Presenter:
Having been involved with discos since the mid 70’s, John was introduced to Tarka Radio to help out with a sponsored marathon broadcast to raise funds in May 1985 and i...
Presenter:
Lisa is originally from Lancashire and in moving to North Devon she swapped high rises for high tides.
Her background is in stage and television work which has taken h...
Senior Engineer:
Paul joined Tarka Radio in the late 1980s. Whilst visiting a patient in the hospital he noticed a sign in the foyer and decided to offer his services as an engine...
Presenter:
Steve is a broadcast engineer and, as if fixing radio stations isn't enough, he has built himself a home studio – aka “The Wendy House”. It's really a radio bod's versi...
Presenter:
Mark was born in Rochford back in 1976 and brought up in Cambridgeshire but settled in North Devon in 2010. His interest in music stems from his teens and I still ...
Presenter:
Wife of our much loved Steve Brown (aka Moulster). Gwen contributes to Steves's show as well as producing her own show "Gwen's Ditty". We were all delighted earlier thi...
Presenter:
David is a lifelong performer starting at aged 5 in the Lydlynch Nativity. Music and singing have featured prominently since. Cilla arrived via the S...
Julie is the wife of our current chairman Keith and helps out at Tarka Radio with various administrative duties. There are rumours she may have aspirations to get behind the mic so...
Presenter:
Nick Jupp originally comes from Croydon, South London. Nick moved down to the west country to follow his dream of working in sport, which he did at Exeter chiefs ...
Engineer / Technical Support:
Paul is an absolute wiz with a soldering iron and can turn a box of innate looking components into something amazing before most of us have contempla...
Woody is a musician and singer in The Wyldwoods band. He is a fundraiser for Tarka and worked for many years in the pharmaceutical sector as a machinery supplier....
Presenter:
John moved to Devon from Berkshire in November 2017 to be closer to his daughter. He became interested in music after hearing his father on the radio when he decided to...
Presenter:
Martin was born and bred in Barnstaple and has always lived in the town. He joined Tarka Radio at the beginning of 2019 having no previous radio experience but with an ...
Presenter:
Mike joined the team at Tarka Radio in 2018, following a move to Devon from Surrey, (“Best move ever!” he says).
Having spent much of his life working in sales althoug...
Presenter:
Originally from London, Laszlo spent 17 years in Horsham, West Sussex before moving to North Devon in Sept 2019. While living in Horsham, he was a member of Seaside Hos...
Fundraiser:
Raz discovered a passion for music after watching David Bowie on Top Of The Pops. She got her first taste for radio presenting when she hosted a show on community radi...
As Tarka Radio is staffed entirely by volunteers we cannot cover every hour of the day, so to ensure that you can continue to enjoy our service, Tarka Radio 24-7 allows us to bring...
North Devon District Hospital Barnstaple, North Devon. Contact Us
During these difficult times, we do not have access to our studios as they are based in the hospital, however, many of our programmes are now being produced in our presenters home studios. We would like to thank the wonderful doctors, nurses carers and all other NHS key workers for all their hard work and support.
Also a huge thank you to the local businesses and organisations for their support in helping to keep Tarka Radio on air during these challenging times