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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dave \"The Chairman\" McBride<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d643655 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d643655\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Born\u00a0and\u00a0raised\u00a0in\u00a0god\u2019s\u00a0country,\u00a0I\u00a0lived\u00a0in\u00a0Essex\u00a0until\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a021\u00a0when<br \/>I\u00a0left\u00a0my\u00a0job\u00a0as\u00a0an\u00a0Insurance\u00a0Broker\u00a0at\u00a0Lloyds\u00a0for\u00a0frozen\u00a0musical\u00a0waste<br \/>land\u00a0that\u00a0was\u00a0Scandinavia\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0time.\u00a0It\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0long\u00a0before\u00a0I\u00a0fell<br \/>under the influence of the likes of Gary Dean, Arthur Cooke (Cookie)\u00a0 and Steve Daniels (The Moose) all of whom were well established club\u00a0 DJs. After an alcohol induced apprenticeship I was ready to pack up my\u00a0 vinyl and spread my love of soul and dance music the land of\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Tuborg and Tivoli (Denmark).<\/p><p>I returned back to the UK in 1989 and in 1992 started my own\u00a0 Promotionsand Events business, were I combined my love of music\u00a0 with the abilityto inform and entertain\u00a0 \u00a0with the microphone. Fast forward 20 years I am now semi &#8211; retired and enjoying being Chairman of a local\u00a0football club (Virginia Water FC) and playing my eclectic taste in music on the radio.<\/p><p><a href=\"mailto:thechairman@soulgrooveradio.co.uk\"><strong>thechairman<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"mailto:thechairman@soulgrooveradio.co.uk\"><strong>@soulgrooveradio.co.uk<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-901768e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"901768e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-59589fb\" data-id=\"59589fb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd7d996 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd7d996\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>\u00a9 Copyright 2026 Soul Groove Radio Ltd 13253396 | All Rights Reserved | Site by SGR<\/strong><\/p><p><strong>Soul Groove Radio logo is a registered Trademark and no reproduction can be made without written permission.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dave &#8220;The Chairman&#8221; McBride Born\u00a0and\u00a0raised\u00a0in\u00a0god\u2019s\u00a0country,\u00a0I\u00a0lived\u00a0in\u00a0Essex\u00a0until\u00a0I\u00a0was\u00a021\u00a0whenI\u00a0left\u00a0my\u00a0job\u00a0as\u00a0an\u00a0Insurance\u00a0Broker\u00a0at\u00a0Lloyds\u00a0for\u00a0frozen\u00a0musical\u00a0wasteland\u00a0that\u00a0was\u00a0Scandinavia\u00a0at\u00a0the\u00a0time.\u00a0It\u00a0wasn\u2019t\u00a0long\u00a0before\u00a0I\u00a0fellunder the influence of the likes of Gary Dean, Arthur Cooke (Cookie)\u00a0 and Steve Daniels (The Moose) all of whom were well established club\u00a0 DJs. 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