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Independent label: Recorded by Roger Day onboard
the Mi Amigo and includes Roger speaking from the Radio Caroline ship (which is
currently Off Air) about how the station has helped launch / discover many of
the top groups of the day. It includes some jingles. In November 1966, Roger Day
went to work for Radio Caroline on the MV Mi Amigo, where he became known as
Roger "Twiggy" Day, "your thinner record spinner." He left Caroline just ahead
of the Marine Offences Act of August 14, 1967, but changed his mind and returned
to the station. He was on board the final day of March 3, 1968, when the ship
was towed away by the Dutch Wijsmuller company. Broadcaster Roger "Twiggy"
Day (born Roger Thomas in Cheltenham, on 29 March 1945). Day appeared on
Southern TV's Pop The Question music quiz in 1965, which was hosted by Muriel
Young. In 1966 he was working as an accountant by day and part-time DJ at night.
Day was invited to join Swinging Radio England and was one of the original
presenters and was there until the station closed six months later. In 1967, he
joined Radio Caroline South before joining Radio Luxembourg. He then returned to
offshore radio broadcasting with Radio North Sea International, whose then
programme director, Larry Tremayne, dismissed him in 1970. He also briefly
presented a breakfast show on the new Radio Caroline in the mid-1970s. Since
then, Day has been heard on many commercial stations throughout the UK including
Manchester's Piccadilly Radio, Birmingham's BRMB, Radio West in Bristol, Invicta
Radio/Invicta Supergold in Kent, Pirate FM in Cornwall, Jazz FM in London,
County Sound in Surrey, Amber Radio in Suffolk and Fusion 107.3 in London. He
has also managed radio stations,including Mellow 1557 in
Essex.
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