<description>&lt;div&gt;The shy schoolboy whose commanding voice went on to dominate London’s news bulletins for a generation.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; In this hour of ‘Radio Moments – Conversations’, Howard Hughes tells of his life – from his childhood love of TV continuity to success in a local radio contest landing him his first fifteen minutes of fame – and ultimately the start of a career - on Radio City. &lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; He opens up about his various spells at BBC local radio – and shares stories so typical of the age from a new Radio Wyvern in Worcester. Having graduated to IRN, he tells of the move to Capital where he assumed – tentatively at first – the key role as the voice of news on Chris Tarrant’s incomparable breakfast show.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; Tempted to his dream job at LBC, he tells of his disappointment as things failed to work out as he’d hoped – and how the experience changed him. Howard reflects too on his more recent endeavours at Smooth, TV VOs – and the pride he had in his podcast - and how his booming trademark voice evolved.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; In his own words – this is the Howard Hughes story. Howard died in November 2024.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt; &lt;em&gt;Hear the whole ‘Radio Moments Conversations’ series &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href="https://podfollow.com/radiomoments-conversations"&gt;&lt;em&gt;here&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;.&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/div&gt; </description>

Radio Moments - Conversations

David Lloyd

114: Howard Hughes - City, Wyvern, Capital, LBC, BBC local

NOV 19, 202062 MIN
Radio Moments - Conversations

114: Howard Hughes - City, Wyvern, Capital, LBC, BBC local

NOV 19, 202062 MIN

Description

<div>The shy schoolboy whose commanding voice went on to dominate London’s news bulletins for a generation.<br> <br> In this hour of ‘Radio Moments – Conversations’, Howard Hughes tells of his life – from his childhood love of TV continuity to success in a local radio contest landing him his first fifteen minutes of fame – and ultimately the start of a career - on Radio City. <br> <br> He opens up about his various spells at BBC local radio – and shares stories so typical of the age from a new Radio Wyvern in Worcester. Having graduated to IRN, he tells of the move to Capital where he assumed – tentatively at first – the key role as the voice of news on Chris Tarrant’s incomparable breakfast show.<br> <br> Tempted to his dream job at LBC, he tells of his disappointment as things failed to work out as he’d hoped – and how the experience changed him. Howard reflects too on his more recent endeavours at Smooth, TV VOs – and the pride he had in his podcast - and how his booming trademark voice evolved.<br> <br> In his own words – this is the Howard Hughes story. Howard died in November 2024.<br> <br> <em>Hear the whole ‘Radio Moments Conversations’ series </em><a href="https://podfollow.com/radiomoments-conversations"><em>here</em></a><em>.</em> </div>