Very early in his career, Hughes worked at a pirate radio station,
Radio Nova, in the
Republic of Ireland. He then worked at
Radio Wyvern, a radio station in
Worcester, England; his activities in his time at the station included newsreading and newsgathering, presenting the breakfast show and presenting the afternoon show. In 1988, he left the station and began working at
County Sound in
Guildford. Hughes moved to presenting the news for
Independent Radio News in the early 1990s, and following this he worked at
BBC Radio Berkshire, a station which he would return to many years later. After this, he worked at
Capital Radio in London on the station's breakfast show, which was presented by
Chris Tarrant. He presented the show's news bulletins, which included presenting the news
on location when the show travelled to other countries. In the early half of the 2000s, Hughes provided voiceovers for TV shows in the UK, including ''
Cilla's Moment of Truth and Simply The Best''. In around 2000, Hughes started being the voiceover for the
British Comedy Awards; he held this role for at least five years. Hughes then worked at
LBC,
talkSPORT and
Smooth Radio; whilst at talkSPORT, he presented a show about unexplained events called
The Unexplained. This show ended in 2019. Hughes also read the news on the station's weekday breakfast show, which was hosted by
Andrew Peach. == Death ==