 Some of the announcers of the time were Ben Beckinsale, Russ Walkington, Ken Guy, Peter Kay, John Flemming, Jimmy White, and John Kerr.With the emergence of 4IP into the marketplace with a similar Top 40 format, 4BH added talkback programmes led by Ivor Hancock and supported by a well known lineup including, Don Seccombe, Babette Stephens, Gabby Horan, Peter Clark, Jim Iliffe, Owen Delaney, Father Stephen Freshwater, Jennifer Blocksidge and Pat Thompson.Bob Ackery joined the station in the early 1970s and became the "drive time" announcer before moving into the "breakfast" slot, later taking on the role of Programme Manager and eventually General Manager in the late 80s.