1. Bobby, can you tell us a bit about your background in Broadcasting?
On leaving school, I joined United Biscuits as a presenter on their inter-factory radio, playing the latest music.
I was head hunted to be a presenter as a 'pirate broadcaster' on the North Sea, for those of you that remember those days (laughs).
I later joined the BBC in 1967 as late night presenter and went on to form the team for the world famous Radio 1 Road Show.
2. Why did you decide to come to Bulgaria and launch a radio station?
We came to Bulgaria because our daughter has already lived here for 2 years and wanted us to.
We have been looking at Bulgaria for some time and it appeared to be a country that welcomes expats. To date this seems to be true.
3. How often do you broadcast and what type of things do you broadcast?
Live presenters are on Bulgaria time, from 10am till 1pm Bobby Martin and 1pm till 5pm Nick Price (Nick has also been a Radio Presenter for around 25 years in the UK working with the Capital Radio Group & GWR) 5 days a week.
A pre-recorded America show is played Wednesday at 7pm Saturday and Sunday 12 noon.
Trust Radio broadcasts 24/7.
We feel that radio should be informative and entertaining, not used as a soap box. The exchange rate is important to ex-pats so we give the latest rates every day. We intend starting interviews on-air. We also want our listeners to keep us informed of what is happening in their areas and of course charity events.
We also feature a 'phrase of the day' on air and on the web site to assist our listeners get a better grip of the Bulgarian language.
4. Tell us a bit about your life here in Bulgaria.
Life in Bulgaria is great!
We love the way so many people have helped us, both expats and Bulgarians. We have only been here a couple of months but have already achieved so much.
At the moment we are living in a small village, but shortly will be moving to a property in Bayla Slatina which we have to do some work on in preparation for the winter.
We love the Bulgarian countryside. It is very rural here and to see a donkey and cart on the same road as an artic lorry still amuses us.
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http://www.trustradioeurope.com/
