History
John Public has presented Black Echoes since late 1982. In the beginning the show centred on many forms of black music but by 1984 it had concentrated solely on reggae music.
Miss Pat joined the programme as producer in 1985 having moved from London, where she grew up listening to all styles of Jamaican music. Since then the programme has incorporated ska, shuffle, rock steady, early reggae, Mento etc., as well as DJ, dub, dub poetry and ragga.
Denzil Lacey joined the programme in early 2002 to work as broadcast Assistant. in 2007 he also became the Webmaster for their Website, He also makes an appearance on the show when they have competitions
In 2008, the show moved its slot from 8–9 pm to 9–10 pm due to schedule changes which include Little Steven's Underground Garage a syndicated show broadcast on various radio stations across the world. In July, 2009 the show changed its time slot again to 7:30–9:00 pm
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