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Or late-breaking news... Our latest Newsletter and Productions...
2012 - Becky Rose Local singer Beck Rose (www.myspace.com/thisisbeckyrose) - popped in to Dave Webber's show for a chat and some great acoustic music
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2012 - Hitchhiker Local band Hitchhiker (www.hitchhikermusic.com) - Anna Mason & Sean Jeffery - popped in to the Sunday Supplement for a chat and some great acoustic music
Click here to hear the interview and see the video of the session (Real Player format)
2012 - Alexis Strum Singer and actress Alexis Strum (www.alexisstrum.com) - appearing at the Swan Theatre in Over The Rainbow: The Eva Cassidy Story - chatted to Pete Phillips over the phone about her work
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2012 - Sarah Oreggio Sarah Oreggio (www.sarahoreggio.co.uk) - a singer/songwriter from the Black Country - popped in to Dave Webber's show for a chat and some great acoustic music
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2012 - Thistle & Thorn Thistle & Thorn - Rebecca Leach and Tom Crosley-Thorne from Bath (http://soundcloud.com/thistleandthorn) popped in to Dave Webber's show for a chat and some great acoustic music
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2012 - Steve Carley Worcester News sports reporter Steve Carley popped in on New Year's Day for a chat with Tony Deakin
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2011 - James Hipkiss Local artist James Hipkiss (www.myspace.com/jameshipkiss) popped in to Dave Webber's show for a chat and some great acoustic music
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2011 - Stompin' On Spiders Local band Stompin' On Spiders (www.stompinonspiders.co.uk) - Noor Ali and Gazza Tee - popped in to Dave Webber's show for a chat and some great acoustic music
2011 - Pantos! Tony went to the Swan to interview two of the stars of the panto at the Swan Theatre, Ben Humphries and Fiona McGregor Click here to hear the interview Tony & Barbara also went up to see the star of Grease at the New Alexandra Theatre in Birmingham, Robin Cousins
2011 - University of Worcester Drama Students India, Lydia, Becky, Hannah and Helen came in to the studio to chat about their production of Franz Kafka's classic horror story "Metamorphosis" and very enlightening it was too!
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2011 - Matt Woosey Artist Matt
Woosey (www.mattwoosey.co.uk)
popped
in to Dave Webber's show for a chat and some great acoustic music
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2011 - Esther Turner Artist
Esther Turner (www.facebook.com/estherturnermusic) popped
in to Dave Webber's show for a chat and some great acoustic music
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2011 - Dean Elliot Local artist Dean Elliot (www.deanelliottmusic.com) popped in to Dave Webber's show for a chat and some great acoustic music
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2011 - Vo Fletcher & Catherine Howe Local artists Vo Fletcher & Catherine Howe (www.myspace.com/catherinehowevofletcher) popped in to Dave Webber's show for a chat and some great acoustic music
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2011 - Martin Thorne with Steve Price Local artists Martin Thorne with Steve Price popped in to Dave Webber's show for a chat and some great acoustic music
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2011 - The May Dolls Local band The May Dolls - Becca Roberts and Tyler Massey (themaydolls.com) - popped in to Dave Webber's show for a chat and some great acoustic music
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2011 - Hennesea Local band Hennesea - Anna Katharine Watts and Jane Devereaux with Sean the bass player (soundcloud.com/hennesea) - popped in to Dave Webber's show for a chat and some great acoustic music
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2011 - BabaJack Local band BabaJack - Trevor Steger, Becky Tate and Marc Miletitch (www.babajack.com) - popped in to Dave Webber's show for a chat and some great acoustic music
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2011 - Answer Back Local band Answer Back - Oli Grizzell and Jim Smith (www.worcestermusicfestival.co.uk/bands/answer-back) popped in to Dave Webber's show for a chat and some great acoustic guitar music
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2011 - Battle of Worcester We went down to High Street, the Commandery and Powick Fields and did a few recordings and took a few pictures
2011 - Tim Clarke Editor of the Worcester Standard dropped in for a Friday evening chat with Tony Deakin
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2011 - Lea Haworth Local singer Lea Haworth (www.myspace.com/leahaworth) - popped in to Dave Webber's show for a chat and some great acoustic guitar music Click here to hear the interview
2011 - Jayne Gaze Local singer Jayne Gaze (www.jaynegaze.com) - popped in to Dave Webber's show for a chat and some great acoustic guitar music
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2011 - THE DELRAY ROCKETS sing live for the patients Local band The Delray Rockets (www.thedelrayrockets.com) - popped in to Dave Webber's show for a chat and a great session of live Rockabilly
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2011 - JEN ROBINS sings live for the patients Local singer Jen Robins from Stourbridge (www.reverbnation.com/jenrobins) - popped in to Dave Webber's show for a chat and some great acoustic guitar music Click here to hear the interview
2011 - WODYS sing live for the patients The Worcester Operatic & Dramatic Society Youth Section put on Half A Sixpence at the Swan Theatre Prior to the show's run, some of them came up to the studio for a live interview and singing session
Click here to hear the interview See below for other visits from the WODYS
2011 - More success at the HBA Awards Third year in
a row...
2010 - A concert held to show off the talented service users of Worcester Snoezelen resulted in some pre-publicity when Jane Roberts, Project Manager, Anthony, a service user, John Taylor from the Worcester Music Festival and Steve Wottison from local band Stuntdog, came to the studio to chat and play some music live
2010 - Robin Walker pops in for a chat Worcester's MP Robin Walker visited the studio and his appearance was featured in the Worcester Standard
2010 - Worcester Music Festival took place from 20th to 22nd August Hear our interview with Helen and Mick from the organising committee by clicking here
2010 - WODYS sung live for the patients The Worcester Operatic & Dramatic Society Youth Section put on Disco Inferno at the Swan Theatre Prior to the show's run, some of them came up to the studio for a live interview and singing session We also went to their rehearsals
2010 - The Mayor pops in... As usual, the Mayor of Worcester Andy Roberts, coming to the end of his year in office, came up to the studio to discuss the highs and lows of the past year and to choose some of his favourite music. The programme was covered by the local press
2010 - HBA Awards The national awards took place in March 2010 and our entry in the Special Event category entitled Choice Across The Atlantic, based on the Atlantic Challenge below, was credited with second place. What the judges said: "Rowing our name across the Atlantic - an ambitious project according to the judges, instantly interesting, makes you want to hear more of it. A good original topic" The judges said the entry was ambitious, and instantly interesting making you want to listen to hear more. They said it was a good original topic, fun production in song choice and informative Pictured below are Tony Deakin, Peter Phillips & Barbara Deakin
2010 - 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 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!
2009 - 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
2009 - 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...
2009 - 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:
2009 - Out and about 29th August saw presenter Dave Webber at Brockhampton Hall, providing the entertainment along with our display banner and board
2009 - 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
2009 - 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!
The
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)
2009 - 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
2009 - 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!
2009 - 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 was entitled "Blood, Bile, Leeches and the NHS" 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" Click here to hear the interview
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
2009 - We interviewed Lisa Ventura and Chris Bennion from the Worcester Music Festival And as a result, we 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
2009 - 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 You can visit their website by clicking here: www.mmtg.biz Look at the General News page!
2008 - Long Service Awards 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...
2008 - NHS 60th birthday 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
2008 - WODYS sing live for the patients 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
2008 - Outside broadcast from the hospital reception Below are some of the pictures we took
2007 - HBA Awards 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
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