¡Radio Tropica! Crew

With three seasoned presenters each month and a world of music, new & old, out there - we could be here for some time! Global sounds from different perspectives - it's what gives Radio ¡Tropica! its unique appeal.

A Pain In The Grass (Team)

A load of balls!

Adam Coggin

Adam ('Coggs') Coggin - one half of the Breakfast duo Coggs & Claire.

Adam Graver

Adam Graver has been the editor of Yorkshire based blog Halfway 2 Nowhere for a few years now involving himself heavily in the grassroots music scene in the region.

Alex Malam

Alex Malam was first introduced to house music back in 1994 at the tender age of 15. He recalls finishing school at the end of the week to rush home and record Danny Rampling’s BBC1 radio show ‘The Love Groove Dance Party’.

Benny Benassi

Bill Colman

Bill is Jorvik Radio’s Managing Director and can regularly be heard on-air.

Bob Thompson

Bob Thompson presents ‘Connections’ a monthly show in which the selections and juxtapositions of the music are as important as the tracks themselves.

Bonnie Milnes

Brian Walker

The man with an extensive collection of Jamaican music, all on vinyl. Each weekly show features a selection of ska, rocksteady, reggae, and roots from his personal collection - Brian Walker (AKA 'Selecter B').

Cee Jay

Musician and all-round cool dude Ceejay is guaranteed to play you some "phat tunes".

Chantele Hodson

Claire Hickson

Coggs & Claire

#wakeupright with the Breakfast 'Dream Team' Coggs & Claire, weekday mornings 7-9am.

Dan Webster

The Country Captain of afternoons on Jorvik Radio - Dan Webster.

Dean Fraser

DJ Lu

The queen of all things tropical - DJ Lu Mason.

Drummie Dave

Sometimes tropical, sometimes reggae, sometimes random - always incredible!

Geordie

Metal-mad Geordie has an uncontended love of all things heavy.

Georgie Roux

Graeme Park

Graeme Smith

Greg Stephenson

Chair & Event Director of North Yorkshires largest LGBT+ event, York LGBT Pride since July 2013.

Hannah Sackville-Bryant

Harry Rook

The oracle of all genres, Harry Rook.

Ian Wighton

Ian has worked in radio since 1978 when he joined Harrogate Hospital Radio.

Jake Cartledge

Jake has been involved in radio for 10 years.

Jams

Jams grew up during the Britpop scene and has loved music from a young age.

Jay Cee

Singer-songwriter, deejay, music producer and musician playing bass with the uber cool Mod covers band 'The 5:15's'.

Jonny Stap

Josh Dykes

Indie-mad Josh lives and breathes the music he plays.

Josh Simpson

Judge Jules

Lauren Mitchell

Lauren has been in the radio industry for four and a half years now and there’s no way she wants to leave it anytime soon!

Mark Knight

Matt Seddon & Ben Hughes

The boys with noise

Matt Williamson

Max Morrison

The Grand Old Duke of York needed 10,000 men, but this 'duke' of York flies solo.

Mike Williams

Miles Nixon

Starting in hospital radio aged 14, Miles ended his teens broadcasting to audiences of 12 million on the Voice Of Peace in Israel.

Miles Salter

Miles Salter is a writer, musician and journalist based in York, and has contributed to newspapers including The Guardian, The Northern Echo and more locally, The York Press.

Nat & Sam

Natalie Eaglen

Local radio presenter and trained broadcast journalist.

Neil Shaw

An amateur music nut who's into a wide range of music from indie to hip-hop via house and singer-songwriters.

Nick Love

Everyone needs a little bit of love in their life.

Paul Baker

Paul Lewis

Singer Songwriter based in York.

Paul Winn & Ben Darwin

Dare we call them the Blues Brothers?!

Rich Hardcastle & Dan Webster

Rich Hardcastle is a singer/ songwriter who has formed and played in three York-based bands over the last 30 years.

Rick Witter

Rob & Speds

Sam McGuigan

The queen of drivetime herself - the ever-cheeky Sam McGuigan.

Simon Pattinson

Simon, known on the Breakfast Show as 'Sexy Simon', has a knowledge of local and indie music which can't be beat.

Slam Dango

Slam was first introduced to Acid House music at 15 years old when Hithouse - Jack to the Sound of the underground was first released in 1988. Ever since then he has been hooked on dance music.

Steve Allan

Steve's interest in Community Radio began about 4 years ago.

The Dash

The Dash is an avid dance music fan with a passion for all genres of electronic and dance music.

Thomas Hughgene

New to Radio, but not a stranger to music or a microphone, Thomas Hughgene has been DJ'ing and hosting events all over the world for the last 15 years.

Timbre

Rapper & Producer Timbre can be heard on The Hip-Hop Show only on Jorvik Radio.

Tom Crosbie

Vinyl Eddie

You've visited their shop, and heard people on their label, now hear from them direct - Eddie & John from Vinyl Eddie are the ultimate indie fans.

Yves V