Posts Tagged ‘journalism’
Barry From Eastenders
I got to talk to Shaun Williamsom who is best known for playing Barry Evans in Eastenders. Shaun talked about growing up in Maidstone, his life as a postman, the Royal Navy, and as a Pontins Bluecoat. We also chatted about his drinking, drama school, getting cast on Eastenders, working in cabaret, his experience of […]
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Tags: Big Brother, Blog, David Bowie, Eastenders, Eden's End, Google, Inspiration, journalism, life, Maidstone, Media, Radio, Ricky Gervais, school, Shaun Williamson, This Is Your Life, work, Youtube, Zoom
Book-shy
There’s a lot more to being an audiobook narrator than you think. I had a chat to the journalist Piper Terrett about my first attempts at it. Craic on! If you enjoyed this Craic, please click “like” and tweet a link.Check out, www.grahammack.com Follow me on Twitter @GrahamMack
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Tags: ACX, Amazon, Apple, Audible, Audiobook, Blog, Books, Computer, feedback, Google, Graham Mack, Inspiration, iTunes, journalism, life, Media, Narration, Pipper Terrett, Radio, video, work
Boobs, Bums & Guns
I had a nice Zoomchat with Piper Terrett today and we shared stories about working in TV and radio including; Shirl’s on-air boob job, the whites only game show, the horse in the radio station, sushi being eaten off a naked woman’s body, the light bulb in the microwave and two chickens and a builder’s […]
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Tags: 106 Century FM, Blog, feedback, Google, Graham Mack, Inspiration, Internet, journalism, life, Music, News, Piper Terrett, Podcast Radio, Radio, TFM Radio, video, work
Up Close And Far Out
It still blows my mind that it’s so easy to record a video chat across the Atlantic and then put it online. That’s just one of the things we ended up talking about in my chat with the broadcasting legend, Michael Harrison who is self-isolating in Florida. He also talked about the state of play […]
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Tags: Blog, Coronavirus, COVID 19, Florida, Google, Graham Mack, Inspiration, Internet, journalism, life, Media, Michael Harrison, News, Podcast Radio, Politics, Radio, Self-Isolation, Talkers.com, USA
Retina Display
I’m going to have to change my plans for how I earn a living during this pandemic. I had another lot of emergency eye surgery yesterday. There’s a danger that the retina in my right eye may become detached. Retinal detachment is a medical emergency, you can permanently lose your vision. There’s a`U’ shaped tear […]
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Tags: Blog, Google, Graham Mack, health, Inspiration, Internet, journalism, life, Media, Radio, Retinal Detachment, work
I haven’t worked for twenty-seven years. That’s because I’ve had a job in radio. I’ve been a presenter and programmer. Neither of those things can be compared to actual work. Before that, I had proper jobs. I was a pipe fitter on an oil refinery construction site in New Zealand and an air-conditioning engineer in […]
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Tags: Australia, Blog, Coronavirus, COVID 19, feedback, fired, Fix Radio, Google, Inspiration, Internet, journalism, life, Media, medical, New Zealand, News, Radio, Sacked, Studio, Sydney, Unemployed
Julie and I have been back to the church where we got married in 1987, St Paul’s in Paihia in the Bay of Islands in New Zealand. I met Julie in Whangarei while I was working as a pipe-fitter on the Marsden Point Oil Refinery expansion construction job. When we met, my parents had moved […]
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Tags: Bay of Islands, Blog, church, Google, Graham Mack, Inspiration, Internet, journalism, Julie Mack, life, Marry, Marsden Point, Media, New Zealand, News, Northland, Paihia, Radio, religion, St Paul's, Tapper Crescent, Tikipunga, Travel, Whangarei, Widnes
New Zealand’s Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, is a weak leader and one of the worst people in the world to be in charge of this special country right now. I used to like Jacinda Ardern. I thought she was different to the power hungry megalomaniacs running other countries in the world. It turns out, I […]
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Tags: Auckland, Blog, Computer, Coronavirus, COVID 19, feedback, Google, Inspiration, Internet, Jacinda Ardern, journalism, Leadership, London, Media, medical, New Zealand, News, Pandemic, Politics, Prime Minister, Radio, Self-Isolation, Travel, Whangarei
The Global Coronavirus Pandemic is just one of a series of unfortunate events that Julie and I are dealing with right now. Things started to go wrong in early February when we realised the extent of the COVID 19 outbreak in China. The first part of our holiday, which we’d booked months earlier, had us […]
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Tags: 777 300, Air New Zealand, BBC, Blog, Burbank, Coronavirus, COVID 19, feedback, Fix Radio, Google, Graham Mack, Inspiration, Internet, journalism, LAX, Los Angeles, Media, News, Radio, Radio.Fix Radio, Travel, USA, Worldwide Radio Summit
Radio On TV
There’s a good show all about local radio in the UK coming up soon on the BBC News Channel. It’s called The Village Loudspeaker. I hope you can watch at 9:30pm on Friday. It’ll also be on the iPlayer. Here’s some clips (My bits are third row down); https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00xdxz1/clips Craic on! If you enjoyed this […]
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Tags: BBC, BBC News Channel, Blog, feedback, Google, Graham Mack, Inspiration, Internet, journalism, life, Media, Music, News, Radio, Richard Latto, The Village Loudspeaker
The Navy Lark
Innocence gets corrupted when you grow up. I’ve had to reframe an important childhood memory. It all came back to me this week because of the visit to Liverpool of the Royal Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, HMS Prince of Wales. Thousands of people went on board over the weekend. It reminded me of the […]
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Tags: Aircraft Carrier, Blog, Google, Graham Mack, HMS Eagle, HMS Prince Of Wales, Inspiration, Internet, journalism, life, Liverpool, Media, News, Radio, Royal Navy
INRIX Out
BBC local radio is about to sound better. INRIX, a private American company that provides traffic information, won’t be contributing off-site presenter-read travel bulletins for 39 BBC local stations from June. Instead, INRIX will produce travel information scripts which will be read by local presenters at each radio station. It’s sad that jobs will be […]
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Tags: BBC, BBC Wiltshire, Blog, Chris Burns, Computer, feedback, Fix Radio, Google, Graham Mack, Head of Audio & Digital BBC England, INRIX, Inspiration, Internet, Islam, journalism, life, Local Radio, Media, News, Politics, Radio, Travel, Westminster
Mack Nuggets
Here’s what I’ve been up to on Fix Radio lately, including; How Busy?; How far?; Why vegan; Zulu; Big Tone and the canoe; Radio examination; U2 confused; New Year’s resolutions; Mark The Shark; StephenKing.com; Mick’s mate’s best swap; The war downstairs; Mistaken identity; Wayne Rooney & Jonathon; Breaking up advice from Steve. Craic on! If […]
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Tags: Blog, Email, feedback, Fix Radio, Google, Graham Mack, Inspiration, journalism, life, London, Manchester, Media, Movies, News, Radio, Stephen King, Travel, U2, Wayne Rooney, work
Eye To Eye Contactless
“Did you just pay for that with your finger?” That’s what the lady at the Black Sheep coffee shop said when I paid for my order today. I used my new K Ring: the world’s first contactless payment ring. I’ve been wearing it for about three weeks now and it’s great. A bloke called Steve […]
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Tags: Blog, Computer, Contactless, Fix Radio, Google, Graham Mack, Internet, journalism, K Ring, marketing, Media, Radio, Travel, Wearable Tech, work
The G-Emmy Awards
Here are some highlights from the latest G-Emmy Awards which recognise outstanding excellence in entertainment. Nominees this year include: Prince Andrew, Donald Trump, Wayne Rooney, Katie Hopkins, Greta Thunberg, Rebekah Vardy, Jacob Rees-Mogg, John Cleese, Jeremy Corbyn, Noel Gallagher, Piers Morgan, The Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police, Diane Abbott, Mauricio Pochettino, David Cameron, Jo […]
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Tags: Blog, Computer, David Cameron, Diane Abbott, Donald Trump, feedback, Fix Radio, G-Emmy Awards, Google, Graham Mack, Greater Manchester Police, Greta Thunberg, Inspiration, Internet, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Jo Swinson, journalism, Katie Hopkins, Liam Neeson, life, Mauricio Pochettino, News, Prince Andrew, Rebekah Vardy, The Duke of Edinburgh, Wayne Rooney
Unguarded Moment
Do we need guards on trains? Up until yesterday, I didn’t understand why the RMT union were causing chaos on Britain’s railways by striking. The RMT are against removing guards from trains. I thought they were protecting the jobs of their members, and maybe that’s part of it, but it’s not the main reason we […]
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Tags: Blackfriars, Blog, Computer, feedback, Finsbury Park, Google, Guards, Inspiration, Internet, journalism, life, London, Marshall, medical, News, Radio, RMT, strike, Thameslink, Trains, Travel, work
Free Cash From Fix Radio!
This is how Fix Radio celebrated National Tradesman’s Day this year. It’s a day that honors the men and women who use their skills and hard work build and maintain the world we live in. Craic on! If you enjoyed this Craic, please click “like” and tweet a link. Listen to the latest Mack Nuggets […]
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Tags: Blog, Fix Radio, Free cash, Google, Graham Mack, Inspiration, Internet, journalism, London, Media, National Tradesman's Day, publicity stunt, Radio, Waterloo Station, work
This is what happened when I spoke to a bloke who was protesting outside Britain’s suspended Parliament. Craic on! If you enjoyed this Craic, please click “like” and tweet a link. Listen to the latest Mack Nuggets at; http://www.mackmedia.co.uk/8th-mack-nuggets-audio-video
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Tags: Blog, Climate Strike, Fix Radio, Google, Graham Mack, Inspiration, Internet, journalism, London, Media, News, Radio, Truant
Mack Nuggets
Congratulations to Gaz Drinkwater who’s co-presenting a great new show on BBC Radio Manchester called “Talking Balls”. If you’re into Manchester United or City, I bet you’ll enjoy it, listen here; https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07hnl2b/episodes/player As I’m a Liverpool fan and Gaz is Man United, we didn’t talk about football much when we presented the Breakfast Show on […]
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