GO4GAZZA
Bio
Gary Gazza McIlroy is currently the Afternoon Personality and Gazza Challenge Presenter at FAB FM in the Douglas Shire, Far North Queensland. Prior to this, he presented the arvo show at Radio 4KZ covering Cairns to Townsville and the Gulf of Carpentaria. He also presented the Gazza Challenge each morning on 4KZ and KOOL FM. Gary originally created and presented the Gazza Challenge in Mount Isa and Cloncurry. Prior to this, he was Morning Presenter and Producer on Plains FM 96.9 in Canterbury NZ. He also presented a vintage soul, funk and reggae show on Saturday evenings and co-hosted the NZ Radio Award winning sports talkback show ‘A Belch On Sport’.
Gary started on Radio St. Helier in 1985, at the age of 18. This was a hospital radio station in South London, serving three hospitals and in those vinyl days, before mp3 players and the Samsung Galaxy, there were a surprisingly large number of listeners.
In 1987 he moved to Community Development Radio 86FM, based in Shepherds Bush, London. This was a radio project focused on bonding different ethnic communities throughout the Greater London region.
Gary also presented on a number of other alternative stations, some of which had a significant influence on the direction of ‘FM’ radio in the late 80’s.
By the 90’s, he had taken up a regular slot on WNK 103.3FM, London’s first fully legal black music orientated station. Sadly WNK’s life was short-lived and Gary’s next move was to another new London station, Choice FM.
For many years Gary was DJ’ing around London in pubs and clubs entertaining the punters with a wide selection of music from House to Rock and Roll, from Trance to Pop.
Gary has also fronted many events as part of station outside broadcasts or as an independent master of ceremonies.
