Joining 107.8 Radio Jackie in October 2008, Mick has since been hosting the Drive Time and Saturday Breakfast shows. Mick spent 29 years at London Capital Radio and its sister stations, before moving to host the Breakfast Show on Capital Gold in 1993 and leaving there in September 2007.
He began his career in 1974 as an advertising junior in Selfridges Department Store before being promoted to the producer for their in-house radio station throughout the store. It was in 1978 he moved to London Capital Radio, beginning by joining as a copywriter.
Two years later he returned to producing, working with DJs such as Kenny Everett and Chris Tarrant. In 1987, he made the leap from producing to presenting, which is where he joined forces with the DJ Pat Sharp to create the “Pat and Mick Show”, from which union led the release of the charity singles.
In 2004, Mick wrote and performed the hit FA Cup Final song for his football team Millwall FC, called “Oh Millwall” which charted in the Top 40, followed by the 2006 Capital Gold’s Official Song for Euro 2006 called “Sing For England”.
Throughout his career he was written for many newspapers, magazines and websites and has also had a career in television, presenting shows such as “Video and Chips”, a high-tech show aimed at children and music magazine shows such as “Night Network” and “Sidestep”.
In 1993 he also joined Sky Sports to present “You’re On Sky Sports”, a phone-in show and “Sports Sunday”, a 4 hour Sunday morning show based on all manner of sports.
He has hosted a number of the world’s biggest music stars, having been the warm-up for stars as large as Michael Jackson, Tina Turner, Madness and Take That, amongst others, with his personal favourite being when he hosted the first Aids Day concert with Princess Diana.
