 Read then joined Classic FM, where he presented a weekend show and had a stint as weekday breakfast presenter starting in March 1996.Subsequently,in 1997, he presented the networked Breakfast Show on Classic Gold stations around the UK.From September 1999, he presented the Breakfast Show on Jazz FM in the north of England, then in 2001 joined Spirit FM in Chichester, initially presenting a Sunday show from 10a.m.