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The spirit of radio
Here’s an interesting piece from reader and friend of the blog Stuart Cowley – I spent my teenage years glued to Beacon and miss it’s old, original incarnation terribly before the days of playlists and targeted marketing, the station was radical, quirky and had real Black Country personality.
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Posted in Environment, Fun stuff to see and do, Interesting photos, Local History, Local media, Local music, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories
Tagged 303, 70's, 80's, 90s, BBC, Beacon, Carl Chinn, Dick Sheppard, Don Maclean, Hospital, Jacqui de Creed, Lions, Local, Local adio, Local History, local music, media, Radio, Stuart Cowley, Things to do
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Brownhills finest on the radio!
Inspirational local historian and all-round nice bloke David Hodgkinson recently contacted me to point out that former local lad, top lawyer and author David M Golden had appeared on Carl Chinn’s radio show last Sunday, 4th March 2012.You will no doubt remember that … Continue reading
Posted in Brownhills stuff, Events, Fun stuff to see and do, Local Blogs, Local History, Local media, News, Reader enquiries, Shared media, Shared memories, Social Media, Spotted whilst browsing the web, Walsall community, Walsall Council
Tagged Brownhills, Brownhills Central Boy's School, Brownhills local history, Brownhills Reading Group, Carl Chinn, David Hodgkinson, David M Golden, Events, iPlayer, Izaak Gatehouse, local blogs, Local History, Parkview Centre, The case is open
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