THIS was Radio Clyde’s news team, shortly before the Glasgow station made its long-awaited debut on Hogmanay, 1973. From left to right, they are Alex Dickson, head of news and current affairs, Sheila Duffy, Tom Steele, David Markey, George Montgomery, Bob King, Richard Roy, George Mackintosh, Paul Murricane and Craig Samet. This was a time when all of the station’s personnel were preparing for the launch. The news team underwent in November, a week-long initiation programme in Glasgow and Edinburgh. In Glasgow on November 26 they visited the procurator fiscal’s office. the social work department, and the Lord Provost and Corporation committee conveners. At the end of the week the broadcasters began a full month’s dummy run training schedule.