Yesterday was the first ever Summer Gathering organised by the Community Media Association. The event was hosted in Melton Mowbray in association with their local community radio station 103 The Eye. Continue reading
Cirencester residents will have seen the article I wrote for the Cirencester Scene Magazine recently – I wrote it a couple of months ago and had forgotten it. Sticking to the word limit was rather difficult, I could easily have written 4 x that amount! Continue reading
I’ve loved putting together this month’s radio shows. April is Autism Awareness/Acceptance Month and so that featured prominently in one of my earlier shows this month (Different Minds, Different Sounds). Continue reading
The way I put together my shows has always been inspired by the radio DJs I enjoy listening to. An avid Radio 2 listener since the age of about 9 or 10, Johnnie Walker and Terry Wogan were my favourite broadcasters, back in the day. Continue reading
At the end of 2025 I started experimenting using AI to help shape and build my shows. Whether we like it or not, AI is growing and is here to stay – and knowing how to use it effectively is becoming more and more important. Continue reading
As we reach the end of March – and the end of Q1 2026 – I am starting something new on this blog. Each month, I will be writing about what has been happening on my radio shows, giving a bit of insight into what I’ve been playing, how the shows have come together, and whatโs coming up next. Continue reading
This weekend I was in Birmingham for the AGM of the CMA (Community Media Association). Hosted at BBC Birmingham, inside the Mailbox building, it is the first CMA event I have been to since pre-Covid. Continue reading
Besides the reception desk being manned 24/7 (great from a security point of view) there is a bar – so I can get a drink before, during and after my show. This is also great when interviewing guests. Continue reading
What lovely weather we’ve had this weekend! I’ve enjoyed sitting in our new Summer house which is a nice quiet spot to sit and read (and be able to hear the sound of birds and the water flowing in the pond). I might also use it as my ‘writing room’, my book being my background project for the year. Continue reading
This afternoon Corinium Radio was broadcasting live from the 2019 Cirencester Fleece Fayre. Continue reading