#Manchester Folk. Looking for some proper #Mancunian reading? Then these two books are mint!
Who didn’t love listening to #PiccadillyRadio back in the day? Surely it was all our childhoods
And the street busking #PiccadillyRats? Ya must’ve encountered them!
Give ‘em a go!
For the Record – Celebrating Piccadilly Radio’s 50th anniversary is a new book by Tony Ingham and Brian Beech that tells the story of the Manchester station... https://t.co/lOAk3HVRZM
Co-authors Brian Beech and Tony Ingham consider themselves very fortunate to have been members of the Piccadilly 'family' during the halcyon days of Piccadilly Radio. ...and remember, recollections may vary!
The book includes photos of the people who became household names and memories from listeners which provide a poignant snapshot of what the people loved about Piccadilly. It'll appeal to those who remember the station in the 1970s and 80s, listening from breakfast to bedtime.
Written in a fun, light-hearted, anecdotal, and self-deprecating style, the ‘For the Record’ book takes the reader back in time to the characters, music and significant events in Greater Manchester, the UK and across the world between 1974 and 1987.
At the same time, it discovered and nurtured local personalities who had never worked in radio before such as Susie Mathis, Phil Wood, Dave Ward, Mike Shaft, James Stannage, Mike Sweeney, Becky Want and Stu Allen. They all became a huge part of listeners' daily lives.
Piccadilly Radio launched the careers of national personalities such as Chris Evans, Timmy Mallett, Gary Davis, Mark Radcliffe, Andy Crane, Steve Penk and Andy Peebles, plus a host of journalists, TV and film producers, businessmen and women and entrepreneurs.
Manchester’s iconic Piccadilly Radio was founded in 1974 and was listened to and loved by millions of people across the Northwest. Pioneering and fearless, the radio station was a trailblazer for independent regional broadcasting.
Available to pre-order now on @Amazon - For the Record: Celebrating Piccadilly Radio's 50th Anniversary, 1974 to 2024. Looking back at the early years of what became the most popular and successful mixed news and entertainment radio station in the country https://t.co/aQV2O4vhpB
'For the Record - Celebrating Piccadilly Radio's 50th Anniversary, 1974-2024'. Available on Amazon and all (relatively) good bookshops from October 1st, price £11.95. And remember...recollections may vary.
The reaction to our request from readers for memories of Piccadilly Radio was quite remarkable, so we decided to speak to Tony Ingham about his life at the station
https://t.co/o8slUpB3yH
For the Record – Piccadilly Radio’s 50th Anniversary’, scheduled for publication next year, will be a unique book about a unique time-Written by Piccadilly old boys Tony Ingham and Brian Beech, it’s the story of the people who made it happen. https://t.co/qjtv6NTFOS