Josh Holmes-Bright
'Young Person of the Year' 2023 | Radio Caroline & BBC Essex

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Caroline Coastal Relaunch

Caroline Community Radio was a local branch of Radio Caroline that served the Maldon district and the Essex coast. Josh was involved from it's very first day in October 2020, and became Assistant Station Manager in 2023. His first major project was the rebrand of the station, which had taken a different direction under the new leadership, and was not engaging with the local community as much as it intended to when it was launched after the first lockdown.

After a year of hard work, the station successfully relaunched as Caroline Coastal FM in April 2024 - during an offshore broadcast aboard the radio ship Ross Revenge. Since then, the presenters have been on top form, and the station has been more heavily involved with local events, putting on many of their own.

Caroline Coastal FM is a community radio station for the Maldon district and the Essex coast and serves the area with local news, events and interviews while also playing hits from the 60's through to present day. As well as running the station, Josh also continues to present shows on Caroline Coastal. In Maldon, you can listen in on 94.7FM and 104.7FM, and across the country you can listen on the Caroline Coastal website, on several radio apps, and on smart speakers by enabling the Caroline Coastal skill, or with "Alexa, enable Caroline Coastal".

Find out more about the station on the Caroline Coastal website and read more about the special relaunch weekend here.

Nils Lofgren Interview

Josh's latest musical interview was with a personal hero - the legendary rocker and E Street Band/Crazy Horse member Nils Lofgren. Nils spoke to Josh about his ongoing world tour alongside Bruce Springsteen, his latest album Spares (a collection of unreleased songs from previous unfinished projects) and highlights from his incredible 50-year career.

Watch the interview here, and don't forget to subscribe to the Radio Caroline YouTube channel while you're there for more great content, including Josh's interviews with the likes of Rick Wakeman, Paul McKenna, P.P. Arnold,  Emperor Rosko and OMD's Andy McCluskey.

'Young Person of the Year'

After a long journey up to Newcastle on Saturday 4th November, Josh won Gold at the Community Radio Awards in the category for 'Young Person of the Year'. The award showcases the country's best Under 25's who 'are passionate about radio, and whose work positively impacts those around them and their listeners'. It was his work both on air, and behind-the-scenes, that got Josh shortlisted, and eventually victorious, at the prestigious event.

The judges described Josh as: "Definitely a rising star. A strong, clear and confident presenter; knowledgeable, easy to listen to, and achieving in many areas of the station." When giving his speech, Josh said: "Community radio is obviously in very strong hands with the young people here, and the more experienced presenters too. I'm very grateful for this, so thank you very much".

“A strong, clear and confident presenter; knowledgeable, easy to listen to, and achieving in many areas”

Community Radio Awards 2023

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