Radio Greats
@radiogreats.bsky.social
Podcast hosted by @theliveluke.bsky.social - Dedicated to Industry professions that have made outstanding contributions to the industry! Currently on its 9th series
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So I’ve decided the next season of #RadioGreats will be the last one!
I think after 6 years, I’ve gone as far as I can, interviewing the legends of the Airwaves and hearing so many stories and it’s time to end it on a high!
I can promise Season 10 will have some great guests when it return!
I think after 6 years, I’ve gone as far as I can, interviewing the legends of the Airwaves and hearing so many stories and it’s time to end it on a high!
I can promise Season 10 will have some great guests when it return!
November 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
So I’ve decided the next season of #RadioGreats will be the last one!
I think after 6 years, I’ve gone as far as I can, interviewing the legends of the Airwaves and hearing so many stories and it’s time to end it on a high!
I can promise Season 10 will have some great guests when it return!
I think after 6 years, I’ve gone as far as I can, interviewing the legends of the Airwaves and hearing so many stories and it’s time to end it on a high!
I can promise Season 10 will have some great guests when it return!
And With that Series 9 of #RadioGreats is at a close!
Thank you to all Guests who took part in this season!
We will be back for a 10 Series in 2026, if you have any suggestions as to who you would like to be featured let us know!😊📻📻
Thank you to all Guests who took part in this season!
We will be back for a 10 Series in 2026, if you have any suggestions as to who you would like to be featured let us know!😊📻📻
August 18, 2025 at 1:36 PM
And With that Series 9 of #RadioGreats is at a close!
Thank you to all Guests who took part in this season!
We will be back for a 10 Series in 2026, if you have any suggestions as to who you would like to be featured let us know!😊📻📻
Thank you to all Guests who took part in this season!
We will be back for a 10 Series in 2026, if you have any suggestions as to who you would like to be featured let us know!😊📻📻
And Last One in this series!
From One Luke, to Another!
It’s the Queen of Late Night Radio, but who is Diana Luke?🌙📻
Well she joins me on #RadioGreats to chat about working at stations that include #TheSuperstation, #JazzFM, #GLR and #Boom!
🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/1770277/epis... 🎧
From One Luke, to Another!
It’s the Queen of Late Night Radio, but who is Diana Luke?🌙📻
Well she joins me on #RadioGreats to chat about working at stations that include #TheSuperstation, #JazzFM, #GLR and #Boom!
🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/1770277/epis... 🎧
August 14, 2025 at 6:25 AM
And Last One in this series!
From One Luke, to Another!
It’s the Queen of Late Night Radio, but who is Diana Luke?🌙📻
Well she joins me on #RadioGreats to chat about working at stations that include #TheSuperstation, #JazzFM, #GLR and #Boom!
🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/1770277/epis... 🎧
From One Luke, to Another!
It’s the Queen of Late Night Radio, but who is Diana Luke?🌙📻
Well she joins me on #RadioGreats to chat about working at stations that include #TheSuperstation, #JazzFM, #GLR and #Boom!
🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/1770277/epis... 🎧
The last episode in this season of #RadioGreats will be available to listen and download on Thursday. I want to say Thank you to those who took part in Season 9, but who will be closing this series out?📻
Here’s a Hint - Moonbathers!🌝
Here’s a Hint - Moonbathers!🌝
August 12, 2025 at 11:31 AM
The last episode in this season of #RadioGreats will be available to listen and download on Thursday. I want to say Thank you to those who took part in Season 9, but who will be closing this series out?📻
Here’s a Hint - Moonbathers!🌝
Here’s a Hint - Moonbathers!🌝
He is the creator of the @radiocreators.com podcast and this week @steverandall.com is the Guest on #RadioGreats!!📻
From #Metro, #PowerFM and #SpireFM, there are many great stories in this one.
But what was crafting the demo like when he was on Radio Cherwell?
Find out more now!
🎧bit.ly/3J5mRcH🎧
From #Metro, #PowerFM and #SpireFM, there are many great stories in this one.
But what was crafting the demo like when he was on Radio Cherwell?
Find out more now!
🎧bit.ly/3J5mRcH🎧
August 7, 2025 at 6:40 AM
He is the creator of the @radiocreators.com podcast and this week @steverandall.com is the Guest on #RadioGreats!!📻
From #Metro, #PowerFM and #SpireFM, there are many great stories in this one.
But what was crafting the demo like when he was on Radio Cherwell?
Find out more now!
🎧bit.ly/3J5mRcH🎧
From #Metro, #PowerFM and #SpireFM, there are many great stories in this one.
But what was crafting the demo like when he was on Radio Cherwell?
Find out more now!
🎧bit.ly/3J5mRcH🎧
I’ve got another #RadioGreats episode for you to listen to tomorrow and it with a great Guest, but who could it be?🤔
Well amongst the stations they worked on - one of them was Power FM!!📻😊
Well amongst the stations they worked on - one of them was Power FM!!📻😊
August 6, 2025 at 12:36 PM
I’ve got another #RadioGreats episode for you to listen to tomorrow and it with a great Guest, but who could it be?🤔
Well amongst the stations they worked on - one of them was Power FM!!📻😊
Well amongst the stations they worked on - one of them was Power FM!!📻😊
He was part of the launch team of Radio Clyde, Presented shows on Radio 2, #LBC and #talkSPORT and Hosted The Pyramid Game! But who is Steve Jones?
Well I am pleased to say he is this week’s Guest on #RadioGreats so why not listen and download now!📻
www.buzzsprout.com/1770277/epis...
Well I am pleased to say he is this week’s Guest on #RadioGreats so why not listen and download now!📻
www.buzzsprout.com/1770277/epis...
July 29, 2025 at 6:42 AM
He was part of the launch team of Radio Clyde, Presented shows on Radio 2, #LBC and #talkSPORT and Hosted The Pyramid Game! But who is Steve Jones?
Well I am pleased to say he is this week’s Guest on #RadioGreats so why not listen and download now!📻
www.buzzsprout.com/1770277/epis...
Well I am pleased to say he is this week’s Guest on #RadioGreats so why not listen and download now!📻
www.buzzsprout.com/1770277/epis...
So who could be this week #RadioGreats guest?📻
Could maybe the Pyramid give it away?🔺
Find out tomorrow tomorrow!!😊
Could maybe the Pyramid give it away?🔺
Find out tomorrow tomorrow!!😊
July 28, 2025 at 7:34 PM
So who could be this week #RadioGreats guest?📻
Could maybe the Pyramid give it away?🔺
Find out tomorrow tomorrow!!😊
Could maybe the Pyramid give it away?🔺
Find out tomorrow tomorrow!!😊
"That’s the essence of what Local Radio is!"
That’s what Howard Pressman thought when he gave his final link on BBC Radio Sheffield back in Nov 2023!📻
Download this weeks #RadioGreats & hear Howard share stories from 4 decades in radio across Yorkshire!
🎧bit.ly/3TgYYRp🎧
That’s what Howard Pressman thought when he gave his final link on BBC Radio Sheffield back in Nov 2023!📻
Download this weeks #RadioGreats & hear Howard share stories from 4 decades in radio across Yorkshire!
🎧bit.ly/3TgYYRp🎧
July 3, 2025 at 6:03 AM
"That’s the essence of what Local Radio is!"
That’s what Howard Pressman thought when he gave his final link on BBC Radio Sheffield back in Nov 2023!📻
Download this weeks #RadioGreats & hear Howard share stories from 4 decades in radio across Yorkshire!
🎧bit.ly/3TgYYRp🎧
That’s what Howard Pressman thought when he gave his final link on BBC Radio Sheffield back in Nov 2023!📻
Download this weeks #RadioGreats & hear Howard share stories from 4 decades in radio across Yorkshire!
🎧bit.ly/3TgYYRp🎧
So the city of Sheffield is the stop for tomorrow’s edition of #RadioGreats but who do you think it could be?🤔📻
Find out tomorrow!!😁
Find out tomorrow!!😁
July 2, 2025 at 6:37 AM
So the city of Sheffield is the stop for tomorrow’s edition of #RadioGreats but who do you think it could be?🤔📻
Find out tomorrow!!😁
Find out tomorrow!!😁
So who was the first Radio Orwell Guest to feature in #RadioGreats?🤔
Well it was none other than Graham Bannerman! Some really great stories in this one, but how did he feel when he got the #Radio1 gig?📻
Well Find out Now!!
🎧bit.ly/4kWFcGW🎧
Well it was none other than Graham Bannerman! Some really great stories in this one, but how did he feel when he got the #Radio1 gig?📻
Well Find out Now!!
🎧bit.ly/4kWFcGW🎧
June 28, 2025 at 11:19 AM
So who was the first Radio Orwell Guest to feature in #RadioGreats?🤔
Well it was none other than Graham Bannerman! Some really great stories in this one, but how did he feel when he got the #Radio1 gig?📻
Well Find out Now!!
🎧bit.ly/4kWFcGW🎧
Well it was none other than Graham Bannerman! Some really great stories in this one, but how did he feel when he got the #Radio1 gig?📻
Well Find out Now!!
🎧bit.ly/4kWFcGW🎧
Did you know, in the 9 Seasons of #RadioGreats I have produced, I never included a Radio Presenter who had a stint on Radio Orwell?📻
Well this weekend that chain will break and I will involve my first Great from 257!!
But who could it be?
Well this weekend that chain will break and I will involve my first Great from 257!!
But who could it be?
June 24, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Did you know, in the 9 Seasons of #RadioGreats I have produced, I never included a Radio Presenter who had a stint on Radio Orwell?📻
Well this weekend that chain will break and I will involve my first Great from 257!!
But who could it be?
Well this weekend that chain will break and I will involve my first Great from 257!!
But who could it be?
So who wanted to be the editor of #SmashHits, but went into radio?
Well it is none other than the lovely Toni McDonald!! She is this weeks Guest on #RadioGreats and shares some great insights over the last three decades in the business!!😊📻
🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/1770277/epis... 🎧
Well it is none other than the lovely Toni McDonald!! She is this weeks Guest on #RadioGreats and shares some great insights over the last three decades in the business!!😊📻
🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/1770277/epis... 🎧
June 19, 2025 at 9:13 AM
So who wanted to be the editor of #SmashHits, but went into radio?
Well it is none other than the lovely Toni McDonald!! She is this weeks Guest on #RadioGreats and shares some great insights over the last three decades in the business!!😊📻
🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/1770277/epis... 🎧
Well it is none other than the lovely Toni McDonald!! She is this weeks Guest on #RadioGreats and shares some great insights over the last three decades in the business!!😊📻
🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/1770277/epis... 🎧
Did you know this week’s guest once upon a time dreamed of being the editor of Smash Hits? But who do you reckon it could be?🤔📻
Find out tomorrow!!😁😁
Find out tomorrow!!😁😁
June 18, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Did you know this week’s guest once upon a time dreamed of being the editor of Smash Hits? But who do you reckon it could be?🤔📻
Find out tomorrow!!😁😁
Find out tomorrow!!😁😁
If there was ever a #RadioGreat we would have loved to have included, it would be the late Trevor Fry!!📻
His personality said it all - warmth, welcoming and a brilliant communicator of the wireless in the West Country.😊
Hard to believe he left us 11 years ago this week.😔
His personality said it all - warmth, welcoming and a brilliant communicator of the wireless in the West Country.😊
Hard to believe he left us 11 years ago this week.😔
June 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
If there was ever a #RadioGreat we would have loved to have included, it would be the late Trevor Fry!!📻
His personality said it all - warmth, welcoming and a brilliant communicator of the wireless in the West Country.😊
Hard to believe he left us 11 years ago this week.😔
His personality said it all - warmth, welcoming and a brilliant communicator of the wireless in the West Country.😊
Hard to believe he left us 11 years ago this week.😔
It was a privilege to sit down with Declan Meehan in this weeks #RadioGrests and learn much more about the Irish Radio Scene!🇮🇪
From Pirate Radio, RTÉ 2FM, Radio Nova, Capital and East Coast. There is so much to listen out for in this one!📻
🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/1770277/epis... 🎧
From Pirate Radio, RTÉ 2FM, Radio Nova, Capital and East Coast. There is so much to listen out for in this one!📻
🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/1770277/epis... 🎧
June 12, 2025 at 6:25 AM
It was a privilege to sit down with Declan Meehan in this weeks #RadioGrests and learn much more about the Irish Radio Scene!🇮🇪
From Pirate Radio, RTÉ 2FM, Radio Nova, Capital and East Coast. There is so much to listen out for in this one!📻
🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/1770277/epis... 🎧
From Pirate Radio, RTÉ 2FM, Radio Nova, Capital and East Coast. There is so much to listen out for in this one!📻
🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/1770277/epis... 🎧
I’ve had a huge passion for Irish Radio and on May 31 1979, RTÉ Radio 2 launched with the catchphrase "Comin’Atcha"!📻🇮🇪
Tomorrow’s #RadioGreats was there for the launch of the station, but who do you reckon it could be?
Find out tomorrow!
Tomorrow’s #RadioGreats was there for the launch of the station, but who do you reckon it could be?
Find out tomorrow!
June 11, 2025 at 6:56 AM
I’ve had a huge passion for Irish Radio and on May 31 1979, RTÉ Radio 2 launched with the catchphrase "Comin’Atcha"!📻🇮🇪
Tomorrow’s #RadioGreats was there for the launch of the station, but who do you reckon it could be?
Find out tomorrow!
Tomorrow’s #RadioGreats was there for the launch of the station, but who do you reckon it could be?
Find out tomorrow!
This week he celebrates 40 Years in the Radio Business, but who is the real Steve Power?
Well I am pleased to involve him in this weeks #RadioGreats and hear many great stories from a Great Man in both radio presentation and management!!📻🎧
www.buzzsprout.com/1770277/epis...
Well I am pleased to involve him in this weeks #RadioGreats and hear many great stories from a Great Man in both radio presentation and management!!📻🎧
www.buzzsprout.com/1770277/epis...
June 5, 2025 at 7:16 AM
This week he celebrates 40 Years in the Radio Business, but who is the real Steve Power?
Well I am pleased to involve him in this weeks #RadioGreats and hear many great stories from a Great Man in both radio presentation and management!!📻🎧
www.buzzsprout.com/1770277/epis...
Well I am pleased to involve him in this weeks #RadioGreats and hear many great stories from a Great Man in both radio presentation and management!!📻🎧
www.buzzsprout.com/1770277/epis...
This weeks Guest on #RadioGreats recently celebrated their 40 Anniversary since the first show they presented on the Wireless! But who could be celebrating a milestone in their career?📻🤔
Well you can find out tomorrow!!😁😁
Well you can find out tomorrow!!😁😁
June 4, 2025 at 7:31 AM
This weeks Guest on #RadioGreats recently celebrated their 40 Anniversary since the first show they presented on the Wireless! But who could be celebrating a milestone in their career?📻🤔
Well you can find out tomorrow!!😁😁
Well you can find out tomorrow!!😁😁
"There’s Nowhere like your first Station"
That is how Paul Bromley described the excitement of presenting his first ever show on #PennineFM!
Why not download this weeks #RadioGreats and hear stories of #Viking, #Ridings, #Dearne and #LDC!
www.buzzsprout.com/1770277/epis...
That is how Paul Bromley described the excitement of presenting his first ever show on #PennineFM!
Why not download this weeks #RadioGreats and hear stories of #Viking, #Ridings, #Dearne and #LDC!
www.buzzsprout.com/1770277/epis...
May 29, 2025 at 6:02 AM
"There’s Nowhere like your first Station"
That is how Paul Bromley described the excitement of presenting his first ever show on #PennineFM!
Why not download this weeks #RadioGreats and hear stories of #Viking, #Ridings, #Dearne and #LDC!
www.buzzsprout.com/1770277/epis...
That is how Paul Bromley described the excitement of presenting his first ever show on #PennineFM!
Why not download this weeks #RadioGreats and hear stories of #Viking, #Ridings, #Dearne and #LDC!
www.buzzsprout.com/1770277/epis...
Tomorrows Guest on #RadioGreats has a keen interest in Astronomy, but who do you think it could be?🌝⭐️📻
Find out tomorrow!!
Find out tomorrow!!
May 28, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Tomorrows Guest on #RadioGreats has a keen interest in Astronomy, but who do you think it could be?🌝⭐️📻
Find out tomorrow!!
Find out tomorrow!!
She was part of the original lineup of #Atlantic252 - but who is the real MaryEllen O’Brien?
Well why not listen to this weeks #RadioGreats and learn a bit more about her, including some great stories of American Radio!!🇺🇸📻
🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/1770277/epis... 🎧
Well why not listen to this weeks #RadioGreats and learn a bit more about her, including some great stories of American Radio!!🇺🇸📻
🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/1770277/epis... 🎧
May 22, 2025 at 6:39 AM
She was part of the original lineup of #Atlantic252 - but who is the real MaryEllen O’Brien?
Well why not listen to this weeks #RadioGreats and learn a bit more about her, including some great stories of American Radio!!🇺🇸📻
🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/1770277/epis... 🎧
Well why not listen to this weeks #RadioGreats and learn a bit more about her, including some great stories of American Radio!!🇺🇸📻
🎧 www.buzzsprout.com/1770277/epis... 🎧
So what was #Atlantic252 like?
Well tomorrow’s #RadioGreats guest might be able to share some insight into what it was like to be there from the launch - but who could it be?
Find out tomorrow
Well tomorrow’s #RadioGreats guest might be able to share some insight into what it was like to be there from the launch - but who could it be?
Find out tomorrow
May 21, 2025 at 6:24 AM
So what was #Atlantic252 like?
Well tomorrow’s #RadioGreats guest might be able to share some insight into what it was like to be there from the launch - but who could it be?
Find out tomorrow
Well tomorrow’s #RadioGreats guest might be able to share some insight into what it was like to be there from the launch - but who could it be?
Find out tomorrow
It’s our first Two Parter on #RadioGreats and this week we are delighted to be joined by Liam Quigley!!
Liam has enjoyed 4 decades in radio in both The UK and Ireland, and has been part of the launch of several stations!
P1: www.buzzsprout.com/1770277/epis...
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Liam has enjoyed 4 decades in radio in both The UK and Ireland, and has been part of the launch of several stations!
P1: www.buzzsprout.com/1770277/epis...
P2: www.buzzsprout.com/1770277/epis...
May 8, 2025 at 6:48 AM
It’s our first Two Parter on #RadioGreats and this week we are delighted to be joined by Liam Quigley!!
Liam has enjoyed 4 decades in radio in both The UK and Ireland, and has been part of the launch of several stations!
P1: www.buzzsprout.com/1770277/epis...
P2: www.buzzsprout.com/1770277/epis...
Liam has enjoyed 4 decades in radio in both The UK and Ireland, and has been part of the launch of several stations!
P1: www.buzzsprout.com/1770277/epis...
P2: www.buzzsprout.com/1770277/epis...
Do You Remember the First Independent Commercial National Station Century Radio?📻 🇮🇪
Well tomorrows guest on #RadioGreats has a few stories about the station, but who do you reckon the guest is?
Find out tomorrow!
Well tomorrows guest on #RadioGreats has a few stories about the station, but who do you reckon the guest is?
Find out tomorrow!
May 7, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Do You Remember the First Independent Commercial National Station Century Radio?📻 🇮🇪
Well tomorrows guest on #RadioGreats has a few stories about the station, but who do you reckon the guest is?
Find out tomorrow!
Well tomorrows guest on #RadioGreats has a few stories about the station, but who do you reckon the guest is?
Find out tomorrow!