Andy Fox

Andy Fox is one the most experienced and respected members of the Up Close team, having been involved in radio since the early eighties. He cut his broadcasting teeth under the guidance of the legendary Johnnie Walker and worked with the likes of Bob Harris, Dave Cash and even sports reporter Jonathan Pearce!

He has an encyclopaedic knowledge of music and ‘rock’ in particular and has interviewed all the ‘rock greats including Ozzy, Lemmy, Robert Plant, Ian Gillan, Ritchie Blackmore, Status Quo, Alice Cooper and even newer bands like The Darkness, The Answer and Roadstar.

Andy has worked on several different radio stations in the South West and Wales area and also throughout the nineties was Ents. manager at the Bristol Bierkeller booking acts like Marillion, Extreme, Magnum, Thunder, Soundgarden, Manic Street Preachers, Faith No More and the only local gigs for both Nirvana and the Stone Roses.

He brings his wealth of knowledge and experience to the Rockshow on a Thursday evenng (9-Midnight) playing ‘Classic to Modern Rock, Prog to Metal and all things in between’.