I joined DevonAir in October 1980 after successfully auditioning for the station’s late-evening presenter role. Looking back, the audition was one of the most daunting experiences of my broadcasting career. Part of the process involved interviewing Programme Controller Jeff Winston about Russian dissidents—a subject on which he was extremely knowledgeable […]
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Herald Express 10 August 1993
Herald Express 09 October 1993
DevonAir Radio, as a member of AIRC (Association of Independent Radio Contractors), submitted a response to the Peacock Committee in 1985 regarding BBC funding. This document is now held by The National Archives at Kew (HO 327/5). It reads: Professor A Peacock c/o Room 1078 The Home Office 50 Queen […]
DevonAir Radio had fantastic studios in Torquay at Harbour Point. Technically it was a copy of the Control One, Studio One facilities in Exeter. The Harbour Point studios were used mainly for programmes transmitted to Torbay and South Devon although they had the capacity to network live programmes across both […]