Radio Moments - Conversations podcast

Radio Moments - Conversations

Radio people tell their stories - in their own words - alone.

Radio people tell their stories - in their own words - alone.

 

#116

115: Gary Burgess - Wave, Wire, Q96, UTV, BBC Guernsey, ITV, Channel 103

Graduating from a school radio station – to emerge as a familiar face on ITV in the Channe... more

29 Dec 2020

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:57

29 Dec 2020


#115

114: Howard Hughes - City, Wyvern, Capital, LBC, BBC local

The shy schoolboy whose commanding voice went on to dominate London’s news bulletins for a... more

19 Nov 2020

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:34

19 Nov 2020


#114

113: Graham Torrington - BRMB, Buzz, Kix 96, GWR group, BBC local

From helping out on a charity appeal to dominating late night music radio for generations.... more

05 Nov 2020

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:23

05 Nov 2020


#113

112: Clive Dickens - Chiltern, BRMB, Capital, ARI, Absolute, Austereo, Seven West, Optus

The teenage tape reclaimer - whose DNA now remains across UK radio and whose influence is ... more

09 Oct 2020

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:57

09 Oct 2020


#112

111: Louisa Compton - BBC Three Counties, 5 Live, Newsbeat, Channel 4

The rookie press journalist who rose to head Channel 4 News and Current Affairs -via a lov... more

08 Sep 2020

57 MINS

57:35

08 Sep 2020


#111

110: Cornelius Lysaght - Severn Sound, Southern, BBC Racing Correspondent

The boarding school boy who helped out during the holidays at a commercial station and ros... more

14 Aug 2020

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:45

14 Aug 2020


#110

109: David Lloyd - Trent, Leic Sound, Lincs FM, Radio Authority, Century, Galaxy, LBC, Virgin, Orion

This is a secret episode! Over the course of this series, several folk have asked whether ... more

01 Aug 2020

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:42

01 Aug 2020


#109

108: Ken Bruce - BBC Radio Scotland, Radio 2

The Glasgow car-washer who became BBC Radio 2’s longest serving mid-morning presenter – an... more

18 Jul 2020

58 MINS

58:48

18 Jul 2020


#108

107: Rob Jones - City, Luxembourg, the Super Station, USP

The Liverpool schoolboy who rose to a major profile as a presenter – before devising the s... more

05 Jul 2020

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:15

05 Jul 2020


#107

106: Colin Mason - Executive, Swansea Sound, Chiltern and BBC local

From history student to running one of the early commercial radio networks. In this hour ... more

16 Jun 2020

57 MINS

57:31

16 Jun 2020


#106

105: Lisa Kerr - Executive, Radiocentre, Local Radio Company; and Classic FM

From music student - to delivering an environment for commercial radio fit for a digital a... more

09 Jun 2020

56 MINS

56:52

09 Jun 2020


#105

104: Pete Price - Presenter, Radio City, City Talk, Radio Merseyside

From a chef and hairdresser - to becoming one of Liverpool’s leading on-air characters. I... more

04 Jun 2020

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:06

04 Jun 2020


#104

103: Graham Dene - Presenter, UBN, City, Capital, Virgin, Magic, Smooth, BBC Local

He rose from being a BBC administration assistant to holding the Capital breakfast show fo... more

29 Apr 2020

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:04

29 Apr 2020


#103

102: David Symonds - Presenter, BBC Light, Home, Radio 1,2, Capital, Victory

He was the disgraced schoolboy who was to become the first presenter on Capital Radio in 1... more

23 Apr 2020

52 MINS

52:31

23 Apr 2020


#102

101: Simon Mayo - Presenter, Radio 1, 2, 5 Live, Nottingham & Brighton

From working as a car park attendant and being turned down by the BBC - to hosting some of... more

12 Apr 2020

58 MINS

58:59

12 Apr 2020


#101

100: Don Thomson - Commercial Director, Piccadilly, Chrysalis, COO Global

From a place behind a newsagent's counter armed just with a single O’ level – emerging as ... more

30 Mar 2020

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:54

30 Mar 2020