Early Career
Lloyd grew up in Macclesfield, Cheshire, a South Manchester satellite town. After working as a paperboy, in 1989 he began working at a local print works after school, earning £1 an hour. He later worked at Margin Music, a local record shop, almost tripling his hourly rate!
He began his radio career in 1991 at KFM Radio / Signal Cheshire in Stockport, as a traffic & travel reporter, before taking over their weekday evening show.
Lloyd later signed up with Piccadilly Radio in Manchester, and in 1998 teamed up with Pete Mitchell to present the afternoon show on Key 103.
The duo rapidly established a cult following with their witty and slightly risque banter, and in 1998 won a Sony radio academy award for their show.
During October 2012 on his Hometime Show, Lloyd revealed that he was adopted as a child.
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