BBC Hereford & Worcester

BBC Hereford & Worcester is British local public radio station owned by British Broadcasting Corporation. The station local news, talk shows and music programmings.

History[]

The station began broadcasting on 14 February 1989 (St Valentine's Day), and to mark the unusual, two-centre set-up for the radio station, the first record played was the song Two Hearts by Phil Collins. The original team of presenters included Graham Day (mid-morning), Gill Capewell (afternoons) and Allan Lee (drive). Other staff included Robert Piggott (now BBC Religious Affairs correspondent), TV journalist Liz MacKean and former LBC presenter Jeremy Dry.

When the station first began, Jane Garvey (of Radio Five Live) was one of the team of journalists. A few months later, she took over the Breakfast Show and went on to win a Sony Award with it.

Programmings[]

The majority of the station's programming is produced and broadcast from the Hereford and Worcester studios. During off-peak hours, BBC Hereford and Worcester also carries regional programming for the Midlands, produced from sister stations BBC WM and BBC Radio Shropshire. As with all BBC Local Radio stations, it also airs the networked weekday evening shows, originating from BBC Radio Leeds and produced independently by Wire Free Productions. During the station's downtime, BBC Hereford and Worcester simulcasts BBC Radio 5 Live overnight.

The station's weekday presenters include Andrew Nash (early), Elliott Webb and Toni McDonald (breakfast), Malcolm Boyden (mornings), Tammy Gooding (afternoons), Andrew Easton (drivetime), Georgey Spanswick (evenings) and Graham Torrington (overnights). Saturday schedules include Andrew Easton (breakfast), Dave Bradley (mornings), Toni McDonald (lunchtime), Trevor Owens (sport), Richard Searling (Northern Soul), Andrew Marston (BBC Music Introducing) and Alex Lester (overnights). Sundays include John Hellings (early), Kate Justice (breakfast), Malcolm Boyden (mornings), Jonathan Ray & Reg Moule (gardening), Mike Wyer (afternoons), Andrew Marston (BBC Music Introducing), John Hellings (jazz) and Graham Torrington (overnights).

External links[]

Official website

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