John Myers

John Myers (aka John Morgan) is a United Kingdom radio executive and presenter. He is currently the chief executive of GMG Radio, owned by the Scott Trust, which owns the Smooth FM and Real Radio brands.

He began as a presenter in 1982 for Rock FM, and then Radio Tees in 1984. In 1988 he became the programme controller and breakfast presenter for Red Rose Gold.

He appeared on Border Television as a continuity announcer and programme presenter (sometimes with Eric the Monkey!) during the late 1980s and early 1990s.

In 1993 he launched CFM (Carlisle), as managing director of Border Radio Holdings.

In September 1994, he launched 100-102 Century FM in North East England. He again presented the breakfast show, this time under the pseudonym of John Morgan. He also co-presented other shows, such as the Sunday lunch time Fun on the Phones. He released a compilation cassette of the Wind-up from his show, and even a novelty single, called Three Rosettes .

During this time he also presented segments on Tyne Tees Television s magazine show. Ratings fell when he stepped down from presenting the breakfast show, and his replacement, Steve Coleman (radio presenter), was sacked after just three weeks. [http://www.daveporter.co.uk/steve/]

In 1997 he left the North East to launch Heart 106 in the East Midlands. A year later, the BBC fly on the wall documentary Trouble at the Top followed his launch of 105.4 Century FM in North West England.

He became managing director of GMG Radio in 1999, which launched Real Radio (Wales) in 2000. Like 105.4 Century FM, John Morgan hosted the breakfast show.

He became chief executive of GMGR in 2002.

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*[http://www.mediaweek.co.uk/articles/2004/6/QuantumArticle-2004-06-08000003 No bullshit from this radio man] *[http://www.radioark.com/stations/commercial/england/cfm/ Radio Ark] Video clips of CFM s launch, featuring interviews with Myers. *[http://static.highbeam.com/m/musicampmedia/june051999/keyexecchangesatukradiogroups/ Key exec changes at U.K. radio groups] 1999 - Myers leaves Border. *[http://www.theradiomagazine.co.uk/BigCheese/Myers001.htm Big Cheese] 2000 - John Myers on radio