Gareth Jones

Gareth’s love for all things radio starts from listening to Radio 1 like most people of his age with a radio under the bedclothes, waiting to hear the startup jingles first thing in the morning and then the breakfast show on his paper round, Steve Wright and ending up with John Peel. He remembers hearing the start of Essex Radio before it became Heart and BBC Essex. Listening to Timbo after school on his new boom box that he received as a 13^th birthday present still lingers in the memory.

Gareth first came across Chelmsford Community Radio on social media, and it was an itch that had to be scratched. He’d had wanted to be involved in radio since young but with no hospital radio where I lived at the time and no idea of how to get involved it remained a pipe dream over the yearsthat I didn’t follow updue mainly to a lack of confidence. He then met with Director Matt who offered him a slot on the station presenting the 80’s show and it was too good an opportunity to turn down.

Gareth has been with the station many years now and now presents the 90’s mixtape – he still loves getting in front of a mic as much as ever whether it be hosting his show, trying to be as good as Chris Moyles or Kenny Everett, providing holiday cover, or helping on the other side of the mic, volunteering at events for the station or socialising with the rest of the team. His confidence has increased hugely, and he looks back and realise this has been one of the best decisions he ever made.