Presenter Name:
Steve Pettinger
Nickname at School:
"PET"
Ten words to describe you:
Friendly, calming, honest, family-man, trying-to-follow-Jesus, thoughtful, (self-)analytical, humorous, logical, helpful.
Ten words to describe your show:
Relaxed, interactive, chat, music, variety, last-five-decades, mellow, varied-audience, humorous, real, show
The word or phrase you can’t stop saying:
O-kay;
How long have you been at Radio Grapevine?
Since January 2009
How did you end up here?
As a young kid I used to record singles onto an old reel to reel tape recorder, and I carefully drew a picture of my ideal radio studio. Then, following one of my elder brothers, I got a Saturday job as a teenager at Radio Hallam in Sheffield as an assistant on the sports show. I kinda got the bug from that, but it was only some 25 years later that I took the plunge and decided to get involved in Hospital Radio, here in St Johns.
Favourite all time artist or band:
Genesis (prefer 1975-78)
If your house was on fire, what one item would you grab on the way out?
iPod Touch
If there’s one song you had to listen to on repeat what would it be?
Genesis "Suppers Ready" as it lasts over 20 minutes so has plenty of musical variety to prevent musical boredom
What band would you most like to tour with?
I guess Genesis is no longer an option so would probably say U2 or Coldplay
Favourite confectionary:
Crunchie
You’re at the movies – Hog Dog or Popcorn?
Hit Dog
Worst mistake you’ve made on air?
Missed the timing before the news....aaaaagh panic!
If you were in a band what would you call it?
"Getalife" (I took some friends to a recording studio for my 39th birthday and this was the name we used as we did a rendition of Westlife's "You Raise me Up"
Mp3 or iPod?
iPod all the way.
Most embarrassing song on your Mp3 or I-Pod?
Somewhere Over the Rainbow (but then it is the version with the Ukulele!)
Most Visited Website? (Keeping it clean)
BBC News...love being up to date
Any Claim to Fame?
I once drove American Country singer "George Hamilton IV" around the UK when he was in Sheffield for the Billy Graham mission in 1985. He gave me an album signed "To my good friend Steve" - I like that.
Richard & Judy or Phil & Fern?
Ant & Dec
What would you request if you were in Hospital listening to Radio Grapevine?
Billy Ocean's "Love Really Hurts without You".