People I've worked with in the business over the years!

From my Country Music days with Uncle Hugo - Yeehaw!

With Alex Best - we ended up talking about bras of all things!

Brian Kennedy - we'd done so many telephone interviews over the years it was a pleasure to finally meet up at the Waterfront!

Leila Webster - a legend in Ulster comedy theatre and TV - I was like a grandson when she came in to the studio - I even bought her favorite biscuits!

Candy Devine - what can I say Northern Ireland radio royalty! I learned so much from 'Can' and we still keep in touch!

The 'young' one! Sir Cliff Richard - I've interviewed Cliff a few times and he is a down to earth guy - this was the first time we met when the late promoter Jim Aiken had me flown over to Manchester!

Local singer Zolene - so much talent in Northern Ireland!

Elkie Brooks looks a bit rabbit caught in headlights in this pic - but we had a cuppa and nattered away like two old friends!

Gabriella Cilme - Absolutely gorgeous Italian born Aussi singer-songwriter - she had a massive hit with Sweet About Me - we hit it off on the radio!

History in the making - farewell to Belfast Citybeat - as Q Radio arrives in the capital city!

A rare day away from May McFettridge - the one and only John Linehan!

These glamour-girls launched the band Phasebook - I did one of their first radio interviews - great fun !

With Kirsty McMurray at an awards ceremony in London!

Another awards ceremony with Sonya Mac - great we ended up working together again!

Farewell Candy - the last time we saw each other at the Lady Taveners Ball :-(

Carlos! I've worked with Carl Kinsman since we did Breakfast together on Cool - he was the stations youngest Breakfast presenter and I was the glamorous Newsreader! Now we're at Q!

The great John O'Hara - the original Downtown Downbeat Guy and one of UTV's best announcers. My two favourite memories of working with John are the special late night phone-in we did for Downtown's 35th birthday and sitting in for Candy and doing the Santa phone-in - Legend!

Latest comments

27.02 | 02:30

I have really enjoyed reading this article, so very much that I didn't know about Robert Skates, I have admired how he has fitted in radio, as well as being a very hands on father and family man,

18.02 | 07:37

Good read Robert. Here’s to the next 25 years! x

20.06 | 09:10

Brilliant Web page, so interesting but no mention of R S A.S. Lol 😁 and the 638 posts on one show! x

17.02 | 22:15

Love this page... what an amazing life you have had