David Rodigan

<p><STRONG>RODIGAN BIOGRAPHY </STRONG><BR>
(Contains quotes from an article by Ian Burrell published in the Independent)<BR>
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For over a quarter of a century Rodigan he has been the top dog in the ganja-scented, bass heavy-atmosphere of Britain's reggae dance-halls. The key to his success has been an unsinkable passion for reggae music, which first took a hold of him as a schoolboy when he heard ska music. He developed an obsession with the music of Jamaica that generated an encyclopaedic knowledge of the island's every artists, every song and every rhythm track.</p>
<p>His earliest experience of dee jaying was during lunch breaks once a week in the gym at Gosford Hill School in Kidlington, Oxford. On leaving school he landed a place at the Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama where he spent three years studying to become an actor. He worked extensively in repertory theatre and appeared in a number of television productions such as Doctor Who and Shackleton.</p>
<p>Rodigan began his reggae broadcasting career in 1978 on BBC Radio London. He moved to Capital Radio in 1979 and remained there for 11 years. His credibility was ensured when he began clashing with Jamaica's champion DJ, Barry G on JBC Radio in Jamaica. He then went on to clash with all the top Jamaican sound systems in the West Indies, the USA and England.</p>
<p>In 1984 he joined BFBS where he still broadcasts his weekly Saturday night show (<A href="http://www.bfbs.com" target="_blank">www.bfbs.com</A>) and in 1990 he joined the newly legalised Kiss 100 where he presented a variety of daytime shows for 10 years. He is still with Kiss 100 and his Reggae show can be heard every Sunday night at 11pm (<A href="http://www.kiss100.com" target="_blank">www.kiss100.com</A>).</p>
<p>In 2006 he was inducted into the Radio Academy Hall Of Fame (<A href="http://www.radioacademy.org">www.radioacademy.org</A>).</p>