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Global creates new roles and makes promotions in senior team

Global has promoted some staff and created new roles in its Broadcasting & Content team. Richard Steel has been promoted to Managing Editor of Heart. He moves from being Deputy Managing Editor...

Careless Whisper voted no.1 song of all time in Smooth Radio poll

A Smooth Radio listener poll has seen Careless Whisper voted the number one song of all time. Smooth’s All Time Top 500, the station’s annual countdown, attracted almost 32,000 votes. The results were played on-air across the Bank Holiday weekend, with the number one...

Presenters can’t be replaced by robots says Global’s James Rea

Global’s Director of Broadcasting and Content James Rea says the power of radio lies in its strength to be personal, and presenters won’t be replaced by robots anytime soon. In a session at Radiodays Europe, James was in conversation with radio consultant John Simons, his former boss at GMG Radio...

Global introduces new logo and strapline for Smooth Radio

Smooth Radio has been given a ‘brand refresh’ with a new logo and strapline introduced. The new logo is an evolutionary upgrade on the design used for the last ten years, keeping a similar font but changing the shape and colours surrounding it. The word Radio has also moved from the left side to the right side...

Rupert Grint tells Chris Evans new horror film almost too much

Harry Potter star Rupert Grint admitted on Virgin Radio earlier, his new horror film was almost too scary for him. Speaking on The Chris Evans Breakfast Show about Knock At The Cabin, Rupert said: “It is brutal and there’s a lot to unpick with it, a lot going on. I do love the [horror] genre but this particularly is quite triggering for me...

Stars come out to perform for Global’s Make Some Noise Night

Last night, Tom Grennan, Charlie Puth, Sam Ryder and Olly Murs joined Global’s presenters for the charity gala night. Chart-topping BRIT-nominated musician Tom Grennan; multi-platinum hit singer-songwriter Charlie Puth, multi-award-winner and Eurovision star Sam Ryder, and one of the UK’s most popular singers and entertainers Olly Murs, took to the stage at The Londoner hotel in Leicester Square to perform in front of almost 400 special guests...

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...

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.

Weekend changes at Smooth Radio as Kirsty Gallacher joins

A new weekend schedule at Smooth Radio sees Kirsty Gallacher and Simon Clarke hosting weekend shows on a permanent basis. Kirsty, who has been covering shows recently at the Global brand, will be on-air from 1pm to 4pm starting this Saturday. The ex-Sky Sports presenter also recently joined GB News to co-host the breakfast programme...

Winners announced for the Global Awards 2021

The winners of The Global Awards 2021 have been revealed with Dua Lipa picking up three awards. Now in its fourth year, The Global Awards brings together Capital, Heart, Smooth, Classic FM, LBC, Radio X, Capital XTRA and Gold, to honour the stars of music, news and entertainment. However, this year the LBC Award, previously won by Steve Allen, has been removed as a category, along the Best Podcast. The awards ceremony was unable to take place this year...