Roger Hill is a British radio presenter, producer and art director, from

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England. He is best known for presenting the UK's longest-running alternative music programme called 'The Popular Music Show' on

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Life

Hill was raised in

, England. He studied at

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, receiving a degree in English and Drama. Hill went on to become a teacher in

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, England. After he left the city, he was unemployed and put on one of the first job creation schemes, after moving in with his brother in

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, and found work in a theatre company in

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Career

In the

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and

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, he helped local teenagers to act, write and direct as a director at

’s

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. In the

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, he performed on stage as his alter ego Mandy Romero. Hill has presented 'The Popular Music Show' (or 'PMS') since 1982 when he joined

. It was previously called 'Pure Musical Sensations' and 'Rockaround'. It was first presented by Phil Ross. The programme was previously rock-oriented, with various musical genres added in later years. Roger was asked to take over the show after Ross left to work in

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. Hill also presents 'PMS' on the digital

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station Melodic Distraction. In 2015, Hill was featured in a

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programme 'Man with the Mohican', highlighting the impact Hill had on generations of city performers. In 2022, Hill celebrated 40 years as the presenter and producer of 'The Popular Music Show' on the

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, with a special edition of the programme. Hill helped set up the Citadel Arts Centre in St Helens, in which he contributed to Arts Council policy on community theatre. Hill was previously a lecturer at the Liverpool Institute of Performance Arts. Alongside broadcasting, Hill has worked in educational research, theatre, drama and Performance Art duties at the Bluecoat Art Centre.

References

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