NAME: Mandy Devit
NICKNAME: Brown sugar
WHAT GENRE OF MUSIC DO YOU PLAY? Reggae, dancehall, r&b, hip hop
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF: I’ve been at Hillz FM for two years now. I used to present the sports show and also currently present the news on the Williams Brothers Show
WHAT IS YOUR SHOW ABOUT? About playing good music and interviewing people from the local community
FAVOURITE SONG/GROUP/SINGER: Dennis Brown, “Love & Hate (Here I come)”
WHAT DOES HILLZ FM MEAN FOR YOU? It means the opportunity to provide listeners with music they do not hear often and also the opportunity for deejays to play on radio
NAME: Irie. B. + Scooby
NICKNAME: Irie. B.
WHAT GENRE OF MUSIC DO YOU PLAY? Reggae – Roots – Culture
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF: I’ve been playing reggae music on sound system since the 70’ original sound of Coventry El Passo
WHAT IS YOUR SHOW ABOUT? Playing reggae music from the 70’ up to now
WHAT DOES HILLZ FM MEAN FOR YOU? Hillz meant a lot to me, it gives me something to look forward to every Monday, music is my hobby and without Hillz Coventry would be sad
NAME: Jaz Singh 
NICKNAME: J Ice
WHAT GENRE OF MUSIC DO YOU PLAY? Bhangra
IS YOUR SHOW IN A SPECIFIC LANGUAGE (IF YES PLEASE SPECIFY)? English/Panjabi
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF: Music producer. Computer Science/IT Graduate MSc. Dj for “Offlicence Group”
WHAT IS YOUR SHOW ABOUT? Bhangra music – current/old. Live Djing. Interview with artists.
FAVOURITE GROUP/SINGER: Panjabi MC, Neptunes, Offlicence
WHAT DOES HILLZ FM MEAN FOR YOU? Bringing the community together
NAME: Noel Taylor
NICKNAME: Leon
WHAT GENRE OF MUSIC DO YOU PLAY? Easy listening
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF: I am an inventor and singer songwriter retiring when not on air
WHAT IS YOUR SHOW ABOUT? Light hearted
FAVOURITE GROUP/SINGER: I’m gonna make you mine by Lou Christie
WHAT DOES HILLZ FM MEAN FOR YOU? A chance to make people happy
NAME: Jehanne McGrath
NICKNAME: Feisty
WHAT GENRE OF MUSIC DO YOU PLAY? Drum&Bass, dubstep, R&B, hip hop, electro
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF: Rapper, fem-cee, producer, lyricist, poet, radio dj
WHAT IS YOUR SHOW ABOUT? Music, music, music, REAL music!
FAVOURITE GROUP/SINGER: Feisty (modest much) 
WHAT DOES HILLZ FM MEAN FOR YOU? Bringing people together through the sound of music
NAME: Asha Banton
WHAT GENRE OF MUSIC DO YOU PLAY? My main genre is reggae, r&b, lovers rock, to name a few
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF: I have been at Hillz FM since it was first launched, but have a long history with playing in some of the biggest soundsystems in Coventry, including Mackabee
WHAT IS YOUR SHOW ABOUT? FAVOURITE SONG/GROUP/SINGER: I have so many I couldn’t have just one
WHAT DOES HILLZ FM MEAN FOR YOU? It gives me the opportunity to play the music I love and bring Hillfields closer together as a community
NAME: June Doveton
NICKNAME: DJ Sixth Moon
WHAT GENRE OF MUSIC DO YOU PLAY? History of music – Best of blues, rock, soul, pop, reggae, folk, disco – chronicalogically through time, every week. Also have covs up and coming bands live on regularly
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF: I love music, radio presenting, guitar playing and of course my son! Lol
WHAT IS YOUR SHOW ABOUT? The history of music (mainly pop)
FAVOURITE GROUP/SINGER: My fav singer is Michael Jackson, other favs are Fleetwood Mac, Christy Moore, Bob Marley, Tina Turner, Clapton, Stones, Fairport convention, Guns’n’roses etc.
WHAT DOES HILLZ FM MEAN FOR YOU? Means a lot as it’s what a radio station should be – diverse, fantastic people and music, promotes and helps local djs and bands. Can’t “beat it”!
NAME: Ray Reid
NICKNAME: Raymondo. My dj name for when I was playing clubs and bars. Resident at Traffic (careys night club) 7 years, Dogma 5 years.
WHAT GENRE OF MUSIC DO YOU PLAY? Alternative music: old, new, good, bad, weird, punk, rock, funk, hip hop, folk
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF: At Coventry university youth work – undergraduate (1st year). Family person 3 children. A dj at careys and Dogma clubs. Community worker last ten years.
WHAT IS YOUR SHOW ABOUT? My show is all about playing alternative music you don’t normally hear on Hillz FM.
FAVOURITE GROUP/SINGER: Arctic monkeys/The Clash/Black keys
WHAT DOES HILLZ FM MEAN FOR YOU? Community radio, people getting involved in their community, raising the profile of the community radio station through user and community involvement especially young people.
NAME: Kate Hills
NICKNAME: K8ivity
WHAT GENRE OF MUSIC DO YOU PLAY? Garage and bassline (mainly), R&B, world music, bhangra, indie.
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF: Cockney bird with plenty of rabbit
WHAT IS YOUR SHOW ABOUT? Well good music + well good conversation with special guests + organisation
FAVOURITE GROUP/SINGER: That’s a difficult one! I have very eclectic music tastes. Basically anything with a good beat (I love dancing) + good lyrics.
WHAT DOES HILLZ FM MEAN FOR YOU? I love the energy + the diversity and being part of it, is a wonderful experience. Also it is a community radio and it’s a BIG part + heart of Hillfields. I live in the community so for me it helped me integrate into the community I live in. Loverly jubberly.
NAME: Henchman+Lizard
NICKNAME: Black Lion
WHAT GENRE OF MUSIC DO YOU PLAY? Bashment, dancehall, lovers rock, bubblers
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF: Been in the music scene as a mc for 25 years, decided to play to change dancehall vibes in the city. It was getting stale till Black Lion come out
WHAT IS YOUR SHOW ABOUT? Latest music from Jamaica. All fresh pre-released music from Black Lion sound
FAVOURITE SONG/GROUP/SINGER: Mavado, Bounty killer
WHAT DOES HILLZ FM MEAN FOR YOU? Music for the people
NAME: Jakub Falewicz
NICKNAME: Kuba
WHAT GENRE OF MUSIC DO YOU PLAY? All sorts of music, mainly in Polish language
IS YOUR SHOW IN A SPECIFIC LANGUAGE (IF YES, PLEASE SPECIFY)? Yes, Polish, but we would like to start doing it in English
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF: I love music
WHAT IS YOUR SHOW ABOUT? It’s about Polish community in the region. We focus on musicians, artists from United Kingdom and from Poland as an extra
FAVOURITE GROUP/SINGER: Many of them. But if we speak about international bands it must be The Deftones Polish band though is “Lao Che”
WHAT DOES HILLZ FM MEAN FOR YOU? Radio broadcasting
NAME: Tanya Hayman 
NICKNAME: DJ Tee from Black Magic3D
WHAT GENRE OF MUSIC DO YOU PLAY? R&b, hip-hop, dancehall, reggae
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF: I have always loved music and I got into the radio through my dad (Geeman) and I soon had my own show and then grouped with my aunties: Rianne and Ashantwa to form BlackMagic3D
WHAT IS YOUR SHOW ABOUT? Mash-up chartshow – Playing 20 of the latest songs for one hour all year round. This show has it first! Our audience is varied from the younger generation to the bigger people
WHAT DOES HILLZ FM MEAN FOR YOU? Hillz means a lot to me as it is a place to show and be proud of love for music, the Hillz team is like a family working together and building each other up to become something great; I know if I was not on the radio I would not be as confident as I am now, it is overall a great experience everytime and I am extremely happy I have this chance as well as being able to represent all young female dj’s
NAME: Ashantwa Daulet 
NICKNAME: Dj Shantie
WHAT GENRE OF MUSIC DO YOU PLAY? Reggae, r&b, grime and many more
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF: I am an out going person, I like meeting new people. I love music from old reggae to new, but I also like grime and r&b. I’m a student at Heney college where I study health and social care and in my spare time I play music
WHAT IS YOUR SHOW ABOUT? People can come home or losten to us anywhere and feel relaxed and enjoy the music we play
FAVOURITE SONG/GROUP/SINGER: Nicki Minaj, Vybz Kartel, Tiffa-Badda Budda Bunch
WHAT DOES HILLZ FM MEAN FOR YOU? The Hillz Radio means to me a place where I can go to be myself and play music and have a good time
NAME: T. Mercury
NICKNAME: Supersonic
WHAT GENRE OF MUSIC DO YOU PLAY? Soca, reggae, r&b, soul, jazz, country, western, blues
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF: Dj for many years, playing all kind of music
WHAT IS YOUR SHOW ABOUT? Caribbean music
FAVOURITE GROUP/SINGER: Too numerous to mention
WHAT DOES HILLZ FM MEAN FOR YOU? Gives me the chance for everyone to enjoy my taste of music
NAME: Sean Jukes
NICKNAME: Syrus
WHAT GENRE OF MUSIC DO YOU PLAY? Hard house/hard NRG/hard tek
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF: I’m a hard house dj based in the Midlands, very lively and easy going, always ready for a laugh
WHAT IS YOUR SHOW ABOUT? Promoting the underground scene of hard dance
FAVOURITE SONG/GROUP/SINGER: I’m very influenced by producers such as Lisa Lashes, Scott Attrill and 13 K. My fav song…I have no idea, there are so many!
WHAT DOES HILLZ FM MEAN FOR YOU? Means I can keep my hobby going and help me get more gigs and keep me happy
NAME: Colum Nugent
WHAT GENRE OF MUSIC DO YOU PLAY? Irish & Country
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF: Lived in Coventry for 50 years. Worked in factories, pubs and radio (40 years Harmony Kix Hospital Radio)
WHAT IS YOUR SHOW ABOUT? To bring all the news of home to our listeners and all the community
FAVOURITE SONG/GROUP/SINGER: None
WHAT DOES HILLZ FM MEAN FOR YOU? Every think it filles me with pride and passion and satisfaction
NAME: Peter Fitzgerald
NICKNAME: Sweet P
WHAT GENRE OF MUSIC DO YOU PLAY? All kinds
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF: I’m 63 years old. I’m passionate about radio and playing music that the public like. I’m an ex musician, I’ve been doing it for a long long time
WHAT IS YOUR SHOW ABOUT? My show is about the different types of music: jazz, blues, Irish, Welsh, Scotch, latin, folk etc
FAVOURITE GROUP/SINGER: Abba and Joe Dolan
WHAT DOES HILLZ FM MEAN FOR YOU? Hillz FM means that I can reach out to people around the world and bring them a bit of Coventry while they enjoy the music
NAME: Eddie Goodtimes
NICKNAME: Eddie Goodtimes
WHAT GENRE OF MUSIC DO YOU PLAY? Roots, dub, reggae (no lovers)
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF: Five foot nine with eyes that shine. Fourteen stone of Dub on the bone
WHAT IS YOUR SHOW ABOUT? Jah Rastafari and his musical adherents and practitioners
FAVOURITE GROUP/SINGER: Burning spear, Lee Perry, Joe Higgs
WHAT DOES HILLZ FM MEAN FOR YOU? It’s a place to get out of the rain, where they don’t shout at me too much
NAME: Andre “magicoolrootsinfinitenergy” B 
NICKNAME: Mum = That Blasted Buoy. Bro = Yeah Bro’. Daughter = Dad/Andre. School dayz = Brewster. Sis & Friends = Andre.. Nephew/Nieces= Uncle Andre.
IS YOUR SHOW IN A SPECIFIC LANGUAGE (IF YES, PLEASE SPECIFY)? Love Peace & Understanding.
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF: Hmmmm, Ki-Aikido
WHAT IS YOUR SHOW ABOUT? We expect to pass through this world but once. Any good thing, therefore that we can do or any kindness we can show to any fellow human being. Let me play some interplanetary feeeeeel good frequencies, from ancient to future. Let me not defer nor neglect it; for may not pass this way again. Be Excellent to each other.
FAVOURITE SONG/GROUP/SINGER: John Lee Hooker the ultimate shamanic voice, my daughter has a beautiful timbre, Helen G, Hillz fm Djs and I suppose myself. Live: Shelia E & Family at the Blue Note. Biosphere with Kevin Saunderson at the Big Chill 2003. NuYorcian Soul Live@ the last Phoenix Music Festival 1998. Cheese on Bread what a nights. At the Moment, Piano concerto K488 2nd Movement by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Johnny Pate OST Shaft In Africa. It satisfies most moods. And he one I’ve not written or heard yet. But truth saying if really being honest I’d still writing this list for an age, so I’ll leave at that
WHAT DOES HILLZ FM MEAN FOR YOU? A Massive creative outlet, for ones spirit. And a realization of a childhood dream. Cheese on Bread. One X. Peace
NAME: Isiah Williams 
NICKNAME: Peter Isiah
WHAT GENRE OF MUSIC DO YOU PLAY? Reggae, soul, r&b, hip hop, blues
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF: Love music
WHAT IS YOUR SHOW ABOUT? Life
FAVOURITE GROUP/SINGER: Rastafavi Liverty
WHAT DOES HILLZ FM MEAN FOR YOU?
Communication/Information/Community
NAME: Roohullah Roohany 
NICKNAME: Roo
WHAT GENRE OF MUSIC DO YOU PLAY? Afghani and Irani
IS YOUR SHOW IN A SPECIFIC LANGUAGE (IF YES PLEASE SPECIFY)? It’s in Pashto dari and farsi
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF: I am from Afghanistan, working as employment officer at Watch ltd
WHAT IS YOUR SHOW ABOUT? Just playing music on request
FAVOURITE GROUP/SINGER: Latif/Naghma/Ahmadzaher/Taher Shabab
WHAT DOES HILLZ FM MEAN FOR YOU? It means aid. All community can listen to the music of their choice on Hillz FM the first on Coventry
NAME: Dj Mikey Dee 
WHAT GENRE OF MUSIC DO YOU PLAY? Reggae, soul, garage, jungle, lovers rock, funk etc.
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF: Dj for 14 years, radio presenter 10 years
WHAT IS YOUR SHOW ABOUT? Drivetime breakfast show, all sorts of music, current affairs, topics, discussions
FAVOURITE SONG/GROUP/SINGER: Bob Marley plus many many more
WHAT DOES HILLZ FM MEAN FOR YOU? It means that Coventry has a platform for dj’s to aspire and the listeners to be inspired.
NAME: Brian Zulu 
NICKNAME: Groove
WHAT GENRE OF MUSIC DO YOU PLAY? Soul, neo soul, old skool, r&b
IS YOUR SHOW IN A SPECIFIC LANGUAGE (IF YES, PLEASE SPECIFY)? English
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF: An all out music man
WHAT IS YOUR SHOW ABOUT? Beautiful underground, soul, neo soul
FAVOURITE SONG/GROUP/SINGER: Jodeci, Mary J
WHAT DOES HILLZ FM MEAN FOR YOU? Bringing real music to the people
NAME: Ronney 
NICKNAME: Reg
WHAT GENRE OF MUSIC DO YOU PLAY? R&b, house, soul, rave
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF: Hard working, fun loving individual. Great dad!
WHAT IS YOUR SHOW ABOUT? Who knows! Changes from show to show
FAVOURITE SONG/GROUP/SINGER: Mary J Blige
WHAT DOES HILLZ FM MEAN FOR YOU? Escape from the norm. Great people. Good staff
NAME: Scott 
NICKNAME: Sugarman
WHAT GENRE OF MUSIC DO YOU PLAY? R&b, soul, hip hop, garage, dnb, reggae
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF: I am great! LOL. I am a dad to 3 kids love em 2 bits. Unemployed at the moment. Club dj.
WHAT IS YOUR SHOW ABOUT? Humour+music
FAVOURITE SONG/GROUP/SINGER: Too many to mention
WHAT DOES HILLZ FM MEAN FOR YOU? Hillz is my musical release, a great platform to put myself out there
NAME: Dave Williams
NICKNAME: Dj Huggy
WHAT GENRE OF MUSIC DO YOU PLAY? Eclectic soul, funk, hip hop, dance, ska, breaks, electro retro goodness
TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF: I’ve been djing since…well, it’s been longtime. Let just say over twenty years! Ha ha ha…
WHAT IS YOUR SHOW ABOUT? It’s all about having fun and getting ready for a great night out. The feel good factor for the weekend
FAVOURITE SONG/GROUP/SINGER: Oh, that’s a toughie, I like a lot artistes in their right, so they’re all my favourites
WHAT DOES HILLZ FM MEAN FOR YOU? When I first was asked to dj at Hillz FM it felt like a lottery win. Finally, I could play out to the Coventry community as a united Coventry and also take some of the sounds of the city to a global audience. I get a buzz everytime I play on Hillz FM and that buzz transcends on to the listeners. I must be doing something right. LOL
