Darren Holmes - Studio Manager

Darren Holmes Darren Holmes

Darren started his radio career as a volunteer radio presenter 18 years ago and progressed to Studio Manager. Darren played a key role in the team that facilitated the move of the hospital radio service into new premises at the hospital in 1995, during which time he also worked at Radio Aire as a features producer/presenter and a short stint at Wakefield Hospital radio.
 
Darren presented the breakfast show and produced other programmes on a trial broadcast in Doncaster for the licence later won by Trax FM, and was a key presenter and Station Manager for three commercial trial RSL's in Buxton, Barnsley and Rotherham. Darren also helped out on a community radio trial RSL in Thorne, nr Doncaster for TMCR.
 
Darren was a director for Radio Investments on a commercial radio bid for Barnsley and also for The Local Radio Company in Rotherham, Darren helped manage 2 RSL's celebrating National Hospital Broadcasting Week.

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Facts about BHB :

All staff are volunteers and are managed by Felicity Devine, Voluntary Services manager at Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

All new volunteers are interviewed by BHB managers and by Felicity.

Two references are then taken up by the hospital, a Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) check is carried out and then you an start your training at BHB.

(Subject to a waiting list!)

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