97.3 Forth One is a Scottish radio station, broadcasting to Edinburgh, The Lothians and Fife including other areas of East Central Scotland and based in Forth Street in Edinburgh’s city centre. The station plays a variety of music, mainly Top 40, but older tunes are also inserted into the playlist. The station is owned & operated by Bauer Radio and forms part of Bauer's Place Network of stations.

Since September 2008, Forth One and all Bauer-owned FM stations in Scotland air evening and overnight programming from Clyde 1 in Glasgow.

History[link]

Radio Forth was launched on 22 January 1975 by current chairman Richard Findlay. His opening speech included "This, for the very first time is Radio Forth". Steve Hamilton was the first on-air presenter, hosting the breakfast show.

In 1990, Forth was forced to create a new station on its AM frequency. Before this, Radio Forth was broadcast as a single station on both FM and AM frequencies. The FM station was renamed Radio Forth RFM (later simplified to Forth FM) with Donny Hughes broadcasting the first Breakfast Show from the newly revamped Studio F in Forth House. The new AM station became "Max AM" which was later renamed Forth AM to match its sister station.

In 2000, both stations were relaunched as 97.3 Forth One and [[1548 Forth 2]'. Many changes occurred at this time including new presenters and a new jingles package. Forth 2 was redesigned as an adult contemporary music station while Forth One continued to play Top 40 songs for the 35s and under.

Radio Forth was owned by Scottish Radio Holdings until 3 June 2005 when British media group EMAP took over. In January 2008, EMAP Radio was sold to Bauer. The radio division was renamed Bauer Radio.

Forth One has recently been repositioned from CHR to a Hot AC station targeting the over 25's.

Programming[link]

Weekdays[link] Time Main presenter(s)/programme Location 0100 – 0600 Adrian Coll Glasgow 0600 – 1000 Boogie in the Morning: Andrew Bouglas & Arlene Stuart Edinburgh 1000 – 1400 Grant Stott 1400 – 1500 The 2 O'Clock Takeover: Sam Jackson 1500 – 1900 Dave Connor [1] 1900 – 2200 In:Demand with Romeo Glasgow 2200 – 0100 Late Night Gina McKie Friday variations[link] Time Main presenter/programme Location 0100 - 0600 Kevin Cameron Glasgow 2200 - 0100 In Demand with Krystle Edinburgh Saturday[link] Time Main presenter(s)/programme Location 0100 – 0600 Kevin Cameron Glasgow 0600 – 0900 Dave Connor Edinburgh 0900 – 1200 Boogie & Dingo 1200 – 1400 Scotland's Hot 20: Mark Martin 1400 - 1800 Game On: Mark McKenzie 1800 - 2200 Paula Whitelock 2200 – 0100 Saturday Night with Krystle Sunday[link] Time Main presenter(s)/programme Location 0100 – 0600 Kevin Cameron Glasgow 0600 – 0900 Mark Martin 0900 - 1200 Robin Galloway 1200 – 1600 Paula Whitelock Edinburgh 1600 – 1900 The Vodafone Freebees Big Top 40: Rich Clarke & Kat Shoob Leicester Square, London 1900 – 2200 In:Demand Uncut with Jim Gellatly Glasgow 2200 - 0100 Late Night Gina McKie News, Sport and Travel[link] Forth News and Sport broadcasts bulletins regularly throughout the day (simulcast on sister station Forth 2). Paul Robertson is currently the Head of News and Sport at Radio Forth as well as being a regular newsreader. Max Steele is deputy editor alongside broadcast journalists Ryan Gilbert & Clare Reilly and political editor Colin Mackay (shared with Radio Clyde). Travel news bulletins are broadcast during Breakfast and Drivetime shows. The station also co-produces news bulletins for Radio Borders. Management[link] Station Director Cathy Kirk Programming Director Brian Paige Head of Music Sam Jackson Head of News and Sport Paul Roberston Sales Director Craig Lumsdaine Sponsorship & Promotions Manager Mike Scott Chief Engineer Douglas Paterson Business Analyst Director Derek Mckinley Programmes Producer Moira Miller Head of Marketing Richard Muir Event Manager Ritchie Jeffrey Online & Interactive Editor Richard Pacey References[link] ^ Dave Connor joins Forth from Original Radio Today, Nov 2011 External links[link] forthone.com Live feed Public file See also[link] Radio Forth 1548 Forth 2 Coordinates: 55°57′28″N 3°11′12″W / 55.95778°N 3.18667°W / 55.95778; -3.18667 v t e Bauer Media Group Bauer Radio Bauer Place Portfolio Northern England CHR stations: CFM Radio · Hallam FM · Key 103 · Metro Radio · Radio City 96.7 · 96.3 Radio Aire · 97.4 Rock FM · TFM Radio · 96.9 Viking FM Scotland CHR stations: 102.5 Clyde 1 · 97.3 Forth One · Tay FM · 97.4 MFR · Moray Firth Radio 1107AM · Northsound 1 · Radio Borders · 96.7 West FM · West Sound FM Northern Ireland: Cool FM  · Downtown Radio Magic Network: Magic 105.4 · Magic AM · Magic 828 · Magic 999 · Magic 1152 · Piccadilly Magic 1152 · Magic 1161 · Magic 1170 · Magic 1548 Scottish AM stations: Clyde 2 · 1548 Forth 2 · Northsound 2 · Tay AM · West Sound (AM) Other Place radio assets: Wave 105 · City Talk 105.9 Bauer Passion Portfolio: Kiss Network: Kiss 100 · Kiss 101 · Kiss 105-108 Kerrang Radio (West Midlands FM and quasi-national digital) Digital stations: Heat · The Hits · Q · Smash Hits Publishing UK Consumer Titles: Angling Times · Bella · Bike · Bird Watching · Car · Classic Bike · Classic Cars · Closer · Country Walking · Digital Photo · Empire · FHM · First · Freesail · Garden Answers · Garden News · Golf World · Grazia · Improve Your Coarse Fishing · Heat · Instant Beauty · Kerrang! · Land Rover Owner International · Landscape · Match · Model Rail · Mojo · More! · Mother & Baby · Motor Cycle News (MCN) · New Woman · Parker's · Performance Bikes · Pop · Practical Classics · Practical Fishkeeping · Practical Photography · Pregnancy & Birth · Puzzle Magazines · Q · RAIL · RiDE · Sea Angler · Shopping for Baby · Skiing · Steam Railway · Spirit&Destiny · Take a Break · That's life! · Today's Golfer · Top Sante · Total TVguide · Trail · Trout & Salmon · Trout Fisherman · TV Choice · Waves · What Bike? · Your Horse · Yours · Zoo US Consumer Titles: ASTROgirl · First for Women · In Touch Weekly · J-14 · Life & Style Weekly · Life Story · M · QuizFest · Soaps in Depth · Twist · Woman's World German Consumer Titles: Bravo · Das Neue Blatt · Volksstimme Business Publications: AM · Fleet News · Pet Product Marketing · Sewells Information and Research Distribution: Seymour · Frontline Box Television (50%) The Box · 4Music (run by Channel 4) · Kiss · Magic · Kerrang! · Q · Smash Hits! Category

Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
Background information
Birth name	Edward Christopher Sheeran
Born	(1991-02-17) 17 February 1991 (age 21)
Origin	Halifax, England
Genres	Folk, acoustic, hip hop, grime
Occupations	Singer, songwriter, producer, rapper, beatboxer
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, BOSS Loop Pedal RC-30
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Asylum, Atlantic Records
Associated acts	Yelawolf, Devlin, Wiley, Ghetts, P Money, Wretch 32, Sway DaSafo, Jamie Woon, Yasmin, Amy Wadge[1]
Website	edsheeran.com

Edward Christopher "Ed" Sheeran (born 17 February 1991) is an English singer-songwriter who is currently signed to Asylum / Atlantic Records.^[2] Sheeran broke through commercially in June 2011, when his debut single "The A Team" debuted at number 3 on the UK chart.^[3]

Life and career[link]

1991–2011: Early life and career beginnings[link]

Sheeran was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire to Irish^[4] and English^[5] parents, before moving to Framlingham, Suffolk; he is a cousin of TV journalist and presenter Gordon Burns.^[6] He learned guitar at a very young age, and began writing songs during his time at Thomas Mills High School in Framlingham.^[7] His early childhood memories, referred to in a interview on the Zane Lowe show, included listening to Van Morrison on his countless trips to London with his parents and going to an intimate gig with Damien Rice in Ireland when he was 11.^[8] He also opened for Nizlopi in Norwich in April 2008 after being one of their guitar technicians.^[7] Sheeran began recording in 2005, which led to the release of his first EP, The Orange Room EP. Sheeran also released 2 albums, a self-titled one in 2006 and Want Some? in 2007. He moved to London in 2008 to play gigs, starting off in very small venues, playing every day, to as little as five people. In 2008, he auditioned for the ITV series Britannia High.^[9]

In 2009, Sheeran played 312 gigs. He said that he read an interview with James Morrison that said that Morrison had done 200 gigs in a year, and Sheeran wanted to beat him on this number.^[10] Also in 2009, he released another EP, You Need Me, just before going on tour with Just Jack. He also did a few collaborations with Leddra Chapman, including Cee Lo Green's Fuck You. In February 2010 Sheeran posted a video through SB.TV, which led to mainstream rapper Example asking Sheeran to tour with him. Also in February 2010 he released his critically acclaimed Loose Change EP, which featured his later debut single "The A Team".

In April 2010, after leaving his old management company, Sheeran bought a ticket to Los Angeles, with no contacts other than one poetry night. He played open mic nights all over the city, before his talent was spotted at The Foxxhole by Jamie Foxx, who was so impressed that he offered Sheeran the use of his recording studio and the run of his Hollywood home for the rest of his stay. Throughout 2010, Sheeran began to be seen by more people over the internet through YouTube and his fan-base grew, with him also getting credit from The Independent newspaper, England football captain Rio Ferdinand and Elton John.^[11] Sheeran also self-released two other EPs in 2010; Ed Sheeran: Live at the Bedford and Songs I Wrote With Amy, which is a collection of love songs he wrote in Wales with fellow singer songwriter Amy Wadge.

Sheeran at Academy 1, Manchester Dot to Dot Festival on Monday 30 May 2011

On 8 January 2011, Sheeran released his final independent EP, No. 5 Collaborations Project featuring appearances by grime artists including Wiley, JME, Devlin, Sway and Ghetts.^[2] With this EP, Sheeran gained mainstream attention for reaching number 2 in the iTunes chart without any promotion or label, selling over 7,000 copies in its first week.^[12] Three months later, Sheeran put on a free show to fans at the Barfly in Camden. Over 1,000 fans turned up to see the show, so Sheeran ended up playing four different shows to make sure everyone saw a gig, including a gig outside on the street after the venue had closed. Later that month, Sheeran was signed to Asylum / Atlantic Records.

[edit] 2011–present: + and commercial success

On 26 April, Sheeran appeared on the TV music show Later... with Jools Holland – where he performed his debut single "The A Team". Six weeks later, "The A Team" was released as a digital download in the UK. The release served as the lead single from Sheeran's debut studio album, entitled +. "The A Team" entered the UK Singles Chart at number three, selling over 58,000 copies in the first week. It was congratulated on being the best selling debut single and the overall eight best selling single of 2011, shifting 801,000 copies.^[13] The lead single also became a top ten hit in Australia, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Norway and the Netherlands. During a headline set in the BBC Introducing tent at Glastonbury Festival 2011, Sheeran announced that "You Need Me, I Don't Need You" would be released on 28 August as the second single from the album. The second single peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart.^[14]

Sheeran's debut album + was released on 12 September 2011. + received generally favorable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 65, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".^[15] + debuted number one on the UK Albums Chart, selling 102,000 copies in its first week.^[16] It became the second best selling debut album and the ninth biggest-selling album of 2011 in the UK, shifting 791,000 copies.^[17] The album climbed back up to number one on the UK Albums Chart on 1 January 2012, fifteen weeks after it last peaked at the top. The album has been certified triple platinum by the British Phonographic Industry for shipments of 900,000 units.^[18] As of March 2012, the album had sold 1,021,072 copies in the UK.^[19] The album also reached the top ten on the Australian Albums Chart, Flanders Belgian Albums Chart,^[20] Dutch Albums Chart,^[21] Irish Albums Chart,^[22] New Zealand Albums Chart^[23] and the Swiss Albums Chart.^[24]

On 11 November 2011, soul ballad "Lego House" was released as the third single lifted from the debut studio album +.^[25] It received its first radio play on BBC Radio 1 on 8 September 2011.^[26][27] It entered the UK Singles Chart at number five, on 17 November. "Lego House" also reached the top ten on Australian, Irish, Scottish, New Zealand Singles Charts, Flemish Ultratop 50 and the Wallonian Ultratip. "Drunk" was released on 19 February 2012 as the fourth single lifted from +.^[28] "Drunk" became the Sheeran's fourth consecutive top ten single in the UK, when it peaked at number nine.^[29] "Small Bump" is scheduled for a release in late May 2012 as the fifth single.^[30]

The song "Moments" on the debut album by boy band One Direction was co-written by Sheeran.^[31] On 21 February 2012, Sheeran attended the 2012 Brit Awards, he received the Brit Award for Best British Male Solo Artist, and British Breaktrough of the Year.^[32][33]

On 10 January 2012, it was announced Sheeran would support Snow Patrol on their United States tour from late March until May. On the band's Fallen Empires Tour.^[34]

His song "Give Me Love" was featured in the episode "Dangerous Liaisons" of The Vampire Diaries.^[35][36] At the 2012 Ivor Novello Awards in May 2012, Sheeran's "The A Team" beat Adele's "Rolling In The Deep" and Florence and the Machine's "Shake It Out", winning the award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically.^[37]

Philanthropy[link]

Sheeran will perform a gig in Bristol, which has raised £40,000 for a charity that reaches out to street sex workers. Sheeran agreed to the event after one of the women One25 helps contacted him. "It's good to show insight that these people are real people with real emotions and they deserve the same charity work as anyone else," Sheeran said. "There's a lot more popular charities that get a lot of attention. And with certain subjects like this they're often washed over and people don't necessarily give them the attention they deserve." Tickets were available to those taking part in the charity's Give it up for One25 campaign by giving something up for 125 hours and hitting the £125 fundraising mark. Louise Willott, who organised the event at The Fleece, said of Sheeran: "He had volunteered in Crisis in London. which is a homeless shelter, and he had met a woman who told him her story. Her name was Angel. "He then went and did some more research about the issues and obviously he must have been moved and inspired to have written The A Team." Willott added: "The Fleece is quite a small venue - it only holds about 400, which makes it extra exciting as it's really intimate and Ed's not playing those size venues anymore. In total this has raised about £40,000 for the project. Its just going to give us such a boost. This is a difficult time for any charity. There's less money available and there's more competition for it, so to have one event raise £40,000 is just incredible."^[38]

Discography[link]

Album[link]

• + (2011)

Tour[link]

Opening act

• Fallen Empires Tour (North American select dates) (2012)

Filmography[link]

Television[link]

Awards and nominations[link]

[edit] BRIT Awards

[edit] BT Digital Music Awards

[edit] Ivor Novello Awards

[edit] MOBO Awards

[edit] Q Awards

[edit] UK Music Video Awards

See also[link]

• List of Official Subscription Plays Chart number-one songs from the 2010s

References[link]

External links[link]

• Interview
• Official website
• Ed Sheeran on Myspace
• Ed Sheeran on Facebook
• Ed Sheeran on Twitter
• Ed Sheeran's channel on YouTube

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Patrick Monahan (born February 28, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and occasional actor, best known as the lead singer and songwriter for the band Train.^[1] He also has recorded a solo album, and has collaborated with multiple artists.

Early life[link]

Monahan was born and raised in Erie, Pennsylvania. He is the youngest of seven children.^[2] He attended McDowell High School in Erie. He also attended Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.

Music career[link]

Monahan, Jimmy Stafford, Scott Underwood, Rob Hotchkiss, and Charlie Colin formed the band Train in 1994 in San Francisco, California. The band took a three year hiatus from 2007 to 2009, during which Monahan released his first solo album, Last of Seven, on September 18, 2007 and began a nationwide tour supporting it. He followed that tour with a small, intimate acoustic tour, which inspired his Last of Seven Acoustic compilation, available via digital download only. His first solo single, "Her Eyes", made the top 10 of Billboard's Hot AC chart. The album's second single was "Two Ways to Say Goodbye."

On Last of Seven, Monahan duets with folk rock musician Brandi Carlile, with special guest appearances by Richie Sambora and Graham Nash. Monahan worked with Guy Chambers to co-write two songs for Tina Turner's hits album, Tina!: Her Greatest Hits.

Monahan contributed a cover of Buddy Holly's "Maybe Baby" for the tribute album, Listen to Me: Buddy Holly, which was released on September 6, 2011. He recorded a duet with Martina McBride, singing Train's song "Marry Me". This version of the song is on McBride's eleventh studio album Eleven, released October 11, 2011.

Musical appearances[link]

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In September 2001, sang additional vocals on the song "Shimmer" with the band Fuel.

In November 2005, Monahan appeared as a guest vocalist on VH1's Decades Rock Live, where he covered Cyndi Lauper's hit single "Time After Time". Later, he took part in Storytellers — The Doors: a Celebration, paying tribute to The Doors by performing "Love Me Two Times".

Monahan and some of his fellow Train bandmates took on small acting roles in the CSI: NY episode "Second Chances". Monahan played the former homeless drug addict Sam Baker who becomes involved in a murder.

On August 5, 2007, Monahan performed the U.S. National Anthem at the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio.

On April 4. 2010, Monahan performed with The Hollies at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony, as The Hollies were inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. He sang lead vocals on the song "Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress".

On May 4, 2010, Monahan appeared with Train on Dancing With the Stars, where they performed their hit single "Hey, Soul Sister". The following month, Monahan was invited to throw out the first pitch when the Seattle Mariners played the New York Yankees at Safeco Field.

On July 12, 2010, Monahan and Train performed "Hey, Soul Sister" at the 2010 Home Run Derby at Angel Stadium in Anaheim.^[3]

On January 1, 2011, Monahan and Train performed "Hey, Soul Sister", "Drops of Jupiter" and "Marry Me" on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest at Times Square in New York City.

On April 8, 2011, Monahan and Train performed "Save Me, San Francisco" during the pregame ceremonies of the defending 2010 World Series champions San Francisco Giants' home opener at AT&T Park. The Giants came onto the field for the first time at the end of the song. Monahan himself also sang the National Anthem.

On May 27, 2011, Monahan and INXS performed "Beautiful Girl" on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.

On June 29, 2011, Monahan performed "Drops of Jupiter" with Vicci Martinez on The Voice.

On July 18, 2011, Monahan performed "Beautiful Girl" with INXS at Chateau Ste Michelle.

On August 26, 2011, Monahan and Train performed "Hey, Soul Sister", "Save Me, San Francisco", and "Drops of Jupiter" in Rockefeller Plaza during the Today Show.

On January 4, 2012, Monahan and Train performed "Drops of Jupiter" and "Save Me, San Francisco" during halftime of the Orange Bowl college football game.

On February 26, 2012, Monahan performed the U.S. National Anthem at the 2012 Daytona 500.

On March 16, 2012, Train performed at the Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas as part of the Houston livestock show and rodeo.

On May 22th, 2012, Train performed at the first Q102 Springle Ball 2012 concert along with Austin Mahone, Carly Rae Jepsen, Calvin Harris, Chiddy Bang, Chris Rene, Cody Simpson, The Wanted, and Flo Rida.

Other pursuits[link]

Monahan is the voice of Driver Dan in the children's show Driver Dan's Story Train, which debuted on Sprout on November 1, 2010.

Patrick is schedueled to participate in Soccer Aid 2012 in May 2012.

Personal life[link]

Monahan resides in Issaquah, Washington with his second wife Amber Peterson.^[4]

Discography[link]

Studio albums[link]

Singles[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official Site
• Train performing live on Sunrise

Barry Cryer
Cryer during a recording of You'll Have Had Your Tea for BBC Radio 4 in 2006
Birth name	Barry Charles Cryer
Born	(1935-03-23) 23 March 1935 (age 77) Leeds, England
Notable works and roles	I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue (1972–)

Barry Charles Cryer OBE (born 23 March 1935) is a British writer and comedian. Cryer has written for many noted performers, including Dave Allen, Stanley Baxter, Jack Benny, Rory Bremner, George Burns, Jasper Carrott, Tommy Cooper, Les Dawson, Dick Emery, Kenny Everett, Bruce Forsyth, David Frost, Bob Hope, Frankie Howerd, Richard Pryor, Mike Yarwood, The Two Ronnies and Morecambe and Wise.^[1]

Cryer also wrote episodes for the Doctor in the House television comedy series in Britain.

Biography[link]

Cryer was born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. Educated at Leeds Grammar School, he went on to study English Literature at the University of Leeds. He has lived in Hatch End, a suburb of Pinner, since 1967.^[2]

After appearing in University revue, Cryer was offered a week's work at the famous Leeds City Varieties theatre, home of The Good Old Days, the longest-running television entertainment show in the world.^[3] Cryer left university after learning his first year results and travelled to London.^[4] After impressing impresario Vivian Van Damm, Cryer began the bottom billing act at the Windmill Theatre in London, a theatre which showed comedy acts in between nude tableau shows.

However, Cryer suffered severely from eczema, and after a number of hospitalisations was released from his contract by Van Damm. Concluding that a performing career was not a wholly sustainable income choice because of his skin condition, Cryer chose to focus mainly on writing – something he could do even when suffering eczema attacks, which he did for the next eight years.^{[clarification needed]}

Cryer joined the cast of Expresso Bongo (1957) with Susan Hampshire, Millicent Martin and Paul Scofield, during which he recorded the song "Purple People Eater", made famous by Sheb Wooley. For contractual reasons, Wooley's version was never released in Scandinavia, but Cryer's was, and it made number one hit record in Finland.^[5] Cryer's first writing credits were four sketches for The Jimmy Logan Show, co-written with Douglas Camfield. Cryer became head writer with an occasional stage role for Danny La Rue's London nightclub, where he was spotted by David Frost. This led to a writing role on the variety special A Degree of Frost, which led to Cryer joining the writing team, which also included John Cleese, Graham Chapman and Marty Feldman, on The Frost Report from 1966–67. Frost used Cryer on a number of subsequent shows, which established Cryer as a star writer in the 1970s. Cryer is seen serving the wine in the original performance of the Four Yorkshiremen sketch on the At Last the 1948 Show, first broadcast in 1967.^[6][7]

Cryer always prefers to write in partnership, so that should he dry-up he is never left to deliver material. His regular partner during the 1970s was John Junkin, and with Junkin performing as Eric Morecambe and Cryer most often the role of Ernie Wise, the pair wrote some of The Morecambe and Wise Show show in its BBC heyday (the 1972 and 1976 Christmas shows)^[8] when regular writer Eddie Braben was unavailable. Cryer still enjoyed performing, appearing with Tim Brooke-Taylor and Junkin in the BBC radio series Hello, Cheeky!, in which the three performers bounced jokes off each other. He also appeared in the comedy television series The Steam Video Company. He hosted the ITV comedy panel game Joker's Wild (1969–74), and had a role in All You Need Is Cash, a spoof documentary about the Beatles parody band the Rutles.

With new comedians coming forward who wrote their own material, and age progressing and still wanting to perform, Cryer refocused his career to include more performance, touring with Willie Rushton in Two Old Farts in the Night and, after Rushton's death, That Reminds Me. After a brief early stint as chairman, Cryer has been one of the panellists on the BBC radio comedy programme I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, which began in 1972. He also writes and stars in You'll Have Had Your Tea with Graeme Garden. He has written an autobiography, You Won't Believe This But..., as well as a book of miscellaneous anecdotes Pigs Can Fly.; in 2005 he toured the UK with Barry Cryer: The First Farewell Tour, 2008 with Barry Cryer: Still Alive, and remains a popular after-dinner speaker.

He was awarded an OBE in 2001.^[9] Cryer is a member of the entertainment charity the Grand Order of Water Rats.

Books[link]

• You Won't Believe This But...: An Autobiography of Sorts (1996), ISBN 1-85227-682-7

(repackaged as The Chronicles of Hernia (2009), ISBN 978-0-7535-2215-8)

• Pigs Can Fly (2003), ISBN 0-7528-5991-9
• Butterfly Brain (2009), ISBN 0-297-85910-2
• Barry Cryer Comedy Scrapbook (with Philip Porter) (2009), ISBN 1-907085-04-1

Notes[link]

External links[link]

• Barry Cryer at the Internet Movie Database
• BBC News – "Barry Cryer: King of Comedy"
• Barry Cryer – Comedy Zone
• The Independent – Barry Cryer: Those old ones are still the best

Jim Gellatly
Jim Gellatly
Birth name	James Norman Gellatly
Born	(1968-03-04)4 March 1968 Dundee, Scotland
Show	In:Demand Uncut
Station(s)	Clyde 1 / Forth 1 / Tay FM / Northsound 1 / West FM / West Sound FM / Radio Borders
Time slot	Sunday 7-10pm
Show	Jim Gellatly Show
Station(s)	Amazing Radio
Time slot	Sunday 2-4pm (repeated Tuesday 6pm & Thursday 1pm)
Style	Disc Jockey
Country	United Kingdom

Jim Gellatly is a Scottish radio presenter and DJ. He currently presents the New Music show In:Demand Uncut (Bauer Radio) across Scotland, and a weekly showcase on online radio station Amazing Radio.

Biography[link]

Educated at the private High School of Dundee and Strathallan School, Gellatly is married to Candy and has three children. His late father, Ian Gellatly, was Chairman of Dundee F.C. and President of The Scottish Football League, while his grandfather was chairman of the club when they won the Scottish League Championship in 1961–62.

Gellatly began as a volunteer for Moray Firth Radio in Inverness in the late 80s, moving to Northsound Radio in Aberdeen in the early 90s. He joined the launch of Glasgow-based radio station Beat 106 in November 1999. Following a shift in the station’s music policy, he left after just a few months to join Chrysalis-backed internet radio project Puremix in London. In January 2001 he returned to Beat 106 on Sunday nights, while continuing to work in London during the week. When Puremix folded, he returned to Scotland on a full-time basis. When Beat 106 rebranded as XFM Scotland, he presented the 'X-Posure' showcase for new music.

Gellatly is credited as the first radio DJ to play KT Tunstall, Glasvegas, Biffy Clyro, The Fratellis, Twin Atlantic, The Enemy ^[1], Sergeant and his hometown band The View. In December 2007, and December 2008 he presented Amy MacDonald with sales discs onstage at the Barrowland in Glasgow.^[2] Featured in 'The Daily Record's Razz Hot 100' in 2007.^[3] He'd previously featured in a 'Evening Times Glasgow 100' list, the local paper's list of powerful people.

In April 2008 he received a Radio Academy PRS John Peel Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music Radio.[1] On 28 August 2008, Gellatly left XFM Scotland, and on 3 October 2008 he began presenting The Music Bed on BBC Radio Scotland. The Music Bed was axed in December 2009.

During the summer of 2010 he hosted a Saturday afternoon show 'Jim Gellatly's A-Z of Rock and Pop'^[4] on Clyde 1.^[5] In July 2010 he launched an unsigned showcase on DAB digital radio station Amazing Radio.^[6] In:Demand Uncut launched on 1 May 2011 on Bauer Radio's Scottish network (except MFR). ^[7]

He appeared on Scottish TV in STV's search for Scotland's Greatest Album ^[8]. The show was a joint venture between STV, Real Radio and The Sun who convened a panel of music industry experts to select an initial short list of 60 tracks. The public chose the final tracks to appear on the Album. Alongside Gellatly, the panel consisted of T In the Park supremo Geoff Ellis, SNP MSP Joan McAlpine, Real Radio DJ Steve McKenna, songwriter John McLaughlin, and football pundit and now popular DJ Pat Nevin.

He also presents a weekly podcast Jim Gellatly's NEW MUSIC through iTunes and Radio Magnetic.^[9] The podcast is also carried on Radio Six International, World FM in New Zealand and East Renfrewshire’s Pulse 98.4. The podcast was nominated in the Best Radio Show or Podcast category at the 2010 BT Digital Music Awards but was unplaced.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Jim Gellatly MySpace
• Jim Gellatly Online