I just caught the 1960’s by the skin of my teeth. I landed a couple of months before Armstrong did the same on the Moon in 1969. I was a toddler by the time Edison Lighthouse had the first number one of the 70’s. My lapels were HUGE when Rod Stewart sang Maggie May, and I had Chester’s broadest flares by the time the Bee Gees were disco Gods.

By the time I left school, in the mid 80’s George Michael had just gone solo. I got my first job on the radio a week after leaving sixth form in 1986.

In the 90’s I had a ball working for some great stations, including Radio City in Liverpool where I played lots of Westlife, Curtis Stigers and Celine Dion. At the turn of the century I turned 30 and left to set up a business.

Being asked to come back and work in Liverpool is exciting. The face of the city (and the road layout) has changed so much since I first came to work here in 1995, but all the other things I remember, like full English for £2.20 in St John’s Market are still there. My secret free parking space is still there too, but I’m not saying where it is.

I’ve always been a big fan of Liverpool’s big characters, and among my best memories of my early morning dashes through the streets to get to work on time is seeing the bloke we nick-named ‘Ding-a-Ding’.  ‘Ding-a-Ding’, who looked like Father Christmas, became famous for standing at the edge of Queens Square ‘playing’ a cardboard banjo. Because the strings were drawn on with crayon, he had to make the sounds himself, hence his nickname. Everyday his bucket quickly filled with coins from passing tourists. We never saw how often through the day he had to empty the serious coinage he was accumulating. He’s no longer with us, but if he was he’d be driving a Bentley by the end of Capital Of Culture Year.

I have four kids. My eldest daughter is a real clever clogs and is doing her A Levels. I’m being kind to my son, as he says I will be working for him one day. My stepson, who stands next to me when George Sephton plays ‘You’ll never walk alone’ at Anfield, wants to be marine biologist. My youngest daughter - who is an amazing cook, is going to ‘marry a prince’.

When I was shown how to work Magic 1548’s high-tech studio at the top of the tower, I was made up to see that I have a direct line of sight to my favourite place on Planet Earth... Hilbre Island. Getting up at 5am to do the Weekend Breakfast Show will be worth it just for the view.