November 2011
1 post
We Will Remember Them
There’s a campaign at the moment to make today, the Monday after Remembrance Sunday, a Bank Holiday. Many events seem to grow year by year, and not all of them for the better. I think most would agree though, that the increased awareness lately of Armistice Day, the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal, and Remembrance Sunday can only be a good thing. Cllr Jackie Lane commented today on...
September 2011
1 post
Simon Walker - The World according to me: Onwards... →
simonwalker:
“Onwards and Upwards, so to speak” is a saying that a few of the Tameside Radio team use. In reality it means lets strive to move onwards and upwards but with a realistic view that its not always possible. Time has come for Tameside Radio to move onwards and upwards with a great opportunity.
We live in a difficult market for advertising, aside of the economic downturn there are...
July 2011
1 post
Back in 1999! →
Blimey. I sound like I’m on helium in this clip! August 1999. It can’t be that long ago, surely…?
March 2011
1 post
Pav's Patch: We'll miss you Melvin →
pavspatch:
IN August it will be 30 years since I appeared on “Mastermind”. On the whole, the most you can say about my performance is that I didn’t finish last in my heat. However, I did provide five minutes of fame for Melvin Burgess who died last weekend aged 74.
Melvin was groundsman,…
October 2010
6 posts
Simon Walker - The World according to me: Radio is... →
simonwalker:
Radio works because it is trusted, it is a conversation between the broadcaster and the listener. The presenter builds trust, becomes a friend and thus builds their audience. Then we lie to the listener about the other listeners - community radio excepted.
Once a 1/4 Ipsos RSL produce data on…
Yes, it’s Rajar day. I knew Simon would beat me to it with a blog post....
Ukrainian egg decorating workshop - Event... →
Halloween In Ashton - News Article | 103.6FM... →
Tameside Radio looking forward to this event in Ashton on Saturday 30th October. Music, fun, and chances to win. Click for details.
“Rainy days and Friday’s always get you down!”
– Wayne Kay
September 2010
1 post
From the North, this was Granada
I’m already hopelessly out of date with this post. But I think it’s still just about worth doing. It’s just an excuse really for me to say “I used to work on Coronation Street, you know.” Which I did!
Last week I watched the drama The Road To Coronation Street on BBC4. It’s all part of the celebrations of the soap’s 50th anniversary. It was so well done!...
May 2010
5 posts
More BBC rants? There's a theme developing!
You’ll no doubt have noticed already various bits and pieces about the BBC on this blog. Yes, i know I sound bitter, maybe as though I’m jealous of what they do, but that really isn’t the case. I’m more than happy to acknowledge that I enjoy a great deal of what the BBC does, both in radio and television. Indeed, much of the BBC’s radio output is a source of...
Cheer up BBC staff exiled up north, we’ve put our... →
The BBC? The North?? Not LONDON??? Yes, I know it sounds as though I’m always ranting about the BBC, but this column in The Times Online really amused me!
The World according to me: Profligate BBC? & the... →
I listened to the Sony Nominations being announced about 6 weeks ago and became angry. I wondered why the BBC were dominating the process when they account for less listener time than there nominations indicated.
Radio Academy Podcast →
Tameside Radio, and in particular Simon Walker, got a mention in this week’s Radio Academy Podcast, Radiotalk.
April 2010
9 posts
End of an Era →
One of the people who make Tameside Radio what it is, is leaving us.
It really has been a pleasure to work with Ian Leonard at Tameside Radio for the last two-and-a-bit years. Personally, I’m sorry to see him go, but wish him well as he relocates overseas. I hope Ian will continue to make some guest contributions to Tameside Radio, either with the help of technology, or when he’s...
Voiceover update
It’s been a while since there’s been a voiceover update from me. I’ve this week recorded the voiceover for the help section of part of the O2 business website. Listen out for me on the walk through of the O2 Desktop Text service. Get in touch if you’d like to know more about my voiceover and production services.
Sour grapes? Surely not!
So, tonight was the announcement of the nominations for the Sony Radio Academy Awards 2010. Tameside Radio had entered our news programme Tameside Reports in the Best News and Current Affairs Programme category. We produce a 15 minute programme every weekday of local news, and the main national headlines of the day. We’ve covered breaking news stories live on location, and featured issues...
http://www.votematch.org.uk/ →
“You know where the door is. Use it.”
– Rita Sullivan, Coronation Street
Sci Fi UK →
Enjoying the classic Doctor Who on Sci-Fi channel this weekend. Currently watching the 4th Doctor and Adric in Logopolis. The Watcher!
“So, the oil drills in that picture, are they in Hyde then?”
– Wayne Kay
Easter Programmes at Tameside Radio →
See the website for details of our special programmes over Easter.
April Fool!
Thanks to everyone who joined in with our April Fool joke on Tameside Radio yesterday. Of course, there will be no oil drilling in Tameside!
So many people were good sports and joined in with the gag, including two of our local MP’s, Andrew Gwynne and James Purnell, the construction workers in Dukinfield who were happy to pose for pictures in their high-vis jackets, and Jay...
March 2010
8 posts
The World according to me: The first post →
Nice to see I’m a geek, and a celebrity in a small pond sort of way…
Labour select candidate for Stalybridge and Hyde....
“Next weekend we’ll be at events on Saturday and Sunday.
So, do those...”
– Wayne Kay
Labour Selects Candidate for Stalybridge & Hyde -... →
Tameside Radio playlist on Spotify →
As promised, a link to some of the new additions to Tameside Radio’s playlist this week.
Spotify →
Do you know about Spotify already? I guess so, but in case here’s a link to it. It’s a great free streaming music service. Get yourself on Spotify, and you’ll be able to find an on demand playlist to listen to new music added to Tameside Radio’s daytime schedule each week.
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Tameside Radio new website →
Check out our brand new website. Lots more new features, and even more being added over the coming weeks.
To blog, or not to blog...
Well, i’ve toyed with this idea for a while. A couple of things have kicked me in to action! First of all, the brand new Tameside Radio website has all kinds of options to integrate features in to it. One of them being blogs for presenters. The other is that the hosting on my current website expired, and I was looking for a quick way to get things back online, that was a bit different. So,...