BBC Essex radio presenter Dave Monk reflects on three decades behind the microphone.
By Peter WalkerThe longest-serving radio presenter at BBC Essex says he feels a mixture of "sadness and excitement" ahead of his final show after 37 years on air.
Dave, born in Southend-on-Sea, grew up listening to presenters including Roger 'Twiggy' Day and Johnny Walker on pirate radio. "That first show was, firstly, appalling and secondly, I was terrified - terrified, because I'd never been on the radio before," he recalled.Dave performed at a Children in Need broadcast for BBC Essex in Hawkwell in November 1986The presenter pulled the short straw in 1988, dressing as a jester for a Spanish Armada anniversary event at Tilbury Fort
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