Classic Gold GEM - Presenters

Presenters

Presenters on the station included many who were already established personalities in the East Midlands region. Among them were John Peters (who launched the station as he had done with Trent in 1975), Craig Strong (who drove the Trent outside broadcast van on the launch day of GEM, behind the "Olympic" runners), Amanda Bowman, Andy Marriott, Tony Lyman Graham Wright and Paul Robey. Many of these original presenters were later to be heard on a newer oldies and easy listening station broadcasting to the East Midlands, this time on FM. This was Saga 106.6 FM, which came on air in 2003, and was later rebranded as 106.6 Smooth Radio after it was acquired by GMG Radio. The spirit of GEM-AM lived on throughout the Saga era with many of Saga 106.6 FM's jingles made by JAM and Steve England making reference to the Great East Midlands.

In the late 1980s on GEM-AM radio, a new South Asian Indian program was presented by Amarjeet Kooner, aka DJ Magnam, he brought extra listenership to GEM-AM from the large South Asian Indian community that lived in Derby & Nottingham.