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Making world music's first international star : 1985-1988 : Ofra Haza, Tel Aviv & London

Making world music's first international star : 1985-1988 : Ofra Haza, Tel Aviv & London

In January 1985, I had arrived in Israel to work as a DJ on a radio station, but this was no ordinary radio. …

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I did not think the girl could be so cruel : 1989-1990 : Amanda Jane Lyons, BBC Radio

I did not think the girl could be so cruel : 1989-1990 : Amanda Jane Lyons, BBC Radio

July 1989. I had just broken up with my girlfriend of three years, after a particularly bitter confrontation …

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Letter from Cambodia - munching mince pies by the Mekong : 2004 : BBC World Service Trust, Phnom ...

Letter from Cambodia - munching mince pies by the Mekong : 2004 : BBC World Service Trust, Phnom ...

Dear John Since we last spoke before Xmas, I have made a move …. to Phnom Penh. I am writing this sitting …

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Let your fingers do the walking ... in the cash register : 1976-1978 : Kay, DSU Bookshop, Dunelm ...

Let your fingers do the walking ... in the cash register : 1976-1978 : Kay, DSU Bookshop, Dunelm ...

FIRST YEAR. I had landed in a ‘one-bookshop town’. The lone academic book retailer in Durham City was bizarre…

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New upstarts clobber complacent commercial radio industry two-decade market monopoly : 1973-2005 ...

New upstarts clobber complacent commercial radio industry two-decade market monopoly : 1973-2005 ...

The UK commercial radio industry has grown dramatically since the first station launched in 1973. The history…

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He's the queen of snubs : 1989-1991 : Gordon McNamee, KISS 100 FM, London

He's the queen of snubs : 1989-1991 : Gordon McNamee, KISS 100 FM, London

September 1989. The other information I needed was a copy of the finished KISS FM application form from the l…

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Making world music's first international star : 1985-1988 : Ofra Haza, Tel Aviv & London

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In January 1985, I had arrived in Israel to work as a DJ on a radio station, but this was no ordinary radio. The studios of ‘The Voice of Peace’ were on a ship anchored permanently in the Mediterranean Sea [see blog]. Aware of my interest in cutting edge music, the station’s popular breakfast DJ Dave Asher (who had been living in Israel for some time) [see blog] played me a recent 12-inch single ‘Galbi’ by a young Israeli singer of Yemeni origin named Ofra Haza.
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I did not think the girl could be so cruel : 1989-1990 : Amanda Jane Lyons, BBC Radio

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July 1989. I had just broken up with my girlfriend of three years, after a particularly bitter confrontation that had shocked me profoundly. Since Easter, London’s rail and underground system had suffered a series of one-day strikes that had brought the city to a complete standstill once a week.
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Letter from Cambodia - munching mince pies by the Mekong : 2004 : BBC World Service Trust, Phnom Penh

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Dear John Since we last spoke before Xmas, I have made a move …. to Phnom Penh. I am writing this sitting on a hotel balcony overlooking the Mekong River. How did this happen? Nearly two years ago, when I was living in Brighton, I was interviewed by the BBC World Service Trust for a job managing their projects in Africa and Asia. I didn’t get the job but they said they would get back to me if something suitable came up.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Features Sub-Editor @ 'Palatinate'.

How is social media changing news?

What were once opinions are now news. [Doobie Brothers]

Why did you become a journalist?

I volunteered on my student newspaper because there was no radio station there to join.
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