Mark Franklin
Mark Franklin in for Niall Foster
When did you start your first significant job/career?
1990
When did you start your first radio job, what was it?
20 years ago at BBC local radio in Wiltshire
What do you think is the key to your success?
Determination and hard work
What do you love about radio?
I love the one-to-one communication
What’s been your career highlight(s)
Working on the brand new Radio 5 when it launched was great.
Worst job you did?
Stacking shelves in Woolworth's, Swindon. I got fired for eating the pick n mix!
How did you do at school/further education?
Very well. Passed all my GCSE's and 3 A Levels
What are your passions/hobbies outside of work?
Mincing around town and just lording it up
Any quirky/interesting habits or facts about you?
None that I can think of
Favourite meal
Steak and Chips
Favourite drink
Vodka
Favourite film(s)
The Breakfast Club
Favourite celebrity
Changes daily, right now, Mario from Big Brother
What do you drive?
Peugeot 407
Favourite place to go on holiday?
LA
What are you like in the morning?
Quite happy
How does your best friend describe you?
Honest, funny and just a little queeny
Most embarrassing moment
Being mis-quoted by Number One magazine (ask your mum) apparently saying Enya was rubbish...and then meeting her the next day!
What would the title of your biography be?
He Came, He Saw, And He Came Again
Shopping or sport?
Hello? Shopping!
Party animal or bystander?
Party Animal
Hot or cold?
Hot
Sun or snow?
Snow
Beach or mountain?
Beach
City or country?
City
Facebook or twitter?
Both
Waitrose or Tesco?
Waitrose darling!
Magazine or Book?
Number One's from 1992
Tea or coffee?
Neither
Bar or pub?
Both