Photo copyright of Willoughby Gullachson, not reproduction without permission. This photograph features Radio Birmingham presenter Malcolm Jay, and dates from the mid 1970s. It was taken in Radio Studio 2 Control Room, which could operate ‘self drive’ or control the actual Studio 2 which is on the left of the picture. Malcolm used to present [...]
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NB: This song is not to be used in any commercial capacity. The Pebblemill.org site has kindly been given permission to include it, by Denis Sheppard’s family. THE PEBBLE MILLY POLKA As producer presenter of the mid afternoon show on Radio WM I had to seek out all sorts of people in the community who [...]
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Tagged as: Denis Sheppard,Pebble Mill,Pebble Milly Polka,Pete Simpkin | Posted in: Blog, Local, Memories, Radio
‘NOW THE NEWS FROM YOUR REGION’ I wonder how many people remember the VHF regional radio news bulletins that used to go out at 6.55 and 7.55 am every weekday from Pebble Mill during the 70s.They were read mainly by John Hogarth and also by Christopher Stagg, David Stevens, Terry Coates and Guy Thomas, if my memory [...]
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Tagged as: Barney Bamford,Christopher Stagg,David Stevens,Geoffrey Green,Guy Thomas,John Hogarth,Kay Alexander,Maurice Blisson,news,Radio,Sue Beardsmore,Terry Coates,VHF | Posted in: Blog, Building, Local, Memories, Radio
THE MAD AXEMAN When the Pebble Mill Radio Studios were being built someone forgot to install a visual alarm so that people broadcasting in soundproof areas would be made aware of any emergency and respond accordingly. One afternoon I was presenting the scheduled show alone in studio 1 when I looked up to see a [...]
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THE GHOSTLY VOICE One of the security men who was on early duty at the back door in the early hours had a frightening habit of scaring me witless every time he was in situ by waiting until I had collected my studio keys from him and walked up the darkened back corridors of the [...]
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Tagged as: Pebble Mill,Pete Simpkin | Posted in: Blog, Building, Local, Memories, Radio
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