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Radio: BBC 2’s ‘Sunday Hour’ resumes with more ‘Gospel’

BBC Radio 2’s ‘Sunday Hour’ resumes with more ‘Gospel’  On BBC Radio 2’s ‘The Sunday Hour’ Diane Louise Jordan plays spiritually uplifting and inspiring music through hymns, Gospel and choral classics. Each week the programme celebrates different aspects of the Christian faith through words, prayers as well as requests and dedications. The sixty minute format comprises many of the traditions of Radio 2’s long running … Continue reading Radio: BBC 2’s ‘Sunday Hour’ resumes with more ‘Gospel’

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Top 5 Tips – Getting Your Music Played on Radio

Here’s a quick update from the ‘Top 5 Tips’ Series: If you’ve ever wanted to know how to go about getting your music playlisted on a radio station, this might help. Good Music The first thing to bear in mind is that most presenter/DJs/stations are happy to support good music. While the definition of ‘good’ will no doubt be highly subjective, bear in mind that … Continue reading Top 5 Tips – Getting Your Music Played on Radio

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Why I Can’t (and Sometimes Won’t) Play Your Music On The Radio Part 2 – Matt Brooks

Matt Brooks (right), along with older brother Adam are two of the reasons why I’m looking to retire from publishing UKGospel.com very soon 🙂

Through their excellent work on the mBrio Music website and other Brooks Brothers Ventures projects, they’re fast becoming an authoritative news and media voice not just here in the UK but increasingly in the transatlantic Christian music scene, an excellent state of affairs in an industry like ours sadly prone to (usually under-deserved) hyperbole.

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And – finally – I’d Like to Thank God…

Sometime in September Miss Tobi sent me the tweet congratulating me on the nomination.

It was the first I heard of it.  As it turned out, I’d been nominated in the ‘Best Radio Personality’ category for the 2012 Black Entertainment Film Fashion Television and Arts Awards (BEFFTAs).

I was shocked.  As in ‘stunned, but very pleasantly surprised’.  Pretty much the very same reaction I had when my first-ever nomination came in for the same category in last year’s BEFFTAs.

I didn’t win of course, but – clichĂ© time – it felt fantastic just to be nominated.

To put this into some sort of context, I’d only been doing radio for about two years when that first nomination came in…

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What makes this whole thing special for me is the fact that I’m nominated in an ‘open’ category, not a ‘Gospel’ one…

And yes, while that might (possibly) sound like a contradiction in evangelical terms to some people (do refrain from hurling your stones of righteous indignation, and leave them in their pouches a minute longer), from my point of view it means I’m being assessed via the same yardstick as people in mainstream radio – from places like the BBC and Choice FM, to mention just two.

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16 Tweets to start your radio (and media) career…

Funny how things turn out…

If you’d told me just over a year ago that I’d be on radio presenting a breakfast show on one of the most recognisable Christian radio and media brands in the country I’d have laughed in your face.

After I’d slapped you for being ridiculous. Continue reading “16 Tweets to start your radio (and media) career…”

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Switch on or Shut Up – Choice FM Give Dave P Early Start


(Dave P – photo © Choice FM)

It’s almost as inevitable as night following day.

Given time, most gospel shows on mainstream radio stations will almost certainly end up being shunted to the nether reaches of the station schedule, as programme directors sacrifice niche – if deeply loved – shows on the altar of profitability and/or popularity.

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Download: Eddie Kadi on the Gospel Breakfast Show on Premier Gospel

I met Eddie Kadi for the very first time on this audio you’ll hear. I can’t believe how quickly we hit it off. He came in to the show I co-host with Nage, to talk about his one-man show at London’s 20,000-seater 02 Arena in London.   She was away, so it was just Eddie and I.  I hadn’t laughed that much live on air … Continue reading Download: Eddie Kadi on the Gospel Breakfast Show on Premier Gospel

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Do NOT listen: Pass Out Freestyle – Ejiro, Guvna B and Triple O

The plan was to sit in my local coffee shop and update UKGospel.com. I hadn’t done a proper update since starting my breakfast radio show at Premier Gospel three weeks ago (early start, late back home, shock to the system 🙂 ). So, I’m in the coffee shop, and I’m editing features by Karl Nova and Henry Yanney. So far so good. Minor Distraction By … Continue reading Do NOT listen: Pass Out Freestyle – Ejiro, Guvna B and Triple O

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Dave P and Helen’s twin announcement

Got a message from Dave P early this morning. Well worth posting here because – apart from the fact that I’ve been an admirer of his work as a radio presenter on several stations over the years, and more recently as the CEO of Urban Gospel Network (UGN) – he’s now also part of the Premier Gospel Family, as am I. He and his wife … Continue reading Dave P and Helen’s twin announcement

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So, my BIG ANNOUNCEMENT is…

Thanks to Dayo from Quadosh for the GREAT picture.

If you’re my friend on Facebook or following me on Twitter, then you know I’ve been dropping these rather unsubtle hints about my BIG Announcement for the past few weeks.

Well, here it is:

Starting tomorrow, 1st February 2010, I’ll be co- presenting a new radio show on a new radio station in London!

All those cryptic messages about ‘going off to training’, ‘waking up early’ and ‘being extremely nervous’ all boil down to this: Continue reading “So, my BIG ANNOUNCEMENT is…”

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