News travels fast when you’re on Facebook. I was on a high speed train to London when my phone rang. It was a radio presenter friend asking if I would be willing in principle to live report into his show from the C2C.
Of course. Good publicity for the two charities I am supporting – Riding Lights Theatre Company and the Funzi and Bodo Trust.
More news once the radio slots are confirmed.
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Terry has never been my cup of tea – but he knows how to build a loyal audience. Had he been a presenter on my radio station he would have been my style, especially when the listening figures came in.
I think Terry summed up his style in his book Don’t Give Up The Day Job. He said something along these lines. “When you broadcast you have to speak to just one person – someone you really like – so I just imagine I’m talking to myself.” And I think that’s why I never liked him – he is just too full of himself.
Refresh FM Manchester: how I was stopped from presenting because I was gay.
I worked with Ian Eyan at Greenbelt FM and was shocked when I read an article in The Guardian’s Comment is Free today that he had been sacked from presenting on a community radio station because he is gay.
I was not stopped from being a radio presenter because I was turning up drunk. I was not stopped from being a radio presenter because I was saying offensive things on air. I wish it was that clear cut, because Ofcom have clear guidelines on that.
I was stopped from being a radio presenter because I am homosexual.
I don’t need to go into a long explantation because Ian explains it all very graciously on his blog. He and others like him who have been treated unjustly should be supported, listened to and valued.
Ian Eyan starts presenting on another radio station on Sunday – I wish him all the best.
delicious thoughts for May 4th from 12:55 to 22:29: