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CHAIRMAN. Andy Worth was one of the founder
members of the radio station at the old Dorset County Hospital ??!!?? years
ago. With vast technical knowledge gained from working in electronic engineering
and video/audio production, he is also a station engineer when required. |
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VICE CHAIRMAN & DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMES . Peter Foster is another
stalwart who was a founder member of the old Radio DCH (an hour a week,
Thursday night, back in the dark ages!). Pete 'lives' hospital radio -
his house is filled with archive recordings to prove it, including historic recordings of his other passion, the Swanage Railway. Amongst his,
and wife Heather's, many location broadcasts are umpteen recordings made
at Trooping the Colour, Royal Tournament, Edinburgh Tattoo, Chelsea Flower
Show to name but a few, not to mention countless local OBs - the list
would fill a website by itself. |
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SECRETARY.
Heather Foster and husband Peter travel far and wide gathering material
for hospital radio and offer the daily Coffee Break programme amongst others. |
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Hi I'm Deano.
I present a couple of KFC shows when I'm not doing discos but someone's got to have all the fun
and it might as well be me! |
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IT MANAGER. Kieran Williams helps promote the station in various ways. Kieran produces the
imaging that makes the station sound the way it does by creating the jingles
and ads and he presents shows like Ridgeway Breakfast on Saturday and Sunday. Kieran is also manages Ridgeway 24 which provides the round-the-clock music system for overnight programmes and when presenters are occasionally unable to present their programme 'live'. |
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TREASURER. Andy Venton was another bitten by the
hospital radio bug all those years ago at the old hospital. Interests?
- mainly IT related so, as a result, I list the setting up of this website and Ridgeway 24, the station's 24 hour computerised play-out system, as among my achievements. I still look after the website, although have taken a back-seat within Ridgeway Radio generally. I was very pleased when Kieran (above), who has a keen interest in IT and presenting, took on the management of the station's computer system and Ridgeway 24 - he has built upon what was started many years ago and it has gone from strength to strength. |
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ENGINEER. Graham Clements is another
technical whizzkid and is also the station's location recording engineer.
With a background in the technical field he has made numerous recordings
of classical music concerts and the like. |
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June Clements' special show on a Thursday keeps the patients informed
about gardening. Tips and ideas for your own. Also catch her on a Saturday.
Watch out for her karaoke! |
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John is STUDIO MANAGER and started in hospital radio in Poole in the 70s doing outside broadcasts.
Since I have been with Ridgeway Radio I have Audrey by my side and she
enjoys coming to the station as much as I do, my hobbies include Swanage
Railway as a guard, playing the organ, and light music and classical. My
Jobs on the station include organising the stations library making the
program Sunday praise. |
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Neil Baker - quiet and mild mannered
– until he puts his underpants on over
his trousers that is! |
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A hospital radio stalwart, Brian Caddy's memories of Dorset
bring a smile to our listeners. |
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John Dolder – An old hand in Hospital Radio circles.
Some say he's an old hand at everything, but we think that he's as fresh
as the day the pod went pop. |
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Lynne Dolder – Behind every great John there's an
even greater Lynne, and here's the greatest Lynne of all. |
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Why not let your hair down on a Friday Night? If
you're ever feeling down Derek can easily bring you back up. With
his light-hearted banter and various features, its the perfect end to
the week. |
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I’m one of the younger members of Ridgeway. I started here
a few years ago aiding Kieran Williams with his
shows. I've come a long way since then, from Saturday mornings, to Saturday
evenings and even a 24-hour charity broadcast. You can now hear me every
Sunday at 6 on Sunday Selecta, the best
collection of songs and nostalgia for your weekends. |
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