Paul Hollingdale
Encyclopedia
Paul Hollingdale is a British
radio presenter who presented the first ever programme broadcast on BBC Radio 2
, Breakfast Special. Hollingdale had presented a show on CNBC
in 1962, and can claim to be Britain's first ever pirate radio
disc jockey
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Hollingdale was also the first presenter on Radio 210 in Reading
, launching the station in 1976 with The Breakfast Show which ran from 6am to 10am. For a spell he also presented an evening show, between 9pm and Midnight two days a week, giving him just six hours from the finish of one show to the start of the next.
United Kingdom
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radio presenter who presented the first ever programme broadcast on BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBC's national radio stations and the most popular station in the United Kingdom. Much of its daytime playlist-based programming is best described as Adult Contemporary or AOR, although the station is also noted for its specialist broadcasting of other musical genres...
, Breakfast Special. Hollingdale had presented a show on CNBC
Commercial Neutral Broadcasting Company
The Commercial Neutral Broadcasting Company was an English language pirate radio station which hired airtime for a few hours each day from the Dutch pirate Radio Veronica in 1960–1961. Programmes were pre-recorded at Veronica's Amsterdam studio together with the Dutch programmes, and broadcast...
in 1962, and can claim to be Britain's first ever pirate radio
Pirate radio
Pirate radio is illegal or unregulated radio transmission. The term is most commonly used to describe illegal broadcasting for entertainment or political purposes, but is also sometimes used for illegal two-way radio operation...
disc jockey
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
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Hollingdale was also the first presenter on Radio 210 in Reading
Reading, Berkshire
Reading is a large town and unitary authority area in England. It is located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, and on both the Great Western Main Line railway and the M4 motorway, some west of London....
, launching the station in 1976 with The Breakfast Show which ran from 6am to 10am. For a spell he also presented an evening show, between 9pm and Midnight two days a week, giving him just six hours from the finish of one show to the start of the next.