JUSTIN WEBB: I didn t find out who my biological father was until I was about eight years old. His name was Peter Woods. The revelation came about in the most startling way via our black-and-white TV.
As people got to grips with lockdown in March 2020, many trends emerged as a way of coping with the new rules and restrictions that had taken over our lives.
From baking, online quizzes over Zoom, home workouts and more, everyone tried to focus on something to distract from the uncertainty of the pandemic.
Musicians and singers were keeping spirits up with their live streams on social media platforms whilst at the same time unselfishly raising monies for charities and worthy causes who have been seriously affected because of the pandemic.
For Noel Burke the prospect of binge-watching Netflix was not on his agenda so to keep the mind occupied the idea of launching an online radio station was conceived.
Broadcaster Rob Charles is taking over the breakfast show at online station All Oldies Radio.
Rob Charles has been providing his syndicated “Songs That Don’t Get Played On The Radio Anymore” for the past few months at the station.
Rob said: “I so love All Oldies Radio. The music library is massive and I’ll be taking full advantage of it as I’m honoured to start waking up the UK, 7am Weekdays from the 1st of February.”
Director Russ Dee says the station will be joining DAB this year and has provided a station update for us.
He said: “When Rob said yes to All Oldies Radio, it reconfirmed that we had something special that outstanding broadcasters want to be a part of.
Radio Caroline is to broadcast the Queen’s Christmas message for the first time, 56 years after its request was refused for being an unauthorised broadcaster.
The famous formerly ship-based pirate radio station was founded in 1964 to play pop music all day at a time when broadcasting was dominated by the BBC and pop was played for an hour a week.
It was awarded an AM waveband licence from Ofcom in 2017 – half a century after the 1967 Marine Broadcasting Offences Act that was intended to scupper the pirate broadcasters.
Radio Caroline to broadcast Queen’s Christmas Message on Christmas Day – 56 years after BBC turned us down for being a pirate station. Caroline has had an Ofcom licence since Dec 2017 and this year our request has been approved