User:CDICKENS

Clive Dickens – Programme & Operations Director. Clive is a founding member of Absolute Radio and oversees all operational aspects of the company's activities. His radio expertise is recognised and in demand world-wide and he consults to a select number stations in Europe, Asia and (through our associate company Absolute & Dowse LLC) the USA.

Clive is responsible for identifying business opportunities and championed the acquisition of 107.6 Juice FM, Liverpool in 2003. Clive had overall responsibility for Programming and Operations at the station between 2003 and 2005 and masterminded a 50% increase in total hours and a doubling of market share by the station in under two years. He also co-ordinates all licence application work carried out by Absolute Radio.

Clive was named the fourth most influential person in the UK radio and music industry by the Sunday Times in April 2000. Between 1995 and 2000 Clive was Group Head of Programmes at Capital Radio (now GCAP Media plc). Capital Radio's market capitalisation rose from STG£200m to over STG£1 billion during his time with the company. One of his many roles was to oversee the integration of all FM acquisitions which included BRMB - Birmingham, Southern Radio, Red Dragon and XFM-London. Prior to heading up Capital's programming department he worked for eleven years at Chiltern Radio plc in the Home Counties, where he rose from being the youngest Head of Music in UK radio to Network Controller of seven market leading local stations.