The Radio Warrington Team
Graham Lovett
After too many years in the newspaper business I managed to sleep my way to the bottom before debunking to, what was then, local radio.
I was then paid very badly and infrequently (bosses at Radio Warrington please take note!) for doing something I enjoyed. The gig involved covering Premiership Football, Super League and cricket for several stations for around 10 years before being rumbled.
At just about the same time I found out about broccoli, (mmm!) and have been on the slippery slope every since – hence my lobbing up at Radio Warrington.
Mark Naughton
I was born in Widnes, way back in 1971 and having never played the game of Rugby League to a particularly high standard apart from school teams and the odd local side, I opted to talk and write about it instead.
My love of radio started many years ago, back in 1986 when a friend of mine started a 'Pirate' radio station in Widnes, called 'WFM' (Widnes FM) and from those early experiences on that highly illegal broadcasting organisation, I was hooked.
Not too long after that, I became a mobile DJ who took his gear on the road for a living, playing at a whole host of venues across the North West, before I moved into permanent Nightclub work in 1988, where I stayed until 1997.
Meanwhile, back in 1994 I joined Warrington Hospital Radio (Radio General), and learned my trade further and I was fortunate enough to start on professional radio back in 2002 working for Wire FM (Warrington, Widnes & Runcorn) and also Wish FM (Wigan & St. Helens).
Nowadays of course, you can hear me on Radio Warrington, co-commentating with my 'on screen' Wife, Graham Lovett, on Warrington Wolves games.
Stephen Horabin
I was born in Warrington in 1979 and have lived here most my life. I soon became very interested in music and so I became a DJ at a very young age and began looking for work. I was soon snapped up and started working in a number of bars in Warrington and Liverpool.
After a few years of gigging every hour I could I started work for Radio City in Liverpool. I was playing in various bars and clubs for them and was also involved with their Road Shows all around the City. I became hooked on radio and got the opportunity to help out on the Saturday morning show 6-10 and this normally meant going straight there after working all night in a bar or club. I soon became the sidekick on the show for about a year until it was time for me to get a REAL job and I moved on and became an engineer.
I am also a huge Warrington Wolves fan and have always tried to get to as many games as I can. I was delighted to be asked to get involved with the sports team at Radio Warrington and you can hear me co-commentating on Warrington Wolves home games.
Gary Skentelbery
Currently Editor of a group of magazines in the Warrington and Cheshire area namely warrington-worldwide, lymmlife, Culcheth Life, Village Life and Frodsham Life and publisher of five associated websites.
Editor of Alliance and Insight Chamber of Commerce magazines . Gary has been a photo-journalist covering the Warrington area for local, regional and national newspapers, radio and TV for the past 25 years before embarking on his own publishing venture in 1999 following a 10-year spell as freelance Editor of the Warrington Mercury.
Passionate about everything Warrington, he is also a member of Lymm Rotary Club and the Warrington branch of Business Network International (BNI).
Married to Janet and two daughters Amy and Hannah.
Interests
- Writing
- Photography
- Soccer
- Rugby League
- Liverpool FC
- Warrington Wolves
- Tennis
- Cinema
- Dining out
- Travel
- Holidays
However, on a Saturday night from 10 he tears off his expensive suit to don a sweaty AC/DC t-shirt , ripped jeans and a studded leather jacket.
He also grows his hair way past shoulder length, just for two hours as he becomes Radio Warrington's ROCK GOD
The Rock Worm
Saturday Night 10PM until Midnight
