Mike Sweeney (DJ)

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Mike Sweeney (born 15 September 1947, Salford) is a broadcaster and radio DJ, who was born in Rudman Street, Salford.

He attended Mount Carmel School, after which he worked at AEI in Trafford Park, before becoming a plate-layer at the docks, a labourer, a miner and then a computer programmer, while performing in a local rock band known as the Salford Jets, as singer and songwriter during the late 1970s and early 1980s, who had one hit single that reached #75 in the UK Singles Charts in 1980.

By the age of 30 he was regularly broadcasting on Manchester's Piccadilly 1152 radio station, and had begun to include short interviews in his show, when he was offered a 12 show trial as one of the station's disc jockeys, where it was thought that his strong regional accent would go down well with local audiences. By 1980 he was occupying prime time slots on the station, which continued well into the late 1980s, and he branched into interviewing, sports reportage and documentaries. He has continued to play football, has boxed for Salford Lads' Club and swam for the city, as well as continuing as a lively and respected local broadcaster.

He has since become a DJ on Capital Gold where he presented the breakfast show on Monday-Friday 6-10 in the morning (Manchester only), the Capital Gold Rock Show on Friday nights and Mike Sweeney's 80s Classic & At the Hop on Saturday nights, until the station merged with Classic Gold, now named Gold, where he has taken the drivetime slot on weekdays. His Rock Show has moved to Saturday afternoons, and he also presents the Sweeney's Sunday Night.

In addition to this exhaustive schedule, he also presents the Planet Rock Breakfast Show on XFM Manchester on Sunday mornings.

Mike is currently working for new station 106.1 Rock Radio Manchester, on air from 2:00-6:00 PM.

[edit] External links

• Gold Website
• Rock Radio Manchester