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Or late-breaking news... Our latest Newsletter and Productions...
The Atlantic Challenge The race finally started nearly a month late and with a very unexpected twist of fate less than a week in for the team we are following. Check it out at www.insightatlantic.com And the great news is the documentary which have produced has been shortlisted in the HBA Annual Awards in its category, Special Event. You can listen to it by clicking here: Choice across the Atlantic Last year we came out top in the same category with Blood, Bile, Leeches and the NHS Here's hoping for a double this March!
The Sunday Session For the first time, we welcomed a band to the studio to play their music live to the patients on October 18th Whalebone travelled down from Bridgnorth early in the morning to play their blend of guitar and fiddle music and chat about their work in what was a very entertaining hour-long session, which included surprisingly their take on some classic rock anthems... You can hear the tracks they played below and get more information about the band from the website www.whalebone-music.com
And here are Sarah, Char and Steve enjoying themselves
A VERY BIG THANK YOU! To our friends at the Worcester Music Festival who managed to raise a staggering £4068 pounds during their festival weekend, half of which has been donated to Choice. A big thanks also to all the people who attended the concerts and events and who gave their money so freely Here we all are receiving the cheque...
Worcester Feast! The weekend of 4th to 6th September was a feast for food and drink lovers in Worcester with a three day festival We went along to enjoy it, as well as having a chat with Rustie Lee, one of the many chefs who were giving demonstrations
And Ian Escritt later came upto the studio to chat about his product, Mrs Willis' Honey and Lemon cordial, and how he managed to get it from initial idea through to on the shelves at Holland & Barrett in just one year
Interviews:
Out and about 29th August saw presenter Dave Webber at Brockhampton Hall, providing the entertainment along with our display banner and board
A weekend of music The Worcester Music Festival got underway on August 21st, opened by the Mayor of Worcester. Eight bands and artists played over more than 3 hours, which was broadcast live on BBC Hereford and Worcester Chris Jaeger, Andy Roberts Mayor of Worcester, Andrew Marston & Lisa Ventura
The interview The bands
The music
Madness across the Atlantic... The guys from Team Insight (Andy, Benjy, Dominic and Paul) came up to the studio to explain what on earth they think they're doing rowing 3000 miles across the Atlantic for charity! We put together a promotion for the trip, which you can hear in the Current Promotions section. Our station name will be on the boat and we will be following their progress from now until they return We also got them to voice some lyrics for one of our competitions Click on the link below and see how many of the 9 songs you can recognise - email us if you need the answers!
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words - but what are the songs? Local band Loungetree from Wolverhamption came into the studio to chat about their new album and the gigs they will be performing at during the Worcester Music Festival in August (the interview and tracks from their new album Seasons are available to listen to above)
Insight Atlantic Four men, one boat, 3000 miles of ocean - mad or what? Decide for yourself by listening to the 3 Counties Show and studio interviews and the promotion we have produced (all available above) for the 4 lads who will be setting off in December in a rowing boat with the name of Choice on it. If you can help out or donate, go to www.insightatlantic.com where you will see full details of what they need and the charities they are raising money for
Mayor's visit As usual, the mayor made a visit to the studio to review the previous 12 months in office. This time it was the turn of Lucy Hodgson who, in addition to telling listeners what had been the highlights of the last year, also presented her choice of music. Her eclectic selection varied from choices such as Carmina Burana (as an avid fan of the Worcester Warriors), Elgar’s Nimrod and Carnival of the Animals and through to Elton John’s Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, with this decade represented by Duffy and Alesha Dixon, though she did also confess to still being a great fan of Abba after many years!
We ran a music quiz to see how clever our presenters and friends are! Final placings:
Semi finals
First round
HBA Awards At the HBA 2009 Awards in Blackpool, Choice Radio won the GOLD award for our entry in the Special Event category The event covered was the NHS 60th anniversary Open Day in 2008 in which Peter Phillips and Ian Raine interviewed the people involved and music from each of the decades Our entry, entitled Blood, Bile, Leeches and the NHS, is here and the judges commented that "it was a well thought out documentary marking the 60th anniversary of the NHS. Its title, Blood, Bile, Leeches and the NHS, may not have sounded the most gripping name for a radio programme but perfectly described the events"
Further details of the awards and the winners are here
Above from left: Barbara Deakin, Peter Phillips, Tony Deakin and Kevin Rushbrooke with the award and certificate
Above from left: Peter Phillips receiving the award from This Morning's Dr Chris Steele And then it was back to the studio for a repeat presentation
We had an article about in us in the Worcester Standard
and another in the Worcester News and Worcester Journal
as well as a brief and succinct item on BBC Hereford & Worcester News
We interviewed Lisa Ventura and Chris Bennion from the Worcester Music Festival And as a result, we have produced an advance promotion with Lisa for their 2009 festival on August 21/22/23 You can visit their website by clicking here: www.worcestermusicfestival.co.uk
We interviewed Sue and Robert Wilson from the Midland Musical Theatre Group And as a result, we have produced a promotion for their Christmas show (see the promotions above) You can visit their website by clicking here: www.mmtg.biz Look at the General News page!
We ran a quiz to see how clever our presenters and friends are! The final placings:
Here are the semi-final positions (scores out of 60):
Here are the positions from round 2 (scores out of 60):
Here are the positions from round 1 (the top 8 go through to round 2):
On September 18th, we held a Long Service Awards evening to mark those members who have been with the station for 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 years Along with Choice members and our President, Sally Young, we also had the pleasure of the company of June Snowden (President of the HBA), Worcester's Deputy Mayor (Andy Roberts), Trust Chief Executive (John Rostill), Volunteer Services Co-ordinator (Liz Williams) and the Chairman of the Friends (Mrs Westcott) A good time was had by all...
We participated in the NHS 60th birthday celebrations at the Charles Hastings Education Centre on Saturday 16th August. There were plenty of interview opportunities... Below are some of the pictures we took
We welcomed members of the WODYS to the studio 5 Members of the Worcester Operatic and Dramatic Youth Society and their Musical Director and PR officer (plus a couple of parents) came upto the studio Listeners were treated to some live accapella music and some chat, all in advance of their show "Back to the 80's" at the Swan Theatre from July 29th to August 2nd Below are some of the pictures we took
We have recently done an outside broadcast from the hospital reception Below are some of the pictures we took
We have created a new page for Starlight Productions which organises theatre trips, the proceeds of which go to Choice
We entered the HBA Awards in 2007 Our entry for the HBA awards 2007 based on Dave Webber's show was in the Top 10 and gained a very respectable Commended award from the judges
We have had a major membership drive across local media in 2007 This resulted in press and radio coverage and some new members!
We have restarted our Fantasy Football League Details on the Fantasy Football page
April 2004 - Hospital Broadcasting week and a prize for every mum with a baby born on Easter Sunday! February 28th 2004 - Former member of the station gets hitched! See pictures at the bottom of this page...
Continuing in 2004/05, Choice has a sponsor
Local solicitors Harrison Clark will be sponsoring one complete programme per day, between 10pm and midnight. A company around for nearly a century, we are delighted that Harrison Clark have chosen Choice to be one of their sponsorship projects
The newly-married Simon and Louise Hawkins
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