Radio Greats

On its 40 Anniversary - I present to you "For South Wales, From South Wales: The Red Dragon Story"! Featuring stories and memories from those who worked there during the 25 years it dominated South Wales!📻

Happy 40 Birthday Red Dragon!🎂😊

Listen and download it now below!🎧

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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!😊📻📻

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!

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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!🌝

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!

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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!!📻😊

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!📻

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So who could be this week #RadioGreats guest?📻

Could maybe the Pyramid give it away?🔺

Find out tomorrow tomorrow!!😊

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!📻

"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!

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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!!😁

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!!

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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?

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!!😊📻

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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!!😁😁

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.😔

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!📻

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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!

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!!📻🎧

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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!!😁😁

"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!

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

Find out tomorrow!!

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!!🇺🇸📻

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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

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!

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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!

A Masterclass from the late Carl Kingston, as told by Julian Wharam!!

Julian is this week’s guest on #RadioGreats and shares some stories of his 4 decade stint on the wireless, from the people he met and the ideas he had!!📻🎧

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West Canal Wharf - The Original home of Red Dragon Radio!📻

Tomorrows Guest on #RadioGreats has some fun stories about working in this building - but who do you reckon the Guest is gonna be?

Find out Tomorrow!!

So who is this weeks guest on #RadioGreats?

Well it Boom Radio very own Mike Wyer! Listen to Mike share some great stories about his life on the wireless, including jingles made by Kenny Everett and playing pranks at #WABC!📻

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Coming Tomorrow is another cracking episode of #RadioGreats!!

But who is tomorrow’s guest, you might be wondering. Well he was part of this wonderful AM station!!

Find out tomorrow!