Biography:Diana Luke
Template:Infobox presenter Diana Luke is a Canadian-born radio presenter and hypnotherapist who grew up in Toronto, Ontario and has worked in the UK since 1974.[1]
Luke retired from radio on 18 December 2016, to concentrate on her Mind Being Well Workshops for corporate groups around the UK and Clinical Hypnotherapy.[2] She presented a regular syndicated show broadcast simultaneously on several BBC regional radio stations Sheffield, Leeds, York and Humberside on a Sunday night between 9 pm and 1 am. Some listeners have criticised this move which cuts jobs and means less local output from the BBC.
Career
Radio
Luke has worked for many radio stations across the country. Her radio career started on Viking Radio in Kingston-upon-Hull in 1987, where she was their first female presenter. She also presented a weekend show on the Yorkshire Radio Network. After leaving YRN, Diana went to County Sound in Surrey as the mid-morning presenter, and later as one of the original presenters on the ill-fated overnight service The Superstation.
Diana Luke was the breakfast presenter and first voice heard on London's 102.2 Jazz FM opening day, on Sunday 4 March 1990.[3]
(As of 2016), she presented a regular show on BBC Radio Sheffield, Leeds, York and Humberside on Sundays between 9 pm and 1 am. The last hour changed to a pre-recording to The Luke of Love until 1 am. Diana is a regular freelance presenter for BBC Radio Manchester, BBC Radio Leeds and BBC Radio Sheffield.
Return to Radio
Luke can now be heard again in 2021 on The Saturday Club, 7-10am Saturday morning as presenter for The Wireless. This online station broadcasts using the free smart phone app TuneIn.[4]
The latest station to use Luke is Boom Radio. This is a DAB station and also streams to an audience of Boomers of all ages.[5] Luke is presenting a Monday to Thursday night time show 10pm - 12am as of 14 February 2021.[6]
Clinical Therapist
Luke is a professionally qualified clinical hypnotherapist, psychotherapist and health and fitness advisor, and is a member of the National Register of Hypno-Psychotherapists. She also specialises in Mindfulness Workshops for business, education and media sections.
Private life
Diana Luke is the mother of four adult children and has nine grandchildren to date.
References
- ↑ "Introduction". dianaluke.net. https://www.dianaluke.org/introduction/.
- ↑ "Merry Christmas". dianaluke.net. https://www.dianaluke.net/merry-christmas/.
- ↑ "25 years of Jazz FM | On Air | Jazz FM". jazzfm.com. http://www.jazzfm.com/on-air/25-years-of-jazz-fm/i/diana-luke1/.
- ↑ "Saturday Club 7-10am". wirelessclub.co.uk. http://www.wirelessclub.co.uk.
- ↑ "Boom Radio Launch Announced". BOOMradio. https://www.boomradiouk.com/boom-radio-launch-announced/.
- ↑ "Programme Schedule and presenters on Boom Radio UK | Programmes". boomradiouk.com. https://www.boomradiouk.com/progs1/.
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