- Sun Jul 15, 2012 7:12 pm
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I really do consider myself to have been very lucky to have appeared on the show several times. I'd been a massive Moyles fan for years, and I'd always dreamt of having some small involvement in the best radio show in the world and in December 2008 that dream came true when I was chosen to appear on Car Park catchphrase.
I was on the competition for 11 straight days and only had to bow out when the team and Car Park catchphrase took a break going into the year 2009. It was such a laugh chatting to people I'd regard as "friends" even though I'd never met them! I had various local and national newspaper articles written about my appearances and it really couldn't have gone any better. I bowed out with Chris saying I was one of the best ever callers they had ever had, and that meant a hell of a lot to me!
The appearances didn't stop there as early in the January, the team did a link about an appearance I made on the football phone-in 606, it really is the weirdest feeling hearing your own voice on the radio, whilst you are half awake and half asleep!
In June the team decided to come to my hometown of Stoke on Trent for a karaoke evening! In the run-up to the evening I appeared on the phone to publicise the evening, I was honoured that they remembered me! I did a Tedious link drop (you know the one, Dave that tedious link was rubbish) that morning and it was a privilege when Chris used it a few days later!
I was invited along to be the VIP guest that evening, and eventually got the chance to meet Chris & the team! They gave me a big build up and the opportunity to belt out Delilah the anthem of my favourite football team to a venue jam packed with nearly 800 people there! An amazing evening!
If that wasn't good enough I was also invited to the BBC in Stoke the next morning to spend the morning with the team, as they broadcasted live to the nation / world. It was incredible being a listener for years and years and then to be there watching the show, and then being introduced on air! I then visited various landmarks around Stoke on Trent with Aled, a very, very surreal morning! But the best!
Various other mentions (all recorded and saved!) followed. It's just the best feeling driving to work, and then having the radio 1 breakfast show presenter mention your name!
For me though the best was yet to come when in December 2009, I was given the opportunity to giveaway some Chris Moyles show calendars to the people of Stoke on Trent. The couple of links just went really, really well, I even laughed back to myself listening back to them (and that had never happened before.)
To have been given the primetime slot, and for people to send me messages saying that was some of the best radio ever, it just made it even better! To top it all off, Chris said the next morning he had received a text from Davina, saying she loved the link, this was Davina McCall, my favourite TV presenter after the work she had done with Big Brother! Amazing!
Sorry to have rambled on for so long, but my appearances on the Breakfast show will go down as some of the best memories of my life! How many people can say they have watched / appeared in their favourite show!?
If I ever need a pick me up, I've got 33 audio clips of mentions on the Chris Moyles Show to choose from and instantly I begin to smile.....The Chris Moyles Show.....thank you very much you will be missed LOTS!!
Rob xx