Friday the 17th of May 2013 saw the BBC Radio Manchester Soul Night out at Courtney's Lounge Manchester,. Many thanks to you if you were there. We do hope you enjoyed the night.

Masters of the Airwaves tells the story of the birth of black music radio in Britain in the seventies. It starts out with a few black music shows on legal radio, leading on to the black music pirate radio boom, and culminating with legal, black music radio stations.

14 April 2013

It's the night that Manchester has been waiting for.

This Thursday 14th February at 13:00UK The New SUNSET Radio will give you another chance to hear one of our favourite interviews from back in the day. It is with Manchester Music legend the late Tony Wilson. This is the interview mentioned in this tribute to Tony written after his death in 2007. Take a listen. I hope you like it.

5 January 2013

This Sunday, the Sheffield Sharks will entertain the new look Manchester Giants in Sheffield for the 1st time, and to say I am looking forward to this game is putting it mildly. Photo Russell Hart Photography.

Mike Shaft is back. Back to front BBC’s Commonwealth Games radio station BBC 2002 97.7FM... on air from Monday, March 4th 2002 onwards. Popular presenter Mike Shaft is back in town as the rise n’shine man on the the BBC’s dedicated Commonwealth Games radio station.

Back in the day the UK Radio industry had a weekly publication called the Radio Magazine. The issue for the week 6th - 12th July 2005 carried an interview with Mike Shaft, then Assistant Editor of BBC GMR/Radio Manchester. I am delighted to reprint that interview here in full. The photos are a new addition.

“Run the Race” is a 3 part ‘Praise and Worship Service’ making an in-depth examination of the parallels between “Running the Race” at the greatest sporting event on earth and “The Christian Race” outlined by Paul in Hebrews 12 v 1- 3.