The Soft Rock Show is presented by Geoff Dorsett, assisted by editor, web admin and general assistant Chris Meineck.
Geoff Dorsett
Geoff started his career at the age of 13 and within five years was one of the Mecca Group’s top DJs, being used as their opening act for their new venue’s nationwide. During the ’60s when package tours were at the height of their popularity, Geoff could be found compering shows with The Animals, The Kinks, Spencer Davis Group, Roy Orbison and Chuck Berry, and was the MC for the second-ever Led Zeppelin show.
Come the late ’60s, Geoff was on the radio with the BBC and in 1974 became one of Radio Hallam’s first voices when the station launched, being the new commercial station for Sheffield. In the ’70s Geoff also worked on Q102 in Florida and KZUN in Dallas. In the ’80s you’d have heard him on the legendary pirate radio station, Sunshine Radio.
Geoff now presents a number of specialist radio shows (see the ‘Geoff’s Other Shows’ page) and can currently be heard on over 130 stations around the world. In particular, The Soft Rock Show has won three awards and Geoff has interviewed over 900 artists over the last 15 years, including Sir Cliff Richard, Roger Daltrey of The Who, Mike Rutherford of Genesis, Lulu, Leo Sayer, Mike Pinder of The Searchers, Dave Hill of Slade, Rick Astley, both Mark King & Mike Lindup of Level 42, and Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull… and that’s just the start of the list!
Now recording all of his shows at his home studio on the Hampshire/Wiltshire border in the South of England, Geoff has also worked at his local community station Forest FM in East Dorset for many years, presenting a Soul and R&B show on Saturdays and ‘All Our Yesterplays’ every weekday morning. He has also completed the ‘Route To Radio’ broadcasting course, with credits. In 2013 and 2014 Geoff received the prestigious GEO Award in Chicago for ‘Outstanding Contributing Programme’ for his ‘Solid Gold ‘60s’ show. In May 2026 he was interviewed for the Radio Times in recognition for his 50+ years in the radio industry.
Currently recording 6 radio shows a week, Geoff celebrates his 80th birthday in October 2026 and shows no signs of slowing down!
Chris Meineck
Chris is Geoff’s editor, webmaster, social media manager and technical assistant. He & Geoff first met when he joined Forest FM as their youngest ever presenter at the age of 15. He started out as presenter of The Youth Zone followed by the Sunday Breakfast Show for 8 years, and now hosts the Sunday Lunchtime Show as well as ‘Secret 70s’ which is currently broadcast on around 20 stations around the world – both shows being recorded in his home studio. Chris started working for Geoff in 2015 and for the first couple of years solely edited the interviews, but a substantial promotion in March 2017 saw him rise to his current roles and responsibilities.