About Us
Rob Quicke - Founder and Host
"I grew up in Cambridge, England, listening to my Dad's stories of his school classmates' Syd Barrett and Roger Waters. As a teenager I lived on the same street as Syd and I used to hope that eventually I would walk round a street corner and bump into him..."
Rob Quicke’s passion for radio and British music has led him to create radio history three times. First, with fellow students at Oxford University, Rob helped design and launch the UK’s first student FM radio station in 1997. Second, he was the architect of the first radio journalism course of its kind in India at the Asian College of Journalism in 2000. Third, Rob created and launched the only radio show of its kind in America—Britsound—in 2005, playing the very best of British music to audiences in the US.
Rob has been a radio DJ in England with a market-leading morning show, and he also produced news features for broadcast on the BBC. From 2002 to 2007, Rob taught radio at Saint Xavier University, Chicago, where he won a Silver Dome Award for broadcasting excellence from the Illinois Broadcasters Association. He was also General Manager of WXAV 88.3 FM. During his time in Chicago, Rob has been featured in the Chicago Sun-Times, the Chicago Tribune, Time Out Magazine Chicago, Chicago Public Radio WBEZ FM, and Chicago Tonight, Chicago’s premier public affairs program, on WTTW Channel 11 television.
The nationally syndicated Britsound Radio Show is the fastest growing syndicated radio show of its kind, reaching an estimated 250,000 listeners every week. Time Out Magazine Chicago wrote that Britsound “exposes some great, largely unknown Brit bands. Listen in with pen and paper ready for gems..." The show has appeared in AllAccess.com several times and is currently being broadcast on over 18 stations around the US and the UK. Rob regularly interviews British bands and artists such as Jamie Cullum, Editors, Chris Rea, Gomez, Art Brut, Supergrass, Elbow, and Eric Burdon, to name just a few.As host of the show, Rob is an expert in all eras of British music and is dedicated to exposing American audiences to the very latest music from the UK, as well as playing classic songs that remain audience favorites.
"I started Britsound because I realized that many British bands don’t get played or noticed over here in America. I wanted to do something about that – hence Britsound."
You can contact Rob by emailing radio@britsound.com
Gillian Lomax - Senior Correspondent
Gillian Lomax was made for radio. A British transplant, she has been the voice of 'Beatle News' for the past five years on Breakfast with the Beatles, the longest running Beatles radio show in the country. Gillian has amassed a huge fan base over the time she first started on 97.1 KLSX FM in 2003 and when the show moved to 95.5 KLOS FM in 2006 she attracted an even larger audience.
Gillian’s foray into radio began in Lake Como, Italy in 1976 as a late night guest commentator on Radio Como. Her ability to ad lib along with her wit and personality perfectly suited the European radio market. Gillian has the knack to deliver the heart of any story, news item or conversation with not only great delivery but with a friendly timber that attracts people to her voice.
Born in Liverpool, England, the birthplace of the most famous band in history, The Beatles, Gillian’s first brush with big time music came while in her teens when she met The Kinks back stage at the Liverpool Stadium in the 1970’s and became friends with lead singer Ray Davies. She is also friends with Paul McCartney’s relatives through whom she met Paul. Gillian traveled extensively throughout Europe and then moved to the States where she wound up in Los Angeles in the 90’s, socializing and becoming familiar with many famous musicians including Bryan Ferry, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Donovan, the Zombies and Rod Stewart. This led to a stint as music editor for the well known British newspaper The British Weekly.
Gillian is a voice that should be heard on an international level and any radio show would benefit from her knowledge and candor. She can be reached at gillian@britsound.com
CJ Wilson - Show Imaging / 'Sound'
CJ Wilson produces all the sweepers and liners for the Britsound Radio Show. An accomplished producer, CJ provides radio imaging and production for many radio stations in America. Rob says that CJ is a "bloody genius" and CJ can be contacted here: cjwilson@earwhacked.com
Risa Pappas - Beatles Corner Host 
Risa Pappas is a comedy writer, singer, voice actor, and DJ. She is the host of The Morning Blend, a drive-time talk show on WPSC 88.7FM in Wayne, NJ that broadcasts in the New York market. She also assists in the production and post-production of NewlyGreens, a TV show that gives tips and solutions for living a green lifestyle.
Risa reads the news for USA News Network’s daily broadcasts on 20 different radio stations across the U.S. In addition to producing, acting in, and writing programming for WPTV-6 in Wayne, she has done production work for Killer Goose Films, an independent film company in New Jersey. In her free time, Risa writes standup and sketch comedy.
Risa wants to do everything media, from print to HD, from news to music. And she welcomes the opportunity to collaborate with anyone. She can be reached at risa@britsound.com
