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Ron Berry appointed Chair of the Board at 3FM
Ron Berry has been appointed as Chair of the Board of Directors with immediate effect at 3FM on the Isle of Man. The appointment comes as part of a number of developments at the company which also sees 3FM becoming part of a wider network of broadcasting services that includes several Irish radio stations...Publication date: 11.05.2022
George Michael is number one on Smooth’s All Time Top 500
More than 68,000 votes were cast by the public in Smooth’s All Time Top 500 – the radio station’s countdown of the nation’s favourite songs, which were revealed on air across the May Bank Holiday weekend. The song voted number one by listeners is George Michael’s Careless Whisper, which he wrote when he was just 17 years old and the timeless classic reached the number one spot in 25 countries...Publication date: 02.05.2022
talkSPORT is to air a documentary on legendary Leeds manager Don Revie
talkSPORT is to broadcast a documentary on the life of Don Revie, on the same day Don died in 1989. Revie’s Angels tells the story of the legendary Leeds manager and the incredible side he assembled in the 60s and 70s. Appearing in the programme are former Leeds winger Eddie Gray...Publication date: 30.04.2022
Tim Westwood steps down from CapitalXTRA radio show
Tim Westwood will not be presenting his Saturday night radio show at CapitalXTRA until further notice. He’s stepped down following claims of sexual assault from several women which he strongly denies. Global confirmed the news in a statement, saying: “Following the claims that have recently come to light, Tim Westwood has stepped down from his show until further notice.”...Publication date: 27.04.2022
Presenter moves as Virgin Radio introduces summer schedule changes
Virgin Radio UK has a few programming changes across the network for the summer season, including the return of Virgin Radio Pride UK in June. As Sam Pinkham takes a break, Steve Denyer moves to early breakfast. Bam moves to evenings from 7-10pm on Monday to Thursday, and Olivia Jones joins the team from Rock FM to present the late show from 10pm...Publication date: 26.04.2022
TalkRadio branding morphes into TalkTV on television launch day
TalkRadio has fully aligned its branding with the new TalkTV station on the launch day of the television service. A new logo is now being used for TalkRadio – to match TalkTV – and TalkRadio’s website has disappeared with talkradio.co.uk now redirecting to Talk.TV...Publication date: 25.04.2022
Donald Trump to be first guest on Piers Morgan Uncensored at TalkRadio
The new TalkTV and TalkRadio show Piers Morgan Uncensored will feature former US President Donald Trump. The show will air at 8pm on the launch day for TalkTV, which will carry the programmes of TalkRadio for the majority of the output. TalkTV’s daytime schedule at launch will broadcast televised shows from TalkRadio...Publication date: 21.04.2022
Schedule changes at TalkRadio head of the launch of TalkTV
Daisy McAndrew, David Bull and Petrie Hosken are getting new shows on TalkRadio in time for the launch of TalkTV. Political journalist Daisy McAndrew will present the 10pm-11pm show, Monday to Wednesday, and will be joined by journalists and commentators to discuss the day’s big stories and the following day’s newspapers. Daisy has nearly 30 years of experience covering politics, business and...Publication date: 20.04.2022
Blossoms to play exclusive London gig for Radio X
Blossoms are to play an exclusive intimate gig for fans in London next month – Radio X Presents Blossoms with Barclaycard. The gig will take place at O2 Academy Islington on Wednesday 4 May. It’ll be one of the first chances for fans to catch the band live after the release of their hotly anticipated fourth studio album ‘Ribbon Around the Bomb’, which is released on 29 April...Publication date: 20.04.2022
talkSPORT partners with The Cricketer magazine for new radio show
talkSPORT has partnered with The Cricketer for a brand new radio show on county cricket. Following On – County Cricketer starts today (Thursday) and will bring to life the county game for viewers and listeners, showcasing the professional game across the 18 counties. The show will be presented by two-time County Championship winner, Steve Harmison and...Publication date: 14.04.2022