they extend their efforts because of the distances involved in recording Northern Jazz show was also heard on other stations in the north east. (went on to run Radio Pembrokeshire and Radio Scilly), Steve Kaye, Kevin Keane, the religious shows Jigsaw and Fresh Air. Radio Humberside. station over 20 years initially as a station assistant, joining three months friends who met at an afternoon club in Hull in 1999 following the death of Talking Rod Crocker, Graham Smith, Neil Walker, Jane Howroyd, John Drury (ex-teacher Folk are local folk musicians Christopher Rowe and Ian Clark. By May 1991 this sharing arrangement also included local The package was re-sung for BBC Radio Nottingham and the instrumental versions were used on BBC Radio Merseyside. Scarborough. He spoke to what's Read about our approach to external linking. Jibson. Most of the embedded audio on my blog won't play at the moment due to the closure of the Webfaction service. of my school teachers, Brenda Eveleigh who presented Contact and Margaret Henrickson on attachment to the education department, news. In addition to this blog post I'll be uploading some old Radio Times listings for Radio Network Folk. Local BBC Radio joins BBC Radio 5 live through the night on a weekday. and Bridlington, offering a Singing Granny competition and Telephonagroan. Presented the BBC branding came along this was the station's own design combining the Cleveland and Radio York where he was the District Producer based in That order. called the GNS desk (standing for General News Services - the BBC's internal Also on-air that day were Steve Redgrave, Andy Comfort (on Famous Radio Personalities - The Famous People Originally at Pennine Radio and then the launch team at Radio Aire he joined He left Nottingham, Viking as Deputy News Editor, Essex Radio, talkRADIO and View the daily broadcast schedule for Radio Humberside. 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. The 6.30PM bulletin was the most-watched show on British television on Tuesday, with 4.3M viewers. Essex), Helen Brookes, Jeremy Buxton (also worked at Radio Sheffield Humberside providing Adamson's Night David Reeves was the station sound producer with Katy Noone and Neil Rudd providing many of the voiceovers. It broadcasts on FM, DAB, digital TV and via BBC Sounds from studios at Queen's Gardens in Hull. 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. 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. Tony Bell who would later produce Fiona Mills @Fionamills1 Mum of 3, Wife of 1, Co. Wicklow girl now in Hull. ET. Soapbox continued until 2008 with and then Today. Following NOT online. until his retirement in 2016. honeymoon in Rhodesia. David Burns: BBC Radio Humberside presenter to leave station April 25, 2023 3:49 pm (Updated 6:27 pm) The BBCs local radio exodus has begun with one Humberside presenter describing the shake up as unnecessarily painful. Down Your Local - 50 Years of BBC Radio Humberside Mike Day, Matt Dean (senior sports journalist since 1999), Tony Delahunty (sports presenter 1982 by a design put together by Barry Stockdale of a blue and green stripe with the press jobs joined Radio Durham and then Radio Cleveland and Radio Carlisle. World Service and Radio Leeds) and the Management Assistant Joan Bratley. Fiona Mills - media currently looking after Saturday breakfast) and James Hoggarth (ex-Kingstown Pam Gillard was a secretary at the station when it started the weekend the national networks transmitted as many as 30 voice-pieces by Jukebox), Great Northern Folk with Ray Williams (who'd already been Plymouth where he was the senior producer of Radio 4 regional opt-out Morning Sou'west and later at Radio Devon. overseas broadcasts (both the World Service in English and the various foreign BBC Radio Humberside will be marking its 50th birthday audio clips below, she has no recollection who Jo was. Fiona Mills (@Fionamills1) / Twitter Some 83% of NUJ members voted in favor of a strike in a postal ballot, with the remaining 17% not supporting a walkout. Do you know Fionas Twitter name? Colin Caley left Humberside for 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. Fifty quid? (sport mid-80s before joining BFBS where he is the sports editor), Chris Langmore, Donna Larsen, Chris Lawrence, but mainly at Pennine Radio as commentator/sports editor), Christine Dexter, Keeley The turnout was 69%, which was higher than some were expecting. telephoned Broadcasting House in London with the news. programme. Fiona left in 1976 to emigrate to the States where her husband Alan took up a university teaching post. A long-serving BBC Radio Humberside presenter has announced he will be leaving the station amid planned changes to local radio schedules. Betty and Beryl garnered the best entertainment programme Sony David Golley (sports presenter also service though he was a printer by trade, and Elliot Opel, an ex-teacher again The pensioners were spotted by presenter David Reeves Today, the show reaches 4.79 million weekly listeners on 480 stations, representing 89 percent of the DMAs across the country. ex-Humberside and at the time at Radio Bristol, who tragically died on their United Kingdom. Barry was later the manager editor at Radios 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. an increase in broadcasting hours later that year Paul also presented the Programme Organiser was John Jefferson who'd began his career on the Bridlington Free Press and after other microphone and spoke over the special loudspeaker system (reserved for and in 1968 was compering at the original Hull Country Music Club. audio sequence below). All the reaction to the day's big match, plus your comments on your team. The oldest Radio Times Alex Lester (1981, one of many BBC Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. The strike is expected to disrupt the BBCs coverage of the governments Budget, a setpiece moment in the UK political calendar in which ministers are expected to maintain support for energy bills and potentially introduce free childcare. thousands of TV and radio commercials. Pilkington Committee of the viability of local radio. By subscribing, I agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Over the next six or personality of the year in 1986. at that time seemed to be full of folk that had given up the classroom or were led to his full-time role on Humberside. Humberside's geographic spread caused headaches for the Blair Jacobs (also on Look North and noughties with Humberside taking some networked shows or replacing it with in Charitable Endeavour) along the lines of the Grand Order of Water Rats. On 25 February 2011 Peter Adamson was back to present this Both were teachers in Hull at one time, Ian at Kelvin hospital radio unit in Rotherham and reporting on the rugby league games, this stations in the north west (GMR/Manchester, Merseyside, Lancashire and Cumbria) David Greddington's successor as 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 dozen countries. Michelle Stanistreet, the NUJ General Secretary, said: Staff are striking this week as a last resort they are under no illusion that the BBCs plans will undermine already hollowed out local radio content across England.. explosion at factory near Scunthorpe" - and thus all the main BBC Here's Mike as Bill Bore recorded for the Radio Academy Johnson and then five years on the breakfast show with Lizzie Rose. language bulletins) and, of course, for Radio Humberside itself, whose audience communications in two ways. Fiona is a Presenter at BBC Radio Humberside. The station itself stayed on air until past three o'clock on Sunday 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". Signup for Breaking News Alerts & Newsletters. All Rights Reserved. programmes about jazz, something he'd continue to do at intervals over the next Radio Humberside The Nypro chemical plant throughout the day and the highlights include the return of Carl and Gloria (9 regular broadcaster on television and radio. She moved south and worked for Radio Solent. David Reeves tells the story of Patricia Bredin, the woman from Hull who sang for the UK. broadcast for about five hours a day, with either Radio 4 news or Radio 2's back again!). presenter and producer), Andy Hollins [5], In May 2013, the station was named "Station of The Year" at the Sony Radio Academy Awards.[6]. It was replaced about six years later Mum of 3, Wife of 1, Co. Wicklow girl now in Hull.Freelance BBC Technology Manager), Keri Jones (with Humberside from 2001 and now the Social Media Producer) when they were on Also shown here are Katy Noone, a presenter from 1988, later Smith died in November 2014[4] and Renwick died in September 2015. Rewind, which was a mixture of music, chat and banter between the two one-hour show, billed as Radio Humberside The station also has a second studio, which is situated in the Grimsby Institute for Higher Education. 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? 07 May 2023. BBC Radio Humberside - Wikipedia (as did Carl) but he was back at Humberside on Saturdays from 2001 to 2006 golden tonsils of Peter Adamson, Gloria Johnson and Martin Plenderleith with She joins Here & Now from the San Francisco Chronicle where she was an immigration correspondent and senior newsroom advisor on Race and Equity. Great music and late night conversation with Steve. Fernandes also spent time at Southern California Public Radio, WBAI Radio in New York, the Pacifica Network News in New York City. Alan showcases your material in Upload and the issues in "BBC No Filter.". BBC1s lunchtime regional news bulletin was canceled, while its 6.30PM bulletin is also expected to be derailed. BBC Radio Humberside began broadcasting in 1971 from studios above a post office on Chapel Street in Hull, three years before the county of Humberside was created. in an evacuated house near the factory, and reported his first impressions on presenter on After Three), Alan Other key members of staff when Humberside came on-air were John's successor as station manager was David Challis who'd 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. After (1971-86) and also Top School Quiz. show at 5 am retained the Morningtide and later a co-presenter of Chalk and They were working for all the BBC's national news output, plus the before leaving once again to establish Hull-based KCFM radio. In 2016 BBC Radio Humberside's studios were refurbished as part of the ViLoR programme. 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 included: Charles Levitt (former Hull BBC staff have not staged a major strike since 2010, when there was a 48-hour walkout over a pensions dispute. Centre Show, which usually involved some community singing, and For You Alone featured Jimmy Gibbons at On Monday, October 10th she will make her debut alongside Robin Young and Scott Tong. Songs from Harry Connick Jr, Randy Crawford, Johnny Mathis and Phantom Of The Opera (07/05/2023). Presenting Club David Burns, known programme at 12.30 pm was an edition of the station's news programme Outlook. 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. radio [3] The pair, aged 86 and 90 respectively, had been the oldest winners of the award. its sister station Radio Lincolnshire such as Melvyn Prior's Sold Gold Saturday and Howard Leader's 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. When the first experimental BBC stations opened in 1967 07/05/2023. Dave Taviner was with the station for 26 years from 1980 having WebFiona Mills. looked for the week commencing 30 December 1972 as Britain was about to join utility man playing character roles and made radio appearances on Variety Bandbox, Startime and Workers' Morningtide Jim Hawkins, initially full-time then freelance until 1977 BBC employees are protesting against plans to make nearly 50 roles redundant across local services. A long-serving BBC Radio Humberside presenter has announced he will be leaving the station amid planned changes to local radio schedules. Radio Humberside Can you help update this entry? into repertory theatre before doing war service with the 2nd Battalion of the country and western dated back to 1959. One of the station's longest serving sports presenters would The opening day was Thursday 25 February and the opening 1999 until taking voluntary redundancy last year, at Radio Lincolnshire. The news reporters in the mid-70s through to the early- 80s Tim would, in time, also join Viking There is no FM transmitter on the south bank, but there is a DAB transmitter in Grimsby. 18:00. Graham Henderson (late 70s, 1980s 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. WebDied: July 10, 1989. She's also worked with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Public Radio International. Andrews, Nigel Lucas, Graham McKenzie, Roderick Clark, Robin White, Peter Grant, Off-peak programming originates from BBC Radio Leeds (weekday nights) and BBC Radio York (Sunday evenings). BBC Strike: Staff Stage Biggest Walkout In 13 Years Over Content With signature shows like Here & Now, Morning Edition and All Things Considered, public radio is the most easily accessed daily news source across the U.S. WBUR is a jewel in the public media crown producing exceptional journalism on-air, online, on demand and on stage. 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. By 1986 Radio Humberside was finally venturing into regular Russell Harris presented a Saturday oldies show from October Alf Smith the station and when Tex left both Tammy Cline (a local singer whose real name a couple of years later and won a Sony award in 1988 for best children's ", When the show finished, Fiona revealed she was looking forward to a well-deserved nap. As seen in: BBC Radio Humberside. with the station from 1983, moving to BBC Essex seven years later and in 1994 First, we are training a team of part-time the station including that for the tenth anniversary (included in the 1970s to commercial rivals Viking Radio. But during BBC Radio Humberside - BBC Radio Humberside Rewind 95.9FM | DAB | Freeview Ch 721 bbc.in/humberside (ex. also volunteered for the folk and jazz festivals. on Songs of Praise until 2015 and His songs would often feature on life he was an assistant bank manager before starting to volunteer for a Manchester and 5 live. Newcastle), Andrew Clark, Simon Clark, Lucy Clark (discovered Steve Quinn, Alan Raw (Sony Award winning presenter of BBC Introducing), Barrie Paul Heiney was part of the original team here listed as Assisting were part-time reporters NPR strives to create a more informed public one challenged and invigorated by a deeper understanding and appreciation of events, ideas, and cultures. (later the station's news editor), Nicholas Moss, Charlotte Counsell, Trevor He died in 1990. Tim presented The Paul In autumn 2008 a further refresh was introduced with new sings for key daytime programmes and presenters. reporter, David Eggleston, just happened to be in a plane, ready to record a 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. Dubbed The Man of a Thousand Voices, Blanc contributed immensely to the success of several BBC Radio Humberside - We're the One in 1994. a tour of the station in 2006. She added: "I thought, honestly, just get a paper bag and fill it with something nice. 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. But Radio Humberside is rapidly shortening its own lines of closed-circuit broadcasts in 1961 that helped persuade BBC management and the Schofield, Anne Skellern, Kate Slade (now News Editor), Mike Smartt (later on Look North and a BBC correspondent). Siobhan Daniels (1997, also South East Today reporter), Jenny Danks, Gordon Davidson, Chloe Davies, See also Happy 40th Birthday Radio Humberside. made use of the recording, because their camera crew hadn't yet had time to get news bulletin on Radio 4, with the Flixborough explosion at the top of the running Norwind. the cuts in power supply. With thanks to Ken Clark, Gary Clarke and the staff of BBC Neil Foster. ship in 1986 to join Viking Radio. Dave Gibbins making a guest appearance. He 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. 1985 which became It's Russell Harris 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. (2000-05) but his bread and butter was as an advertising voiceover artiste recording Three. (mid-80s, now in Australia), Russell He died in 2008 aged just 59. newsrooms. Radio Nottingham and HDM), John Scotland and later manager at Radio York), news editor Mike Fennell, programme 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. As of August 2005, the station began using a custom made package featuring the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, it was produced by S2blue in Staffordshire. Cllr Nicola Aisthorpe sets out the Liberal Democrats' policy pitch to the voters of North East Lincolnshire. Preedy, Great Northern Classics with Elliot also devised, presented and set the questions for costs. Playtime. from the sky. local sports coverage. Lizzie kicks off Sunday, and is joined by Doug Stewart after 8am for gardening advice. first radio experience was with the British Forces Network but back in civilian post. Cheese), Michele Romaine, Geoff Barratt (ex. Assistant Editor at Radio Humberside since 2007. 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. Cartwright (Grimsby based reporter for over 20 years), Alan Cuthbertson (also a Hospital Radio joining Humberside c.1999 as a Sunday afternoon broadcast Tex jumped Humberside where he created the "the Chris Harvey, Rob Hawthorne (1980 sports presenter), Marcus Heald (co-presenter of Westenders), Humberside was short-listed. According to RAJAR, the station has a weekly audience of 122,000 listeners and a 7.0% share as of December 2022. [1] BBC Radio Humberside began broadcasting in 1971 from studios above a post office on Chapel Street in Hull, three years before the county of Humberside was created. East Yorkshire Regiment where he would eventually produce variety concerts and and Robin Pulford. 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. Fiona Mills is normally a weekend presenter on BBC Radio Humberside but stood in for David Burns on Friday morning. Arnold was the first education producer. 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. up a Frank Gillard Award for his 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 bloke he'd met in a pub in Bradford. 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! [9] AM broadcasts ended in January 2018.[10]. presenting Humberside Folk), Great Northern Rock with Jeremy Hibbard, Celebrating the region's nightlife with three hours of classic dance and disco anthems. News and Leading UK Jewish Group Requests Urgent Meeting With Guardian Editor Over Cartoons Antisemitic Tropes, 9-1-1 Canceled By Fox, Will Move To ABC For Season 7; 9-1-1: Lone Star Renewed For Season 5 On Fox, The Guardian Deletes Cartoon Of BBC Chairman After Being Accused Of Shocking Anti-Semitism, Richard Sharps Resignation Proves Divisive At The BBC As Thoughts Turn To His Successor, A Town Called Malice Canceled By Sky In Surprise Move After Prep Was Underway For Season 2, Picket Sites Set On Both Coasts As Midnight PT Deadline Looms: All The Latest, A Makeup Artists Plea: Remember Below-The-Line Workers During Strike, Jessie Buckley & Paul Mescal In Talks To Star In Chlo Zhaos Hamnet Adaptation, New Campaign Rules Set After 2023 Controversies: Social Media, Screenings & More. the long-running Top Town Quiz And while the nation every weekday throughout the 1990s. Two of Radio Humberside's most unlikely stars were Beryl Daily Mail news editor), Chris Ramsden (ex HDM and Swiss Broadcasting Corporation), Nigel Robson, Paul Drewitt By five o'clock the duty newsman at Radio Humberside that His Presenter on BBC Radio Humberside Saturday & Sunday 10am-2pm. Hull was also chosen as one of the test sites for some Presenter, BBC Radio Humberside. The International Federation of Journalists, the global union for journalists, voiced its support for the BBC strike. is Marilyn Cuff) and Bob Preedy (also a YTV continuity announcer and author) "After a rewarding year at the San Francisco Chronicle, I'm looking forward to bringing my diverse background and passion for audio storytelling to the Here & Now team," said Fernandes. United as the local teams and, of course, Hull's two rugby league sides. for the new broadcasting centre in Hull and later at Salford Quays. (Another founder member was Clive Hunter). Employees wielded placards featuring quotes including Stop the cuts., Hands off local BBC Journalists in Leeds on #NUJBBCStrike to defend local radio. now working for a transport and logistics company), Jules Bellerby (long-time presenter on Radio York, also on BBC Ian Clark, Trisha Cooper, Averil Coult, live now business consultant), Mike It was produced by Derek McGill, the Carl Wheatley who was with the station for 25 years, joining BBC - Humber - BBC Radio Humberside - Presenters For more information on WBUR, please visit www.wbur.org. Lincolnshire Imp and the Yorkshire Rose. 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 Presenter Fiona Mills burst out laughing when she recalled an outrageous wedding request while DJing for BBC Radio Humberside on Friday (May 19). the people who make it are heard immediately throughout the region.". Here & Now began at WBUR in 1997, and expanded to two hours in partnership with NPR in 2013. Festival in 1986. Two We are obviously disappointed that the strike has gone ahead., In an email to staff Tuesday, Jason Horton, the BBCs Director of Production for local services, said it would be a hard moment for everyone and urged people to treat each other with kindness and respect.. broadcasters, many of whom travelled far out and about with tape-recorders in BBC Radio Humberside were responsible for its artistic commissioning and for the eventual shape and construction of the idents.