Former Radio Caroline DJ (80s and land-based) Dave Foster  has died

DATELINE   27th August 2024

Former Radio Caroline (80s and land-based) DJ Dave Foster has died.

Dave broadcast on Radio Caroline for a short time while it was offshore on the Ross Revenge and later played a major part in establishing the station as a legal land-based broadcaster.

Dave was born on 29th February 1960, and previously worked as a club DJ. He got his first broadcasting experience with Dart Radio at West Hill Hospital in Dartford, Kent, and joined Radio Caroline in April 1987, staying with the station until the end of May 1987.

Dave later joined satellite station European Klassic Rock (EKR) and was then asked to do  programmes for Radio Caroline (who had taken a limited amount of airtime on EKR). When EKR closed in January 1999 Dave was instrumental in arranging to rent studio time and space at the Maidstone Studios and broadcast Radio Caroline programmes a few hours on a Saturday and Sunday (which began in February 1999). Since then the station has grown to become a full time 24/7 radio station again.

From late 1999 he was Radio Caroline's satellite service Programme Coordinator and had his own regular show every week as well as being involved with many of the special broadcasts for Easter and other bank holidays.

After retiring from nightclub DJ work Dave worked with VT Communications at the BBC's Bush House and later for the BBC at Broadcasting House as a Control Room Engineer. However, the role was privatised and he was not happy with the new management so he left and became a hospital porter.

Sadly after a battle with prostate cancer, Dave passed away on 25th August 2024.

(Additional information courtesy Pirate Radio Hall of Fame)

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