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Robbie was a hyperactive child from
the Welsh border town of Chepstow in South Wales until he
discovered fly fishing and scrumping from the local orchards
in the late 70’s. His passion for football saw him sign
for the Bristol City FC youth team for 4 years and his passion
for nature took him to Montana at the age of 17 where he monitored
grizzly bears and bald eagles and learnt the art of travelling.
On his return to the green grass of Wales he decided that
itchy feet would most definitely play an important role in
his destiny and a year later in 1991 he followed his brother
out to the French alps for his first Winter season.
After becoming a dab hand at being a ski-bum following a five
season stint, a chance encounter in 94 with the boss of a
French radio station saw him become the radio voice of Val
D’Isere, for four years he presented a daily hour long
show in English for Europe 2 Val D’Isere.
In 1998 he left the mountains in search of the city, stumbling
across the Gastronomic capital of France, Lyon where he became
hooked on oysters and bubbly. He was given a sports journalist
position for the pan European television channel Euronews
and five years later and a strong desire to explore the French
capital and it’s bohemian backdrop, Robbie is presenting
the Afternoon Overdrive for Paris Live Radio every weekday
from 5 till 8pm with co-host Natasha Black. |
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| It's said the phantom found her
in a basket floating under the Opera but in truth it's hard
to say where the mysterious, most cosmopolitan of ladies first
saw the moonlight; and no, she wasn't born with a silver microphone
in her dainty hand or madly ringing the bells of Notre Dame
or even dubbing the laugh scene in Topkapi ....and as for
theatre at eight, she has been known to come late but that's
why the lady is, after all, at the very least a ...vamp. Has
she asked everyone in Paris one question?
Doubtful but then again if she ever slowed her bike down
long enough they might have asked her. Does she hate California?
No, but did she turn down a lucrative starting football
position for the ladies' team in Rome? ....more likely.
Still she probably told them she was just too busy. "Sorry
dearies, I have to be at the movies for a Peter O'Toole
retrospective, or al teatro for a Magnani performance or
to cook up a midnight spaghetti aglio-olio for a lucky beau.”
Paris, cold and damp? Not when this lady's in town.
That's why this lady is ...well, in overdrive. |
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Laura G hails all the way from Perth,
Western Australia.
Presenting to the Freemantle Coastline on “The Vibe”
then moving on to anchoring the Cable Show “Fleet TV”
for extreme sports. After playing in Perth-based group “Purrvert”
for several years, she made her way to Paris Live Radio to
broadcast on “Downtime” with Myles and Esther
and a truckload of seriously good music. |
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| Born in Sydney, Australia, I’ve
lived in Paris for seven years. Five years ago I began DJing,
using my experience as a drummer, and I’ve never looked
back. My musical influences are wide: from African-Brazilian
flavas to American hip-hop and I love the breakbeat. When
playing house the beat and sound of the percussion comes first
(I was a drummer after all). You’ll always find vinyl
by Compost, Om, Stereo Deluxe and G-Stone in my record box.
My big tune this May is King Kooba’s ‘Indian Summer’
that I’ll be spinning in every set.’ |
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David Applefield, a Bostonian in
Paris since 1983, is the author of two novels ONCE REMOVED
(1997) and ON A FLYING FISH (2004) both published by Mosaic
Press in Canada. He is the founder and publisher of the popular
Paris web site www.paris-anglo.com and he writes the weekly
newsletter MY MERCREDI. His guidebooks on Paris include PARIS
INSIDE OUT, now in its 6th edition, published by Globe Pequot
Press, and THE UNOFFICIAL GUIDE TO PARIS, 3rd edition, published
by Frommer’s (Wiley).
Applefield coached the kids in the recent making of the MTV
Real World Paris program, and had a small role in the Merchant
Ivory Production Le Divorce. He also works as a communications
specialist for International Herald Tribune and The Financial
Times, project managing Country Reports and advertising strategies
in West and Central Africa. He lives in Montreuil-sous-Bois
on the eastern edge of Paris, which boasts of France’s
highest per capita ratio of artists, Malians, and foreign
languages spoken in the public schools. |
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Award winning international broadcaster,
writer and former musician Jon Tolansky specializes in profiling
the lives and music of the world’s greatest classical
performers, many of whom he has worked with closely during
his present capacity as host and producer and his former career
as a musician. A long time aficionado of the legendary musical
life of Paris, he brings to Paris Live Radio his extra special
connections with top artists currently and previously appearing
in the city and his many years of expertise hosting classical
music features, interviews, record programs, live concert
and opera relays and news reports for leading world radio
organizations.
He can be heard on the BBC (UK and World Service), CBC (Canada),
WFMT (USA), WQXR (USA), XM (USA), ABC (Australia), RNZ (New
Zealand), RTE (Ireland) - and now PLR. |
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| Stand-up comedian, Murdoch news editor,
psychogeriatric nurse, university lecturer in China, DJ, poet,
Uma Thurman's boyfriend, chat-show host, Paris metro busker;
Paul Vincent has been all these things, except one! Now he's
hosting Paris Live Radio's Breakfast show with the lovely
Angela Carrington from 7-10 every weekday morning. Getting
up in the morning just got better! |
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