Daryl Denham

Daryl Denham is a British radio DJ, and songwriter, currently presenting the drive-time show at Real Radio in Yorkshire.

Early career

Denham's career started at school, where he was active in producing pop music productions in school concerts, organizing pop quizzes and writing and performing parody songs. He worked privately as a DJ in his own time. After leaving school, he began his first live show at the "Radio Forest" community hospital radio station, based in Epping, Essex. He later became chairman of the organisation and is still a member there today.

His early broadcasting career was at BBC Radio Kent, Invicta FM, (where he once fell asleep during a show), SGR-FM in Essex and Chiltern FM in Dunstable.

Hallam FM

Denham moved to Hallam FM in South Yorkshire in 1996. He presented both the breakfast show and a late night spin-off "Daryl Denham's Unshaven Haven", which was a more risque version of a breakfast show format, featuring parody songs and skits.

100.7 Heart FM

In 2000, Denham moved to 100.7 Heart FM in Birmingham, presenting their Breakfast Show and winning the Sony Radio Academy Awards Breakfast Music Award.^[1][2] He was summed up by the judges as "a welcome blast of fresh air....Daryl is a broadcaster who does not underestimate or patronise his audience and avoids relying on base, easy humour. He also showed a refreshing depth of understanding of the music played. An extremely rich and creative programme very worthy of a Gold Award."

Whilst at Heart FM, he performed several spoof sketches, off-the-cuff jokes and wacky competitions. He remained here until December 2001.

Virgin Radio

On 2 January 2002, Denham broadcast his first national show, as Virgin Radio snapped him up to present their 5 - 7pm Drivetime show from Monday - Thursday and a Saturday Morning show from 10am-2pm.

From 28 January 2002, Denham presented the 6-10am Breakfast Show,^[3] after the sudden departure of Steve Penk, who was expected to take over the Drivetime show. As Denham took over Breakfast, evening show presenters Pete Mitchell & Geoff Lloyd (aka Pete & Geoff) took the Drivetime show. In addition to the Breakfast show, Denham still continued with his Saturday morning show.

On 6 January 2003, Denham took over the weekday drivetime show from 5 - 8pm, with Pete & Geoff taking over breakfast. In July 2003 his drivetime show went out from 4-7pm.

In January 2004, Denham took over the Weekend Breakfast show for the station from 6-10am, where he remained until he left the station in June the same year.

Century 100-102

Denham moved to 100-102 Century FM in the North-East of England in August 2004, presenting the weekday breakfast show from 5.30-9am. However in April 2005 he resigned on-air, stating that he had personal problems and was leaving the station.

Back to Hallam

On Saturday 18 June 2005, Denham returned to Hallam FM in South Yorkshire, taking over a Saturday Morning show from 10am-2pm. In January 2006, he took over the Weekday Mid-Morning show for the station from 9am-1pm, where he remained until early 2007.

Current work

Denham joined Real Radio in Yorkshire on 5 March 2007,^[4] taking over the weekday evening show from 7-10pm. He presented their Breakfast show with Gayle Lofthouse before taking over the Real Drive Home from 4-8pm with Dixie replacing him on the breakfast show.

Songwriting

Daryl Denham has hit the charts twice. Whilst at Virgin he re-wrote the lyrics of the Jam's 'Going Underground', taking 'Go England' to number 26 as The England Boys. Then in 2005, he scored a number 11 hit as Pondlife with 'Ring Ding Ding', the original Crazy Frog song.

He has also written songs for Kid Creole and Black Lace and is keen to have another hit record soon!

Trivia

• Denham is a co-founder of Podshows.com, a podcasting company.
• Denham appeared on former ITV1 gameshow, Keynotes, lasting 3 days & winning a total of £60.
• He made a cameo appearance as the truck driver in the 2009 film, 'Freight'.

References

1. ^ Sony Radio Awards 2001 - Waveguide
2. ^ Sony Radio Academy Award winners - Radio Now 06/05/2001
3. ^ Denham to front Virgin breakfast show - Guardian 25/01/2002
4. ^ Real deal for Daryl Denham - Radio Today 02/03/2007

External links

• A biography

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