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Radio jingles…

The jingles are the bits between the news, weather, sport, DJ and music. And this is an example of how they are made. https://youtu.be/O1Bb_DI77SE One of the great all-time jingle production houses was PAMS in Dallas, Texas. Read more about jingles, including one made by Jimi Hendrix for BBC Radio 1 here. In its time … Continue reading Radio jingles… →

Martin Cooper Uncategorized 2 Comments August 29, 2019November 18, 2020 1 Minute

Don’t Touch That Dial…

...bear with me this once. This article will appear to be joyously off-topic at the start because it won't mention much about radio; just superheroes. The reason is I want to talk about finding reality in fiction. On the face of it that sounds like nonsense, but if I try to explain I hope you'll … Continue reading Don’t Touch That Dial… →

Martin Cooper Uncategorized 2 Comments June 24, 2019November 26, 2020 4 Minutes

It’s always been the case….

...that presenters switch between BBC and commercial radio stations. I recall Tony Butler in Birmingham switching between BRMB and BBC Radio WM in the 1980s. And then back again it the 1990s. And then back to the Beeb. And then back on commercial radio in the 2000s. And, of course, Ed Doolan, who also shone … Continue reading It’s always been the case…. →

Martin Cooper Uncategorized 2 Comments September 25, 2018January 23, 2020 1 Minute

Just look up…

...because if you look down all the time the tops of the buildings will start to dissolve and disappear. Good journalists – and academic researchers – always ask 'why?' To do any less is to commit sacrilege to both professions. When I was about ten years old my parents gave me one particular book that … Continue reading Just look up… →

Martin Cooper Uncategorized 1 Comment May 27, 2018January 23, 2020 3 Minutes

This is not radio…

...it's a blog. Even this recording of me reading this blog - I reckon - isn't radio: (Audio Credit: Martin Cooper (c)) But out in the far reaches of the Internet (I'm not convinced it needs a capital letter) there's a forum where the meaning of the word 'radio' is still being thrashed out. The … Continue reading This is not radio… →

Martin Cooper Uncategorized 3 Comments April 2, 2018January 23, 2020 3 Minutes

On the button…

...yet another explanation of 'PFL'...

Martin Cooper Uncategorized 2 Comments March 28, 2018January 30, 2020 1 Minute

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