DJ Gordon Sommerville missed the start of his radio show because he was busy with a hairdryer – reviving his pet tarantula Harry. Daily Mirror – Thursday 03 March 1988
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Former Bunny girl Serena Williams phoned a Torquay radio station to check the weather and was offered a job Daily Mirror – Monday 18 January 1982
Shy teenager Andrew Young didn’t have the nerve to propose to his sweetheart. Daily Mirror – Monday 05 January 1981
Broadcaster Wendy Buckingham blushed as she read the local radio news yesterday – for she was dressed only in a nightie and slippers. Aberdeen Press and Journal – Wednesday 10 December 1986
A radio station shocked thousands of listeners yesterday by announcing that one of its top DJs, Glenn Richards, had undergone a sex change. Aberdeen Press and Journal – Saturday 01 October 1988
Disc jockey Ian Waugh played Cupid when a lovelorn teenager telephoned his programme. Aberdeen Press and Journal – Monday 05 January 1981
The IBA has offered the sixth new contract for an ILR station, leaving only three more to be agreed. The Stage – Thursday 19 July 1979
DevonAir Radio, one of the Independent Local Radio stations owned by the GWR Group and Capital Radio, has lost its licence to a rival consortium. The Stage – Thursday 18 November 1993
BBC Local Radio stations looks as if they are set to follow in the wake of the independents, who have recently been troubled by strije action and disputes. The Stage – Thursday 16 April 1987
The deep economic recession this week forced two Independent Local Radio stations in the South West of England to merge. The Stage – Thursday 04 July 1991