Greg Sammons (broadcaster)
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Greg Sammons presents traffic and travel for talkSPORT
, a national DAB/AM radio station. He also does the travel for a number of stations in the Midlands
including BBC Coventry and Warwickshire, BBC Radio Derby
, BBC Radio Shropshire
, BBC Radio Stoke
and BBC WM
.
His show on Cross Rhythms
is one of the best known and respected shows of its type. The Rock and Hard Place is a weekly two hour rock and hard music show that profiles bands that are inspired by their Christian faith.
Greg is particularly well known for an infamous blooper, broadcast on air, concerning KY Jelly. In late 2008, a traffic broadcast was inadvertently interrupted by an advert for KY Jelly. He continued unflustered though still regularly faces ribbing from fellow colleagues. He is also known to do impressions of fellow broadcasters including the legendary Kenelm James (or 'James Kay' on certain stations) and Simon Temby. He finds the banter of fellow broadcaster Nick Arkell highly entertaining and looks up to him in every way other than height.
During his early twenties Greg tried his hand at comedy, both performing and writing. By his own admission he never made any ground by performing but did get some limited success writing. He made it to the final 40 of a BBC Talent initiative called Witty and Twisted, had material performed on stage and on BBC Radio 1
.
He lives in Moss Side
TalkSPORT
Talksport , owned by UTV radio, is one of the United Kingdom's three terrestrial analogue Independent National Radio broadcasters, offering a sports and talk radio service broadcast from London to the United Kingdom....
, a national DAB/AM radio station. He also does the travel for a number of stations in the Midlands
English Midlands
The Midlands, or the English Midlands, is the traditional name for the area comprising central England that broadly corresponds to the early medieval Kingdom of Mercia. It borders Southern England, Northern England, East Anglia and Wales. Its largest city is Birmingham, and it was an important...
including BBC Coventry and Warwickshire, BBC Radio Derby
BBC Radio Derby
BBC Radio Derby is the BBC Local Radio station for the English county of Derbyshire, covering all but the northern tip of the county, and also serves eastern Staffordshire, mainly Uttoxeter and Burton upon Trent. The station broadcasts from its studios in Derby on 104.5, 95.3 and 96.0 FM and 1116...
, BBC Radio Shropshire
BBC Radio Shropshire
BBC Radio Shropshire is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Shropshire. Launched on 23 April 1985 it broadcasts from its studios in Shrewsbury on 96 , 90 , 95 , 104.1 FM and DAB...
, BBC Radio Stoke
BBC Radio Stoke
BBC Radio Stoke is a BBC Local Radio station in England, for the area of North and Mid Staffordshire, north east Shropshire and South Cheshire. The station began broadcasting programmes on 14 March 1968 as BBC Radio Stoke-on-Trent....
and BBC WM
BBC WM
BBC WM is the BBC Local Radio service for the West Midlands, South Staffordshire, north Worcestershire and north Warwickshire, operated by BBC Birmingham. Launched on 9 November 1970 as BBC Radio Birmingham, it broadcasts from central Birmingham on 95.6 FM, DAB and on the internet...
.
His show on Cross Rhythms
Cross Rhythms City Radio
Cross Rhythms City Radio is a UK community radio station broadcasting toStoke-on-Trent and Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire. The station was one of the original 15 to be granted pilot licences for a new form of local radio, then known as Access Radio. Following several extensions of the pilot...
is one of the best known and respected shows of its type. The Rock and Hard Place is a weekly two hour rock and hard music show that profiles bands that are inspired by their Christian faith.
Greg is particularly well known for an infamous blooper, broadcast on air, concerning KY Jelly. In late 2008, a traffic broadcast was inadvertently interrupted by an advert for KY Jelly. He continued unflustered though still regularly faces ribbing from fellow colleagues. He is also known to do impressions of fellow broadcasters including the legendary Kenelm James (or 'James Kay' on certain stations) and Simon Temby. He finds the banter of fellow broadcaster Nick Arkell highly entertaining and looks up to him in every way other than height.
During his early twenties Greg tried his hand at comedy, both performing and writing. By his own admission he never made any ground by performing but did get some limited success writing. He made it to the final 40 of a BBC Talent initiative called Witty and Twisted, had material performed on stage and on BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
.
He lives in Moss Side
Moss Side
Moss Side is an inner-city area and electoral ward of Manchester, England. It lies south of Manchester city centre and has a population of around 17,537...