Petrol pump attendant, plumber, bank clerk, insurance salesman, mobile disc jockey are all on his CV, before Dave joined BBC Radio Lancashire in 1998 as co-host of the Rugby League programme.
The only access to a phone would have been from the weighing room security officer, who can authorise the use of a Jockey Club mobile for outgoing calls.
Launched in late 2009 with backing from Egyptian-based Orascom Telecom, WIND Mobile was the first of several new wireless entrants to attempt to jockey for position in Canada's wireless industry.