This is the very first ever outing for Radio Nova’s Zoo Crew. Colm Hayes, Bob Gallico and Dave Harvey were all in the Dublin studio on the morning of October 7th 1985.
The quality of this recording is not great but its historical value makes it worth listening to and archiving.
Listen as broadcast…
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Radio Retro: archiving Irish radio broadcasts since 2002
This is a recording of Greg Gaughran on Dublin pirate Q102 from October 16th 1985. We join the show at 5.10pm.
Gary Hamill reads the News (pictured).
Greg Gaughran
Thanks to Keith Lewis for donating this cassette recording and to Richie Wild for the photograph
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Radio Retro – archiving Irish Radio broadcasts since 2002
From a Sunday in October 1985, this is an afternoon’s programming from Dublin superpirate Q102.
First, from approaching 1pm, it’s Greg Gaughran. He’s followed at 2pm by Derek Jones. And Gerry Stevens takes to the air at 5pm.
The whole recording can be listened to either as broadcast, or with the music stripped out.
Greg Gaughran
Derek Jones
Gerry Stevens
With the music stripped out
Radio Retro – archiving Irish Radio broadcasts since 2002
From the morning of October 25th 1985 this is a recording of The Zoo Crew from The Nut Hut on Radio Nova.
The quality at the start of this recording is not great but its historical value makes it worth listening to and archiving.
Radio Retro: archiving Irish radio broadcasts since 2002
From the early hours of Thursday, October 31st 1985, this is a recording of Tony Ashford on the Cork station ERI.
The tapes started rolling at 3am.
Radio Retro – archiving Irish Radio broadcasts since 2002
This recording has been added to our archive with thanks to Ciarán Brannelly