Special events

Studio guests...outside broadcasts...

in touch with the community...

STAFF at the Reporter Group of Newspapers

organised a coffee morning to

support the station as part of

our Radiothon 90 fund-raising

weekend. Andy Hoyle presented

his Saturday morning show

live from the Reporter office in

Old Street, Ashton with surprise

guests local singer-songwriter-

music promoter Darren Poyzer

and little Billy Bradshaw (right) who

was accompanied by his 'minder'

Buzz Hawkins.

Andy is the Chap In The Hat

with our outside broadcast team,

from left: Marc Farr, Melanie King and

Mike Wallbank, plus Reporter 'duo'

Julie Cummings and Carol Woodcock,

caught on camera holding a

Stuart Hall mask!

All part of the day's fun...

as well as honouring one of the

most famous Ashtonians of

recent times. Photo: Reporter

(of course!): October '90.

This was our second broadcast

from the Reporter office during

1990. The first was In June, when Mike presented his All Kinds of

Everything show while staff &

helpers served coffee and cakes

and collected bucket-loads of

cash - £300 in three hours

- for the Mandy Turner

(Tameside Hospital)

Scanner Appeal.

Click on the buttons to hear

Mike opening the show and

chatting to Amanda,

one of the Reporter fundraisers:

GOOD DEED FOR THE DAY!

Friends from our Linnet Clough

rally radio station,

the 6th Denton (Saint Hilda's)

Scout troop served a ' full English'

for 8 Towns' presenter Craig Etchells during his Saturday breakfast show.

(Summer '90)