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Our special tribute programme following the tragic death of presenter and former GMG Radio CEO John Myers on Saturday 1st June 2019. We’ll hear from his close friend and right-hand man John Simons and fellow executive Phil Riley, followed by more than 50 tributes we’ve received from across the industry. John’s own voice ends the podcast with a look back at his life, lovingly produced by David Lloyd. You will hear tributes from: Stuart Clarkson, Roy Martin, John Simons, Phil Riley, James Rea, Ken Bruce, Helen Boaden, Derek Webster, Mark Goodier, Andrew Harrison, John Gillmore, Dave Brown, Julian Carter, Jon Holmes, Helen Thomas, Steve Collins, Jeremy Vine, Martin Campbell, Pat Sharp, Dave Shearer, Terry Underhill, Steve Wright, Stephanie Hirst, David Quinney, Andy Hodgson, Matt Jamison, Jonathan Morrell, Chris Best, Nik Goodman, Russ Williams, Bob Shennan, Chris Stevens, Paul Robinson, Ricky Durkin, Tony Blackburn, Sarah Graham, Steve Penk, DeMarkay Williams, John Baish, Ben Cooper, Steve England, Michael

This week Stuart talks to two of the presenters of the BBC’s award-winning Brexitcast podcast - political correspondent Chris Mason and Brussels reporter Adam Fleming. Roy Martin is here with a look through the industry’s big stories of the week, James Cridland looks at the issues around FM chips in mobile phones and David Lloyd brings us more great audio from the RadioMoments archives. Voiceover by Hannah Patterson. Original music by Mcasso.

This week Stuart Clarkson chats to Russ Williams about everything from Chris Evans’ RAJARs to Virgin Radio in the 90s, leaving Smooth and his latest work for talkSPORT and back with Jono Coleman on Fix Radio. Roy Martin is here to look at the Q1/2019 RAJARs and news of the new Heart schedules, James Cridland asks whether it matters where your radio station is based and David Lloyd’s Radio Moments include the launches of Mercia Sound and Laser 558 plus the departure of Fearne Cotton from Radio 1. Processing by Ian Deeley. Voiceover by Hannah Patterson. Original music by Mcasso.

This week we’re at Radio Audio Week 2019 as Stuart Clarkson talks to speakers at the Radio Festival and RadioCentre’s Tuning In Conference. You’ll hear from: Zoe Ball, James Purnell, Greg James, Margot James, Simon Mayo, Anna Foster & Tony Livesey, Steve Parkinson & Angellica Bell, Mark Barber & Heather Andrew, Roman Kemp, Vick Hope & Sonny Jay, and Siobhan Kenny. James Cridland looks at current issues for vTuner and TuneIn, and David Lloyd has more great archive in Radio Moments. Processing by Ian Deeley. Voiceover by Hannah Patterson. Original music by Mcasso.

RadioToday’s Stuart Clarkson and Roy Martin preview the upcoming Radio Festival with Festival Director Nick Pitts; and Stuart chats to the Broadcast Journalism Training Council’s CEO Jon Godel about the future of radio journalism. James Cridland looks at the importance of habit in radio, and in David Lloyd’s Radio Moments Johnnie Walker and Mike Smith leave Radio 1, Rock Radio arrives in Manchester and Capital tries something different for the FM/AM split. Processing by Ian Deeley. Voiceover by Hannah Patterson. Original music by Mcasso.

RadioToday’s Stuart Clarkson and Roy Martin talk through the big stories of the week, including the announcement of the new national breakfast show team for Heart featuring Amanda Holden.  Former Heart East Managing Editor James Keen gives us his reaction to the signing, and also tells us about life in the Channel Islands running Island FM and Channel 103. James Cridland considers whether the future of AM radio is a switch to digital and David Lloyd has more gems from the archive in Radio Moments. Processing by Ian Deeley. Voiceover by Hannah Patterson. Original music by Mcasso.

Stuart Clarkson talks to Sam Bailey, Managing Director of the Audio Content Fund about the free money available for public service content on commercial and community radio stations. Roy Martin has our weekly look at the big stories in the radio industry, James Cridland reflects on his trip to the NAB Show in Las Vegas, and David Lloyd has more Radio Moments from the archive. Audio processing by Ian Deeley.

This week we hook up with the NAB Show in Las Vegas to talk to Kevin Leach from In:Quality, plus Dave Brierley-Jones and Phil Johnson from Radio Station Solutions. James Cridland is in Vegas too to tell us what’s excited him at the show, while David Lloyd’s Radio Moments include a big birthday for Graham Dene and the launch of the final station in the first wave of ILRs - Beacon Radio.

Roy Martin is in Lausanne for RadioDays Europe 2019 this week, and event host Paul Robinson joins us for a look back over the highlights of the conference. Stuart Clarkson also chats to Hits Radio Group Content Director Gary Stein about the upcoming launch of Country Hits Radio. James Cridland looks at the move by public service broadcasters to take more control of the platforms where their content is; and in David Lloyd’s RadioMoments it’s goodbye to Century, Zoe Ball leaves Radio 1 and we’ll hear BBC management’s plans for the 1970s! Audio processing by Ian Deeley.

Stuart Clarkson chats to 5 Live presenter Rhod Sharp, who’s marking a quarter of a century presenting Up All Night as the station turns 25 years old this week. Find out about the launch of 5 Live, memorable moments on the show including 9/11 and the Obama Inauguration - and how Rhod gets on air from the attic of his home in the US. Roy Martin is here with our weekly look at what’s going on in the industry; James Cridland shares some thoughts on why you shouldn’t make assumptions about the tech used by listeners; and David Lloyd has more brilliant archive audio in Radio Moments. Listen to Rhod's podcast series, Up All Night for 25 Years at https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07368kj/episodes/player Audio processing on the RadioToday Programme by Ian Deeley.

Stuart Clarkson chats to Capital’s new national breakfast show team - Roman Kemp, Vick Hope and Sonny Jay - about their show being rolled out across the network plus their recent win at the TRIC Awards. Stuart and Roy Martin discuss the week’s big industry stories (and are joined by Absolute Radio Content Director Paul Sylvester to mark Frank Skinner’s 10 years on the station). James Cridland looks at a station in the US that’s playing podcasts on air and David Lloyd has more fantastic audio from the archives in Radio Moments. Audio processing by Ian Deeley.

Host Stuart Clarkson talks all things commercial radio in Scotland with Original 106 and Central FM MD Adam Findlay plus consultant and former presenter Colin Kelly. Stuart and Roy Martin look over the other big stories of the week in the radio industry; James Cridland shares his thoughts on what podcasting can teach radio; and David Lloyd has more Radio Moments from the archive. (With special thanks to Ian Deeley, who's helped us try out some new processing for the podcast this week too!) **CORRECTION: At the 2:07 point we say that Global owns Capital South Wales and Heart North Wales and that CommunicorpUK owns Heart South Wales and Capital North Wales. We got our words muddled up - for which we apologise! The correct way round is that Global owns Heart South Wales and Capital North West & North Wales; and CommunicorpUK owns Capital South Wales and Heart North Wales.**

In our monthly roundtable discussion for March, Trevor Dann is joined by Steve Parkinson and Brett Spencer from Bauer and Lorna Clarke from Radio 2 and 6Music to discuss more radio upheavals and recommend some top audio. James Cridland looks at some new figures on listening via smart speakers and in David Lloyd’s Radio Moments - John Peel makes his Radio 1 debut while Zane Lowe departs; Keith Skues turns 80 and Radio 210 launches.

Former GCap and GWR Group Content Director Dirk Anthony joins Stuart Clarkson and Roy Martin to discuss Global’s announcement that it’s introducing national breakfast shows on Capital, Heart and Smooth and closing several broadcast centres. Matthew Wright also talks to RadioToday about his first six months on the afternoon show at talkRADIO. James Cridland asks why Australian commercial radio wants to stop people sharing its content online, and David Lloyd delves into the archives for more Radio Moments.

Former Ofcom Chief Advisor (Radio), Martin Campbell, shares his thoughts on the latest consolidation in the radio industry and upcoming expansion of programme sharing, plus whether there’s a need for any radio regulation in future. Stuart Clarkson and Roy Martin talk through the big news stories of the week from around the radio industry; James Cridland looks at advertising in podcasts; and David Lloyd has more Radio Moments from the archive.

Former GMG Radio Group PD John Simons offers his thoughts on Bauer’s purchase last week of Lincs FM Group, Celador Radio and Wireless’ local radio division. Simo chats to Stuart Clarkson about how Bauer might integrate the new acquisitions and what it’s like in a station that’s just been bought. RadioToday’s Editor Roy Martin joins Stuart to discuss the Bauer deals and the consolidation’s wider impact on the industry - as well as the other big stories of the week such as the Radio Times’ list of the greatest radio shows ever, the Q4/18 RAJARs, Scala Radio’s test transmissions, and a possible rebranding for talkRADIO. James Cridland considers why (with the help of Lisa Kerr) other companies find radio people irresistible, and David Lloyd takes us back in time with more brilliant Radio Moments.

Rachel Barton (WeAreGrape), Iain Macintosh (Muddy Knees) and Phil Riley (self-styled ‘veteran’) join Trevor to discuss Bauer’s purchase of Lincs FM Group and Celador Radio, 5 live’s spat with News UK and some great audio recommendations. Before the Roundtable discussion, Trevor hears from Professor Tim Luckhurst of the University of Kent’s Centre for Journalism about its report on the news content on 5 live. James Cridland looks at whether engineering and IT should be one and the same thing in radio, and David Lloyd has more brilliant audio from the archives in Radio Moments.

This week Trevor Dann is at the BBC Local Radio Awards - the Gillards - in Derby, where he speaks to BBC Radio Sheffield’s Toby Foster, Katrina Bunker, Jenny Eells and Kat Harbourne, plus Radio Bristol’s Pete Simson and awards host Jon Culshaw. Stuart Clarkson and Roy Martin talk through the other big stories of the week; James Cridland looks at what radio can learn from some on-demand TV services; and there’s more classic audio from David Lloyd’s Radio Moments archive.

RadioToday’s Stuart Clarkson catches up the programmers in charge of Virgin Radio - Francis Currie and Mike Cass - as the station launches The Chris Evans Breakfast Show with Sky. Plus - Dom Chambers talks to the new Chair of the Community Media Association, Danny Lawrence, and Roy Martin talks us through the big news of the week including Simon Mayo’s return with Scala Radio. There's also a chat with BBC Somerset Managing Editor Nick Bull about the station's new studios. James Cridland shares his thoughts on Virgin Radio dropping spot adverts at breakfast and there are more Radio Moments from David Lloyd.

Stuart Clarkson and Roy Martin discuss a big week in radio including the debuts of Zoe Ball and Sara Cox on their new Radio 2 shows. There are also tributes to former Radio 1 and Radio Manchester presenter Dianne Oxberry, following her death this week.  Keri Jones chats to Stuart about an appeal to help secure the future of one of the UK’s smallest radio stations - Radio Scilly. Plus James Cridland on the BBC’s decision to make one of its top podcasts exclusive to BBC Sounds; and more Radio Moments with David Lloyd.