Year: 2025

Ireland

In photos: Bauer’s 150th birthday bash at Mansion House in Dublin

September 8, 2025 radionewsfeeds Comments Off on In photos: Bauer’s 150th birthday bash at Mansion House in Dublin

Well-known radio presenters gathered at Dublin’s Mansion House on Friday evening for a simultaneous Europe-wide event to mark Bauer Media’s 150th anniversary and link up with 12,000 colleagues in other markets.

The celebration brought together Bauer Media Audio Ireland and Bauer Media Outdoor, drawing around 350 staff to Dublin, with a live video connection to employees across the UK, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia and Hamburg.
Ray Foley of Today FM and Ciara Kelly of Newstalk who took to the stage and welcome guests both in Dublin and also to send best wishes via a video link to those attending parties simultaneously in the UK, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia and Bauer headquarters in Hamburg
Among those spotted at the Dublin event were Jack Keating, Ian Dempsey, Ciara Doherty, Andrea Gilligan, Emma Nolan, Pat Kenny ,Matt Cooper, Louise Cantillon,Paula MacCarthy,Henry McKean and Alison Curtis as well as Brendan O ‘Loughlin and Rebecca Shekleton.
Founded in 1875 in Hamburg, Bauer has grown from a family-run publisher into one of Europe’s largest commercial media companies, operating radio, publishing and out-of-home businesses across multiple markets.
Ciara Kelly and Ray Foley pictured celebrating 150 years of Bauer Media at the Mansion House,Dublin.Picture Brian McEvoy
Russell Alford, Rebecca Shekleton,Brendan O Loughlin and Leanne Hanafin pictured celebrating 150 years of Bauer Media at the Mansion House,Dublin.Picture Brian McEvoy
Jack Keating pictured celebrating 150 years of Bauer Media at the Mansion House,Dublin.Picture Brian McEvoy
Jack Keating and Andrea Gilligan pictured celebrating 150 years of Bauer Media at the Mansion House,Dublin.Picture Brian McEvoy
Andrea Gilligan and her team pictured celebrating 150 years of Bauer Media at the Mansion House,Dublin.Picture Brian McEvoy
Claire Beck, Pat Kenny and Andrea Gilligan pictured celebrating 150 years of Bauer Media at the Mansion House,Dublin.Picture Brian McEvoy

Shane Coleman and Roisin Reilly pictured celebrating 150 years of Bauer Media at the Mansion House,Dublin.Picture Brian McEvoy
Ciara Kely and Ray Foley pictured celebrating 150 years of Bauer Media at the Mansion House,Dublin.Picture Brian McEvoy
Tanya O Sullivan and Grainne Murnane pictured celebrating 150 years of Bauer Media at the Mansion House,Dublin.Picture Brian McEvoy
Eimear Bradley Pat Kenny and Claire Darmody pictured celebrating 150 years of Bauer Media at the Mansion House,Dublin.Picture Brian McEvoy
Fionnuala Corbett ,Martin Guilfoyle and Paul Byrne pictured celebrating 150 years of Bauer Media at the Mansion House,Dublin.Picture Brian McEvoy
Shonagh Lyons and Niall Power pictured celebrating 150 years of Bauer Media at the Mansion House,Dublin.Picture Brian McEvoy
Presenters Ciara Kelly and Andrea Gilligan pictured celebrating 150 years of Bauer Media at the Mansion House,Dublin.Picture Brian McEvoy
Radio presenters Shonagh Lyons and Pat Kenny pictured celebrating at the 150 years of Bauer Media at the Mansion House,Dublin.Picture Brian McEvoy
Ciara Doherty pictured celebrating 150 years of Bauer Media at the Mansion House,Dublin.Picture Brian McEvoy
Presenters Ciara Kelly and Andrea Gilligan pictured celebrating 150 years of Bauer Media at the Mansion House,Dublin.Picture Brian McEvoy
Presenters Ray Foley and Ciara Kelly pictured as they prepared to go live across Europe to celebrate 150 years of Bauer Media at the Mansion House,Dublin.Picture Brian McEvoy
Presenters Ray Foley and Ciara Kelly pictured as they went live across Europe to celebrate 150 years of Bauer Media at the Mansion House,Dublin.Picture Brian McEvoy
Louise Cantillon pictured celebrating 150 years of Bauer Media at the Mansion House,Dublin.Picture Brian McEvoy
Chris Doyle pictured celebrating 150 years of Bauer Media at the Mansion House,Dublin.Picture Brian McEvoy
150 years of Bauer Media at the Mansion House,Dublin.Picture Brian McEvoy
Paula MacSweeney pictured celebrating 150 years of Bauer Media at the Mansion House,Dublin.Picture Brian McEvoy
Emma Nolan pictured celebrating 150 years of Bauer Media at the Mansion House,Dublin.Picture Brian McEvoy
Ciara Kelly and Shane Coleman pictured celebrating 150 years of Bauer Media at the Mansion House,Dublin.Picture Brian McEvoy

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UK

Radio 4 launches new comedy shows with Omid Djalili and more

September 8, 2025 radionewsfeeds Comments Off on Radio 4 launches new comedy shows with Omid Djalili and more

BBC Radio 4 has announced a major line-up of new comedy programmes, featuring Omid Djalili, Kiri Pritchard-McLean, Slim, Alistair Green, Pierre Novellie and Ayoade Bamgboye.

Omid Djalili will front Noise Pollution, a mix of stand-up and conversations with fellow comedians on global issues. Slim, known as the “Godfather” of Black British comedy, presents Slim’s Guide to Life, drawing on experiences from childhood to grandparenthood.
Kiri Pritchard-McLean will lead Kiri’s Farm, set on her family’s 51 acres in Ynys Môn, while Alistair Green hosts a spoof podcast featuring misguided guests from the worlds of wellness, business and influencing. Pierre Novellie debuts Why In the Name of Pierre Novellie, tackling subjects from rude medieval poetry to pasta.
Ayoade Bamgboye, fresh from her Edinburgh Comedy Award win, pilots Matters of No Matter, exploring eccentric questions with pseudo-science and satire.
Alongside these, a series of one-off stand-up specials will include Emer Maguire, Amy Annette, Finlay Christie, Matt Hutchinson, Maria Shehata, Ray Bradshaw and Nina Gilligan. Topics range from navigating the Noughties to growing up with deaf parents, medical life during the pandemic and middle-aged memory lapses.
Radio 4 is also piloting new formats, including Sikisa’s Border Control, Colin Hoult’s The Making of Colin Hoult, Zoe Lyons’ Now What?, and Eleanor Morton’s Eleanor & Pals. A sitcom pilot, Crossing The Floor, written by Rosie Holt and David Quantick, follows the fictional journey of Rosie Holt MP defecting to Labour.
Popular series returning for a second run include sketch show P.O.V., Ian Smith is Stressed, *The Many Wrongs of Lord Christian Brighty and Laura Smyth’s Your Mum.

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BBC Radio 1 live lounge month brings global stars this October

September 8, 2025 radionewsfeeds Comments Off on BBC Radio 1 live lounge month brings global stars this October

Radio 1’s Live Lounge Month returns on 29 September with performances from some of the world’s biggest artists.

The annual event will air on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 12pm in Rickie, Melvin and Charlie’s mid-morning show, with sessions also available on BBC Sounds, BBC iPlayer and YouTube.
This year’s line-up features Olivia Dean, Conan Gray, Myles Smith, mgk, PinkPantheress, The Last Dinner Party, Skye Newman, Reneé Rapp, Lewis Capaldi, Demi Lovato, Wet Leg, Mumford & Sons, Louis Tomlinson and Florence + The Machine.
A new addition is the Radio 1 Anthems Live Lounge, part of the launch of the new Radio 1 Anthems station on DAB+. Robbie Williams will headline the first of these on Friday 10 October.
Lewis Capaldi will also perform a special Live Lounge Late on Monday 20 October, with extra tracks airing later in Jack Saunders’ New Music Show.
Reneé Rapp said: “I love being in the UK and I love when I get to sing songs that aren’t my own, it’s a fun switch up.”
Rickie, Melvin and Charlie said: “Artists stripping things back, surprising us with covers you’d never expect, and creating those unforgettable moments that only the Live Lounge can bring.”
Head of Radio 1 Aled Haydn Jones said: “The magic of the Live Lounge is in its intimacy: stripped-back performances that let fans experience their favourite artists like they’ve never heard them before.”
Live Lounge Month has been a fixture on the station for nearly two decades. Previous performers include Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Ed Sheeran, Ariana Grande and Noah Kahan, with some sessions drawing tens of millions of views online.

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US

Rick Sabine Returns To Zanesville As Highway 103.7 Morning Host

September 8, 2025 radionewsfeeds Comments Off on Rick Sabine Returns To Zanesville As Highway 103.7 Morning Host

Marquee Broadcasting Country “Highway 103.7” WZVL Philo/Zanesville OH has announced the arrival of Rick Sabine as morning host. Sabine was previously co-owner and morning host of Classic Hits “Y107.3” WYBZ Crooksville from 1990 until 2023. Sabine told co-owned WHIZ-TV, “Well, I’ve been in the radio business since about the mid-70’s and I was in Circleville. […] […]