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| Gav Richards | |
| Born | October 11, 1985  Lincoln, England |
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| Occupation | Radio Presenter |
| Website gavrichards.com |
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Gav Richards (born October 11, 1985 in Lincoln, England) is a British radio presenter and club/bar DJ, most recently heard on on Hallam FM.
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[edit] Early life
Gav attended King Edward VI School (later renamed Retford Oaks High School) in his hometown of Retford, Nottinghamshire. After leaving school, Gav began work on a CMS, which later became the 'Airwave' system, now used by many UK and international commercial radio stations.[1] From July 2002 to February 2005, Gav was a member of the Sheffield Children's Hospital radio station Chrystal Radio.
[edit] Commercial Radio Career
At age 18, Gav made his first commercial radio appearance on air at Chesterfield's Peak FM. He only presented 2 shifts, taking the station off air during one. From April 2005 to February 2006, Gav was part of the on-air lineup at Hallam FM in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Before starting at Galaxy, Gav made a brief appearance at Passion 107.9 (Now Oxford's FM 107.9) in Oxford. From December 2006 he was part of the on-air lineup at Galaxy North East. From February 3rd 2007 until August, he was the weekend breakfast presenter.[2] He also provided cover for drive and evenings on Galaxy Birmingham during this period.
[edit] Return to Hallam FM
In October 2007, Gav re-joined Hallam FM in Sheffield to host the Saturday evening dance music show Floorfillers.[3]
