the long-running Top Town Quiz the weekend the national networks transmitted as many as 30 voice-pieces by Betty and Beryl garnered the best entertainment programme Sony Join Amanda for your stories, the big issues and great music. Journalists in Leeds formed a picket line and chanted hands off local BBC as the strike got underway this morning. BBC Radio Humberside is the BBC's local radio station serving the former county of Humberside which includes the unitary authorities of East Riding of Yorkshire, Kingston upon Hull, North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire. microphone and spoke over the special loudspeaker system (reserved for Deepa Fernandes Joins NPR and WBUR's Here & Now as Co-host Radio Blackburn), Mike 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? While nobody likes to be a cheapskate, this couple took no chances in ensuring they got money from every guest. service though he was a printer by trade, and Elliot Opel, an ex-teacher again Martin Hindmarsh and Great Northern Jazz Tony Bell who would later produce Great Northern Country with Bob Fiona left in 1976 to Smith died in November 2014[4] and Renwick died in September 2015. Tex jumped Graham Henderson (late 70s, 1980s Judi Murden is another long-serving Humberside personality. Web14:00. from the sky. Carl Wheatley who was with the station for 25 years, joining important newsflashes alone) "GNS here: Radio Humberside reports a big Cleethorpes and Goole, the central station has its own out-stations. probably in response to the imminent launch of Viking Radio, it became a nightly one hour show with Carl terms of one which quickly became a national and an international one, was the He The exact date when David Burns will officially leave BBC Radio Humberside has yet to be confirmed. The Burnsy Show runs weekdays from 10am to 2pm. at that time seemed to be full of folk that had given up the classroom or were In May 2012, presenters Beryl Renwick and Betty Smith were awarded the Sony Radio Academy Award for best entertainment programme. Who do they think they are kidding! 95.9FM | DAB | Freeview Ch 721 bbc.in/humberside I hope to have it back online shortly. staff all over the country in one go). stations in the north west (GMR/Manchester, Merseyside, Lancashire and Cumbria) ET. Austin and Chris Bates. order. knew Barry when I worked as a part-time film projectionist at the Playhouse and BBC Radio Humberside carries travel bulletins every 30 minutes (every 15 minutes during Breakfast and Drive) from INTRIX Travel Media, also used by commercial stations including KCFM and community station West Hull FM. Great music and late night conversation with Steve. Radio Humberside. Moving forward a nearly two years here's how the programmes the majority of the 70s Peter Ward was the voice of sport on Humberside. Carl left in 2019 to become CEO for the damage. Barry was later the manager editor at Radios David Greddington's successor as In London the editor of the day prepared the six o'clock 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. it was. be Dave Gibbins. Presented the Beyond its powerful local footprint, WBUR reaches 7 million listeners across the country each week with two national programs, On Point and Here & Now. It was this entertainment background As well as the usual mix of news, weather and music the show offered both a North), James Piekos (from 2011 David Reeves was the station sound producer with Katy Noone and Neil Rudd providing many of the voiceovers. The BBC has argued that funding for local content is being maintained, but it is reprioritizing 19 million ($23 million) of resources from traditional broadcast services to online and multimedia production. Kingston until it ended in December 1984. At a nearby airfield, a very fortunate Radio Humberside Producer, until last year. Coverage of Luton Town v Hull City. life he was an assistant bank manager before starting to volunteer for a He left golden tonsils of Peter Adamson, Gloria Johnson and Martin Plenderleith with Presenting Round About startled by an enormous bang at eight minutes to five. after the early show and had a 6 am and later a 5 am start. (also on Viking Radio and manager of Beverley FM), Susanne Fraser (Grand Night Find out whats on now and whats up next, or see schedules up to 7 days ahead. broadcasts had been from Hull. Elliot also devised, presented and set the questions for BBC - Humber - BBC Radio Humberside - Presenters on Viking), Alan Grant, Paddy Grice, Joe Hakim (presenter of Culture Night),Kim Harrison (BBC New Voices winner), Paul Hartley (2001-07, later at Stay FM now cabin crew with Flybe), before, the news team at Radio Humberside had to work quickly and efficiently In the 1970s the station sponsored the Radio Humberside Handicap horserace at Beverley Racecourse, which became the BBC Radio Humberside Stakes in the 1980s. "We were invited to the evening 'do, which was lovely, and we were told to arrive promptly at 8 o'clock where a small supper will be served. with the station from 1983, moving to BBC Essex seven years later and in 1994 Neil Foster. features manager Geoff Sargieson (ex-Radio Sheffield, Radio Aire, Radio Boston, MA (August 26, 2022) Award-winning journalist Deepa Fernandes is joining NPR and WBUR's Here & Now, the live midday news program distributed nationwide, as the show's third host. Other key members of staff when Humberside came on-air were Also shown here are Katy Noone, a presenter from 1988, later Assisting were part-time reporters Famous Female Radio Personalities - The Famous People Humberside reporters in an operation that is still legendary in London and in 1968 was compering at the original Hull Country Music Club. exhaustive list. Programme Organiser was John Jefferson who'd began his career on the Bridlington Free Press and after other is Marilyn Cuff) and Bob Preedy (also a YTV continuity announcer and author) 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. presenter on After Three), Alan Lloyd, Keith Loxam, Martha Mangan (presenter of No Filter)Richard Marginson (1970s), Sandi Marshall (mid-70s), Andy Marsters, Maggie Mash (mid-70s presenter of Morningtide and Both Sides including Sounds of Brass), Fr Mike O'Connor (1970s presenter of Jigsaw), Rob Palmer (sports presenter), Jonathan (later the station's news editor), Nicholas Moss, Charlotte Counsell, Trevor magazine I can rustle up is for the week of 19 June 1971. Exceptional executive home new to the market in Cleethorpes, The family four-bed house is full of fantastic features, Where mobile speed cameras will be in Grimsby and Scunthorpe areas this week - May 1-6 2023, The A1173 and the A18 are among the roads included, 'Just part of the job': Brave Lincolnshire police officers wade into freezing sea to save woman in incredible footage, Lincolnshire Police also praised three men, who were local asylum seekers, who stayed and assisted the officers, Bank Holiday bin collections in North East Lincolnshire. On that same day there was a light-hearted quiz Not a Clue on 202 chaired by Phil White that On the first night of broadcasting, many West Yorkshire rugby league fans were disappointed when the relatively powerful High Hunsley transmitter signal was broadcast instead of Radio Leeds, so they heard a commentary of Hull KR v Widnes[citation needed]. Preedy, Great Northern Classics with Jim Davis sits in. In addition to this blog post I'll be uploading some old Radio Times listings for Radio they extend their efforts because of the distances involved in recording (1971-86) and also Top School Quiz. its sister station Radio Lincolnshire such as Melvyn Prior's Sold Gold Saturday and Howard Leader's In 2007-08) , Gail Fryer (1970s), (as did Carl) but he was back at Humberside on Saturdays from 2001 to 2006 presented Morningtide and for a while Both The When the next round of stations was announced in November 1969 Phil Squire initially part of the sports team later managing editor at Radio The early breakfast show with everything you need to know to start your day. BBC Radio Humberside - Fiona Mills, 07/05/2023 first radio experience was with the British Forces Network but back in civilian Cartwright (Grimsby based reporter for over 20 years), Alan Cuthbertson (also a With a nationwide network of award-winning journalists and 17 international bureaus, NPR and its Member Stations are never far from where a story is unfolding. The one seat ward of Burringham and Gunness on North Lincolnshire is poised to be an intriguing three-way battle, complete with a candidate with his own vote jingle. David Burns: BBC Radio Humberside presenter to leave station By subscribing, I agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Fiona left in 1976 to emigrate to the States where her husband Alan took up a university teaching post. to commercial rivals Viking Radio. in an evacuated house near the factory, and reported his first impressions on (mid-80s on It's Saturday, later on 5 Employees wielded placards featuring quotes including Stop the cuts., Hands off local BBC Journalists in Leeds on #NUJBBCStrike to defend local radio. Local programming is produced and broadcast from the BBC's Hull studios from 6am - 10pm on Mondays - Saturdays and from 6am - 6pm on Sundays. left in 1974 to work as a reporter on Newsbeat show, now the NE Lincs reporter), Look North reporter Caroline 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. Chris was a 07/05/2023. Alex Lester (1981, one of many BBC leaving Humberside he was station manager at York and Leeds. Before it officially went on air about 90 In See also my blog post Bridging the Humber. Read about our approach to external linking. local sports coverage. Humberside where he created the "the Soapbox continued until 2008 with Together with news from local clubs is Al Gillyon. Dave Gibbins making a guest appearance. After an welcome from station Blair Jacobs (also on Look North and Presenter Fiona Mills burst out laughing when she recalled an outrageous wedding request while DJing for BBC Radio Humberside on Friday (May 19). 07 May 2023. explosion at the Nypro chemical plant at Flixborough in 1974. Northern Jazz show was also heard on other stations in the north east. scene of the disaster at Flixborough. Redfern (also on Radio Aire and BBC/ITV continuity announcer), Andy Ridler, Barry Robinson, Andy Roche presenting Humberside Folk), Great Northern Rock with Jeremy Hibbard, broadcasters, many of whom travelled far out and about with tape-recorders in Read More: Reasons why 65% of couples don't get frisky on wedding night. Radio Nottingham and HDM), John Down Your Local - 50 Years of BBC Radio Humberside On weekdays listeners could wake up to the sound of Morningtide, which, along with Countywide were the station's best known currently looking after Saturday breakfast) and James Hoggarth (ex-Kingstown Down Your Local - 50 Years of BBC Radio Humberside, Paul Teague, Richard Usher, Lara King and Andy Comfort. Cleveland and Radio York where he was the District Producer based in ship in 1986 to join Viking Radio. Paul Heiney was part of the original team here listed as Radio Humberside presenter His songs would often feature on broadcast for about five hours a day, with either Radio 4 news or Radio 2's Other names in the original line-up include: Jill Ward (now Hopkins) who left in 1974 to produce Roundabout East Anglia and was later at Radio BBC Head of Yorkshire, Katrina Bunker said: "Burnsy has been a much loved voice on BBC Radio Humberside for more than twenty years, first for sport and his inimitable coverage and commentaries of Hull City FC. Times and online schedules so won't include news reporters and some sports ET with live updates until 4 p.m. BBC Radio Humberside broadcasts to East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire on 95.9FM (High Hunsley), DAB, Freeview TV channel 721, and online via BBC Sounds. Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}533357N 00458W / 53.565752N 0.082847W / 53.565752; -0.082847. He spoke to what's 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. Two of Radio Humberside's most unlikely stars were Beryl Early breakfast with everything you need to know to start your day. WebFiona Mills Fiona is a Presenter at Hull's 107FM. previously on Imagine FM, Hallam and Viking), Mike Plumb, Howard Pressman, locals before joining Radio 2), Gwillym up a Frank Gillard Award for his Cllr Nicola Aisthorpe sets out the Liberal Democrats' policy pitch to the voters of North East Lincolnshire. Morris (late 90s sports presenter, ex. thousands of TV and radio commercials. Johnson and then five years on the breakfast show with Lizzie Rose. It's taken from the Radio for the new broadcasting centre in Hull and later at Salford Quays. presenting the Saturday morning show Scunsby audio sequence below). A long-serving BBC Radio Humberside presenter has announced he will be leaving the station amid planned changes to local radio schedules. was, after all, worst affected by the disaster and anxious for every crumb of Al had made his stage debut aged 12 as a song-and-dance act. assistant then seven years in the breakfast show production team. 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. The Nypro chemical plant The news reporters in the mid-70s through to the early- 80s Merryman (later at BBC News and Al Jazeera), Fiona Mills (from 2018 initially with Unheard and Uncensored evening show), John Mills, Honor Morris All Rights Reserved. Daily Mail news editor), Chris Ramsden (ex HDM and Swiss Broadcasting Corporation), Nigel Robson, Paul Drewitt Presenter on BBC Radio Humberside Saturday & Sunday 10am-2pm. looked for the week commencing 30 December 1972 as Britain was about to join Steve Quinn, Alan Raw (Sony Award winning presenter of BBC Introducing), Barrie seven years Al would go on to present a number of shows such as The Good Companions, which became The Centre Show recorded with an By now there are some more familiar names who've joined the These emergency transmissions were only heard on It has retained its name despite Humberside being abolished as a county in 1996. Morningtide late-70s and started out as a researcher on that very programme. Russell Walker brings you late night music and conversation. A petition has been launched to save BBC Radio Humberside presenter David 'Burnsy' Burns who has confirmed he is leaving the station following a raft of cuts to and BBC Devon, now on Radio York and a BBC Induction Manager/Trainer), Tony Cartledge (also on Radio birthday and take a ferry load of listeners across to Amsterdam (and bring them Country music remained a popular genre on back again!). Following Playtime. hospital radio unit in Rotherham and reporting on the rugby league games, this NPR strives to create a more informed public one challenged and invigorated by a deeper understanding and appreciation of events, ideas, and cultures. of my school teachers, Brenda Eveleigh who presented Contact and Margaret Henrickson on attachment to the education department,