Ricky Hawthorn

'Bringing talk and news to the whole of Two Point County.'

Ricky is a disc jockey on Two Point Radio, he hosts the morning section and has been known to be confused if it is actually morning or not. He likes to think of himself as a world-class DJ and has worked at the station for over 25 years. Ricky says back then, they had to wind up the records manually and shout really loudly.

He is an extremely positive, some might argue overly positive, personality that will see the bright side in anything and everything.

Ricky Hawthorn is very passive aggressive. "You know, other DJs, some of them on this very station believe it or not, can be...well...a tad grumpy to be perfectly blunt.  I'm not naming any names mind you, \*cough\* Nigel."  This is all said with a wide smile and pleasant tones.

Ricky refers to his voice like honey.  And often describes that his voice as 'a jar of good old fashioned honey', that he will pour into the ears of his listeners.  This often results in complaints.

## Early Life

Ricky Hawthorn was a very angry child, which he believes is due to parental neglect or possibly his brother's constant bullying. Ricky confirms he was a rage filled young man who was as likely to bite your cheek off as to shake your hand.

He believes that the only thing that saved him was his calling, being a radio disc jockey, reaching out to listeners. Ricky confirms they should all pray he never loses his job, because he knows where everyone lives.

His childhood dream was to build his own Nuclear Submarine. He finally gets this chance when he is older. He signs up for a long distance learning class 'How To Build Your Own Nuclear Submarine'. The course complies of 7,435 lessons.

## Career

Works as a radio disc jockey for Two Point Radio, who has an extremely strong sunny disposition.

## Personal Life

Ricky has a brother, Simon Hawthorn who is also a DJ in a neighbouring county. It seems that Ricky doesn't get along with his brother Simon as Simon appears to be the more successful of the brothers and possibly their mothers favourite. Ricky, how is always trying to be positive comments about his brothers sad news of rating being down for the first time in decade. Ricky thinks about his brother's possible fall from grace and hopes that Simon doesn't lose his job, 'living on the streets, hugging a flea-ridden blanket, wondering where it all went wrong, and why he couldn't as successful as his brother Ricky.'

Ricky is a big fan of gardening.

Holistix is one of his favourite companies in the world. He ordered two boxes of their new product  Damson Jam Face Mask when first announced.
One night Ricky couldn't sleep because of a lot of commotion outside of his house. "Seven police cars, two ambulances, and the remains of what I believe one calls 'a street gang fight'.  Not a pretty sight, let me tell you. Still, all those blue and red lights certainly did give the street a festive look and I'm happy to say, by this morning, most of the teeth had been hosed away."
It is possible Ricky is having an affair with Mrs Tickling.

Ricky often attends the local pub quiz at the Oily Cormorant in Hogsport.
Ricky goes for a run every morning. He takes these runs through Lower Bullocks and always runs as fast as he can until he 'falls to the ground.' He has expressed it is a good thing there are a few hospitals nearby.

Ricky is very interested in joining the 'secretive and bizzare' Orb Foundation. He wants to see what it is all about so got himself an interview.

Ricky is a fan of Roderick Cushion and of **Perilous Spandex 4 in particular.**

## The Fry ups

28 years ago, Ricky was in a band called The Fry Ups. Ricky had long hair back then and was the bass player. They recorded a few demos and had dreams of glory.
Ricky claims the reason they broke up was because their big egos got in the way. They had a big fight because Ricky kept turning the bass up at the mix.
One of their demos was called Spoonful of Grease which Ricky wrote himself.
Ricky believes they were a talented band. He refers to other bands he plays on the radio to much less talented.
Ricky once played the demo on the radio. 4 listeners called in asking to buy a copy at any cost. Ricky confirmed he would send them all a tape of the masterpiece.  He sent them 2nd class.

## House

The water pipes once burst in Ricky's house, causing a cave-in, in the living room. He blames the hard water of his area. Another time, in the night, a tree fell and crashed through his conservatory. Ricky, trying to remain calm and positive claimed it wasn't worth dwelling on the past and his place does look greener now.

## Pets

Ricky owns a spaniel dog, named Federico. Federico barks a lot and Ricky has found feeding him baked beans always calms him right down.