40 Years of Commercial Radio in the UK

"BRMB" "Commercial Radio" "Free Radio"

This is a two-parter produced by Free Radio’s Scott Barnett, comprising a tightly edited story about the first years of commercial radio in Birmingham. It is short and sweet but tells some of the story.

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Part One:

BRMB 40th Anniversary – PART 1 Early Years from Scott

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Radio Academy: Ben Cooper in conversation with Matthew Bannister

On July 8th, the Radio Academy (Midlands Branch) held an event at The Mailbox which featured the current Controller of BBC Radio One, Ben Cooper, being interviewed by one of the station’s former controllers, Matthew Bannister. Here is the teaser from the Radio Academy event page:

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Heroes of the BBC in Birmingham

I was fascinated to read the Birmingham Post’s obituary of the great Birmingham television producer Barrie Edgar who died just after Christmas. As Chairman of the Television and Radio Industries Club I have just read in the club minutes mention of his involvement in the work of the club in the 1950s and 1960s as

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