ABOUT US

Cruise Radio was founded by Doug Parker in the Spring of 2009. As a cruise enthusiast, Doug, has many cruises under his belt and loves to share his stories. Doug started the site as a portal for folks to learn about first time cruising, destinations, and to keep the cruise excitement alive in this downward economy. Let us give you tips and insight on your next cruise. Our blogger’s have extensive cruise knowledge and experience. 

Cruise Radio is INDEPENDENT and offers a non-biased look at today’s cruising industry. Doug Parker, founder of Cruise Radio (and a weekly correspondent to the show) commented on the new radio show launch, ” with today’s economy, more consumers are looking for alternative cost effective ways to travel, Cruise Radio is a platform to get the word out about just that.” Cruise Radio can be heard every Sunday. Doug commented “I couldn’t be happier, when you mix profession, personality and passion….. the sky’s the limit”. 

Behind the Mic 

Doug Parker

Doug Parker-  Blogger, show producer, and field correspondent. Born in Jacksonville, Fla., and a local radio personality, Doug’s passion is radio, traveling, pod-casting, running, music and who could forget cruising!  Over the years, Doug, has worked as a radio personality in Nashville, TN, Valdosta,GA  and has spent a majority of his career in Jacksonville, Florida. Doug is really active in all aspects of Cruise Radio from production, sales, web content, and promotion.   Unlike Matt, Doug has never been on TV (he does have a YouTube channel though).  You can find his personal travel blog DOUG ON THE GO! here. 

Matt Basford

Matt Basford was born and raised in Jacksonville, FL and attended Hofstra University in New York where he majored in Liberal Arts and Theater. Matt began his radio career in high school when he was 16 at WJAX and continued to work in Top 40 radio in Chicago, Salt Lake City, New Orleans, and NPR in Los Angeles. While in L.A., he was acting in film and TV, doing stand up, and was the winning bachelor both times he appeared on The Dating Game (so he’s got THAT going for him).  Matt does all the voice over work and pre/post show production.