Andy Hudson, COO and owner, The Broadband Computer Company

Nov 30 2009 by Iain Laing, The Journal

He’s spent the past 30 years keeping the world entertained with some of the greatest performers on the planet, and befriended a few along the way. Andrew Mernin hears Andy Hudson’s remarkable tale as he prepares for his latest mission - introducing a forgotten generation to the internet.

THE QUESTIONNAIRE

What car do you drive?

BMW 7 series

What’s your favourite restaurant?

Sambuca One, North Shields Fish Quay – cheap, noisy and fun

Who or what makes you laugh?

The Mock the Week team

What’s your favourite book?

Tale of Two Cities

What’s your favourite film?

The Heat of the Night

What was the last album you bought?

Mozart Piano Concerti

What’s your ideal job, other than your current one?

Head of energy policy, Europe

If you had a talking parrot, what’s the first thing you’d teach it to say?

Oh ... don’t stop the carnival

What’s your greatest fear?

Running out of time before I’ve finished .... everything!

What’s the best piece of business advice you have ever received?

Always argue your point but understand that you might sometimes be wrong

And the worst?

Let’s go to Ireland

What’s your poison? 

French red

What newspaper do you read, other than The Journal?

The Guardian

How much was your first pay packet and what was it for? 

£19 a week on the Burnham Scale as a science teacher

How do you keep fit?

Gym at Royal Quays

What’s your most irritating habit?

Collecting wires/plugs and sockets that may some day come in handy

What’s your biggest extravagance?

Champagne (or Cava in these austere times)

Which historical or fictional character do you most identify with/admire?

Falstaff – he had such a good time

And which four famous people would you most like to dine with?

Nelson Mandela, Bill Clinton, Vince Cable and Joanna Lumley

How would you like to be remembered?

A loving dad and partner.