Russell Pockett
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Russell Pockett is a radio presenter who has spent the majority of his career working for stations in the south of England
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Russell was heard on Radio Mercury from 1984 to 1997, later moving to Thames 107.8 as their weekday mid-morning presenter, also appearing on Star 106.6 in Slough. Pockett enjoyed a lengthy spell at Magic 105.4 as weekend breakfast presenter, later moving to a weekend evening slot, a role he retained for a short time whilst joining London rival Jazz FM
in 2003 as weekday mid-morning host. He later moved to drivetime, where he remained on the rebranded 102.2 Smooth FM
until March 2007, when a further rebrand to 102.2 Smooth Radio
saw him replaced by ex-Virgin Radio
presenter Martin Collins
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Russell was 102.2 Smooth Radio
's interim weekday breakfast host for eight months from April 2007 while contractual difficulties prevented former Magic 105.4 presenter Graham Dene
from joining the station before January 2008; he then moved to the weekend breakfast slot, but was replaced by Tony Blackburn
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He then went on to present in several different weekend slots at Smooth, before joining The Coast 106
on the South Coast as their drivetime presenter in January 2010. In February 2011 he left The Coast 106.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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Russell was heard on Radio Mercury from 1984 to 1997, later moving to Thames 107.8 as their weekday mid-morning presenter, also appearing on Star 106.6 in Slough. Pockett enjoyed a lengthy spell at Magic 105.4 as weekend breakfast presenter, later moving to a weekend evening slot, a role he retained for a short time whilst joining London rival Jazz FM
Jazz FM
Jazz FM may refer to:*Jazz FM , a digital jazz radio station in the United Kingdom.*102.2 Jazz FM, a defunct radio station based in London, England.*100.4 Jazz FM, a defunct radio station based in Manchester, England....
in 2003 as weekday mid-morning host. He later moved to drivetime, where he remained on the rebranded 102.2 Smooth FM
102.2 Smooth FM
102.2 Smooth FM was an Independent Local Radio station for Greater London. It replaced 102.2 Jazz FM on the 7 June 2005 at 10am, with the help of R&B singer Lemar and the then breakfast show host Jon Scragg...
until March 2007, when a further rebrand to 102.2 Smooth Radio
102.2 Smooth Radio
102.2 Smooth Radio was an Independent Local Radio station for the Greater London area, which replaced 102.2 Smooth FM on 26 March 2007, launched by Gavin McCoy with Barbra Streisand's "A Star Is Born"...
saw him replaced by ex-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...
presenter Martin Collins
Martin Collins
Martin Collins is a British radio presenter.Martin started broadcasting as soon as he left college. His broadcasting career began at Chiltern Radio. Next, he moved to London's Capital Radio, first presenting a Sunday night specialist show for the station, before moving to promience on the...
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Russell was 102.2 Smooth Radio
102.2 Smooth Radio
102.2 Smooth Radio was an Independent Local Radio station for the Greater London area, which replaced 102.2 Smooth FM on 26 March 2007, launched by Gavin McCoy with Barbra Streisand's "A Star Is Born"...
's interim weekday breakfast host for eight months from April 2007 while contractual difficulties prevented former Magic 105.4 presenter Graham Dene
Graham Dene
Graham Dene is a British radio personality.He was initially famous in the London area as Capital Radio's breakfast presenter in the 1970s and 1980s, and later worked for Virgin Radio. In 2006, he worked at Magic 105.4. In 2008, he was 102.2 Smooth Radio's breakfast host...
from joining the station before January 2008; he then moved to the weekend breakfast slot, but was replaced by Tony Blackburn
Tony Blackburn
Tony Blackburn is an English disc jockey, who broadcast on the "pirate" stations Radio Caroline and Radio London in the 1960s and was the first disc jockey to broadcast on BBC Radio 1 in 1967. In 2002 he was the winner of the ITV reality TV programme I'm a Celebrity.....
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He then went on to present in several different weekend slots at Smooth, before joining The Coast 106
The Coast (radio station)
106 Jack FM is an adult hits format radio station broadcasting to a stretch of the English South Coast on 106 MHz & 106.6 MHz FM and on DAB Digital...
on the South Coast as their drivetime presenter in January 2010. In February 2011 he left The Coast 106.