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Sunset Radio 25th Anniversary Celebrations – Letter Of Thanks

Shafty

February 2014

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Back in the days of Sunset Radio we were offered two tickets to attend the Motown Convention taking place in Kingston, Jamaica. I decided that one of our journalists, Marilyn Comrie, would attend and we would have a competition to find a listener to accompany her on the trip. This is the letter I received from the winner, Angela Clarke, on their return.

Manchester,
England.

4th January 1990

Dear Mike Shaft,
I am writing to thank Sunset Radio and yourself for the wonderful experience of spending a week in Montego Bay with Marilyn Comrie, where not only did I have the opportunity to meet Stevie Wonder and Smokey Robinson, who I have idolised for yours, but also to be actively involved in interviews and recordings.

It is now quite hard to believe that two months ago I was busily preparing a tape on Black Music – so much seems to have happened since then.

Since my return and subsequent involvement with the Motown Christmas Special, I feel that I have discovered in myself an ability in communication which I would like to develop.

I listened to you on the ‘Streetwise Christmas Special’ and I am most definitely ‘chasing my dreams’.

So far I have made enquiries and would be grateful if you have any advice to offer regarding courses which would prepare and make me best qualified for radio journalism. I have 2 A-Levels and 6 O-Levels and therefore meet most entry requirement for College.

Finally, now that I have established a link with Sunset I am determined to keep it, and would of course be interested in working for Sunset if the opportunity arises.

I will always be available for any work on a voluntary basis which you may be able to offer.

Hopefully in this way I will be able to make the most from the opportunity given to me.

Thank you once again.

Yours sincerely

Angela Clarke.