After being off-air for several months, the popular broadcaster this morning revealed he was hanging up his headphones and heading off for a retirement in Cyprus.
Mr Bara, who will celebrate his 60th birthday next month, told listeners that it had been an honour to work at the BBC.
‘I have had the privilege of doing things that many broadcasters, far better broadcasters than I have ever been, have not been able to do,’ he said. ‘If I look back at two decades at BBC Jersey and some of the things that I have been allowed to do, it has been such a privilege to be at the forefront of local broadcasting. It has been brilliant.’
A former professional musician, Mr Bara achieved success as a keyboard player in the 1970s, going on tour with Dolly Parton and providing backing on Bonnie Tyler records, before moving to Jersey initially as musical director at the Caesar’s Palace at Grève de Lecq.
Full story in Tuesday’s JEP
