Paul Fairburn
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Paul Fairburn is a British radio broadcaster. He has presented and managed many different radio stations and has gained recognition in the radio world.
and took over doing the breakfast show there. In 1990 he moved to Radio Aire to become programme controller. He was involved with the split in frequencies for the station and was responsible for the launch and success of Magic 828
. He then became the programme Director of 100.7 Heart FM
, Birmingham. Whilst there he helped Galaxy achieve a good record of attracting large audiences he also grew the station to market leadership in three years making it become the largest radio station outside London. He also built an excellent research call-centre. He then became Managing Director of Galaxy 102.2, Birmingham.
There he successfully integrated the old Choice FM
into Chrysalis went from the company loss making to £1m profit in the last year and Weekly audience reach grew from 8% to 20% 1998-2005.
He then became Managing Director of 100.7 Heart FM, Birmingham. He led the most profitable Chrysalis station over the period and achieved Profit growth of over 75% in first 4 years. Significantly ahead of industry norms. He then became Managing Director of Heart 106 and was in charge of the successful integration and re-branding of Century FM as Heart 106. He then became Managing Director of Chrysalis Radio Digital
Operations. He had to Manage the digital carriage for Chrysalis brands and DAB oversight, of both transmission and individual stations (Heart & Galaxy, The Arrow and DNN) Whilst there he made he news for letting the listeners vote on whether to burn 5,000 a woman had won in a competition and was going to spend on plastic surgery. He then became Managing Director – Digital Platforms, Chrysalis/Global Radio. There he was until March 2008, responsible for Global Radio's online, mobile, DAB and DTV activity and Managed commercial interactive team producing websites for clients. Including the Motorola Red campaign site for UK commercial radio. He then became a Freelance Consultant and worked on a variety of projects including; media research for a technology project, advising a US web company, and website optimisation for a recycling company.
He has recently became station director for Smooth Radio, London
. Fairburn starts on 2008-06-23. His job will include leading the Smooth station team plus focusing on programming and commercial opportunities.
Career
Paul Fairburn started doing journalist work for Pennine RadioPennine Radio
Pennine Radio may refer to:* Pennine Radio Limited an electronics company in Huddersfield.* Pennine Radio - Former radio station in West Yorkshire, based in Bradford ....
and took over doing the breakfast show there. In 1990 he moved to Radio Aire to become programme controller. He was involved with the split in frequencies for the station and was responsible for the launch and success of Magic 828
Magic 828
Magic 828 is the AM sister service of Radio Aire and broadcasts to West Yorkshire on 828 kHz.-History:Magic 828 began when Radio Aire split its AM & FM frequencies to form two different stations...
. He then became the programme Director of 100.7 Heart FM
Heart Network
Heart is a radio network of 17 adult contemporary independent local radio stations in central & southern England and north Wales. Each station broadcasts local breakfast and drive time shows and simulcasts network programming at all other times...
, Birmingham. Whilst there he helped Galaxy achieve a good record of attracting large audiences he also grew the station to market leadership in three years making it become the largest radio station outside London. He also built an excellent research call-centre. He then became Managing Director of Galaxy 102.2, Birmingham.
There he successfully integrated the old Choice FM
Choice FM
Choice FM, branded on-air as London's Choice, is a brand used by the UK's biggest radio company, Global Radio for its network of black music radio stations...
into Chrysalis went from the company loss making to £1m profit in the last year and Weekly audience reach grew from 8% to 20% 1998-2005.
He then became Managing Director of 100.7 Heart FM, Birmingham. He led the most profitable Chrysalis station over the period and achieved Profit growth of over 75% in first 4 years. Significantly ahead of industry norms. He then became Managing Director of Heart 106 and was in charge of the successful integration and re-branding of Century FM as Heart 106. He then became Managing Director of Chrysalis Radio Digital
Digital
A digital system is a data technology that uses discrete values. By contrast, non-digital systems use a continuous range of values to represent information...
Operations. He had to Manage the digital carriage for Chrysalis brands and DAB oversight, of both transmission and individual stations (Heart & Galaxy, The Arrow and DNN) Whilst there he made he news for letting the listeners vote on whether to burn 5,000 a woman had won in a competition and was going to spend on plastic surgery. He then became Managing Director – Digital Platforms, Chrysalis/Global Radio. There he was until March 2008, responsible for Global Radio's online, mobile, DAB and DTV activity and Managed commercial interactive team producing websites for clients. Including the Motorola Red campaign site for UK commercial radio. He then became a Freelance Consultant and worked on a variety of projects including; media research for a technology project, advising a US web company, and website optimisation for a recycling company.
He has recently became station director for Smooth Radio, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. Fairburn starts on 2008-06-23. His job will include leading the Smooth station team plus focusing on programming and commercial opportunities.