Stoke Mandeville Hospital Radio

Dez Kay

Born in High Wycombe, Dez Kay's love of music took him into the world of discos, where he worked as a professional DJ for a number of years in local pubs and night clubs. He regularly presented programmes for Wycombe Radio in the 70s and early 80s and moved to Aylesbury in 1982.

He then joined Stoke Mandeville Hospital Radio and has been with the station over 30 years and presents his regular weekly show 'Special K as well as one off specials. The show includes great music, interviews and humorous stories from around the world.
He is also very involved with the station's outside broadcast unit which involves discos and fundraising activities; the money raised helps keep the station on air as Stoke Mandeville Hospital Radio is a registered charity and manned entirely by volunteers.

In 2003 he won the Aylesbury Town Mayor's Award for Services to the Community. As well as the studio work including voice overs for adverts, promos and video's, Dez has hosted and compered many events around the Vale such as The End of the World Music Festival, Stoke Mandeville's Party in the Park, the
Re-cycled Clothes Show for Aylesbury Vale District Council, Aylesbury on Sea with Samia Smith from Coronation Street, and Chris Fountain from Hollyoaks and Dancing On Ice fame, and in 2009 he hosted the same event with John Challis and Sue Holderness aka "Boycie and Marlene" from Only Fools and Horses, and in this same year he presented the Carol Fest a very popular Town Centre Event.

Dez Boy with Boycie and Marlene

Dez has been the MC at the prestigious "Aylesbury Business Excellence Awards" for over 6 years and on these evenings worked with the likes of Roger Black, Steve Davis, Bobby Davro, Steve Nallon , Cannon and Ball and Phil Tufnell. Dez has also hosted the Hemel Hempstead Business Excellence Awards with Tom O'Connor, and worked with the late comedian Mike Reid.

Dez with Phil Tufnell

Between 2002 and 2010, Dez toured theatres across the UK as host and compere with the hit show 'Elvis-An American Trilogy'. 2010 saw Dez picked as the host for the very first MilitaryTattoo held in Aylesbury Town Centre as well as the first ever AVDC "Star Awards" held at the Civic Centre.
Dez will take to the stage at the new Aylesbury Waterside Theatre in June 2011 to host the AVDC Star "Awards" again.

As well as a passion for music, he is a dedicated and passionate Tottenham Hotspur fan and has been a Season Ticket holder for nearly 30 years. From an early age he was spellbound by the magic of the stage and the atmosphere performances can create, he loves the theatre and in particular musicals and only wishes he could sing.

Dez comments, 'Perhaps that's why I am a presenter'!

Dez also has his own website Here

To send Dez an email click: Dez Kay