Geoff Dorsett

Geoff is a music jock and 9 times award-winning DJ. He started his music career aged 13 with some local discos and by 18 was working with Mecca Ballrooms opening venues around the UK.

In 1974 he was on air at the opening of commercial radio station Radio Hallam in Sheffield, followed by presenting shifts on other local radio stations in the 80s as well as pirate radio.

Geoff is currently on air every weekday morning   for 20 years at Forest FM (community radio in Dorset), 9-10 a.m. with ‘All Our Yesterplays’, and Saturday nights 8-9 p.m. with ‘The Soul Show’. He also currently syndicates 4 shows: ‘Solid Gold 60s’, ‘Supersonic 70s’ ‘A Kick up the 80s’  and Pump up the 90/s( and a touch of 2000/s) to 120 stations in 28 countries. For the last 20 years, Geoff, along with his late  producer and best friend  Adrian Collis, presented the cult radio programme ‘The Soft Rock Show’ which has run for 20 years exclusively on community station Express FM in Portsmouth but is now syndicated across 55 other stations internationally , and covers every genre.  This radio show plays 10 new songs each week and has a  mission to  break new artists, It also features interviews from artists from every decade. Altogether, Geoff has interviewed  over 3300 musicians including Sir Cliff Richard, members of The Rolling Stones, Genesis, The Eagles, Queen, Fleetwood Mac, Chicago, Toto, Level 42, and from every decade: Freddy Cannon, Tommy Roe, Marty Wilde The Byrds, , The Searchers,  The Who, The Hollies, Sweet, Slade, Suzy Quatro , Deep Purple, Status Quo,  OMD ,Nik Kershaw,  Go West  Blow Monkeys, Paul Young, Duran Duran , Ocean Colour Scene,  Yes, The Stranglers UB40, , Spandau Ballet .Simple Minds,   Busted , Scouting for Girls,  Kaiser Chiefs , Shed Seven Lightning Seeds ,The Feeling, Kula Shaker. plus many more. In addition, Geoff has also interviewed many songwriters   Like Nicky Chinn, Cook & Greenaway, authors, venue owners and PR companies.

Geoff presents all his shows from his home studio near Salisbury and can be contacted the following ways: