The Prince Who Met The King

10Sep17

I had a chat with the broadcasting legend Tony Prince. He talked about meeting Elvis in Las Vegas, the truth about Colonel Tom Parker and Tony’s early life and career that took him from spinning discs and introducing the Beatles in a northern ballroom to broadcasting to an international audience of 100 million on Radio […]

Filed under: 1960s, 1970s, AFTRS, America, Beatles, blog, Books, Broadcasting, Cold War, Comedy, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, Commercials, DJ, England, Google, Graham Mack, Inside look, Inspiration, London, Media, Music, podcast, Politics, Radio, Radio Wars, Rock, Rock n Roll, Royalty, true story, Uncategorized, World, Youtube   |  Closed
Tags: Elvis, Graham Mack, Jimi Hendrix, Keith Moon, Led Zeppelin, Mike Read, Paul McCartney, Radio Caroline, Radio Luxembourg, The Beatles, Timmy Mallett, Tony Prince

London Calling

29Aug17

In my latest show for America, Slim Jim Phantom talks about the success of The Stray Cats from starting out in London to making it in America, the breakup, the reunions and how he’s worked with rock ‘n’ roll royalty. In, “What’s Happening In Britain” – Reaction to the terror attacks in Barcelona; Why Britain […]

Filed under: AFTRS, blog, Broadcast, Broadcasting, Cats, Comedy, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, Funny stories, Graham Mack, Inside look, Media, People, podcast, Politics, Public Speaking, Radio, Rock, Rock n Roll, true story, Uncategorized, Youtube   |  Closed
Tags: Barcelona, Big Ben, Blog, BOBfm, Books, Britain, Cats, Cycling, feedback, Google, Graham Mack, Inspiration, Internet, journalism, Media, Music, New Zealand, Politics, Radio, Slim Jim Phantom, Sport, television, The Stray Cats, TV, UK, video, Wedding

Hail Hail Rock ‘n’ Roll!

20Mar17

I got emotional on BBC Radio Merseyside yesterday. Driving to work, I heard the news that Chuck Berry had died. I don’t know why it affected me so much, I didn’t know him and never met him. I did see him live once though and can only describe the experience as spiritual. In 1989, I […]

Filed under: 1960s, 1970s, AFTRS, BBC Radio Merseyside, blog, Blues, Broadcasting, Chicago, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, England, Google, Graham Mack, Inside look, Inspiration, Media, podcast, Radio, Rock, Rock n Roll, Uncategorized, Youtube   |  Closed
Tags: BBC Radio Merseyside, Blog, Chuck Berry, feedback, Google, Graham Mack, Inspiration, Internet, Media, Music, News, Radio, religion, Rock 'n'Roll, television, video

Driving Miss Crazy?

19Jul16

You never know what you’re going to see at a classic car show. The only thing you can guarantee is that there’ll be lots of the classic car owners sitting on folding picnic chairs near their cars. On Sunday we went to the Uxbridge Autoshow, there were a lot of nice cars there. And some […]

Filed under: 1960s, 1970s, AFTRS, blog, Broadcasting, Camping, Cars, Classic cars, Comedy, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, Engineering, England, Graham Mack, Inside look, Inspiration, Jaguar, Media, podcast, Porsche, Radio, Range Rover, Rock n Roll, Summer, Top Gear, true story, Uncategorized, Youtube   |  Closed
Tags: AFTRS, Aircheck, Blog, BOB fm, BOBfm, Breakfast Show, Broadcasting, Cars, Classic cars, Dodge, Ford Fiesta, Graham Mack, Invisible Car, Radio, Travel, Uxbridge Autoshow, Volkswagen, VW

Let Your Freak Flag Fly!

09Jul16

If you want to succeed, you have to be a freak. Evolution happens because of freaks. When the environment changes, the herd is thinned and the only ones that survive are the mutants who are suited to the new environment. Survival of the fittest is really survival of the freaks. Elvis was a freak, so […]

Filed under: 1960s, 1970s, AFTRS, Broadcasting, Comedy, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, Graham Mack, Inside look, Inspiration, Live Music, podcast, Radio, Rock n Roll, Terrorism, Uncategorized, Youtube   |  Closed
Tags: AFTRS, Aircheck, Beatles, Blog, BOB fm, BOBfm, Bogart, Breakfast Show, Broadcasting, Chaplin, Comedy, Elvis, Evolutiin, Freak, Graham Mack, Hitchcock, Hurricane Higgins, Jagger, Johnny Rotten, Kenny Everett, Liverpool, Muhammed Ali, Natural selection, Radio, Spielberg, Steve Jobs, Survival of the fittest, television, The Rolling Stones, Travel

My John Lennon Connection.

28Feb16

I thought I had no real connection to John Lennon until now… For most of the 80s and 90s I lived in Australia and New Zealand and used to impress the locals with the fact that I was born in the same hospital as John Lennon. I was the frontman in a 60s cover band […]

Filed under: 1960s, Aircraft, Airlines, Airports, Australia, Bands, BBC Radio Merseyside, Beatles, Broadcast, Broadcasting, Concorde, flying, Graham Mack, History, Inspiration, LFC, Liverpool, podcast, Radio, Rock, Rock n Roll, Sydney, Transport, true story, Uncategorized   |  Closed
Tags: AFTRS, Aircheck, Australia, Beatles, BOB fm, Breakfast Show, Broadcasting, Graham Mack, John Lennon, Liverpool, Liverpool Airport, Liverpool Maternity Hospital, Mark Lewisohn, New Zealand, Radio, Travel

Rock On

19Jan16

My band raised £22,000 for charity in 2011. I was working as Breakfast Show Host on BBC Wiltshire. One day on the show, I interviewed Gavin Jones, the Chief Executive of Swindon Borough Council. During my research, I discovered that he played lead guitar, so I snuck a guitar and amp into the studio and […]

Filed under: AFTRS, blog, Blues, Broadcasting, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, DJ, England, Gigs, Graham Mack, Live event, Live Music, Media, podcast, Radio, Rock n Roll, Television, Uncategorized, Youtube   |  Closed
Tags: AFTRS, Aircheck, BBC Wiltshire, BOB fm, Breakfast Show, Broadcasting, Cream, Graham Mack, Graham Mack Rock Band, Meca, Radio, Swindon

Graham Mack & Amy Stevenson Talk on Skype.

11Jan16

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

How an air-conditioning mechanic in Sydney Australia became an award winning broadcaster in Britain; Part 211.

23Dec15

You never know where you’ll end up unless you just take a punt and start something. In 2011, I was working as Breakfast Show Host on BBC Wiltshire. One day on the show, I interviewed Gavin Jones, the Chief Executive of Swindon Borough Council. During my research, I discovered that he played lead guitar, so […]

Filed under: AFTRS, Bands, blog, Blues, Broadcasting, charity, Chicago Blues, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, Commercials, communication, fund raising, Gigs, Graham Mack, History, Inspiration, Live event, Live Music, Media, podcast, Radio, Rock, Rock n Roll, Uncategorized, Words, Youtube   |  Closed
Tags: 2011, AFTRS, Aircheck, Australia, BBC, BBC Wiltshire, BOB fm, BOBfm, Breakfast Show, Broadcasting, Chuck Berry, Epiphone, Gavin Jones, Gibson, gig, Graham Mack, Guitar, Johnny B. Goode, live music, Music, Radio, Rock 'n' Roll, Rockband, Soundbites Band, St George's Day, Swindon, Swindon Borough Council, The Graham Mack Rock Band

First Time I Met The Blues

29Nov15

I was the victim of a crime on the mean streets of Chicago a few years ago. I was reminded of this today when I came across a Youtube video of James Bay playing in Buddy Guy’s “Legends” club. James is from where we live in Hitchin, Hertfordshire and it turns out that he’s also […]

Filed under: 1960s, Airlines, Airports, Alcohol, America, Blues, Broadcasting, Cars, Chicago, Chicago Blues, Comedy, Commercial Radio, Commercial Television, communication, corruption, countrerfeit, Crime, Graham Mack, Hope, Life Skills, Live event, Media, Memory, motoring, podcast, Police, Radio, regulation, Rock n Roll, Transport, Travel, true story, Uncategorized, World, Youtube   |  Closed
Tags: 21, Blues, Buddy Guy, Budy Guy's Ledgends, Buick, carded, Chicago, crime, February, Hard Rock, James Bay, mugged, USA

Box Clever.

17Aug15

Sometimes you have to bend the rules. Today I found an old VHS tape of the first time I sang on live television. It was 1990, I was the lead singer in The Misfits, a New Zealand pub rock band. In the winter, TVNZ used to have a live Telethon. We sent them a demo […]

Filed under: Broadcasting, Music, Rock n Roll, Television   |  Closed
Tags: 1990, AFTRS, Aircheck, Beatles, BOBfm, Graham Mack, Misfits, NZTV, Paul McCartney, Pub Rock, Rock Band, Telethon, VHS, Whangarei