Archive for the ‘People’ Category
London Calling
In my latest show for America, singer, songwriter and producer Peter Frampton talks about how he got started, recording one of the biggest selling live albums of all time and the business challenges that face songwriters today. In “What’s Going On In Britain?”; Reaction to the fire that killed 79 people in their homes in […]
Filed under: AFTRS, blog, Broadcasting, Graham Mack, Inside look, Inspiration, Media, People, Politics, Radio, true story, Uncategorized, Youtube | Closed
Tags: Blog, Brexit, feedback, Google, Graham Mack, Grenfell, Inspiration, Internet, London Calling, Music, Peter Frampton, Politics, Radio, Theresa May
Some decisions that radio station Program Directors make baffle me. I’ve worked on music stations where you weren’t allowed to play two female artists back-to-back, a station where I was told to play more music in the afternoon because there weren’t enough songs being played at breakfast time and a station that sped up all […]
Filed under: AFTRS, Australia, blog, Broadcasting, Commercial Radio, Commercials, Google, Inside look, Inspiration, Media, People, podcast, Radio, Truth, Uncategorized, Youtube | Closed
Tags: 2PK, Australia, Blog, Google, Inspiration, Internet, Music, NSW, Parkes, Radio, Take 40 Australia
Battle Dress
How would you feel if, just for fun, a battle of Hastings reenactment society recreated the events of 1066 on a main road you were trying to drive along? People dressing up in costumes and pretending to be someone they’re not is happening every day on Britain’s roads. Grown men (and it’s usually men) […]
Filed under: AFTRS, blog, Broadcasting, Comedy, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, England, Google, Graham Mack, Inspiration, motoring, People, podcast, Politcs, Radio, Road Toll, Roads, Transport, true story, Truth, Uncategorized, Youtube | Closed
Tags: Battle of Hastings, Bikes, Blog, bycicles, Dressing up, Media, Police, Radio, roads, traffic
Making America Hate Again
Donald Trump is a genius. He’s ahead in the polls so don’t kid yourself, he will probably be the next president of the United States. That’s pretty scary because his entire campaign is based on exploiting fear in idiots. One of the biggest fears that redneck Americans have is the threat posed by immigrants that are […]
Filed under: AFTRS, America, blog, Broadcasting, Comedy, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, Graham Mack, Inspiration, Media, People, podcast, Politics, Radio, Trump, Truth, Uncategorized, Youtube | Closed
Tags: AFTRS, Aircheck, Blog, BOB fm, BOBfm, Breakfast Show, Broadcasting, Donald Trump, Graham Mack, Gun control, Imigration, Muslims, News, Radio, Rednecks, Travel, United States
Keith Vaz Being Probed
The Labour Party will be asking Keith Vaz a lot of questions so they know what to do next. The Mirror is reporting that the Labour politician, a married father of two, is leading a double life paying young male escorts for sex. The paper says that in a rendezvous last month, he offered […]
Filed under: AFTRS, blog, Broadcasting, Comedy, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, Conspiracy, corruption, Crime, Inspiration, Internet, London, Media, Newspapers, People, podcast, Politics, Radio, Sex, true story, Truth, Uncategorized, Youtube | Closed
Tags: AFTRS, Aircheck, Blog, BOB fm, BOBfm, Breakfast Show, Broadcasting, Graham Mack, Keith Vaz, Labour, Radio
Bad Traffic Baby!
Traffic was bad on the A1 this morning. It reminded me of when this happened… 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 6am and […]
Filed under: AFTRS, blog, Broadcast, Broadcasting, Cars, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, Graham Mack, Inside look, Inspiration, Liverpool, Media, motoring, People, podcast, Police, Radio, Tavel, Traffic, true story, Uncategorized, Youtube | Closed
Tags: A1, AFTRS, Aircheck, Baby, Birth, Blog, BOB fm, BOBfm, Breakfast Show, Broadcasting, Graham Mack, Hertfordshire, Home Counties, Radio, roads, traffic
Sweet S.A.!
Why does Britain impose sanctions on some countries but not others? While the South African government practiced the system of apartheid, the United Kingdom (and 24 other nations including the United States) passed laws placing various trade sanctions on that country. The time that apartheid was allowed to exist in South Africa has been described […]
Filed under: 1970s, AFTRS, Athiest, blog, Broadcasting, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, Conspiracy, corruption, England, Evil, Graham Mack, Inside look, Inspiration, London, Nazis, People, podcast, Politcs, Radio, Security, Syria, Travel, true story, Uncategorized, Youtube | Closed
Tags: AFTRS, Aircheck, Apartheid, Blog, BOB fm, Breakfast Show, Broadcasting, Civil rights, Graham Mack, human rights, Islam, Mahram, Middle East, muslim, Prime Minister, Radio, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, The Queen, Theresa May, Umited Kingdom, United States
There will be many touching tributes to Muhammad Ali at his funeral on Friday but it’ll be hard to top what he said about himself. Muhammad Ali is the only celebrity I can think of that got away with telling everyone how great he was without making himself unlikeable. In fact the more he said […]
Filed under: 1960s, 1970s, AFTRS, Australia, blog, Boxing, Broadcasting, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, Graham Mack, History, People, Politcs, Sport, true story, Trump, Uncategorized, Youtube | Closed
Tags: 2GB, 2UE, AFTRS, Aircheck, Australia, Beatles, Blog, BOB fm, BOBfm, Boxing, Breakfast Show, Broadcasting, Donald Trump, Graham Mack, History, John Lennon, Kanye West, Muhammad Ali, Radio, Sydney
Cold War
It’s the coldest time of the year. The sun is out but it’s not that warm yet. Fresh air fanatics who can’t tell the difference between light and heat, notice the sun is shining and immediately set about opening every window and door they can find. The maximum temperature outside yesterday was 19 degrees Celsius. […]
Filed under: AFTRS, Britain, Broadcasting, Cold War, Comedy, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, Graham Mack, Inspiration, London, Media, Met Office, People, podcast, Radio, Radio Wars, Summer, Television, Travel, true story, Truth, TV, Uncategorized, Words, Youtube | Closed
Tags: AFTRS, Aircheck, Blog, BOB fm, Breakfast Show, Broadcasting, Celcius, cold, News, Radio, Temperature, Travel, warm, weather
Paying Royalties
In Britain we have nationalised celebrities. These are people who are paid by the taxpayers to be famous. They do all of the things that privately funded celebrities do, like living in huge houses, riding in expensive vehicles and attending lavish banquets and gala openings. Our nationalised celebrities are experts at waving. We call them […]
Filed under: AFTRS, Atheist, blog, Broadcasting, charity, Comedy, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, Empire, England, Graham Mack, Marketing, People, Radio, Royal, Royalty, Tax, Truth, TV, Uncategorized, Youtube | Closed
Tags: AFTRS, Aircheck, BOB fm, Breakfast Show, Graham Mack, London, Radio, Royal Family, Royalty, The Queen
The Justice Bell
A schoolboy holds a leather ball In a photograph on a bedroom wall the bed is made, the curtains drawn as silence greets the break of dawn. The dusk gives way to morning light revealing shades of red and white which hang from posters locked in time of the Liverpool team of 89. Upon a […]
Filed under: AFTRS, BBC Radio Merseyside, Britain, Broadcasting, Children, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, Conspiracy, corruption, Crime, Family, Football, Graham Mack, Inspiration, LFC, Life, Liverpool Football Club, Media, Memory, People, podcast, Police, Politics, Radio, Sport, Story, true story, Uncategorized, Youtube | Closed
Tags: 1989, 96, Anfield, April 15th, Cover up, Dave Kirby, David Duckenfield, Eternal Flame, Hillsborough, Justice for the 96., Leppings Lane, LFC, Liverpool, Memorial, Police corruption, Sheffield, South Yorkshire Police, The Justice Bell, Unlawful killing, Yorkshire, You'll Never Walk Alone
Today I got to speak to the bloke who says his dad started it all. Craic on! Listen to the latest Mack Nuggets at; http://www.mackmedia.co.uk/8th-mack-nuggets-audio-video If you want to respond to anything I’ve written, tweet me; @GrahamMack
Filed under: 1960s, 1970s, AFTRS, BBC Radio Merseyside, Broadcasting, Commercial Radio, DJ, Gerry Marsden, Graham Mack, History, Inspiration, LFC, Liverpool, Liverpool Football Club, Media, People, podcast, Radio, true story, Uncategorized, Youtube | Closed
Tags: AFTRS, Anfield, BBC Radio Merseyside, BOB fm, Breakfast Show, Broadcasting, Gerry and The Pacemakers, Graham Mack, LFC, Liverpool, Liverpool Football Club, Radio, You'll Never Walk Alone
The Old Shell Game
The thing I like the most about Liverpool is the people. Scousers tend to come across as either hard knocks or comedians but deep down they are the warmest, most generous and caring people you’ll ever meet. As I’ve been spending a lot of time in the city lately, I have come up with a […]
Filed under: 1960s, 1970s, AFTRS, Bands, BBC Radio Merseyside, Beatles, blog, Blues, Broadcasting, Comedy, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, Empire, Football, Graham Mack, Inspiration, Internet, LFC, Liverpool, People, podcast, Radio, Tavel, Uncategorized, Youtube | Closed
Tags: AFTRS, Aircheck, Blog, Breakfast Show, Broadcasting, Eleanor Rigby, Graham Mack, Imagine, Liverpool, Radio, Scouse, Something, The Baetles, Yesterday
Air Heads
Today I heard something unusual, a great radio demo. In all the years I’ve been a radio station Program Director, I can’t remember the last time I heard something this good on a demo. Where are all the real entertainers? Do they stay away from commercial music radio because it’s restrictive and boring? Is blandness being […]
Filed under: AFTRS, Broadcasting, Commercial Radio, Graham Mack, Inside look, management, Media, People, podcast, Pop Music, Radio, Radio Wars, The Arts, true story, Uncategorized | Closed
Tags: AFTRS, Aircheck, Blog, BOB fm, Breakfast Show, Broadcasting, Capital, Chis Evans, Chris Moyles, Demo, Global, Graham Mack, Heart, iPhones, John Myers, Media UK, Paul Chantler, Program Director, Radio, Radio Today, Simon Mayo, Stuart Clarkson, Talent, Trevor Dan
Monkey Music
I got back into music in 2004. It was all because of the late Jim Cronin. With Dr Alison Cronin, he set up the ape rescue centre, Monkey World in Dorset. This week I found a video from 2004. I’d put a blues band together and got to be part of “Chimpfest”. It was the […]
Filed under: AFTRS, Animals, Apes, blog, Blues, Broadcasting, Chicago Blues, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, Conservation, Graham Mack, Hope, Inspiration, Life, Media, Monkey World, Music, People, podcast, Public Speaking, Radio, Travel, Uncategorized, World, WWF, Youtube | Closed
Tags: 2004, Alison Cronin, Ape Rescue Centre, Blues Band, Chimpfest, Dorset, Graham Mack, Jim Cronin, Monkey World, Willie Dixon
Mack Nuggets
Here’s what I’ve been up to on BOB fm lately including: What men DON’T want for Christmas. Should we be bombing in Syria? David Beckhams old car. A hapless taxi driver. A diary mix up. Is the Apple Watch the most useless gadget ever? Plastic surgery that fixed one thing and ruined another. The USA’s […]
Filed under: Accused, AFTRS, Atheist, blog, Broadcasting, Calendar, Cars, Christmas, Comedy, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, Conspiracy, corruption, countrerfeit, Crime, David Beckham, Defence, Education, Email, Engineering, England, Enviroment, False Flag, Food, Google, Graham Mack, Hope, Inspiration, Internet, ISIS, Islamic State, ITV, Paris, People, podcast, Radio, Radio Wars, Religion, Roads, Skeptic, Syria, Technology, Television, Terrorism, Time Travel, Transport, Travel, TV, Uncategorized, USA, War, Weird News, Youtube | Closed
Tags: AFTRS, Aircheck, Apple Watch, BOB fm, Breakfast Show, Broadcasting, Christmas, Climate Change, Climate Change Conference, David Beckham, Defence, Graham Mack, Radio, Syria, Taxi, UN, USA
