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Radio Greats @radiogreats.bsky.social · Aug 18

And With that Series 9 of #RadioGreats is at a close!

Thank you to all Guests who took part in this season!

We will be back for a 10 Series in 2026, if you have any suggestions as to who you would like to be featured let us know!😊📻📻

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Radio Greats @radiogreats.bsky.social · Aug 14

And Last One in this series!

From One Luke, to Another!

It’s the Queen of Late Night Radio, but who is Diana Luke?🌙📻

Well she joins me on #RadioGreats to chat about working at stations that include #TheSuperstation, #JazzFM, #GLR and #Boom!

🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/1770277/epis... 🎧

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Radio Greats @radiogreats.bsky.social · Aug 12

The last episode in this season of #RadioGreats will be available to listen and download on Thursday. I want to say Thank you to those who took part in Season 9, but who will be closing this series out?📻

Here’s a Hint - Moonbathers!🌝

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Radio Greats @radiogreats.bsky.social · Aug 7

He is the creator of the @radiocreators.com podcast and this week @steverandall.com is the Guest on #RadioGreats!!📻

From #Metro, #PowerFM and #SpireFM, there are many great stories in this one.

But what was crafting the demo like when he was on Radio Cherwell?

Find out more now!

🎧bit.ly/3J5mRcH🎧

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Radio Greats @radiogreats.bsky.social · Aug 6

I’ve got another #RadioGreats episode for you to listen to tomorrow and it with a great Guest, but who could it be?🤔

Well amongst the stations they worked on - one of them was Power FM!!📻😊

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Radio Greats @radiogreats.bsky.social · Jul 29

He was part of the launch team of Radio Clyde, Presented shows on Radio 2, #LBC and #talkSPORT and Hosted The Pyramid Game! But who is Steve Jones?

Well I am pleased to say he is this week’s Guest on #RadioGreats so why not listen and download now!📻

www.buzzsprout.com/1770277/epis...

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Radio Greats @radiogreats.bsky.social · Jul 28

So who could be this week #RadioGreats guest?📻

Could maybe the Pyramid give it away?🔺

Find out tomorrow tomorrow!!😊

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Radio Greats @radiogreats.bsky.social · Jul 9

They’ll be No New #RadioGreats this week, as I am putting the finishing touches to a special #LiveAid show for this Sunday.

I promise you the series will return next week!!😊

Stay Tuned!📻

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Radio Greats @radiogreats.bsky.social · Jul 3

"That’s the essence of what Local Radio is!"

That’s what Howard Pressman thought when he gave his final link on BBC Radio Sheffield back in Nov 2023!📻

Download this weeks #RadioGreats & hear Howard share stories from 4 decades in radio across Yorkshire!

🎧bit.ly/3TgYYRp🎧

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Radio Greats @radiogreats.bsky.social · Jul 2

So the city of Sheffield is the stop for tomorrow’s edition of #RadioGreats but who do you think it could be?🤔📻

Find out tomorrow!!😁

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Radio Greats @radiogreats.bsky.social · Jun 28

So who was the first Radio Orwell Guest to feature in #RadioGreats?🤔

Well it was none other than Graham Bannerman! Some really great stories in this one, but how did he feel when he got the #Radio1 gig?📻

Well Find out Now!!

🎧bit.ly/4kWFcGW🎧

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Radio Greats @radiogreats.bsky.social · Jun 24

Did you know, in the 9 Seasons of #RadioGreats I have produced, I never included a Radio Presenter who had a stint on Radio Orwell?📻

Well this weekend that chain will break and I will involve my first Great from 257!!

But who could it be?

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Radio Greats @radiogreats.bsky.social · Jun 19

So who wanted to be the editor of #SmashHits, but went into radio?

Well it is none other than the lovely Toni McDonald!! She is this weeks Guest on #RadioGreats and shares some great insights over the last three decades in the business!!😊📻

🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/1770277/epis... 🎧

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Radio Greats @radiogreats.bsky.social · Jun 18

Did you know this week’s guest once upon a time dreamed of being the editor of Smash Hits? But who do you reckon it could be?🤔📻

Find out tomorrow!!😁😁

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Radio Greats @radiogreats.bsky.social · Jun 17

If there was ever a #RadioGreat we would have loved to have included, it would be the late Trevor Fry!!📻

His personality said it all - warmth, welcoming and a brilliant communicator of the wireless in the West Country.😊

Hard to believe he left us 11 years ago this week.😔

Radio Greats @radiogreats.bsky.social · Jun 12

It was a privilege to sit down with Declan Meehan in this weeks #RadioGrests and learn much more about the Irish Radio Scene!🇮🇪

From Pirate Radio, RTÉ 2FM, Radio Nova, Capital and East Coast. There is so much to listen out for in this one!📻

🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/1770277/epis... 🎧

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Radio Greats @radiogreats.bsky.social · Jun 11

I’ve had a huge passion for Irish Radio and on May 31 1979, RTÉ Radio 2 launched with the catchphrase "Comin’Atcha"!📻🇮🇪

Tomorrow’s #RadioGreats was there for the launch of the station, but who do you reckon it could be?

Find out tomorrow!

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Radio Greats @radiogreats.bsky.social · Jun 5

This week he celebrates 40 Years in the Radio Business, but who is the real Steve Power?

Well I am pleased to involve him in this weeks #RadioGreats and hear many great stories from a Great Man in both radio presentation and management!!📻🎧

www.buzzsprout.com/1770277/epis...

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Radio Greats @radiogreats.bsky.social · Jun 4

This weeks Guest on #RadioGreats recently celebrated their 40 Anniversary since the first show they presented on the Wireless! But who could be celebrating a milestone in their career?📻🤔

Well you can find out tomorrow!!😁😁

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Radio Greats @radiogreats.bsky.social · May 29

"There’s Nowhere like your first Station"

That is how Paul Bromley described the excitement of presenting his first ever show on #PennineFM!

Why not download this weeks #RadioGreats and hear stories of #Viking, #Ridings, #Dearne and #LDC!

www.buzzsprout.com/1770277/epis...

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Radio Greats @radiogreats.bsky.social · May 28

Tomorrows Guest on #RadioGreats has a keen interest in Astronomy, but who do you think it could be?🌝⭐️📻

Find out tomorrow!!

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Radio Greats @radiogreats.bsky.social · May 22

She was part of the original lineup of #Atlantic252 - but who is the real MaryEllen O’Brien?

Well why not listen to this weeks #RadioGreats and learn a bit more about her, including some great stories of American Radio!!🇺🇸📻

🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/1770277/epis... 🎧

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Radio Greats @radiogreats.bsky.social · May 21

So what was #Atlantic252 like?

Well tomorrow’s #RadioGreats guest might be able to share some insight into what it was like to be there from the launch - but who could it be?

Find out tomorrow

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Radio Greats @radiogreats.bsky.social · May 8

It’s our first Two Parter on #RadioGreats and this week we are delighted to be joined by Liam Quigley!!

Liam has enjoyed 4 decades in radio in both The UK and Ireland, and has been part of the launch of several stations!

P1: www.buzzsprout.com/1770277/epis...
P2: www.buzzsprout.com/1770277/epis...

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Radio Greats @radiogreats.bsky.social · May 7

Do You Remember the First Independent Commercial National Station Century Radio?📻 🇮🇪

Well tomorrows guest on #RadioGreats has a few stories about the station, but who do you reckon the guest is?

Find out tomorrow!

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