Finding the Funny
Funny 1410 has been on air since the very end of last year. Â If you recall, it’s a new format for a legendary (to me!) frequency here in London, where I worked the all-hit format many moons ago. Â …
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Musical Musings
I’m a rock fan. Â I prefer pounding drums, wailing guitar solos and singers with passion that verges on a scream. And I don’t think that’s ever going to change. …
Laughs on the Radio
The radio industry today is worlds away from what it was like when I was starting out. Â …
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The Lighter Side of the London Rippers!
Not everyone is horrified by the name, alone, of the city’s new baseball team. Â …
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Burying the Lead
The subject line refers to a news cliche of hiding your best story. Â Say your cousin comes to visit and talks all evening about his ant-farming hobby. Â Then as he’s just about to leave he says, “Oh and by the way, I won $11 million in the lottery.” Â That would be burying the lead. Â …
Grammatical Sheep
Most radio stations, TV stations and newspapers subcribe to a news service called CP, Canadian Press, formerly known as BN or Broadcast News. …
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9/11 10 Years After
The thing that dominates my memories of 9/11 is confusion. …
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Stopped in our Tracks
The Internet went offline for about 25 minutes yesterday and it almost stopped us in our tracks. …
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The Week That Was
It’s feels so awkward to have disliked someone who dies especially if they’re being lauded as a legend whom everybody else apparantly loved. …
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London Free Press blog on Free-FM
First, full disclosure – the writer, Dan, his lovely and talented wife Amanda and Derek and I are friends. He does say that in the piece but, it’s just so complimentary that I feel the need to say it again! I copied and pasted this from www.lfpress.com . …
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Finally Free!
By the time this blog goes online, Free-FM will be broadcasting with its full compliment of announcers and programming. …
