Vince Tracy worked as a Radio Presenter with BBC Radio Merseyside in the early 1970s while he was a club DJ around Merseyside. A fire in Birkenhead Market was a major turning point in Vince's life when water damage from that fire closed the Hamilton Club, Birkenhead and Vince was out of a job. Eventually, he went semi-professional and developed a sales career. He progressed from relief salesman to become the Northern Division Field Sales Manager and Sales Trainer with Jenks Brokerage, a national blue chip company in the food business.
Alongside his sales career Vince developed music skills playing guitar and harmonicas to add a new dimension to his performance skills. The riots in Liverpool in the 1980s prompted a move to Cornwall and a subsequent return to study leading to degrees and academic qualifications as both a Lecturer and Qualified teacher in Cornwall.
During his first degree Vince returned to Broadcasting but this time in Brittany, France. His BA studied Recreation and the Community and involved presenting his own radio show in French at Radio H in Brittany. While working as a lecturer at Cornwall College Vince studied a Masters Degree in Education.
After many years teaching in Cornwall the family moved to a new life in Spain with a full-time radio job and his own show with national broadcaster, Onda Cero. He developed his cabaret shows in Benidorm eventually performing his rock n roll act in USA, Australia, France and Spain and beyond. Find Rockin Rupert on You Tube!
When the recession forced the closure of Onda Cero International radio station in Altea in 2009 Vince began podcasting with many great celebrity interviews available on this website.
Vince was an all-round sportsman including a football trial at Tranmere Rovers, representing the Liverpool Shipping League and regularly playing in celebrity football games with 1966 World Cup winner Sir Roger Hunt and great names from the world of showbiz like Rod Stewart, Freddie Star and Tom O'Connor. He played Rugby Union with Old Anselmians with a trial for Cheshire and later played for Old Instonians. He was a second Dan Judo instructor and international judoka fighting at international tournaments in Paris.
His love of music had developed during his years as a club and radio DJ and these days he's happy singing and playing at local jams on the Costa Blanca.