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Former Radio 1Xtra presenter Reece Parkinson has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Media and Communications by the University of East London. He received the award from UEL’s Vice Chancellor and President, Professor Amanda Broderick, at a ceremony at the University’s Dockland’s campus. It comes just eight years after Reece graduated from UEL with an […] […]

Rotherham Radio has hired broadcaster Fiona Sadler to host its Party Anthems show each weekend. Fiona will start in her new role on 16th September and can be heard on DAB across Rotherham and Sheffield each Saturday from 5pm. Most recently, Fiona was heard on Imagine FM and Greatest Hits Radio. Programme director Stewart Nicholson […] […]

Former BBC Radio 1 and Capital presenter Paul McKenna is returning to radio after 30 years to host a one-off show on Boom Radio. Paul, who’s better known as a hypnotherapist and entertainer than a radio presenter, started his broadcasting career on Radio Top Shop but says his love for radio never went away. The […] […]

Former Kingdom FM presenter Dave Mac is joining K107 to host weekday afternoons. Dave started on the radio in Fife over 20 years ago and worked at a number of other stations around Scotland since leaving Kingdom FM. A K107FM spokesperson said: “We’re delighted to welcome Dave back to Fife, he’ll be a familiar voice […] […]

Bauer radio stations are returning to the London Palladium this year for a series of live shows in November, with Ken Bruce also joining in. A new event, Greatest Hits Radio Live hosted by Ken Bruce, will kick off the weekend on Friday 24th, followed by Magic at Christmas on Saturday. Scala Radio – Classics […] […]

The Community Media Association has announced the line up for its Community Media Festival 2023 which will celebrate 40 years of the body. The theme of the festival is ‘Legacy and Tomorrow’ and takes place on Saturday 28th October at the St Martin’s Conference Centre in Leicester – the birthplace of local radio after BBC […] […]