His first break into the music scene came as a young journalist for the New Musical Express (NME) in the early 70s, including a seminal interview with Leonard Cohen in March 1973 at a point when Cohen was debating leaving the industry.
However, he is best known nationally in the UK for presenting the ITV Tyne Tees children's television pop music programme Razzmatazz between 1981 and 1987.
He also acted as a producer for ITV's ill-fated Top of the Pops competitor, The Roxy[1][2] He subsequently moved to London, leaving mainstream broadcasting to focus on social work and community projects such as video and radio workshops at The Community Zone in South London, as well as working on rehabilitation projects for prisoners with The Clink Institute (now The Clink Charity).
[3] He also produced and directed video material for the comedians Jimmy Jones and Roy Chubby Brown.
He died, at age 62, following a major stroke, in Streatham, South London, where he had lived for the previous two decades.