Saturday, July 12, 2008
Friday, March 28, 2008
Our last show on 87.7 FM
We advertised it as coming from Debenhams, but unfortunately technical difficulties prevented us getting a feed to the studio from there, so thanks to Marks & Spencers we were able to broadcast from the cafe area.
The 90 minute show flew by and thanks go to Karl Davies for the excellent job he done driving the show back at Tudno Towers. Lisa and I were joined by Sion Pritchard, Clare Stevenson, Dave Jones and his sidekick Johnny! I had the pleasure of talking to three ladies Jean, Beryl and Gwenfyl who were having a mini reunion over a cup of coffee and surprisingly they were all originally from my hometown, Penmaenmawr! We all had a chat on air and I apologised for disrupting their coffee and it soon became apparent they knew my family....... Small world.
Prior to the show I warned Lisa that she would experience a slight delay in her cans (headphones) and she struggled with it and panicked a few times when she lost the output, but it was her first outside broadcast and so I forgave her!
Just before the end of the show Tudno FM's very own Margaret Hurdman called in for a chat before leaving on a short tour with her show. When we went off air we discussed the Tudno FM Ghost hunt and we are starting to get excited with the idea as we're certain there will be a good programme in the making.
Unfortunately we have to come off 87.7 FM at midnight tonight and we anxiously await our new frequency from Ofcom. We will be continuing to stream via www.tudno.com and a number of programmes will continue, namely Tudno Unsigned with Simon and Clare, the Tudno FM Top 40 Chart Show, Paynes Reunion and the Sunday Soul Train. Keep listening and thanks for all your feedback on all the programme output.
As acting station manager I would like to say a huge thank you to all the volunteers who have worked so hard on putting top quality shows out, the news team who have exceeded everyone's expectations with their journalistic skills, the technical team who have overcome many problems to get the shows out and of course all the back room team whose help has been invaluable.
Thank you.
Darrell
The 90 minute show flew by and thanks go to Karl Davies for the excellent job he done driving the show back at Tudno Towers. Lisa and I were joined by Sion Pritchard, Clare Stevenson, Dave Jones and his sidekick Johnny! I had the pleasure of talking to three ladies Jean, Beryl and Gwenfyl who were having a mini reunion over a cup of coffee and surprisingly they were all originally from my hometown, Penmaenmawr! We all had a chat on air and I apologised for disrupting their coffee and it soon became apparent they knew my family....... Small world.
Prior to the show I warned Lisa that she would experience a slight delay in her cans (headphones) and she struggled with it and panicked a few times when she lost the output, but it was her first outside broadcast and so I forgave her!
Just before the end of the show Tudno FM's very own Margaret Hurdman called in for a chat before leaving on a short tour with her show. When we went off air we discussed the Tudno FM Ghost hunt and we are starting to get excited with the idea as we're certain there will be a good programme in the making.
Unfortunately we have to come off 87.7 FM at midnight tonight and we anxiously await our new frequency from Ofcom. We will be continuing to stream via www.tudno.com and a number of programmes will continue, namely Tudno Unsigned with Simon and Clare, the Tudno FM Top 40 Chart Show, Paynes Reunion and the Sunday Soul Train. Keep listening and thanks for all your feedback on all the programme output.
As acting station manager I would like to say a huge thank you to all the volunteers who have worked so hard on putting top quality shows out, the news team who have exceeded everyone's expectations with their journalistic skills, the technical team who have overcome many problems to get the shows out and of course all the back room team whose help has been invaluable.
Thank you.
Darrell
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Live from Debenhams this Friday
On Friday the lovely Lisa and the not so lovely me, broadcast live from the cafe in Debenhams, Parc Llandudno from 11.30am - 1.00pm. We'll have some guests, chat with shoppers and we'll be giving out some of the legendary 'Tudno FM chocolate' specially made for our launch on St David's Day 2008.
As Lisa is the youngster on the show I hope to have her doing all the running around while I sit back and enjoy the tunes! If you listened to this morning's show you will know that Lisa's been 'driving' the studio desk during the show and it's now looking like my days are numbered.......
If you have a reasonable knowledge of music get yourself down to Parc Llandudno and take part in our competition for a chance to win the choccy we bringing along from "Tudno Towers".
By the way, Tudno FM's very own Margaret Hurdman will be popping in for a coffee and a chat.
See you Friday.
Darrell
As Lisa is the youngster on the show I hope to have her doing all the running around while I sit back and enjoy the tunes! If you listened to this morning's show you will know that Lisa's been 'driving' the studio desk during the show and it's now looking like my days are numbered.......
If you have a reasonable knowledge of music get yourself down to Parc Llandudno and take part in our competition for a chance to win the choccy we bringing along from "Tudno Towers".
By the way, Tudno FM's very own Margaret Hurdman will be popping in for a coffee and a chat.
See you Friday.
Darrell
Monday, March 24, 2008
Tudno FM's Ghost Hunt
The team are preparing for the Ghost Hunt in the next week or so and thanks to you, the listeners voting on my blog, Sion Pritchard (Head of News) will be joining them. We're not sure how Sion will take this news yet, as he's off until tomorrow, but I can guarantee he'll be a good laugh!
The results of the poll were:
Sion Pritchard (Head of News) 56%
Karl Davies (Breakfast Show) 12%
Gary Carr (Tudno Sport Host) 24%
Martin Ward (Mad Irish Newsreader) 8%
The location for the Ghost Hunt is being kept secret for the time being but we will be recording the event ready for broadcast shortly. We hope to be able to record it with night vision equipment so we can put some footage up on the blogs.
I'll keep you posted.
Darrell
The results of the poll were:
Sion Pritchard (Head of News) 56%
Karl Davies (Breakfast Show) 12%
Gary Carr (Tudno Sport Host) 24%
Martin Ward (Mad Irish Newsreader) 8%
The location for the Ghost Hunt is being kept secret for the time being but we will be recording the event ready for broadcast shortly. We hope to be able to record it with night vision equipment so we can put some footage up on the blogs.
I'll keep you posted.
Darrell
It's A Small World - Sunday 23rd March
Busy show yesterday due to it being trimmed by 1 hour with the Easter schedule.... However I managed to talk to Mrs Shirley Griffiths from Carmarthan, Shirley was the lady who was taken ill three shows previous and had some great stories to tell.
Also took a number of calls from people wanting requests or shouts over the Easter Sunday. I then spoke on the phone to Brian Rousseau, a great friend of mine from New York. Brian heads up the Urban Search & Rescue Team for the New York State and his team were the first into the World Trade Centre on 11th September 2001. The team are based in Albany (State capital), some 3 1/2 hours drive from NYC and about the same from Canada, in fact they do a lot of training at Niagara Falls and back in 2002, whilst visiting Brian and his family we saw where the team practices repelling (abseiling in the UK) and I must say I was envious!!
I will ask Brian to send me some links and a more detailed account of his team's activities and I will post them on my blog for you all to see. Love to all Brian's family and we wish Mariea a speedy recovery from all the 'Owens'.........
Darrell
Also took a number of calls from people wanting requests or shouts over the Easter Sunday. I then spoke on the phone to Brian Rousseau, a great friend of mine from New York. Brian heads up the Urban Search & Rescue Team for the New York State and his team were the first into the World Trade Centre on 11th September 2001. The team are based in Albany (State capital), some 3 1/2 hours drive from NYC and about the same from Canada, in fact they do a lot of training at Niagara Falls and back in 2002, whilst visiting Brian and his family we saw where the team practices repelling (abseiling in the UK) and I must say I was envious!!
I will ask Brian to send me some links and a more detailed account of his team's activities and I will post them on my blog for you all to see. Love to all Brian's family and we wish Mariea a speedy recovery from all the 'Owens'.........
Darrell
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
An Evening with Margaret Hurdman
Saturday 5th April 2008 at Langtrys, Grand Hotel, Llandudno
Internationally renowned medium and Tudno FM's very own Margaret Hurdman stars in front of a live audience. Tudno FM brings Tuesday's 'A Little More Time' show out of the studios and allows the public a chance to see Margaret display her skills with light hearted humour.
Tickets are limited and since the announcement on Tuesday (18th March) have been selling fast. To book your tickets call the Tudno FM reception on 01492 863190 to secure your place. Tickets are priced at £5 each and all the proceeds go to the Llandudno Community Radio project.
Join Margaret Hurdman, Darrell Owens and Emma Morgan for a night to remember.
Mid Mornings with Lisa
Every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday morning I get to co-host the
mid-morning shows with the lovely Lisa Atkinson, which is great as we do have a laugh on the show. Lisa is young, pretty and bubbly and I'm getting on a bit, face for radio and not as lively as I used to be! Surprisingly our music tastes are quite similar which must be good for my street-cred and between us we try to keep the show fast with quick links and music to sing along to while you're at work or busy doing your household chores.
Lisa is really excited as she now has her own blog and e-mail (lisa.atkinson@tudno.com) and we are in the process of scripting the jingles for the show, as long as I get a mention somewhere! If you listen to us and you want a shout out give us a call on 01492 870249 and we'll do our best.
We joked on today's show that the one caller had got a wrong number and we must be ex-directory so if you'd like to talk to the lovely Lisa pick up that phone..... We gave out details of a website this morning which had some amazing links to random piccies and videos and throughout the show Lisa was giggling over the other side of the studio.
Tune in:
Tuesdays 11am - 1pm, Wednesdays 9.30am - 1pm and Fridays 11.30am - 1pm
mid-morning shows with the lovely Lisa Atkinson, which is great as we do have a laugh on the show. Lisa is young, pretty and bubbly and I'm getting on a bit, face for radio and not as lively as I used to be! Surprisingly our music tastes are quite similar which must be good for my street-cred and between us we try to keep the show fast with quick links and music to sing along to while you're at work or busy doing your household chores.Lisa is really excited as she now has her own blog and e-mail (lisa.atkinson@tudno.com) and we are in the process of scripting the jingles for the show, as long as I get a mention somewhere! If you listen to us and you want a shout out give us a call on 01492 870249 and we'll do our best.
We joked on today's show that the one caller had got a wrong number and we must be ex-directory so if you'd like to talk to the lovely Lisa pick up that phone..... We gave out details of a website this morning which had some amazing links to random piccies and videos and throughout the show Lisa was giggling over the other side of the studio.
Tune in:
Tuesdays 11am - 1pm, Wednesdays 9.30am - 1pm and Fridays 11.30am - 1pm
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