Samantha Dubois (15 January 1955 – 1 October 1992)[1] was a radio presenter on Radio Caroline during the 1970s and again in 1984.[2]
She was born Ellen Kraal in the Netherlands but learned to speak English from time spent growing up in New Zealand in the 1960s.[3] This gave her a unique and instantly recognisable accent. She joined Radio Caroline originally as the girlfriend of Peter Chicago, the transmitter engineer and occasional broadcaster, and at first she helped out with the cooking on the radio ship Mi Amigo.
She was first heard on the air on 6 February 1973, making an announcement in Dutch on Norman Barrington's show, using her real name.[2] Her first programme was on 3 March 1973, when she called herself 'Ellen the cook'.[4][5]
In 1974, she began working as a regular broadcaster in the 3am-6am slot, using the name 'Samantha Dubois'
