FORMER BBC radio presenter and journalist John Barnes has joined Rossendale Radio. Mr Barnes worked for over 20 years as Rock FM and Red Rose Radio news editor and a presenter on BBC Radio Lancashire. He will now present a Sunday morning show on Rossendale Radio 104.7 FM, a new challenge he says he is looking forward to getting stuck in to. Mr Barnes said: “This time last year I had no intention of leaving the BBC but like for so many of us lockdown forced me to rethink my priorities. The BBC wanted me to stay but it was the right time for me to move on to the next stage. Right now, I’m renovating our 300 year old house with my husband Dave and will be taking on more work when that’s done but right now I want to get back to doing a little bit of radio as it’s always been in my blood.”
FORMER BBC radio presenter and journalist John Barnes has joined Rossendale Radio. Mr Barnes worked for over 20 years as Rock FM and Red Rose Radio news editor and a presenter on BBC Radio Lancashire. He will now present a Sunday morning show on Rossendale Radio 104.7 FM, a new challenge he says he is looking forward to getting stuck in to. Mr Barnes said: “This time last year I had no intention of leaving the BBC but like for so many of us lockdown forced me to rethink my priorities. The BBC wanted me to stay but it was the right time for me to move on to the next stage. Right now, I’m renovating our 300 year old house with my husband Dave and will be taking on more work when that’s done but right now I want to get back to doing a little bit of radio as it’s always been in my blood.”
Broadcaster John Barnes joins Rossendale Radio
Former BBC Radio Lancashire presenter and journalist John Barnes is joining Rossendale Radio in Lancashire to host a new Sunday morning show, 10am till 1pm.
John had been at Radio Lancashire in Blackburn for over 20 years including 10 hosting the Late Show syndicated with Radio Manchester but left last month to move on to new things.
He’s worked for the BBC on television in the Midlands and on the radio in Birmingham, Worcester and Reading.
Before the BBC, John was News Editor at Rock FM and Red Rose Gold and also ran Radio Maldwyn and Huddersfield FM along with presenting shows in Northampton, Dunstable, Gloucester and Bristol.