I saw
@RobinGrainger
on Friday night, the only person in the audience. He made me laugh so hard, I loved it. I go and see
@des_clarke
today and one of his guests was Robin telling the story of his only audience member. I feel I should start the
#RobibGraingerAppreciationSociety
THE STORY CONTINUES!
I just did
@des_clarke
’s wonderful chat show & as I’m telling him the story of having one audience member on Friday, I hear “Robin!” from the crowd…
It was only Mike, my one audience member! He didn’t know I was on at this gig!
Today is a day where everyone who works in radio gets to be proud of their station; to puff their chest out and be incredibly proud of everything they’ve achieved. So, no matter what your success in today’s figures, congratulations. For one brief moment, celebrate!
Welcome to the family...
@GrahNort
!
We're delighted to announce that Graham Norton is joining us in 2021 to host a new weekend show on Saturdays and Sundays
Today was my first day back at work after my
#LiverTransplant
. It felt absolutely amazing and I am so grateful.
I've been helped by so many people to get to this point, some of whom I will never meet or know, but I wouldn't be here without them: the blood and organ donors. (1/3)
One of the best bits of being a PD is hiring new talent, when you meet someone who blows you away with their passion, enthusiasm and attitude. With that in mind,
@felixrackers
welcome to the
@VirginRadioUK
family as our new AP on The Chris Evans Breakfast Show
Our industry figures are out and everyone look for their success whilst others look to throw stones.
Congratulations on your figures!
Radio is an amazing medium wit space for many to excel at connecting with their audience, and today we can all celebrate.
#HappyRAJARDay
Very excited about this! For 3 months, we’re running a station for the LGBTQ+ community
#VirginRadioPride
will on air from Monday! Tune in via the app, website or DAB in London🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
#pride
Brilliant news about
@gregjames
getting
@R1Breakfast
this morning. A guy who constantly worked from right from his
@SRA
win to make each show great whilst remembering, it’s about the listeners. Thoroughly deserved!
There’s a number of great breakfast shows doing their final one today. Getting up at that time of day and being entertaining isn’t as easy as they’ve made it sound. So if today is your final alarm clock, well done on some amazing shows, enjoy the lie in!
21st Jan 2019. A day to remember.
@MikeCassRadio
and the
@VirginRadioUK
team didn’t just launch a ground-breaking new breakfast show, they did it in brand new studios at the same time as launching two spin-off channels. Amazing effort.
A day trip to Leicester today and I couldn’t help but walk past Granville House, the former home of Leicester Sound. I still remember being the 13 year old that made tea and put away records, I love that I still get the same buzz today from
#Radio
as I did then.
#HappyMemories
I cannot tell you how proud I am right now. To everyone who played a part in
#VirginRaddioPride
producers, production companies, presenters, contributors. Thank you.
#beyondproud
25 years ago!! It was amazing being part of this launch team. I remember doing the last live test transmission and working out the backtiming several times! Pics from that launch morning back in 1995
25 years on! This Day: 1995. Heart 106.2(London) - the second Heart launched. 'Chrysalis is spending up to £3.5m, and hopes to win an initial audience of 885,000 adults'. (It currently enjoys 1.4m in London vs a high of 2m in 2010/2011)
Incredibly flattered to be asked to judge some of the best
#radio
from across the world as one of the
@NYFRadioAwards
judges.
It's an absolute joy to listen to so much amazing audio submitted from great storytellers from around the globe.
There’s a song lyric that goes ‘you win some, you lose some; it’s all the same to me’
It’s not true.
There isn’t anyone who doesn’t want their station to go up on RAJAR day.
Radio is still the best job to have.
So, congrats on your amazing figures!
This has genuinely been a career highlight. Far too many people to thank, but this team took an idea and created something beyond magical. Thank you to the whole
#VirginRadioPride
team for creating something beyond special
#proud
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
🎉We're excited to announce our plans for a very special
#BigThankYouTour
, featuring three amazing and unique live arena shows this autumn, FREE for key workers! 🎉
More information coming soon
For now, save the dates!
#WhoCaresWins
#clapforkeyworkers
October 1987, I started making tea and putting away records at
#LeicesterSound
. 35 years later, some of the people who helped an annoying teenager have the job of his dreams got together for a pint…
I’m on
@VirginRadioUK
all this week covering for lovely Tim Cocker while he’s on breakfast. On 7-11pm today until Thursday. A+ for colour coordinating with the station branding 😂
I’m so going to miss the amazing
@katelawler
. She’s an outstanding broadcaster who oozes authenticity, honesty, relatability and genuine fun. She’s leaving big shoes to fill and she will always be welcome back
@VirginRadioUK
anytime
#legend
Morning!
Want to come and work at
@VirginRadioUK
next year?
We’re looking for an AP to come and join the music team at the top of the News tower, so if you want a new challenge for the new year, click below:
EXCLUSIVE:
@VirginRadioUK
is adding two extra national DAB stations to its brand - Virgin Radio Anthems and Virgin Radio Chilled. The new
@achrisevans
Breakfast Show will air on both too!
Never mind Blue Monday, today is
#PenguinAwarenessDay
which gives me an excuse to post the most adorable picture of two penguins overlooking the skyline of one of my favourite cities,
#Melbourne
. The picture won the Ocean Photography Awards 🐧🐧🐧🐧
23 years ago today, the very first
@TheSandK
show was broadcast, they are a natural double act and one of UK radio’s finest. Over two decades together and they still sound on top of their game, one of the best breakfast shows in the country! Huge congratulations to Steve & Karen
As many student stations are getting ready to start welcoming new members to a new term of broadcasting, I’m sat listening to
@SRA
award entries. Always blown away by the level of creativity and professionalism that’s at so many student stations!
#StudentRadio
#FutureTalent
We've just launched our pop-up station
#VirginRadioPride
.
I spoke about it at a college last week, one student sent me an email after saying half of their family doesn’t accept them for being queer and how hard they're finding growing up. (1/2)
📻 JOB NEWS 📻
I actually can’t believe I’m writing this … I can officially say that I am the new Daytime Producer at
@VirginRadioUK
💃🏼
I’ve loved working here so much and I can’t wait to get stuck in and continue learning from the best in the biz 🙌🏼
Virgin Radio Pride remains a career highlight for me, to see it pick up the Gold Award at the New York Festivals is a huge honour and the team that worked so hard on it deserves the accolade!
Virgin Radio Pride returns June 1 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
#lgbtq
#radio
#pride
.
@StephanieHirst
is one of the most amazing women you’ll ever meet and she brought me to tears with her very kind words. She continues to inspire so many people daily and to have played a part in that, blows me away.
#BelieveAchieve
Incredibly proud of the breakfast team for winning Silver tonight, Chris Evans conversation with Rev Ruth Scott in her last few weeks was emotional, powerful and compelling radio.
Love this
@connordrew98
has worked incredibly hard from work experience to full time job. Proof that hard word and tenacity pays off. Congratulations Connor, it’s thoroughly deserved.
📻 JOB UPDATE! 📻
I love working at
@VirginRadioUK
and I can officially say that I’m finally going full time to be the brand new Evening Assistant Producer!
The best part? I get to finish my uni degree at Westminster alongside 👨🎓
I CAN’T RUDDY WAIT TO GET STARTED💃🏼
Deeply saddened to share the news that my friend and co-author
@PaulChantler
has passed away after a short illness. Rest easy Paul and thanks for everything. x
Huge congrats to everyone who’s graduating during these strange times! Special mention to
@connordrew98
who spent three years studying to get his 2:1 alongside working from paid intern to a full-time AP, he’s now an integral part of the
@VirginRadioUK
team! Well done Connor👏👏
21 years of this amazing duo. Always real and relatable, always themselves, never afraid to share any aspect of their lives and still making engaging, compelling radio. Huge
#Congratulations
to Steve & Karen, one of the UK’s finest breakfast shows.
Today marks our 21st birthday of the SK breakfast show starting.
To wake up the greatest people in the greatest place on Earth is a huge privilege which we never take for granted.
So, from us, to you. THANK YOU for being there.
❤️
Another fantastic few days at
#SRACon
a huge thanks to the
@SRA
for letting me be a part of it. Well done to
@Livewire1350
for hosting it. Radio’s future talent is inspiring!
New year, new show!
@achrisevans
is joining
@virginradioUK
on January 21 for The Breakfast Show, with no ad-breaks in partnership with
@SkyUK
. It's commercial radio, but not as you know it, and the team are coming with him!
From a daft idea last July to full national coverage on DAB from today - all hatched in a pandemic. So proud of the little baby and the whole team who’ve made it sound so great, so quickly.
Been working on this for a while,
@Rickontour
is a natural for radio and I can’t wait for him to start
@VirginRadioUK
in January! Welcome to the family Ricky!
A year ago today we lost the hugely talented Pete Mitchell. Chatting with Pete was a joy, he was kind, funny, incredibly supportive. I miss him. If you have an hour, listen to this amazing tribute that his wife, Helen and Mick Meadows made
#RememberingPete
Sadly missing a night out with this top team to say goodbye to
@DomStirling
. A loss for
@VirginRadioUK
and a huge gain for
@audioalways
, best of luck Dom. You’ve been a star!
This Day: 2002. Leicester Sound moved from its birthplace at Granville House to what was to be its final resting place at the Meridian Business Park.
@SteveJordanUK
was last on-air from its original home.
#radiomoments
True class from one of the most wonderfully kind and naturally talented presenters I’ve worked with! Best of luck
@jordannorth1
for the next hugely exciting chapter x
🚨🚨 Looking for casual production shifts?🚨🚨
We’re looking to bolster the team
@virginradiouk
with some crack casual producers and assistant producers.
Wether you're after weekday or weekend shifts, just apply via the link!
#radiojobs
We're up and running, ready to make you move! 🕺
Listen to Virgin Radio Groove online here:
You can also listen on the Virgin Radio UK app, on your smart speaker or on DAB in London/Central Scotland
🎉
#SRACon
Speaker Announcement!
Content Director at
@VirginRadioUK
and Honorary Life Member of the SRA,
@MikeCassRadio
is coming to Swansea 🙌🏼🔉
Just a reminder you only have a few more hours to buy accommodated tickets!
🎟
A week after an amazing
#SRACon
from
@SRA
I’ve enjoyed giving feedback to the demos I’ve been sent. Also looking forward to spending time with the teams at
@DemonFM
and
@CityRadioStudio
Happy to listen to more if you want to send them through
#futuretalents
18 years! Where does the time go? Happy birthday and congratulations to Steve & Karen, very few breakfast shows have this kind of longevity! A hugely talented pair of broadcasters.
#HappyBirthday
#18today
Today we officially become adults as the S&K Show is 18!
We never dreamed we'd make it this long.
Whether you're a new listener, or been there from Day 1 we're very lucky that you decided to grow up with us.
THANK YOU.
Love, Steve and Karen ❤️
#18YearsIn18Shows
They finished their email with the words: "...maybe I'm not as worthless as I think."
In 2022, no-one should feel that way, ever. If
#VirginRadioPride
helps just one person feel less alone, then it's all worth it. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
#pride
(2/2)
Here’s a chance to join one of the best breakfast teams in the world. Come and work at Virgin Radio as an Assistant Producer on The Chris Evans Breakfast Show.
#BestJobEver
#UKRadio
Award-winning pop up radio station Virgin Radio Pride UK is returning to the airwaves for its second season on June 1st, to broadcast more big LGBTQ+ conversations throughout the summer and play more great music. More here:
Really privileged to be awarded an Honorary Doctorate from
@TrentUni
today. Leaving school and going straight into this mad industry, I never thought I’d ever be donning the robes. Lovely sunshine day in so many ways.
Good luck to everyone who’s frantically entering this years
@SRA
awards! Can’t wait to hear what the future of our industry will sound like
#GoodLuck
#SRAs