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Was listening to the radio while doing the washing up tonight (it’s all rock n roll round our gaff). Can’t get my fave 6music (the station of choice for senior indie / raver citizens) because the supposed infallible digital signal makes everything sound like very loud daleks under water. Anyway, guess who was on good old analogue radio 1? Pete Tong! Well blow me. Took me back to circa 1992, sitting in bedsit land in kentish town. I used to religiously tape Tongy’s show and then use my double cassette deck (really showing my age now!) to edit together intricate mixes of all the songs. This was before I graduated onto actual vinyl and a set of actual decks. Never got further than DJing at home but hey, I had fun.

So Tongy’s still “avin it large” all these years later. I did notice the tunes were slighty more on the ambient side these days but you have to hand it to the guy for still doing what he obviously loves. He seems to be passionate about it all.I think you can tell when a presenter is just going through the motions and reading a script written by someone else. But even Tongy seems like the new kid on the block compared to the amazing Annie Nightingale who is still helping millions of people discover new dance music after I’m guessing nearly 40 years in the biz. Now that’s dedication! I love Annie. I had the privilege on working with her a few times answering the phones for her radio show. She was a joy to spend time with. Knowledgeable, gracious and fiercely passionate about her music but also with the biggest dirty laugh around. If you’re up late Friday or early Saturday, give her show a listen. I bet there’s some good music to wash up to…