Back in 2002 during the Commonwealth Games in Manchester, I got a phone call from the manager of BBC GMR (now BBC Radio Manchester) asking if I was available to present their Sunday Breakfast programme as holiday cover.
Welcome to the Mike Shaft Soul Show on BBC Radio Manchester. Some time ago, I had a meeting planned with my boss, Managing Editor of BBC Radio Manchester Kate Squire.
For the first time ever, the facts about one of the most exciting Radio Stations ever to come on air in the UK. If you are visiting this site from outside the North West of England, then you might not even know about Sunset Radio.
On Saturday the 25th Of February 2017 it was a full house as yours truly took to the decks for the Funk Soul Social at the Middlehaven Suite, Middlesbrough Football Club for a spectacular night of Soul & Funk. It was a total sell-out and a FAB night was had by all.
During the Christmas period of 2016, Manchester Cathedral broadcast a radio station on DAB in the Manchester area. We were delighted with the station and talks are ongoing about the possibility of doing it again in 2017. This is one of our favourite interviews broadcast on the station.
Some time ago, I was asked by the folks at Radio.co to give some advice to someone who might be looking to get into radio or to someone wanting to launch an internet radio station. As you can tell, I had a lot of fun doing this. Hope you enjoy it!
Having completed in excess of 40 years broadcasting on Radio and TV in the UK, I have interviewed a huge number of people. But I have to admit that one of my favourite interviews I have been involved with was not carried out by me, but was hosted by Lainey D.