PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF:

I'm Jason Rees, 47 years old, born & raised in Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales. I've been a record collector since the mid 70s and have been a musician since 1978 when I first picked up a bass, moving later to guitar, keyboards & vocals. I was in bands in the 80's and have spent the last 20 years recording songs and occasionally performing, recently adding drag / cross dressing to my arsenal of entertainment gimmicks. I like motorbiking, fine art, walking, film and cult tv of the 60's & 70's.

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR WORK?

Meaningless, repetitive computer data entry for the Civil Service. I love my job so much I went part time in 2004 and only work 4 days a week. I was a private investigator until 1998 when I resigned and took the first job I could get which I've now done for 11 years. My work serves entirely to fund my monthly search for old recordings.

PLEASE SAY A BIT ABOUT STEVE JOHNSON:

I met Steve two years ago on one of his radio courses at University Of Glamorgan. Being of a similar age and musical background we seemed to hit it off. He invited me onto one of his Loose Goose radio shows and I gradually assumed the role of co-presenter as the months went by. I'd like to be more involved with Steve and his friends as a musician but he's incredibly busy with many irons in the fire, and I live quite a distance from them all.

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT MODERN RADIO SHOWS?

When a student in the early 80's I was introduced to Radio 4 by a neighbour and abandoned Radio 1 and similar networks shortly after. I've heard a fair bit of Radio 2 in work over last year and although their daytime fair is chart based the evening shows can be quite well researched and entertaining. I'm a big fan of Mark Lamarr who, despite his annoying Never Mind The Buzzcocks persona, is very knowledgeable, entertaining and well informed about music. His God's Juke Box and 60's psychedelia / garage band shows have an astonishing variety of music.

Paul Gambercini does some terrific documentary shows for both Radio 2 & 4. The "name" shows like Jonathan Ross are only of interest if you love the big personality and aren't really bothered about the limited music content (about one quarter or less of the show). I don't really get time to listen to local radio and would only listen to specialist shows eg. Motown, prog rock, glam rock, etc. rather than a catch all show driven by play lists and commercial considerations.

My main beef with all modern entertainment is that there's no time for the punter to concentrate and take things in because everything is delivered in tiny, pacy sound bites which make people even more attention deficient than they might already be.

WHAT DO YOU THINK MAKES A GOOD RADIO SHOW?

The presenter must be: enthusiastic; knowledgeable; witty; not condescending. The show needs to have rock solid content as well as a presenter with good delivery skills. Time must also be allowed for the full delivery of the content.

PLEASE DESCRIBE YOUR CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

My previous radio experience was on Prince Charles hospital radio in the 80's so I've never interviewed any famous people or met any music industry figures. I could write several books about my 9 year stint as a private eye but really it's a world of people and experiences I'd rather move on from and not dwell on. For me, doing a radio show and being an entertainer are their own rewards.

I love going to little CD shops in back streets and indoor markets piled to the ceiling with old stuff that the shopkeeper has spent years amassing. I love getting pins and needles in my legs as I crouch on the dirty floors of charity shops scouring through bins of old records and picking up a gem for 50 pence.

I love compiling gems from my collection for the next show and unveiling sounds and acts that the listeners might not have come across. Ratings statistics and financial bottom lines figure nowhere in my scheme of things and I suppose that I can afford to take such an attitude being reasonably financially stable, not having kids and having plenty of time to indulge my hobbies and pastimes.

DO YOU HAVE ANTHING ELSE TO ADD?

I've become a begrudging and unpaid promoter of Merthyr Tydfil's grumpiest old men ( & woman) The Bombasts. This vile, offensive band is totally unaware that punk died 30 years ago and they tread an offensive, politically incorrect path that seems to waver between extreme socialism and the worse excesses of the extreme right. Their mocking, satirical records can be heard on The Loose Goose show on GTFM radio. I urge you not listen.

KEEP ON TRUCKIN'