Headphones to hard hat for DJ
After a 4.15am wake-up call for the breakfast show on Wolverhampton's The Wolf FM, Laura Cannon could be forgiven for heading straight back to bed.
News|Apr 1, 2008
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Mystery as Radio One DJ gig off
A gig featuring a Radio One DJ which was due to take place in Shrewsbury tonight has been cancelled. A gig featuring a Radio One DJ which was due to take place in Shrewsbury tonight has been cancelled. Greg James, who is the current early breakfast show DJ with Radio One, was due to perform a 90-minute set at the Buttermarket venue in Howard Street. A spokesman for him said the gig had been cancelled but they could not make any further comment. Read the full story in today's Shropshire Star
News|Feb 2, 2008
News
DJ looking to sell business
Shropshire radio DJ Paul Shuttleworth is looking to sell his bouncy castle business as a going concern - with an order book which includes contracts with local authorities, leisure centres, hotels and Army bases. Shropshire radio DJ Paul Shuttleworth is looking to sell his bouncy castle business as a going concern - with an order book which includes contracts with local authorities, leisure centres, hotels and Army bases. Paul, who has been running Bouncy Fun for the past six years, said: "This is an ideal business as extra weekend income for a couple or someone looking for a business opportunity. "It is ready to go as a going concern, with jobs in the diary that will be passed over along with a unit on Heath Hill industrial estate in Dawley, should the new owner wish to carry it on." Read the full story in today's Shropshire Star.
Business|Sep 24, 2007
Business
DJ is a wanted man
Leicester are facing a battle with three other Championship clubs for the signature of Birmingham striker DJ Campbell. Leicester are facing a battle with three other Championship clubs for the signature of Birmingham striker DJ Campbell. The Foxes have already completed the capture of Birmingham midfielder Stephen Clemence who sealed a £750,000 move yesterday. But the relegated duo of Watford and Charlton, in addition to Cardiff, have now joined the race for Campbell's signature. Read the full story in today's Express & Star
Non league|Jul 14, 2007
Non league
DJ trapped by bees in studio
Disc Jockey Alex Totney found himself in a tricky situation when he was trapped in the 107.2FM The Wyre radio studio in Kidderminster by a swarm of bees.
Kidderminster|Jul 9, 2007
Kidderminster
Morning radio DJ hopes for win
Oswestry and Ellesmere's radio station is in the running for a regional award.
Oswestry|May 29, 2007
Oswestry
Radio 1 DJ duo lined up for rally
Top BBC Radio 1 DJs JK and Joel will be down on the farm on the Powys/Shropshire border later this month. Top BBC Radio 1 DJs JK and Joel will be down on the farm on the Powys/Shropshire border later this month. The duo will be doing a 90-minute set at the Montgomeryshire Young Farmers' Club's (YFC) annual rally dance at Bronymaen, Meifod, on May 26. Nia Lloyd, county YFC organiser, said today: "Believe it or not we can confirm the rumours are true. JK and Joel will be entertaining the crowd playing an hour-and-a-half set." Read the full story in today's Shropshire Star
Oswestry|May 17, 2007
Oswestry
Mid Wales
DJ at centre of fundraiser
A former Walsall DJ who continued to broadcast at Virginia Tech University as a student carried out America's worst mass shooting is at the centre of a fundraiser for the victims' families with supergroup U2 topping the bill.
News|May 2, 2007
News
DJ tried to help Virginia victims
A Black Country DJ today described how he kept broadcasting his US student radio programme as 32 people were shot dead around him in America's worst mass shooting. A Black Country DJ today described how he kept broadcasting his US student radio programme as 32 people were shot dead around him in America's worst mass shooting. Tom Porter, aged 37, of Walsall, locked himself in his studio as a gunman killed before shooting himself. Mr Porter told listeners to keep off the streets and lock their doors during the massacre at Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, Virginia. He said: "I thought the best thing I could do was just to keep calm and keep on going. I was only five minutes walk from where the shooting was happening." Read the full story in the Express & Star.
News|Apr 17, 2007
News
DJ proving a hit for Black
Assistant manager Eric Black today paid tribute to the attitude of Birmingham striker DJ Campbell and insisted the former part-timer deserves all the praise heading his way.Assistant manager Eric Black today paid tribute to the attitude of Birmingham striker DJ Campbell and insisted the former part-timer deserves all the praise heading his way. Blues fans have hailed Campbell's contribution following his two-goal burst against Coventry at the weekend, and Black believes the plaudits are fully deserved. "DJ fully deserves all the plaudits he has received this week," said Black. "His training is exceptional and I can't speak highly enough of him since he's come to the club, especially since it's been difficult for him when he's not been playing." Read the full story in the Express & Star
Non league|Apr 5, 2007
Non league
DJ Simon in slip road slip-up
DJ Simon Bates made a right mess of things when he turned into a White Van Man on a visit to his family farm in Shropshire. DJ Simon Bates made a right mess of things when he turned into a White Van Man on a visit to his family farm in Shropshire. He forgot to lock the back doors of his van - and £800 worth of recording gear spilled out onto the hard shoulder when he drove onto the M54 at Shifnal. But the Classic FM presenter got everything back safely after a mystery Good Samaritan forced him to a halt, hijacker-style. Read the full story in today's Shropshire Star
Bridgnorth|Mar 26, 2007
Bridgnorth
DJ out to be a big hit
Birmingham hero DJ Campbell admitted equalising against promotion rivals Sunderland was the one of the most important goals of his career.Birmingham hero DJ Campbell admitted equalising against promotion rivals Sunderland was the one of the most important goals of his career. And the striker has targeted winning a permanent place in Steve Bruce's starting line-up after his 10th goal of the season gave Blues a lifeline. Substitute Campbell, who had only been on the pitch for six minutes, struck with just seconds left of normal time against Roy Keane's excellent side after they trailed to Carlos Edwards' first-half wonder strike. His goal kept Blues third in the Championship, and they have two games in hand on the in-form Black Cats. Read the full story in the Express & Star
Non league|Feb 21, 2007
Non league
DJ Martin's Corrie prison break
A Shropshire DJ will appear in the dramatic final scenes of one of the most gruesome storylines Coronation Street has seen for years. A Shropshire DJ will appear in the dramatic final scenes of one of the most gruesome storylines Coronation Street has seen for years. Martin Childs, 31, of Monkmoor, Shrewsbury, plays a prison officer in tonight's episode and takes murderess Tracy, played by Kate Ford, to attend boyfriend Charlie Stubb's funeral. Mr Childs, who is a drive-time presenter for The Severn, based in Abbey Foregate, was challenged by a listener to get himself on TV and, as an experienced extra who has appeared in various programmes including Casualty, Dalziel and Pascoe and Doctors, he was certainly up for the challenge. The episode is on ITV1 tonight at 7.30pm. Read the full story in the Shropshire Star
Shrewsbury|Jan 26, 2007
Shrewsbury
DJ Ginger in surprise exit
Radio presenter Anna "Ginger" Sykes has suddenly left The Wolf radio station, where she presented the breakfast show, it was revealed today.
Wolverhampton|Jan 7, 2007
Wolverhampton
Dexy Kev's debut as DJ
Black Country pop star Kevin Rowland, who shot to fame with Dexys Midnight Runners, will be getting behind the decks in Wolverhampton later this month.
Wolverhampton|Jan 3, 2007
Wolverhampton