Lisa Kerr speaks to Lord ‘Jimmy’ Gordon, founder of Radio Clyde, about the start of commercial radio, running for parliament and what he thinks radio needs to do to survive.

Researched by Tash Jones and recorded at Maple Street Studios in London. Produced by Jordan Thomas with imaging from On The Sly.

As always, it features a wonderful edition of David LLoyd’s Radio Moments.

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Thursday 24th May | 7pm for 7:30 | Voodoo Rooms, 19 Register Street, Edinburgh EH2 2AA

Presenter, programmer and all round legend of Scottish Radio, Jay Crawford will be in conversation at the next Radio Academy Scotland Branch event at Voodoo Rooms, Edinburgh on Thursday 24^th May to to talk about his life in radio.

He was one of the first voices on Radio Forth when the station launched, most notably presenting the Breakfast show, he has worked at Radio Clyde and spent the last 10 years at Real Radio.

Never one to shy away from an opinion or a colourful anecdote Jay will be talking about his life at the sharp end of radio for over 35 years.

Hosting the night will be Radio Forth’s current early riser Boogie.

Registration:

THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT.

Registration is required for this event.
Cost: members free / non-members £10 (inc VAT)

Most people working in radio qualify for free membership of The Radio Academy via Patrons or as volunteers/staff of SRA, HBA and most community affiliated stations. Although registration is required, it’s a relatively quick process.
Click here to see if you qualify.

Details:

Date: Thursday 24th May
Time: 7pm for 7.30 start
Location: Voodoo Rooms, 19 Register Street, Edinburgh EH2 2AA

Producer:

Stuart Barrie (Capital FM)

This week’s RadioTalk podcast is a chance to hear Jeremy Vine in conversation with John Myers at the South West Branch’s fantastic event at Bristol University Students Union. It was a brilliant event, so here’s your chance to hear it even if you couldn’t make it on the night. The audio was kindly recorded by Burst Radio. Plus, we have another wonderful instalment of David Lloyd’s Radio Moments. Go on, make your ears happy!

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No RadioTalk this week because the Producers Special from last week is still receiving heaps of interest, so we’re going to leave it up there for a bit longer. However, we do have a brand new version of Radio Moments from the legend that is David Lloyd. It’s another cracker this week, so do give it a listen. Enjoy!

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(L-R) Helen Thomas, John Myers, Richard Steel

RadioTalk this week looks at the role of the Producer in music radio with two of the best. Helen Thomas is the multi-award winning Executive Producer of The Chris Evans Breakfast Show. Richard Steel, the Executive Producer of Dave and Lisa at Capital FM, is also at the top of his game but works within a commercial radio framework.

Hear how they go about their daily life, run their teams, think about their shows and how preparation is everything. Most of all, they tell us why being a radio producer is the best job in the world and what you need to do if you want to get their job someday.

Plus, we have another wonderful instalment of David Lloyd’s Radio Moments. It’s a not to miss episode this week with audio that John hoped had long been lost!

Recorded at Maple Street Studios in London and produced by Jordan Thomas with imaging from On The Sly.

Comments always welcome. Also available via itunes.

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