Archive for the ‘People’ Category
I had a great chat with the award winning journalist, broadcaster and best-selling author, Gavin Esler. The former Newsnight presenter talks about; His background, getting into journalism, a hairy moment in Norther Ireland during the Troubles, Bill Clinton, Donald Trump, the stories leaders tell, how the British Government handled the Covid-19 crisis, the “village idiots […]
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Tags: BBC, Bill Clinton, Blog, Books, Boris Johnson, Brexit, COVID 19, Dolly Parton, Donald Trump, Gavin Esler, Google, Graham Mack, Inspiration, Internet, IRA, Kremlin, life, Media, News, Newsnight, Northern Ireland, Podcast Radio, Politics, Putin, Radio, television, The Big Steal, The Pod 20, The Troubles, Travel, Youtube, Zoom
Phoneys
I hope time travel wasn’t invented twenty years ago. More people are using tiny wireless headphones these days. They’re not all listening to music, a lot of them are talking on the phone. Wireless headphones are getting smaller, you can’t always see them. I commute into central London every day and it looks like every […]
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Tags: Airpods, Blog, commute, Craic, Google, Graham Mack, Inspiration, Internet, life, Media, phone, Radio, Travel, wireless
Cell Phones
Prison reform has gone too far. All inmates in England will have 24-hour access to a phone soon. 50 jails will have landlines fitted to every cell before March 2020 and eventually all 118 prisons in England will have phones in cells. It’s another barmy policy that’s been pushed through by do-gooders and snivel- libertarians. […]
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Tags: Cel Phones, David Gauke, Jail, Prison
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
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
Engelbert Humperdinck
Engelbert talks about coping with his wife’s Alzheimer’s, his new album, singing with his granddaughter, how he got started in show business, his friendship with Elvis and Dean Martin and why he doesn’t talk to Tom Jones anymore. Craic on! If you enjoyed this Craic, please click “like” and tweet a link. Listen to the […]
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Tags: Alzheimer's, Blog, Dean Martin, Elvis, Engelbert Humperdinck, feedback, Google, Graham Mack, health, Inspiration, Internet, journalism, Media, Music, podcast, Radio, Tom Jones, Travel
London Calling
In the latest episode of my show for America, Tony Hendra the English writer and actor, talks about how he went from wanting to be a monk to becoming a satirist, working with Graham Chapman from Monty Python, moving to America in the 60s, opening for Lenny Bruce, appearing on the Ed Sullivan show and […]
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Tags: Apple, Billy Joel, Blog, BOBfm, Boris Johnson, Computer, Donald Trump, Ed Sullivan, feedback, Film, Google, Graham Mack, Inspiration, Internet, John Lennon, journalism, Lenny Bruce, London Calling, Media, Monty Python, Movies, Music, News, Politics, Pope, Radio, religion, school, Siri, television, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri, Tony Hendra, Travel, TV, Yorkshire
Brexit’s Tump Card
Brexit and the election of Donald Trump have a lot in common. They came straight after each other and people voted for the same thing. They wanted their country back. To be more accurate, they wanted to “feel” as if they had their country back. I can’t speak for America but in Britain, Brexiteers may […]
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Tags: Blog, Brexit, Donald Trump, European Banking Authority, European Medicines Agency, Google, Graham Mack, Inspiration, Radio
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 […]
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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) […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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Tags: AFTRS, Aircheck, BOB fm, Breakfast Show, Graham Mack, London, Radio, Royal Family, Royalty, The Queen
