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JANUARY 2003
Anorak Hour Nr 341 b/c 5th January 2003

The first Anorak Hour of 2003 features the annual look-back at events of the past year - and a look-forward to what may be in store for this year.


Anorak Hour Nr 342 b/c 12th January 2003

This week's show starts with some airchecks of presenters who were on the move during 2002. Featured are Greg Gaughran in June; Aidan Cooney in November; Bob Conway in December; Jack Kincaid; and finally, the legendary BP Fallon and his one-off special show for Phantom FM last May.

The original Energy 94FM closed down last February. The next archive recording features moments from their last day on air.

Phantom FM is featured next with various clips through the years from the station.

Next, the ever-popular former long wave giant Atlantic 252 is featured with airchecks of Hollywood Hayes & Charlie Wolfe on air.

Back to 1987 for the next archive recording. Featured is Jason Maine on Sunday morning duty for the Q in 1987.

On 15th December last year, John Public celebrated 20 years playing reggae music over the airwaves. Sampled is his show which aired on local Dublin station on Jazz FM.

Finally in the archive section, we hear from from Barry Lang & Peter Collins at 2FM in 1998, two presenters who are no longer on your radio.

Throughout the show there's a news review of last year, and the news is brought right up to date when Pete Reed joins Ger to finish the show.


Anorak Hour Nr 343 b/c 19th January 2003

This week's show starts with a couple of listener requests.
First, various memories from ESG FM - the successor to dance station Pulse 103 - are sampled.
Following that, there's a lookback to early recordings from the station that recently finished life as Hits 106FM. First of all from 1983 when it was known as Dublin South Community Radio; then into the 90s with two samples under the call-sign DLR FM.

2FM was 21 years of age in May 2000. Gerry Ryan remembers - sort of - his beginnings on the station in this recording.

From August 1980, Richard Davis on Radio Dublin is featured next in an with a local band interview.

In September 1997, the IRTC's Chief Executive Michael O'Keeffe was interviewed by Richard Crowley on RTÉ Radio 1 about upcoming licences, pirate activity, and the problems at Radio Ireland.

Finally in this week's archive section, some influential Radio Nova (and related) memories are given an airing.

Pete Reed finishes the show with a look at this week's news.


Anorak Hour Nr 344 b/c 26th January 2003

First this week, Alan Freeman counts down the hits on BBC Radio 2 back in January 1999.

Next a look-back to some early test transmissions from Northern Irish controlled station Energy 106FM.

A listener's request results in an airing of Pete Reed on his last Sunday night show for Coast FM being sampled next.

Then there's a sample of Steve K for FM104 on New Year's Eve 1999.

Finally in this week's archive section, some studio-quality shortwave output from Weekend Music Radio with Dave Anderson on air with radio news from Ireland back in the early 80s.

Then, to finish the show Pete Reed presents this week's news.


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