Mike Allen (5)

(B) 1942 (D) 2015 Mike Allen is a British radio presenter. He also was one of the first pioneers of electro/hip hop music in the mid 80's, hosting his own very successful show on Capital Radio which eventually went national under the name National Fresh, going on to MC at the uk fresh festival at Wembley in 1986 which featured artists such as Grandmaster Flash, and Afrika Bambaataa. Mike is known for his distinctive velvety voice and has regularly been heard on the airwaves for a number of years. His credits include stints presenting shows on Capital Radio (where his broadcasting career began), Talk Radio, LBC and 102.2 Smooth FM. Mike joined Smooth FM's replacement 102.2 Smooth Radio when it opened in March 2007. He used to do weekend lunchtimes (Saturday 10am-1pm & Sunday 1-5pm) but Lynn Parsons took those slots and Mike moved to Lynn's evening slots and the Saturday Lunchtime Slot was extended to 10am-2pm. In October 2005 Mike recorded a one off hip hop show for BBC Radio 1xtra as part of their hip hop weekend.