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.
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)
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:
Galloping Gordie
STAFF and patients at Tameside General Hospital
could hardly believe their eyes one Friday afternoon in
1986 as Gordie West, country singer and entertainer from Alberta, Canada rode through the grounds on his trusty horse on a visit to the children's wards arranged by the Country Roads team. After parking the horse,
he stopped by for a chat with Mike Wallbank and Colin Martin.
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