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Stephanie Hirst joins BBC Radio Manchester
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http://radiotoday.co.uk/2015/06/bbc-radio-manchester-hires-stephanie-hirst/
Shame its not BBC Yorkshire
Shame its not BBC Yorkshire
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Working for BBC Radio Manchester may open doors in other areas of the BBC for Stephanie to work for example Stephanie may be offered the chance of presenting Vinyl Heaven on BBC Yorkshire in addition of presenting the 90's show on BBC Radio Manchester.
Also BBC Manchester is home to some BBC Network Radio so Stephanie's show may attract the attention of BBC Radio 2 producers and management and they may decide to offer Stephanie the opportunity to present Sounds of the 90's on BBC Radio 2 produced by BBC Manchester or other projects on the network.
Don't forget Stephanie decided to break her life changing news on BBC Radio 5 Live which is based at BBC Manchester so bosses at BBC Radio Manchester may offered her job because they were impressed and producers from BBC Radio 5 Live will talk to producers and management of BBC Radio Manchester as they based within the same building about how great it would to work with Stephanie which may have given them food for thought to offer Stephanie this opportunity.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRt6lW7h3Sk
Yes but that only really applies to the daytime audience. Other off peak shows can target a different audience.
Depending on where you are you might be able to pick it up in Leeds or Sheffield on 95.1. Otherwise it's the interweb I'm afraid.
Remember Hirsty was on Gold for a while, so was appealing to an older audience as well as the younger one on Galaxy/Capital. I think Hirsty will do well. She has done it with compassion and to be honest with it not being high profile can get back into radio without all the 'sex change' crap normally thrown around. Unless of course the Daily Wail has a light news day!
And why should people over 55 not be allowed to like 90s music ? If you are 55 you were only 30 in 1990 so it is music you are very familiar with. You cannot pigeon hole people based on their age. My dad is 70 and stopped listening to Magic because it made him feel old, he didn't want that, he likes a lot of 90s and 00s stuff. I am sure many others over 50 don't want to be classed as old either.
I'm 38 and have dived in and out of Local BBC stations for years. They're just like any other station, some shows, presenters and music appeal to different people.
Yes, I'm not one for the gardening programs as gardening is not my thing, but I've always enjoyed Toby Foster & Rony Robinson on BBC Sheffield, Martin Kelner on BBC Leeds & Jonathon Cowap on BBC York and I've listened to all of them since I was in my twenties!!
The American guy that voices the jingles on Stephanie's show used to voice the jingles on BBC Radio 1 in the 1990's during the Johnny Beerling era when the station was known as 1 FM as the station has launched nationally on FM. The AM frequency closed in 1994.
I suspect that is why Stephanie chose that particular voice over. I think there was a clip of a talkover bit of a JAM jingle in the show opener.
I heard most of the first 45 minutes and enjoyed it - couple of apt song choices as well and had to laugh at the Shania Twain bit.
That Shania clip was inspired, as was the first full song she played.
Nice that she has now qualms about sending herself up.
Great playlist! Didnt realise it started last night, I'll listen back on iPlayer.
Very apt opener.
Thanks Paul! In future I can look it up on the BBC website and decide whether or not to listen on I-player.
It was great to drive home down the M60 on Saturday listening to someone thoroughly enjoying themselves on air. It's what's been missing from radio recently, and its great to have a person who knows radio like Steph back where she should be.
Trust me - this show will grow week on week as word gets round.... the first lady of the wireless is back