News-hounds in the early days of Heartbeat Radio
('83-'84): Vinay Adatia and Mike Wallbank.
Newsround Tameside ...now and then!
The weekly news round-up
was a regular feature from
the launch of Heartbeat Radio
and through most of the
8 Towns era.
Now listeners across
the borough on 103.6FM
and online at tamesideradio.com
can hear Mike looking back through
the Newsround archives
every Sunday afternoon (1pm-3pm).
The slideshow below features candid off-duty snaps of Mike and Newsround co-hosts from years gone by, Mike Pav, Tony Elliott, Andy Hoyle and
Lisa Clayton...
Fast forward to the 8 Towns era:
Andy Hoyle in his early role as
Head of News
('89 -'91), compiling
bulletins on the infamous
Newsroom
'Ledge'...
a precarious place for anyone over
5ft !
Andy went on to be a versatile presenter of music, request and magazine shows and was one of the creative team who produced the 8 Towns comedy show Sunday Express
The full team also included Craig Etchells, Phil Loftus, Marc Farr and Richard Gorman.
Click here for more
Newsround
memories and recent
show playlists
Click here to visit the
Mike Wallbank show page
at tamesideradio.com
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