BLB Sounds From The Past
This series takes listeners through the incredible history of a community radio station formerly based in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland which was launched in 1979. The station began as a pirate radio operation, challenging conventional broadcasting norms and setting the stage for global innovation in community radio. The series, told from the perspective of one of its founders, Mark Quinn, provides a deeply personal account of the station’s journey and its profound impact on everyone who was in its orbit.
Credits:
Sound recording by Mike Quinn
Sound mixing by Luke Conlon
High Wire Post Production, Dublin, Ireland
www.highwire.ie
Artwork by Jody Hogg Design
www.jodyhogg.com
Produced and presented by Mark Quinn
The copyright for this podcast series is owned by Mark Quinn and is hereby reserved.
BLB Sounds From The Past
Bonus Episode: What Happened After BLB?
Despite a nearly ten year on-air and behind the scenes campaign in the 1980's to establish community radio in Bray, County Wicklow and the securing of a legal licence in 1989 by the North Wicklow Community Radio Co-op, we do not have a station such as BLB transmitting community radio in County Wicklow today.
In this episode Mark Quinn speaks with John Murphy, Lawrie Hallett and at length with Pat Hannon to find out what happened after the radio licenses were issued and about the wider impact of BLB and today's radio landscape.
Credits:
Post Production
High Wire, Dublin, Ireland
Artwork by Jody Hogg Design
Produced and presented by Mark Quinn
The copyright for this podcast series is owned by Mark Quinn and is hereby reserved.
Also listen out for and follow Bray Talking Heads - Stories From A Seaside Town - A podcast for Brayites everywhere! With Mark Quinn, Leah Kinsella and Pat Hannon.
https://blb.buzzsprout.com
The Russian invasion of Ukraine forced millions to flee their homeland and many of these refugees live in our midst in Bray, County Wicklow in Ireland. In this fascinating interview Mark (Quinn) chats with Ivanna who is originally from Kyiv but who now lives temporarily in a Bray hotel with her daughter.
https://blb.buzzsprout.com
