He originally signed up for nine years, but bought himself out after two and in December 1967 joined Radio Caroline, quickly establishing himself on the 0900-noon slot, and receiving between 1,000 & 2,000 letters each week. After Caroline's closure in 1968, he worked in Clubs. 

In 1970 Andy received a call from Roger Day to become part of the team that would launch a new offshore station, Radio Northsea International. However, by joining RNI, Andy missed out on the chance to join Radio One, as he explains: "I was working on the discotheque scene in Wolverhampton and managed to get onto the BBC Radio One list of jocks. Roger Day rang me up and asked and as soon as everything was ready I set off to Holland with Alan West. Little did I know that as I left England a telegram came informing me that I had got the job of relieff disc jockey for Dave Cash as he was going on holiday. Of course by the time I got back to land after my first spell on the Mebo, the job had gone. I was sick at missing that chance as I regard the BBC as perhaps the ultimate in any broadcasters career and feel that I missed the opportunity of a lifetime".

Andy stayed with RNI until September 24, 1970, when the station closed. By the time of closure he held the position of senior broadcaster. However, when RNI resumed broadcasting on February 14, 1971, Andy was not re-invited to join. He did briefly appear again on the station in August 1971, but his second spell was terminated after an alleged incident involving Tony Allen, a situation which Andy maintains to this day, was set-up to engineer his dismissal. 

In 1972, Andy rejoined the returning Radio Caroline. In 1974, he worked on Radio Seagull, presenting 61 shows between January 7 & February 22.

In 1974 he joined Tyne-Tees Television as a continuity announcer, later moving to Radio Orwell in Ipswich. 

In September 1975 he was one of the first people to be prosecuted under the Marine Offences Act and was fined for having worked on Caroline. 

As well as Orwell, he was heard on Devonair in Exeter, Dublin's Radio Nova, where he was programme controller, and Leicester's Centre Radio (the first ILR Station to go bankrupt). 

When Radio Caroline launched its new ship in 1983 Andy was there but, again, was caught coming ashore and fined.

In 1984 he joined County Sound in Guilford and in 1985 rejoined Orwell, remaining there until 1990 when he joined Invicta Supergold. At the end of that year he was appointed programme controller of the new station Mellow 1557, in Frinton-on-Sea, in Essex. He left Invicta/Mellow about 2 years later and joined BBC Radio Suffolk and then BBC Radio Norfolk, where he currently works.

Of his offshore days, Andy reflects: "I certainly enjoyed the camaraderie and bon homie. I didn't take life too seriously. Our job was to produce light entertainment. We were all young. When we went ashore after three weeks we would pick up around £400, spend it and do it all again"