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New Year Honours announced for radio presenters and volunteers

Presenters Moira Stuart, Kate Garraway, Margherita Taylor and Mark Murphy, plus Choice FM co-founder Neil Kenlock have been recognised in the New Year Honours. Radio Tyneside Chairman Dave Nicholson is also honoured, along with David Sharp, Station Manager at Academy FM in Folkestone and former Radiocentre CEO Siobhan Kenny. Dave Nicholson MBE has been awarded the OBE for his work with the station and the community... He was awarded the MBE in 1997 for his 28 years of work with the Civil Service.

Publication date: 31.12.2021

Magic Radio reveals favourite Christmas songs

Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas’ reigns supreme as the UK’s favourite festive song taking the title ahead of The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl’s ‘Fairytale of New York’ and Wham’s ‘Last Christmas’. The votes were cast by members of the public around the UK who visited Magic Radio’s 100% Christmas experience, which has been stopping at different regions across the country to spread...

Publication date: 22.12.2021

Numi Gildert to host a new evening show for kmfm in Kent

kmfm Kent is starting the new year with new shows and faces joining the schedule. Numi Gildert will take over the station’s CHR evening show ‘The Hit List’ from Jan 10th live Mon-Thur from 7pm – 10pm. Numi joined the station earlier this year to present the Kent Top 40 with co-host Alex and is excited to be a more regular voice on Kent’s Radio Station...

Publication date: 17.12.2021

Stephen Mulhern is to sit in for Chris Evans on Virgin Radio

Stephen Mulhern will be taking over the Virgin Radio UK breakfast show, sitting in for Chris Evans, from Monday in the week leading up to Christmas. It won’t be Stephen’s first stint on the station as he previously sat in for Graham Norton on his weekend show, for four weeks last summer. Stephen says: “I’m delighted to be back on Virgin Radio UK to have some festive fun with listeners in the build up to Christmas...

Publication date: 17.12.2021

Jackie Brambles joins Greatest Hits Radio to host evenings

Former BBC Radio 1 presenter Jackie Brambles is joining Greatest Hits Radio to host the weekday evening show. She’ll replace Darren Proctor who is leaving to explore new opportunities. Simon Mayo announced the news of Jackie joining on his Drive show today (Thursday) saying “Jackie is a top radio presenter and I’m delighted we’ll be reunited at Greatest Hits Radio. At Radio 1 she was always a delight to work with...

Publication date: 16.12.2021

Gemma Cairney joins Scala Radio to Take a Moment

Gemma Cairney is joining Scala Radio to explore the world of classical music throughout January. The station is inviting listeners to Take A Moment to enjoy the calming effects of classical music in the new year as part of a new series. Gemma said: “It has been calming and exciting starting 2022 by exploring a new genre of music with Scala Radio. Classical music is something quite new to me and I have really...

Publication date: 16.12.2021

Schedule changes at Heart for 2022 as Yasmin Evans joins

Heart changes from January include Yasmin Evans joining for weekends and Dev Griffin taking over weekday evenings. Dev replaces Mark Wright who moves back to Saturday afternoons from 4pm. Yasmin Evans joins Global from 1Xtra to present Sunday 12pm till 4pm after leaving the BBC recently. Lindsey Russell, best-known for her 8-year stint hosting Blue Peter, also joins the Heart family, to present Saturdays and Sundays from 1am – 6am...

Publication date: 16.12.2021

Classic FM Live is back at London’s Royal Albert Hall in 2022

As part of its 30th birthday celebrations next year, Classic FM will return to the Royal Albert Hall on Monday 11 April for a very special live concert. In addition to the station’s anniversary, 2022 is also Her Majesty The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee year. To celebrate, Classic FM Live sponsored by river, ocean and expeditions cruise line Viking, will be an evening full of the best-loved music written for royalty, performed by...

Publication date: 14.12.2021

Sir Michael Parkinson and Norah Jones lead Jazz FM’s Festive schedule

Jazz FM’s Christmas and New Year schedule includes Sir Michael making a return to the station, plus Grammy winner Norah Jones and actor Danny John Jules presenting special programmes. Following his series earlier in the year, Parky – My Kind of Jazz at Christmas, Michael Parkinson is back on Christmas Day to play his favourite Great American Songbook Christmas favourites and...

Publication date: 14.12.2021

Radio X creates exclusive Biffy Clyro gig for listeners

Biffy Clyro will kick off 2022 with an exclusive acoustic gig for fans, Radio X Presents Biffy Clyro with Barclaycard. Radio X’s Toby Tarrant will host the gig and the station will sell tickets via the Global Player app. The acoustic performance will take place at Hackney Church in East London on Tuesday 18th January, 2022, just before the band begin their rescheduled European Tour...

Publication date: 13.12.2021