Mark Bexley
(Chairman)

Mark joined Harrogate Hospital Radio in 2004 and made a good start to his presenting career by winning Gold as Best Newcomer at the National Hospital Broadcasting Awards in 2005. This was HHR’s first National Award and the start of a successful run for the station with us winning a grand total of 21 awards in the last 6 years.  Mark was responsible for setting up Rebel Radio our award-winning Children’s Show. Outside of Hospital Radio Mark has presented and produced on BBC and Commercial radio. He was elected Chairman of the station in March this year.

Nicola Pollard
(Membership Secretary)

I have been a member of Harrogate Hospital Radio since 1990 and during that time have catalogued music and been Secretary as well as co presenting the Friday night request show.

My current role is Membership Secretary where I handle all personnel issues to do with the Station and deal with enquiries from prospective members.

If you are interested in joining HHR in any capacity your initial contact will be with me.

This is my third year as Information Officer.

My role involves keeping the music library up to date and checking the incoming emails and forwarding appropriate ones to the appropriate Hospital Radio members.

The filing system we use is a computer program & index card system. We catalogue the music alphabetically by artist and title.

Our music library contains everything from classical to rock to pop and anything in-between.

We hold most of our music on CD and on a computer playout system but we also hold vinyl as well.

I am also responsible for buying any Cd's that are asked for.

I joined Harrogate Hospital Radio in March 1978; less than a year after the station launched.

That is when we had just one turntable, one reel to reel tape machine and just the one microphone. How things have changed!.

I have always liked music and said I would like to work in radio and have done work for Stray FM (Harrogate), Yorkshire Dales Radio and Fresh Radio in Skipton; Wharfdale Radio (Otley). Harmony Radio (Harrogate) and Drystone Radio in Skipton.

I have had a few posts in hospital radio: fund raiser, librarian, studio manager and not forgetting the most important job... general dogs-body. Ha Ha!

I can say that I have enjoyed all my years in Harrogate Hospital Radio and still more to come.

Mike Streeton
(Programme Controller)

Sunday Best is a show I love presenting every Sunday morning. I try to create an easy listening,relaxing atmosphere with an eclectic mix of modern pop, evergreen standards, light classical, jazz, folk and blues. There are pauses along the way for a quiz,a review of the Sunday papers,a memory voice competition and a sideways glance at some of the quirkier news items.

Music is like a wonderful mosaic,lifting spirits,entertaining and at the same time introducing you possibly to songs you've never heard before alongside recognisable,familiar tracks.

My associations with Harrogate Hospital Radio go back to December 2005.

I've always had a passion for music and radio and as a small boy I decided that I wanted a career as a chef,a steam engine driver,a pet shop owner or a radio announcer! After a lifetime in teaching I find this role as a radio presenter very fulfilling.For me music has the power to lift spirits,entertain and totally absorb you.It's all about communicating and sharing with people.

Oliver Stables
(Studio Manager)

I Joined Harrogate Hospital Radio in 2001 and have over the years been part of the request team and have presented various shows and helped with fund raising events. Between 2005 - 2007 I had two years away from Harrogate Hospital radio due to work commitments, but when I moved back to the area I was welcomed back with open arms.I have most recently been Training Officer and also the breakfast show presenter five days a week 8am-10am.I am currently studio manager for Harrogate Hospital Radio.

You can also find me presenting.
Monday to Sunday 1pm-2pm Number Ones @ One Oli Stables, with every song a chart-topper.
On Mondays i also present The Afternoon Show.