Lee Quinn

Morning Show
Monday, Thursday & Friday 9:00 am - Midday

Join Lee for a lively and unpredictable morning show on Meridian FM.

With a wide range of studios guests and the best in music, the Morning Show is the ideal place to stay each weekday.

A love of music from a very early age. Strumming along on a mini size guitar to Michelle by the Overlanders and listening to Sparky and his magic Piano in the 60s, Lee started violin lessons very young and now helps his daughter play. His other passion is football and the boots still get an airing on occasions with the Vets at East Grinstead Town.

As a young DJ with two conventional record players wired together and a few made up lights he did his first disco before his teens. In the 70's his box of 7 inch singles went to every party with him. At 17 he passed his driving test and became a mobile DJ till he was 21.

His career in retail management for 18 years restricted his DJ career so it went on hold. His favourite era of music was the 80's, a peak concert time for him he watch many live bands from this era, Kraftwerk, Human League (still a firm favourite), Depeche Mode, Ultravox, OMD, and many others and he did managed to get to play footy at Selhurst Park 3 times.

A brief two year club slot in the 90's as DJ then Lee's career went on hold but the passion for music continued. It was to be a 10 year break before he started on the Meridian FM radio roller coaster ride, which was in February 2006. Lee is a former founder of Meridian FM had his presenter debut with Meridian in the first transmission with the morning show. He has headed up a selection of shows and the in the Summer 2008 transmission he should hit the 100 show mark for Meridian FM.

Life before Meridian fm - what were you up to?
Before Meridian Fm I was and still am running my own locally based business, which supports local businesses. I was and still am actively involved with the commercial development of East Grinstead Town football club and see this as something I will be doing for many, many years to come

The first music track I bought was…
Disco Tex & his sex-o-lettes - Get Dancin, part 1 and 2. It's a well travelled 7inch single (released in 1974), which to this day still has my class number from middle school and form number from secondary school on it.

I don't feel like dancing - what will you play to get me on the dance floor?
Good question and it depends who's asking, where the party is and what the audience is and of course at what time during the party

Which song sums up your journey so far?
One Vision - Queen and I do like fried Chicken!

A day at the races or a night at the opera?
A night at the Opera

I wish I had invented…
The Car and I would have put the seat belt fastening, when they came out, on the outside of the seats in the back. Trying to put seat belts on kids 'super safe seats' that fasten in the centre of the car are a nightmare!!

The invite says fancy dress, who are you going as?
A knight in Armour (I've already got the costume!)

Ah, there's the receipt - what are you returning and what do you want instead?
CD player - for a record deck

What song have you listened to the most?
Time after Time - Cyndie Lauper

I hate to ask...but whose autograph did you insist on getting?
There are two groups ABBA and Queen

Which song do you wish you'd written?
Slipping through my fingers - Abba from The Visitors Album track 8

It's my round - what are you having?
Malibu and Milk tall glass loads of ice

Je ne regrette rien - et vous?
Just a few but not many

We've been a great audience - how will you send us home smiling?
It's free

My philosophy on life in one word is…
Live

I have taken part in an extreme sport… (If not, which would you consider doing?)
I've done a few but still fancy a go on Cresta run in a bath tub!

If I could invite anyone, living or dead, to dinner for some great conversation I would ask…
Dudley Moore, Richard Branson, my family, Freud, Phil Collins, Amanda Burton, Michael J Fox, Kyle Minogue, Cate Blanchett, Thomas Andrews (Ship designer) and Dame Judi Dench.

I think the most overrated/underrated thing or person is…
The most overrated thing is professional footballers and their salaries.