Tag: Radio WM

Tony Inchley retirement invitation

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Photo copyright resides with the original owner, no reproduction without permission.

Here is the invitation to the retirement ‘do’ of Radio WM Organiser, Tony Inchley.

Thanks to Pat de Whalley for sharing it.

Radio WM News Presentation Area with ringmain selector

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Photo copyright, Philip Morgan, no reproduction without permission.

These photos were taken by Philip Morgan in autumn 2004, when Pebble Mill had been emptied, and just prior to the auctioning off of equipment.

The top photo shows one of the Radio WM studios, with the second one showing a close up of the ringmain selector, which is mounted on the back wall.

I particularly like the piece of paper stuck to the wall reminding presenters not to forget to include the travel in the 7pm news bulletin, as well as the reminders for how to get accurate time signals!

Andy Walters added the following information:

“That was the NPA (News Presentation Area) at the end of the newsroom nearest WM. The ringmain was a separate one for the newsroom and there were several of them dotted around. in the NPA the red and gren dials appeared as monitoring sources on the desk. I remember having to remake those labels. Even though we had computer playout from 2001 the cartridge machines were still used for regional news bulletins to the end. There was a similar studio next door (The TPA!) and in Wolverhampton. Here’s the same room on it’s last day of action in June 2004. Due to some error none of WM’s equipment was auctioned and was slowly picked off by other stations who were still using the same equipment.”

News presentation area, photo from Andy Walters

News presentation area (NPA), photo from Andy Walters

 

Radio WM newsroom, the NPA, was just off here. Photo by Andy Walters

Radio WM newsroom, the NPA, was just off here. Photo by Andy Walters

Pete Simpkin & Joanne Malin, Radio WM old and new

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This photo was taken in 2010, and shows Pete Simpkin and Joanne Malin, Radio WM Morning Show presenters past and present, (at that time).

Here’s what Pete writes about the two of them meeting up, “Five years ago I chatted to BBC’s Joanne Malin on a narrowboat in Birmingham. We were at a BBC Reunion and realised we were both presenters of the Radio WM Morning Show, Joanne, at that time, currently and me some thirty years before!”

Gordon Astley mug

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Here, thanks to Andy Walters is a Radio WM mug featuring presenter Gordon Astley. It is still in daily use at the Mailbox, and is somewhat strangely sponsored by MEB (Midlands Electricity Board). Apparently Radio WM had a whole load of different branded merchandise, which was given away in competitions.

 

Wake Up With Waddo Mug

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Photo from Tony Wadsworth, no reproduction without permission.

This ‘Wake Up With Waddo’ mug promoted the BBC WM Breakfast Show, presented by Tony Wadsworth, circa 1994.