Mark Box
You can listen to Mark's show:
- Monday 20:00-22:00 on Soul & Motown
Mark is a time
served electrician; He now manages a large engineering team for a major UK
company.
What are
your favourite hobbies?
MUSIC!!! It has always been music based I had my own disco at the age of
16 (1970). Joining HCR104fm in August 2011 put a major tick on my bucket list
of things to do Presenting on HCR104fm, corny as it sounds it is really is an honour. To be
invited and allowed to do this is a big wow for me. I cannot thank Bill and the
team enough for giving me the opportunity and of course their time.
As one of my fellow presenters
succinctly puts it “It is one hell of a train
set”
Favourite
places?
Firstly to be at
home, alternatively on Burriana Beach in Nerja, Spain.
Favourite
foods?
Anything that is Garlic and fish
based
What
would be your idea of a perfect day?
The day I married my Janny, June 1974
What
would be a nightmare day?
Gardening it is
just not for me but thanks to my wife Jan we have a lovely garden
What 3 words best sum you up?
Funny, Loveable,
Honourable (Others opinions not mine. Coz I asked em)
What
makes you laugh?
Satire humour, Real life story
comedians Peter Kay, Lee Mack etc.
What is
in your CD player at home at the moment?
My CD player is in the loft so I
guess dust. My music taste is really broad I certainly do love Soul, Jazz Funk
and Dance. Then again I like Yello, Art of Noise, Pink Floyd and Queen. In the
80’s I just loved Tears for Fears, Talking Heads and Talk Talk. Time moves on
and so does music. Music should not be put into age groups every track is a
work of art for someone to enjoy. My heart is and always will be in Soul and
Motown, early days doing disco’s got me hooked on it but the new is always very
exciting too.
What
would you change about yourself if you could?
I would love to play a musical instrument
many a frustrated deeply felt chord has been played on the air guitar with
passion…. you all do it, own up!
What is
your biggest fear?
Dentists, I apologise to all
dentists out there but why does it always hurt?
Did you
grow up locally?
My father was in
the RAF. I was born at RAF Binbrook in Lincolnshire. At 18 months old the
family was posted to Cyprus returning to RAF Wyton in 1959 when I was just 4. I
attended Houghton infant’s school and Huntingdon County Juniors before Going to
St Peters Secondary Modern then on to Huntingdon Regional College. I met my
wife here, got married here, my children live here and I love it here.
What
advice would you give to anyone?
Your life is not a dustbin so don’t fill it with rubbish.