Dave Brown (broadcaster)

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Dave Brown is a soul and funk disc jockey who started his broadcasting career in the early 1980s for BBC Radio Medway (which later became BBC Radio Kent) presenting the Mid-Morning Show 9 -11am Monday to Friday, and during this period he earned a reputation for having one of the most listened to soul shows in the U.K. on Friday nights. He also had a Friday evening show and played soul sounds including Donald Byrd and many more.

He also worked for Radio Orwell & Saxon (now known as SGR FM) in East Anglia presenting Saturday's 6-9pm 'Boogie Down' with Dave Brown & Sunday Lunchtimes. He left the BBC in October 1987 joining Invicta Radio, the commercial radio station for Kent, leaving in 1991 to pursue business interests.

Dave returned to Radio in 1996 as a programming consultant for Essex Radio during their application for a new dance station 'Vibe FM', which went on air November 1998 covering the East of England. He presented the popular R'n'B show 'Brown Beats' until 2001.

Dave joined Solar Radio in April 2004.