Presenters hosting the shared afternoons programmes across BBC local radio stations in the West Midlands have been revealed.Trish Adudu will host 2pm till 6pm on BBC Radio WM and BBC CWR, whilst Toni McDonald will do the same show on BBC Radio Stoke, BBC Radio Shropshire and BBC Hereford and Worcester.The rest of the schedules remain mostly the same across the five stations, for breakfast, mid-mornings and sports.Kay Wright, Senior Head of Production for BBC Midlands said: “The new schedules will give our listeners a powerful line-up of popular presenters who are excited to broadcast,...…Presenters hosting the shared afternoons programmes across BBC local radio stations in the West Midlands have been revealed.Trish Adudu will host 2pm till 6pm on BBC Radio WM and BBC CWR, whilst Toni McDonald will do the same show on BBC Radio Stoke, BBC Radio Shropshire and BBC Hereford and Worcester.The rest of the schedules remain mostly the same across the five stations, for breakfast, mid-mornings and sports.Kay Wright, Senior Head of Production for BBC Midlands said: “The new schedules will give our listeners a powerful line-up of popular presenters who are excited to broadcast,...WW…

Birmingham’s new BRMB is signing a number of ex-BBC midlands presenters for its weekend schedule, including Bob Brolly.Bob presented a long-running afternoon programme on BBC Coventry & Warwickshire, which aired for twelve years until 2013, as well as his Irish music show, which was first broadcast in the mid-90s. Bob’s Irish show will now air on BRMB on Sunday afternoons at 2pm.Jimmy Franks is joining the team, initially on Saturday lunchtime. He spent some time as the BRMB flying eye and presented shows on Xtra-am, BRMB and BBC Radio WM.Also joining the weekend team is Ryan Kennedy...…Birmingham’s new BRMB is signing a number of ex-BBC midlands presenters for its weekend schedule, including Bob Brolly.Bob presented a long-running afternoon programme on BBC Coventry & Warwickshire, which aired for twelve years until 2013, as well as his Irish music show, which was first broadcast in the mid-90s. Bob’s Irish show will now air on BRMB on Sunday afternoons at 2pm.Jimmy Franks is joining the team, initially on Saturday lunchtime. He spent some time as the BRMB flying eye and presented shows on Xtra-am, BRMB and BBC Radio WM.Also joining the weekend team is Ryan Kennedy...WW…

The future for Scotland’s Heartland FM has been secured after a merger with another Perthshire community station, Radio Earn.Heartland FM’s continuation has been uncertain since March, when the station scaled back its service due to spiralling costs. Now, following a merger with Crieff based station Radio Earn, run by the charity Creative Crieff, Heartland FM will continue with an extended coverage across Perthshire.Online station Radio Earn approached the Heartland Radio Foundation regarding a merger of the two stations on the basis that the existing Heartland FM transmission area be...…The future for Scotland’s Heartland FM has been secured after a merger with another Perthshire community station, Radio Earn.Heartland FM’s continuation has been uncertain since March, when the station scaled back its service due to spiralling costs. Now, following a merger with Crieff based station Radio Earn, run by the charity Creative Crieff, Heartland FM will continue with an extended coverage across Perthshire.Online station Radio Earn approached the Heartland Radio Foundation regarding a merger of the two stations on the basis that the existing Heartland FM transmission area be...WW…

Today we continue to ask senior radio executives about 50 years of commercial radio as Boom Radio CEO Phil Riley takes up the five questions.Tell us about your earliest memories of hearing commercial radioI’m a Manchester lad so it has to be Piccadilly – Roger Day of course – but also Phil Wood, Jim Reeves, Andy Peebles and many more great voices from those early days.They were to Manchester what Capital was to London – the station you had to listen to if you wanted to be part of the city.What was your first job working in commercial radio?brmb as a graduate trainee in 1980 – where I said...…Today we continue to ask senior radio executives about 50 years of commercial radio as Boom Radio CEO Phil Riley takes up the five questions.Tell us about your earliest memories of hearing commercial radioI’m a Manchester lad so it has to be Piccadilly – Roger Day of course – but also Phil Wood, Jim Reeves, Andy Peebles and many more great voices from those early days.They were to Manchester what Capital was to London – the station you had to listen to if you wanted to be part of the city.What was your first job working in commercial radio?brmb as a graduate trainee in 1980 – where I said...WW…

Matt PaytonAndrew TindallDonna BurnsOrlando WoodClaire BryantGeorgiana BernhardtGeorgiana BernhardtMark HatwellFaye McDowallMyleene KlassLewis Goodall Anna WhitehouseVicky EtchellsSimon MyciunkaTyler WestAlice FlanaganMark HadfieldMiranda SawyerDave BerryFrank SkinnerGet real time updates directly on you device, subscribe now.PrevNextShared afternoon programmes arrive at BBC local radio in the West MidlandsEx-BBC presenters lined up to join BRMB weekend scheduleHeartland FM’s future secured after merger with another stationBoom Radio CEO Phil Riley talks about 50 years of commercial...…Matt PaytonAndrew TindallDonna BurnsOrlando WoodClaire BryantGeorgiana BernhardtGeorgiana BernhardtMark HatwellFaye McDowallMyleene KlassLewis Goodall Anna WhitehouseVicky EtchellsSimon MyciunkaTyler WestAlice FlanaganMark HadfieldMiranda SawyerDave BerryFrank SkinnerGet real time updates directly on you device, subscribe now.PrevNextShared afternoon programmes arrive at BBC local radio in the West MidlandsEx-BBC presenters lined up to join BRMB weekend scheduleHeartland FM’s future secured after merger with another stationBoom Radio CEO Phil Riley talks about 50 years of commercial...WW…