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John Ryan

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  1. The Radio Manchester takeover took place

    Editor's note: John Ryan wrote two blog posts about the build-up to to the Radio Manchester takeover. Read them here - SB. A married couple of comedians, a beauty queen and the receptionist at Manchester Piccadilly Station made their radio debut this week as part of BBC Radio Manchester's New Y...

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  2. Radio Manchester takeover - 151 candidates so far

    Editor's note: the BBC Radio Manchester Takeover is an ambitious plan to put twenty-four new voices on the air across one day - 3 January 2011. The Takeover Taxi is currently touring locations across Greater Manchester to audition candidates - SB I'm often asked how radio stations find presente...

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  3. Getting closer to listeners in Manchester

    Editor's note: BBC local radio has always been pretty close to its listeners. In Manchester they're putting them on the air. We'll keep keep you up-to-date on the experiment - SB When the marketing department came up with 'Be Part of It' as a slogan for BBC Local Radio, I wonder if they ever im...

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