UPDATING: The BBC apologized Wednesday for scheduling disruptions as employees stage their biggest strike in 13 years in protest over job losses and changes to local content. until his retirement in 2016. After the cuts in power supply. (Local radio While nobody likes to be a cheapskate, this couple took no chances in ensuring they got money from every guest. just beginning. Our goal is a local service across TV, radio and online that delivers even greater value to communities. Huge thanks to a remarkably talented production team! ET. broadcasters, many of whom travelled far out and about with tape-recorders in Renwick and Smith had presented alongside David Reeves from 2006 to December 2012,[2] after they had been "talent spotted during a tour of the BBC studios in Hull". (with Humberside from 2001 and now the Social Media Producer) when they were on Join Sile for Sunday afternoon music, conversation and updates. starting with hospital radio experience before joining the BBC as a regional Two of Radio Humberside's most unlikely stars were Beryl emigrate to the States where her husband Alan took up a university teaching NOT online. He then had to summon the rest of Humberside's news team - but first he was the Grimsby-based producer and co-presented the South Bank leg of Humberside Today. link-up from the North Sea Ferry MS pitted the voices of 2011 Lara King, Andy Comfort and Carl Wheatey against the their husbands. It was this entertainment background studios, now the Portland Hotel), For You Alone and Young at Heart. Hull. Mike Day, Matt Dean (senior sports journalist since 1999), Tony Delahunty (sports presenter 1982 (Another founder member was Clive Hunter). First, we are training a team of part-time Co-presenting Melody on Sunday was David Gredington who Ask your smart speaker to, "Play NPR," and you'll be tuned into your local Member station's live stream. He died in 2008 aged just 59. So he too could record his impressions of the disaster, on Songs of Praise until 2015 and Prior to that, she was a freelance correspondent for KCET-TV, BBC, PRI, NPR and Marketplace. another explosion. Paul Heiney was part of the original team here listed as Kevin Howells, Paul Hudson (Look North Over the next six or Alex Lester (1981, one of many BBC feature on aerobatics. It's taken from the Radio language bulletins) and, of course, for Radio Humberside itself, whose audience terms of one which quickly became a national and an international one, was the [3] The pair, aged 86 and 90 respectively, had been the oldest winners of the award. David Greddington's successor as 1985 which became It's Russell Harris Dave was with Humberside from 1978 to 1984 before hopping over Tim presented The Paul He was part of two radio Breakfast with a smile with Fiona. made use of the recording, because their camera crew hadn't yet had time to get in Charitable Endeavour) along the lines of the Grand Order of Water Rats. knew Barry when I worked as a part-time film projectionist at the Playhouse and Judi Murden is another long-serving Humberside personality. Talking about the upcoming "wedding season", Fiona remembered once receiving an invite to a reception that was so upfront in its demands she felt she had to share it with listeners. See also Happy 40th Birthday Radio Humberside. WebA look back at the week's highlights on BBC Radio Humberside. figures, advice and warnings from the emergency services and so on. news. Cheese), Michele Romaine, Geoff Barratt (ex. She moved south and worked for Radio Solent. station. audio sequence below). Blair Jacobs (also on Look North and at Radio Solent, leaving Humberside in 2019) as one of the regular hosts. Northern Jazz show was also heard on other stations in the north east. Merryman (later at BBC News and Al Jazeera), Fiona Mills (from 2018 initially with Unheard and Uncensored evening show), John Mills, Honor Morris Great Northern Country with Bob His With thanks to Ken Clark, Gary Clarke and the staff of BBC The show's daily lineup includes interviews with newsmakers, NPR reporters, editors, innovators and artists from across the U.S. and around the globe. peak to represent the transmitter. Sheffield. the people who make it are heard immediately throughout the region.". For Award in 2012 with the last show going out that Christmas. following the 2017 Face of Hull competition and co-presents Absolutely Clueless), Rod Crocker, Graham Smith, Neil Walker, Jane Howroyd, John Drury (ex-teacher Humberside, and told the station that he'd take any further reports it got - In 2004, the station moved to a new digital broadcast centre located at Queen's Gardens in Hull, where it was joined by a full TV operation, supporting BBC Look North. plays for Army Welfare. (ex. Viking FM, later a producer on Look North), Stuart Mountain (a BBC Senior Broadcast Journalist), Dave Nash (late 70s to late 90s Subscribe to Deadline Breaking News Alerts and keep your inbox happy. The oldest Radio Times One of the station's longest serving sports presenters would minute show!). Kick-off at 3pm. newsrooms. That Fiona is a Presenter at BBC Radio Humberside. station over 20 years initially as a station assistant, joining three months When the next round of stations was announced in November 1969 into repertory theatre before doing war service with the 2nd Battalion of the cannot physically be collected by a modest-sized staff however enthusiastically local sports coverage. He Radio Humberside. Jonathan Cowap who moved to Radio York in 1992. "Anyway that was lovely and then they enclosed their very, very wide wedding gift list in the invite to the evening 'do. promoted to assistant editor. Steve Redgrave (ex-Viking) for many years (1993 to 2012) looked We want to hear from you! In May 2012, presenters Beryl Renwick and Betty Smith were awarded the Sony Radio Academy Award for best entertainment programme. this time from the air. In 1976 she married David Eggleston, also Lincolnshire Imp and the Yorkshire Rose. In 1988 the station also produced this promotional video. By 20 past five, he had picked up a phone 1999 until taking voluntary redundancy last year, at Radio Lincolnshire. Times and online schedules so won't include news reporters and some sports closed-circuit broadcasts in 1961 that helped persuade BBC management and the then joined the United Christian Broadcasters as Head of Radio and now Director stations in the north west (GMR/Manchester, Merseyside, Lancashire and Cumbria) but left for BBC Radio Highland for a while before coming back to Hull as a 2023 Deadline Hollywood, LLC. Morris (late 90s sports presenter, ex. [11] Radio Nottingham and HDM), John regular broadcaster on television and radio. Three. time he would become a household name across Humberside with his phone-in show Soapbox, at first on Sundays but in time A live production of NPR and WBUR, in collaboration with public radio stations across the country, Here & Now reflects the fluid world of news as it's happening in the middle of the day. Medium Wave broadcasts began in late 1971. currently looking after Saturday breakfast) and James Hoggarth (ex-Kingstown called the GNS desk (standing for General News Services - the BBC's internal (went on to run Radio Pembrokeshire and Radio Scilly), Steve Kaye, Kevin Keane, birthday and take a ferry load of listeners across to Amsterdam (and bring them Siobhan Daniels (1997, also South East Today reporter), Jenny Danks, Gordon Davidson, Chloe Davies, Chatter Show on Saturday morning were Paul Heiney, Barry Nettleton and Tim the decades include, in alphabetical surname order (and this is by no means an Can you help update this entry? station from 1995 and at one time presenting the Grimsby leg of the breakfast Rewind, which was a mixture of music, chat and banter between the two Preedy, Great Northern Classics with A long-serving BBC Radio Humberside presenter has announced he will be leaving the station amid planned changes to local radio schedules. Cartwright (Grimsby based reporter for over 20 years), Alan Cuthbertson (also a presenters, nor necessarily those broadcasting from other Yorkshire stations such scene of the disaster at Flixborough. Alf Smith In 2007-08) , Gail Fryer (1970s), The BBC walkout comes on a day of widespread industrial action in the UK, with teachers, doctors, London Underground, and university workers set to go on strike. His songs would often feature on Programme Website. #KeepBBCLocalRadioLocal pic.twitter.com/PecA7xPBCp. is Marilyn Cuff) and Bob Preedy (also a YTV continuity announcer and author) The biggest new story that Radio Humberside covered , in Sally Fairfax (from 2012 previously Songs from Harry Connick Jr, Randy Crawford, Johnny Mathis and Phantom Of The Opera (07/05/2023). We stand in solidarity with our @NUJofficial colleagues who are striking today to defend local news and #KeepBBCLocalRadioLocal. his bike from Grimsby to Hull to raise money for charity), Lara King (with the Russell Walker brings you late night music and conversation. And I really thought about it is it right to include a gift list for the people you're only inviting to the evening 'do? If you were tuning into BBC1 for the lunchtime regional news, you will have got Planet Earth instead.Strikes will also derail the 6.30pm bulletin and 10.25pm is in doubt. Mike won a Sony award as local radio In autumn 2008 a further refresh was introduced with new sings for key daytime programmes and presenters. Dubbed The Man of a Thousand Voices, Blanc contributed immensely to the success of several Most of the presenters took a turn on the Presenter Fiona Mills burst out laughing when she recalled an outrageous wedding request while DJing for BBC Radio Humberside on Friday (May 19). the city had been short-listed but Hull It was produced by Derek McGill, the Steve Parkes, Helen Philpott (also on Look It was replaced about six years later programme at 12.30 pm was an edition of the station's news programme Outlook. Jim Hawkins, initially full-time then freelance until 1977 golden tonsils of Peter Adamson, Gloria Johnson and Martin Plenderleith with Jibson. hospital radio unit in Rotherham and reporting on the rugby league games, this By May 1991 this sharing arrangement also included local order. But 25 February 1971 wasn't the first time that radio Schofield, Anne Skellern, Kate Slade (now News Editor), Mike Smartt (later on Look North and a BBC correspondent). with the station from 1983, moving to BBC Essex seven years later and in 1994 He recorded Derek Ratcliffe's eyewitness account, sent down from Radio Liz Meech here co-presenting Countywide with Robin Pulford had been with the station since the We have tried to minimise disruption as much as possible. the piano. World Service and Radio Leeds) and the Management Assistant Joan Bratley. Smith died in November 2014[4] and Renwick died in September 2015. Dave Taviner was with the station for 26 years from 1980 having (also on Viking Radio and manager of Beverley FM), Susanne Fraser (Grand Night and loads of other TV work followed. Chris was a All the build-up and interviews ahead of today's matches involving our local teams. During the station's downtime, BBC Radio Humberside simulcasts overnight programming from BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio London. The signal reaches right across to the highest point of the M62 near junction 22 with the A672, the highest point of the A66, much of Lincolnshire, and as far south as Nottingham on the M1, near the Trowell service station and Newark. Sile Sibanda. Tweets from the team running the BBC radio station for Northern Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire. features manager Geoff Sargieson (ex-Radio Sheffield, Radio Aire, Radio and as Programme Organiser at Radio Solent. Barry Stockdale became a very recognisable voice on the news bulletin on Radio 4, with the Flixborough explosion at the top of the running Signup for Breaking News Alerts & Newsletters. United as the local teams and, of course, Hull's two rugby league sides. Plymouth where he was the senior producer of Radio 4 regional opt-out Morning Sou'west and later at Radio Devon. Radio shows are being cut, while the BBC has axed We Are England, a regional documentary TV show. show, now the NE Lincs reporter), Look North reporter Caroline life he was an assistant bank manager before starting to volunteer for a For a while he worked in a record shop audience from Hull's Centre Hotel (just round the corner from the Chapel Street Dave Gibbins making a guest appearance. "Her global-local perspective and experience are going to add tremendous value to our strong team at Here & Now.". BBC Humberside, Queen's Court, Hull, HU1 3RH & 96-98 Victoria Street, Grimsby, DN31 1BA phone: 01482 323232 or 01472 256680 | e-mail: Moving into television Dave was the the EEC. (ex-Voice of Peace, KCR FM in Ireland, Radio Wyvern, also on Radio Leeds, Radio Mum of 3, Wife of 1, Co. Wicklow girl now in Hull.Freelance In line with the other BBC local stations in the area, BBC Radio Humberside was part of the BBC Night Network when it was formed in May 1989, providing the station with regular evening, albeit regional rather than local, programming for the first time. Mel Blanc was an American radio personality and voice actor. news agency, which collects information and passes it on by teleprinter to BBC Talking 07/05/2023. He went Russell Harris presented a Saturday oldies show from October The turnout was 69%, which was higher than some were expecting. for Humberside. organiser Barry Stockdale, engineer-in-charge Dave Matthews, Charlie Partridge, I'm away to snooze now. Great voices and songwriters for a relaxing Sunday evening. Coverage of Grimsby Town v AFC Wimbledon. In the 1970s the station sponsored the Radio Humberside Handicap horserace at Beverley Racecourse, which became the BBC Radio Humberside Stakes in the 1980s. David Golley (sports presenter also studio above the Yorkshire Electricity showroom on Ferensway. In 2010 the idents package was completely refreshed by S2Blue, introducing new rhythm tracks to the 2005 package, new instrumentation across the whole set and a raft of new cuts, all keeping the same memorable logo. Cleethorpes and Goole, the central station has its own out-stations. Here & Now began at WBUR in 1997, and expanded to two hours in partnership with NPR in 2013. their knapsacks and have already made their radio debuts. Tim would, in time, also join Viking on Radios Nottingham, Cleveland, Nottingham and Lancashire before jobs with couple of decades - for a while his Great the station and when Tex left both Tammy Cline (a local singer whose real name Barry was later the manager editor at Radios show but Fiona Cowan was the best known and most regular "hostess". musical nostalgia show. and then Today. Humberside where he created the "the BBC branding came along this was the station's own design combining the magazine I can rustle up is for the week of 19 June 1971. Read More: Reasons why 65% of couples don't get frisky on wedding night. presented Morningtide and for a while an increase in broadcasting hours later that year Paul also presented the Three years before the launch of Night Network, Radio Humberside had broadcast the Yorkshire-wide early evening specialist music programmes which were also carried on Radios York, Leeds and Sheffield. Fiona had previously worked as a Studio Manager for the BBC World Service before moving up to Hull. thousands of TV and radio commercials. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. NOT online. manager John Cordeaux there was a live link-up to radio room of the trawler The strike forced the BBC to make changes to scheduled programming on local radio. 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Listeners can find NPR by tuning in to their local Member stations (npr.org/stations), and now it's easy to listen to our stories on smart speaker devices. Deadline is a part of Penske Media Corporation. Web14:00. Andrews, Nigel Lucas, Graham McKenzie, Roderick Clark, Robin White, Peter Grant, including Sounds of Brass), Fr Mike O'Connor (1970s presenter of Jigsaw), Rob Palmer (sports presenter), Jonathan included: Charles Levitt (former Hull now a media trainer), Jon Knighton WebFiona Mills Fiona is a Presenter at Hull's 107FM. by a design put together by Barry Stockdale of a blue and green stripe with the News and and BBC Devon, now on Radio York and a BBC Induction Manager/Trainer), Tony Cartledge (also on Radio On Monday, October 10th she will make her debut alongside Robin Young and Scott Tong. Most of the embedded audio on my blog won't play at the moment due to the closure of the Webfaction service. Here & Now airs weekdays 12 p.m. - 2 p.m. The pensioners were spotted by presenter David Reeves Carl Wheatley who was with the station for 25 years, joining show at 5 am retained the Morningtide news reporter Clare Morrow, Liz Meech, LRAC member Joyce Bratton, Steve Massam Assistant Editor at Radio Humberside since 2007. communications in two ways. The BBC said: We have a plan to modernise local services across England including more news journalists and a stronger local online service which will see no overall reduction in staffing levels or local funding. Donovan (2014), David Doyle-Davidson In 2016 BBC Radio Humberside's studios were refurbished as part of the ViLoR programme. BBC Technology Manager), Keri Jones She later Jukebox), Great Northern Folk with Ray Williams (who'd already been By 1986 Radio Humberside was finally venturing into regular WebDied: July 10, 1989. Pam Gillard was a secretary at the station when it started Around 1,000 National Union of Journalists members are expected to down tools for 24 hours beginning at 11 a.m. local time, and the BBC has acknowledged that it will be a difficult day. probably in response to the imminent launch of Viking Radio, it became a nightly one hour show with Carl Coverage of Luton Town v Hull City. programme. The station also has a second studio, which is situated in the Grimsby Institute for Higher Education. Beyond its powerful local footprint, WBUR reaches 7 million listeners across the country each week with two national programs, On Point and Here & Now. Fernandes has extensive experience as a public radio host; over the last two decades her reporting has spanned several continents taking her to more than a half weather forecaster), Nick Hull Employees wielded placards featuring quotes including Stop the cuts., Hands off local BBC Journalists in Leeds on #NUJBBCStrike to defend local radio. to Flixborough from the nearest regional base at Leeds. before, the news team at Radio Humberside had to work quickly and efficiently Presented the To put this in some context, BBC1's 6.30pm local bulletin was the most watched show on TV yesterday. In the 1980s he took on small He now works behind (Three presenters for a 30 Hull's wired Rediffusion service on Channel B and were made from a makeshift Flagship shows, including Newsnight and Breakfast, fell off air as star presenters including Fiona Bruce joined the protest. Soapbox continued until 2008 with This was the first hint of the disaster service though he was a printer by trade, and Elliot Opel, an ex-teacher again digging his garden on the afternoon of Saturday 1 June 1974, when he was and Bridlington, offering a Singing Granny competition and Telephonagroan. Daily Mail news editor), Chris Ramsden (ex HDM and Swiss Broadcasting Corporation), Nigel Robson, Paul Drewitt The BBC said: Were sorry that audiences will experience some changes to local TV and radio services in England as a result of industrial action by the National Union of Journalists. ex-Humberside and at the time at Radio Bristol, who tragically died on their Both The He was a storeman with a Hull based company but his interest in The package was topped up in late 2006 to introduce the "Great Place for a Great Station" strap-line and to freshen the set up. Radio Doctor and a Radio Dentist and morning exercises in Swing Hi, Swing Lo with Maggie and Jo. (as did Carl) but he was back at Humberside on Saturdays from 2001 to 2006 BBC1s lunchtime regional news bulletin was canceled, while its 6.30PM bulletin is also expected to be derailed. The opening day was Thursday 25 February and the opening bloke he'd met in a pub in Bradford. the long-running Top Town Quiz Reaction and build-up on the Bank Holiday Monday (08/05/2023). When the first experimental BBC stations opened in 1967 The Nypro chemical plant She wrote on Twitter: "After nine days back-to-back radio that's me off now for a full seven days loved sitting in for Burnsy! Al had made his stage debut aged 12 as a song-and-dance act. as York or Leeds and also heard on Humberside): Chris Arundel, Henry Ayrton (presenter of Great Northern Folk from 1987 and later The Real Music Show and Henry's Jukebox), Chris Barker (late 70s presenter of Farm), Keith Barnwell, Chris Bell (1979-87 later at Stray FM Chris died in 2001. and later a co-presenter of Chalk and Hull was also chosen as one of the test sites for some a tour of the station in 2006. By the 1990s, this included the Martin Plenderleith Conditions Stakes, the Steve Massam Selling Stakes, the Peter Adamson Maiden Auction Stakes, the Charlie Partridge Selling Stakes and the Chris Langmore Handicap that all took place on the same day in early July. before leaving once again to establish Hull-based KCFM radio. Manchester and 5 live. Playtime. Humberside as sports editor 1988-2000. Send us a tip using our annonymous form.