Welcome to my website, dear reader. My name is Gavin Tucker, and I’m a South African radio presenter, author, voice artist, emcee, and podcaster. I am originally from a small town an hour south of Johannesburg. For the last two decades I have made a career in radio broadcasting. My on-air experience comprises commercial radio, community radio, satellite radio, and online radio.
Growing up, I gained the moniker “sh*t stirrer”. This isn’t because I was an upstart – though there are some who rather fervently would support that statement – but because I have always been opinionated.
The advent of podcasts and the ease with which they are made was an invitation I could not refuse. I began editing podcast programs in 2019 and started my own show in 2022 called ‘The Gavin Tucker Show’, which is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google.
This website is intended to be a space where freethought and opinion flourishes, and I created it for two reasons. Chiefly, because it made sense to have an all-encompassing website that brings together the things about which I am passionate.
Secondly, I am an ardent supporter of free speech. Even when I do not agree with your sentiments, I believe you should have the right to express your views. In long-gone years reverence was paid to freethinking pioneers and defenders of those who speak a truth, not for the sake of offense but to keep the ability to do so sacred. The great George Orwell said, “if liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear”.
I look forward to interacting with you through my blog and on the podcast. Additionally, you’re welcome to email suggestions and topics you’d like me to discuss on the show.