on 29 September 2008.The station is based in London and plays popular rock music...
.
Page gained massive radio audiences in Israel and his departure from the country in 1993 saw him featured in many national newspapers outlining his reasons for leaving. Such was his popularity in his native Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
that his untimely death in 2002 was marked with a special 30 minute broadcast about his life, simulcast on Tay AM and Tay FM.