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Nothing says 'Local Radio' more than this...
Posted by Mr Drayton on 15 April 2010 - 1:22pm.
...note that I found on my desk half an hour ago*
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I work for the BBC in Newcastle, and yes, it's that Jack Charlton.
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So...
I guess this means you work for BBC Radio Newcastle?
I used to read their travel news donkey's years ago...
When
was this?
*counts on fingers*
must have been between 1995 and 1997.
I've worked at a good number of BBC local radio stations in my time. Aside from doing AA Roadwatch for the Yorkshire cluster stations (and Newcastle and Cleveland), I did proper stints at BBCs Radio Cleveland and Sheffield, as well as some of the West Midlands stations.
How about you?
I really miss local radio, it was so much fun.
Must've just missed you
Started about '98 as a freelance and soon became a wage slave.
Only just missed you
I was already at BBC Radio Cleveland in 1998. Ah yes, I remember it well...
and I used to do the AA Travel News on BBC Radio Bristol
during the afternoon rush-hour. There were five bulletins (IIRC) spaced out between about 4 p.m. and 5.30 p.m.
I had a very nice glamorous lady visitor one day, from, I think, what was then GWR. She wanted to see how we did the travel news from a studio (the size of a suitcase) in the AA offices which were then on Park Row in Bristol, half a mile down the road from the Beeb and connected over an ISDN line.
My visitor asked me what I thought of the BBC Radio Bristol service in general. I told her that I thought it was, "quite good, but rather amateurish", (winces at the memory) when what I really meant to say was, "gentle and charmingly provincial".
Trouble was, I'd left the mic live.
End of any pretence at radio proficiency. Furious blushing. Deep shame.
*cringes*
ohhhh, I think we've all done something similar.
The worst I remember was a Roadwatch colleague delivering a tirade to a mate about what a tosser the drivetime presenter on Century was...
...and of course this tirade was delivered in a studio, down a live ISDN, direct to the ears of the drivetime presenter on Century.
Inevitably.
I associate it much more with
terrible / brilliant adverts, like the one for Rainham Sheds.
Which chart hit do you think they chose to change the lyrics to?
All revealed here:
http://www.rainhamsheds.co.uk/
He knew my Mam
And would chat with her in Gelder's bakery in Pont where he bought bread buns from.
This was all years ago mind
Turns out
the accordian player is a 102.
Tin-pot local radio
...nothing says local radio more than a Stock Aitken and Waterman record, usually after the news. Usaually Kylie or Rick.
(Oh dear, I said "record")
I have no idea why there are three of these
Moderators : fill yer boots !
Tin-pot local radio
...nothing says local radio more than a Stock Aitken and Waterman record, usually after the news. Usaually Kylie or Rick.
(Oh dear, I said "record")
Tin-pot local radio
...nothing says local radio more than a Stock Aitken and Waterman record, usually after the news. Usaually Kylie or Rick.
(Oh dear, I said "record")