Archive for the ‘Media’ Category
La Ville De L’amour
Paris is the city of love, so where better for Julie and I to go and celebrate our 31st wedding anniversary? If you’re planning to visit the most romantic city on earth, I hope this blog will give you some ideas and inspiration for your trip. After work on Friday night we got on the […]
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Tags: Blog, blogger, Computer, feedback, Fix Radio, France, Google, Inspiration, Internet, journalism, life, Media, Paris, Radio, religion, Travel, travelblog, travelblogger, Trip, wedding Anniversary
Hippy Dippy
I don’t get yoga, more to the point, I don’t get people who “go to yoga”. Hey, I like meditation, it’s better than sitting around and doing nothing. – That’s an old joke and I love the truth in it. One of the BEST things about meditation is that it IS sitting around doing nothing. […]
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Tags: Blog, Google, Inspiration, Internet, journalism, life, Media, Meditation, Radio, Yoga
Not So Smart Phone
It’s amazing how some slogans perfectly fit the product or service they’re attached to. I’m on a sim only deal with my phone and pay £20 a month for 20 gigabytes of data. I only use 6 gigabytes. My current contract is coming to an end so I called and asked for a deal with […]
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Tags: Blog, cell phone, data, feedback, Google, Inspiration, Mobile phone, Radio, Vodafone
The King And I
When you get to a certain level of wealth and power you must think you can control everything and everyone around you. I was driving along the King’s Road, Chelsea the other day. A bloke holding a shopping bag was stood on the painted broken line in the middle of the road. As I got […]
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Tags: Blog, Chelsea, Fix Radio, Google, Inspiration, Kings Road, life, London, Radio, Rich, Rolls Royce
Nothing Is Real
Everything is not as it seems. You get to do some interesting stuff when you’re the Program Director of Fix Radio, the Commercial Radio Station in London for builders. Saturday morning, I was invited to the filming of a commercial for one of our advertisers Hitachi, who make power tools, as they are changing their […]
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Tags: Battersea, Blog, feedback, Fix Radio, Graham Mack, HiKoke, Hitachi, Internet, Music, Radio
NASA And Fake News
Radio newsreaders are rubbish when it comes to reporting about Space. Yesterday I heard a news presenter on a commercial station say, “It’s back to the drawing board for Nasa”. Immediately I thought that something catastrophic had happened to the rocket that was due to carry the Parker Solar Probe into space. It turned out […]
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Tags: Blog, Broadcasting, Inspiration, life, NASA, Parker Solar Probe, Radio, Space
Carmageddon
My brain has a strange way of embellishing things to make me feel better. Up until recently I’ve been spending most of my weekends on the road. After a week of doing Breakfast Shows on BOBfm in Hertfordshire, I’ve been getting up at 3am on Sundays, driving up the M1, M6 and M62 to present […]
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Tags: Blog, Cars, Google, Inspiration, Internet, life, parking, Radio
The Geek Shall Inherit The Earth
Radio people who are interested in what other radio stations and other presenters have done call themselves, “geeks”, why is that? Singers who study other artists don’t call themselves geeks. Guitarists who are inspired by other great players don’t call themselves geeks. Comedians who study the comedy of other great comics never refer to themselves […]
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Tags: Blog, geek, Google, Inspiration, Internet, Media, Music, Radio
London Calling
In the latest episode of my show for America, Kim Wilde and Jeff Wayne talk about the space aliens that inspired their musical work. For Kim it was a close encounter and for Jeff it was H.G. Wells, The War Of The Worlds. They both chat about their amazing lives and careers on both sides […]
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Tags: feedback, Google, H.G. Wells, Here Come The Aliens, Inspiration, Internet, Jeff Wayne, Kim Wilde, Mars, Media, Music, News, War Of The Worlds
Inconvenience Store
Our new flat is in a great location. The block is right next door to a convenience store. I call that kind of shop a “Stop and Rob”. I’ve mentioned it on the radio a couple of times. I went in there today, picked up a few things, said hello to the bloke behind the […]
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Tags: Blog, Convenience store, Google, Inspiration, Internet, journalism, Media, Music, Stop And Rob
London Calling
In the latest episode of my show for America; A communication breakdown with Jane, why British kids are so fat, cheerless pop songs, stuff learned on a train, the cheap watch, the stupidity of the clean air day, the bike and neighbourhood disputes. Listen to Episode 67 of London Calling here; http://www.talkers.com/talkersradio/london-calling/london-calling-with-graham-mack-episode-67/ If you enjoyed […]
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Tags: Adel, Blog, Britain, Computer, Google, Graham Mack, Inspiration, Internet, journalism, life, Media, Politics, Radio, Travel
Science Friction
I heard a couple of powerful things on a train this week. Both of them relate to radio. The first was a lady I overheard talking to her friend. She said, “I’m reading a book about the people who first split the atom. It’s getting boring now, it’s all about the science, not the people”. […]
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Tags: Blog, Brandwidth On Demand, feedback, Google, Graham Mack, Inspiration, Internet, journalism, Media, Music, Nick Michaels, Radio
War Of The Worlds
On the 40th anniversary of the double album, War Of The Worlds, Jeff Wayne talks about how the project came about, his life, moving from the USA to the UK, working with David Essex and Richard Burton and how Paul Rodgers missed out on being on the original recording. He also talks about the new […]
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Tags: Blog, Computer, David Essex, Google, Graham Mack, Inspiration, Internet, Jeff Wayne, journalism, Mars, Media, Music, Paul Rodgers, Radio, Richard Burton, UK, USA, War Of The Worlds
Mack Nuggets
Here’s what I’ve been up to on BOBfm lately, including: Fat shaming. The lady filmed shaving her legs in a public swimming pool. Diversity in the NHS. Boris Johnson gets pranked. Israel wins Eurovision. Disgruntled tourists knock Britain. No more cheap booze in Scotland. Should wolf whistling be banned? Unleaded food and drink. The Ikea […]
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Tags: Boris Johnson, Britain, Eurovision, Fat, Ikea, Israel, NHS, Scotland., Wolf Wistling
London Calling
In the latest episode of my show for America: Is the world getting worse? Stuff we can’t live without but never use. The Ikea closet catastrophe. Etiquette on planes. The breast cancer IT debacle. A school trip to New York. Militant cyclists. Frustration in the supermarket. Sharks prefer jazz, Steve’s dog likes blues. The Bank […]
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Tags: Bank Of England, Graham Mack, Ikea, London, New York, Talkers Magazine
Booze Ruse
Scotland has just brought in a silly law. You can’t buy cheap booze north of the border anymore. It’s because of the new minimum pricing legislation. The cost of drinks now depends on how many units of alcohol they have. A two-litre bottle of cider that was £2.50 now costs at least £7.50. The […]
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Tags: Addicts, Alcohol Pricing, Blog, Cheep Booze, Cider, Computer, feedback, Google, Graham Mack, Inspiration, Internet, journalism, life, Media, medical, News, Politics, Radio, Scotland., Scottish Government, Travel, work
London Calling
In the latest episode of my show for America; A chat in a London pub with Magnus Walker, the British fashion designer and car collector. He moved to the United States in 1986 aged 19 and established the Serious Clothing Brand in Los Angeles. As well as that there’s reaction to the latest Royal baby, […]
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Tags: Blog, Cats, Computer, Google, Graham Mack, Inspiration, Internet, life, London, London Calling, Los Angeles, Magnus Walker, Marxists, Media, News, Porsche, Radio, Sheffield, USA
Flat Mack Furniture
Pride is more important than money. We’re moving to a new flat, it’s smaller than the one we’re in, so storage is a major issue. We decided a floor to ceiling wardrobe in the bedroom was the way to go, so we took our measurements to Ikea. We chose what we wanted from the […]
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Tags: Blog, Computer, Flat Pack, Google, Graham Mack, Ikea, Inspiration, Media, Moving House, Radio, Travel
Most people think the world is getting worse. If you read or watch the news, you might think the world is falling to pieces. Trends like terrorism, climate change, and a growing population straining the planet’s resources can make you think our world is in crisis. We do have major issues that need attention […]
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Tags: Blog, Climate Change, Computer, feedback, Google, Graham Mack, Inspiration, Internet, journalism, life, London, News, Peter Diamandis, plastic, Radio, self-driving cars, Sky Ocean Rescue, Solar Power, Steven Kotler, The Future Is Better Than You Think, Tom Jones, Travel
