Diana Luke
Diana Luke | |
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Born | Diana Luke 15 July Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
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Station(s) | BBC Radio Sheffield |
Time slot | Sunday: 21:00 – 01:00 |
Station(s) | Boom Radio |
Time slot | Monday–Thursday: 22:00 – 00:00 |
Country | United Kingdom |
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 . 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. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
- ^ "Merry Christmas". dianaluke.net. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
- ^ "25 years of Jazz FM | On Air | Jazz FM". jazzfm.com. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
- ^ "Saturday Club 7-10am". wirelessclub.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-01-11.
- ^ "Boom Radio Launch Announced". boomradiouk.com. BOOMradio. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "Programme Schedule and presenters on Boom Radio UK | Programmes". boomradiouk.com. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
External links[]
- British radio personalities
- Living people
- People from Toronto
- British radio DJs
- Hypnotherapists
- Canadian emigrants to England