Archive for the ‘Memories’ Category
I’m so sad to hear the news that Gerry Marsden has passed away. I’ve sung along to You’ll Never Walk Alone at Anfied hundreds of times and was lucky enough to chat to him on BBC Radio Merseyside in 2013. He came into the studio and I recorded a chat with him for playback on […]
Filed under: 1960s, AFTRS, BBC Radio Manchester, blog, Broadcasting, Gerry Marsden, Inside look, Inspiration, Internet, Interview, LFC, Liverpool Football Club, Media, Memories, Radio, true story, Uncategorized | 1 Comment
Tags: BBC Radio Merseyside, Gerry and The Pacemakers, Gerry Marsden, Graham Mack, You'll Never Walk Alone
When I caught up with my old mate Steve Shaw in Whangarei New Zealand this week, we talked about the band we were in together in the 80s, an Oscar winner’s brief stint as frontman and why the rhythm guitarist wasn’t on stage for the last set at my final gig. Here’s one of our […]
Filed under: 80s, AFTRS, blog, Broadcasting, Commercial Radio, Google, Graham Mack, Inside look, Inspiration, Media, Memories, New Zealand, Radio, Showbiz, Uncategorized, Whangarei, Youtube | Leave a Comment
Tags: Blog, Forum North, Google, Inspiration, Internet, Les Neal, life, Mecca, Media, Move It, Movies, Music, New Zealand, Oscar, Pips Whangarei, Radio, Russ Le Roq, Russell Crowe, Steve Shaw, the Misfits, Travel, video, Whangarei
Mack Nuggets
Here’s what I’ve been up to on Fix Radio lately, including: The Queen confesses to Donald Trump about her sordid past. The writing is on the wall for Mick. A selfie with Wayne Rooney. A special birthday song. The stripper. The sex festival. Steve’s worst Christmas present. Television New Zealand ripps of the USA but […]
Filed under: AFTRS, blog, Broadcasting, Comedy, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, Commercials, Fix Radio, Google, Graham Mack, Inside look, Inspiration, Media, Memories, podcast, Radio, Social Media, true story, Uncategorized, Youtube | Leave a Comment
Tags: Birthday, Christmas, Donald Trump, Glastonbury, John Cleese, New Zealand, Piers Morgan, The Queen, Wayne Rooney
RIP Keith Chegwin
So sad to hear that Keith Chegwin has died at the age of 60. I’ve met him and interviewed him a few times. I wish I’d kept the photos of us together and the audio of our chats. I know I used to have some and don’t know why I haven’t kept them. Maybe it’s […]
Filed under: 1970s, 80s, AFTRS, blog, Broadcasting, Comedy, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, Gigs, Google, Graham Mack, Inside look, Inspiration, Liverpool, London, Media, Memories, Memory, naked, Radio, true story, Truth, Uncategorized, Youtube | 2 Comments
Tags: 2CR, Apple, BBC Wiltshire, Blog, BOBfm, England., Google, Graham Mack, health, Inspiration, Internet, iPad, journalism, Julia's House, Keith Chegwin, Liverpool, Media, News, North West, Radio, Swindon, This Morning, Travel
Usually radio stations are programmed to appeal to their target audience. That isn’t always the case. I found that out in my first on-air gig at 2PK, Parkes in the Central west of New South Wales, Australia in 1993. There was a broadcasting regulation that meant that if the town you broadcast from didn’t have […]
Filed under: AFTRS, Australia, blog, Broadcasting, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, Commercials, communication, Complaints, Compliants, Graham Mack, Inside look, Inspiration, London, Memories, podcast, Radio, regulation, Uncategorized, Youtube | Closed
Tags: 2PK, ABC Radio, Australia, Blog, feedback, Funeral Announcements, Internet, journalism, Media, Music, News, Parkes, Radio
Eddie The Eagle Is Broke
London Calling is my online radio show for America. Episode 9 features Part 2 of my chat with Eddie The Eagle. He explains how he now lives in a house with no walls or ceilings and no kitchen. He cooks on a camping stove and survives on free meals and egg sandwiches. You’ll also hear […]
Filed under: 80s, AFTRS, blog, Broadcasting, Comedy, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, Graham Mack, Inside look, Memories, podcast, Politics, Radio, Technology, Television, true story, Uncategorized, Youtube | Closed
Tags: Britain, Donald Trump, Eddie The Eagle, Email, feedback, Google, Inspiration, Internet, Music, News, President, Prime Minister, Suzi Quatro, work
Big Fat Lie
Britain’s new sugar tax will not make us any healthier and it’s unfair. The tax will be with us soon and it means we’ll be paying more for soft drinks. The idea is to reduce obesity levels. Do the government really think this will work? Right now, the most expensive soft drinks outsell the cheaper […]
Filed under: AFTRS, blog, Broadcasting, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, communication, Graham Mack, Media, Memories, podcast, Politics, Radio, Uncategorized, World | Closed
Tags: Blog, Coke, Fat, Fat tax, Google, health, Inspiration, Internet, News, obesity, Panda Pop, Pepsi, Politics, Radio, Rola Cola, Soft drinks, sugar tax
Poorcast
The Met Office have no idea what the weather is going to do. They predicted an “Arctic Blast” for last winter that never happened. According to them, the summer before was set to be one of the hottest and driest. What we got was one of the coldest and wettest. They fail to predict most […]
Filed under: AFTRS, blog, Broadcasting, Comedy, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, Graham Mack, Inspiration, Memories, podcast, Politics, Radio, Uncategorized, Youtube | Closed
Tags: Arctic Blast, Big Freeze, Blog, Internet, journalism, Met Office, News, UK Weather
Inappropriate Language
It’s funny when things get lost in translation. A while ago, I mentioned the time I rented a convertible in Italy. It rained and although I managed to get the roof up, it didn’t seal properly above the windscreen on the driver’s side. When I got to the hotel, the porter who took our bags […]
Filed under: blog, Broadcasting, Comedy, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, Family, Graham Mack, Holiday, Liverpool, Media, Memories, Memory, podcast, Radio, Travel, true story, Truth, Uncategorized, Youtube | Closed
Tags: AFTRS, Aircheck, BOB fm, Broadcasting, Graham Mack, Italy, Language, Radio, traslation
In this one we talk about David Bowie. Let’s hope people start getting his name right! Craic on! Listen to the latest Mack Nuggets at; http://www.mackmedia.co.uk/8th-mack-nuggets-audio-video If you enjoyed this Craic, please click “like” and tweet a link. If you’d like to talk to me about it, call me on +44 1438 422106 between 6 […]
Filed under: AFTRS, blog, Broadcasting, Comedy, Compliants, Inspiration, Live event, Media, Memories, New Zealand, News, Newspapers, Radio, Rock n Roll, TV, Uncategorized, Vlog, Youtube | Closed
Tags: AFTRS, Aircheck, Auckland, Blog, BOB fm, Bournemouth, Bowie, Breakfast Show, Broadcasting, David Bowie, Graham Mack, Name, New Zealand, News, Radio, western Springs
Our Church.
There was one person I wish could have been at our wedding in New Zealand. This week, Julie and I celebrated our 28th wedding anniversary. Thinking back to that day in 1987, I can’t remember if it was a lack of money or her age that kept my Nana away. I know she definitely would […]
Filed under: AFTRS, blog, Broadcasting, Memories, New Zealand, Travel, Wedding Anniversary | Closed
Tags: 1987, AFTRS, Aircheck, Bay of Islands, Blog, BOB fm, BOBfm, Liverpool, Nana, New Zealand, Northland, Tikipunga, Warrington, wedding Anniversary, Whangarei
