Tracie Young
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Tracie Young (born 1965, Derby, United Kingdom) was a pop singer in the 1980s. She began her singing career at a mere 17 years of age, when she was discovered by Jam leader Paul Weller through a newspaper ad for his new Respond label. Signed to Respond Records, she had UK hit singles in 1983 with "The House That Jack Built" and "Give it Some Emotion" (both credited simply to "Tracie"), as well as singing back-up on the Style Council album, Introducing The Style Council. She sang on The Jam's final single "Beat Surrender" as well as The Style Council's "Speak Like A Child" and "Boy Who Cried Wolf" (which arguably was a brief but powerful demonstration of her skills).
She has since enjoyed a successful career in local radio, starting out as producer of 'The Best 80s Show In the World, Ever' at Essex FM in the late 1990s, and later moving onto presenting the travel bulletins during the breakfast show and freelance as a presenter. In 2002 Tracie joined Soul City in Romford to present their breakfast show, but left a year later when Soul was bought by the London Media Group and rebranded as Time FM. In June 2003 Tracie joined Chelmsford's (now based in Heybridge, nr Maldon, Essex) Dream 107.7 as mid-morning presenter, but became breakfast presenter (and Saturday morning presenter) in September of that year following the departure of Terry Ray. She continued in this slot until the Summer of 2006 when she briefly moved to Drivetime. Weeks later Tracie briefly left Dream, but has returned to present the voicetracked weekday evening show which goes out across Dream 107.7 and sister station Dream 100. Tracie also continues to stand-in for jocks at Dream 107.7 FM as well.
Tracie is about to undertake a charity bike ride in May 2007 from John O'Groats to Lands end in aid of Little Havens Childrens Hospice.Donations can be made at www.justgiving.com/tracieyoung
