Author Archives: David Spencer
Albums of 2011
Here are my albums of 2011. What are your thoughts? 1 – ARCTIC MONKEYS – SUCK IT AND SEE 2 – AMOS LEE – MISSION BELL 3 – CHRISTINA PERRI – LOVESTRONG 4 – GAVIN DEGRAW – SWEETER 5 – … Continue reading
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Radio Writing: Lesson 1
Radio writing is a skill. There is a balance between keeping scripts tight and clear and also making them engaging. Lesson 1: SAYS Too many radio scripts that intro an audio clip, use the word says. For example. “Prime Minister … Continue reading
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Shortening The Football Transfer Window
As the football season fast approaches there are many fans like me waiting nervously to see which players we will get to see turn out for our clubs – before being sold before the transfer deadline. Last year, Reading had … Continue reading
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Paul Simon – So Beautiful or So What
When interviewed recently Paul Simon talked about the wonders of that song-writing process when you stumble across something magic. He described Bridge Over Troubled Water, for example, as one of those rare moments that some people are lucky enough to … Continue reading
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Why Play Offs Bring Out Best In Fans
The play offs are a unique experience for football fans, so much riding on one or two games. Since their inception there is no doubt it has made the football league more exciting. But there are certain fans, certain clubs … Continue reading
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“He used to manage Slough, he is a Royal now…McDermott”
Back in the mid-nineties in my role as News and Sport Editor at STAR FM in Berkshire I had the pleasure (if you can call it that) of covering the local football teams, of which Slough Town were the biggest. … Continue reading
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BBC should axe Radio 1 and 2
Commercial radio’s recent shrinking of station identities and staff has come with a branding exercise criticised by traditionalists. And rightly so. The loss of previously great names like Fox and 2 Ten is a sad and worrying example of where … Continue reading
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Mike Marlin album review
Mike Marlin seems to have waited a very long time before releasing his first record, with his biog jumping 25 years from early experiences as a musical journeyman to releasing this record. Whatever happened in the intervening decades Marlin’s retained … Continue reading
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