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aljazeera.com - Faisal Ali - Somalia races to save Radio Mogadishu's fading archive
Somalia races to save Radio Mogadishu's fading archive
Al Jazeera

Mogadishu, Somalia – Thousands of reel-to-reel tapes sit in an air-conditioned room in the archive of Somalia's public radio, Radio Mogadishu, stacked on steel shelves and lined up like old manuscripts beneath a thick layer of dust. Each…

radiotoday.co.uk - Steve - talkSPORT secures Commonwealth Games radio rights
talkSPORT secures Commonwealth Games radio rights
RadioToday

talkSPORT will provide official radio coverage of the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow after becoming the first UK commercial radio station to secure broadcast rights. The station has also announced three new additions to its on air team, with…

si.com - John Green - Grabbing New Radio Gig is Full-Circle Moment for Another Retired Bills' Center
Grabbing New Radio Gig is Full-Circle Moment for Another Retired Bills' Center
Sports Illustrated

When the Buffalo Bills open up training camp on July 29 at St. John Fisher University in Pittsford, New York, it will mark seven years since the first time that former NFL center Mitch Morse stepped foot on the grass fields at the private campus.

hiphop-n-more.com - Armaan Yadav - Lil Wayne Join Forces With Radio Icon Craig Carton For New Podcast: 'The Joint Venture Show' | H ...
Lil Wayne Join Forces With Radio Icon Craig Carton For New Podcast: 'The Joint Venture Show' | H ...
HipHop-N-More

There seems to be a trend of rappers pivoting towards podcasting — from T.I. to Lil Yachty and even Drake, and now, to Lil Wayne. The rap icon has just joined forces with radio hall of famer Craig Carton to launch a new podcast! The podcast…

bbc.co.uk - Leigh Boobyer - Plan to assess Bridgwater Penel Orlieu cinema's future approved
Plan to assess Bridgwater Penel Orlieu cinema's future approved
BBC

Plans to assess what could happen to a town's empty cinema and bingo hall building have been approved. Penel Orlieu in Bridgwater, Somerset, has been empty since 2022 in the town centre after Scott Cinemas and Mecca Bingo left the building.

bbc.co.uk - BBC Sport - England vs India LIVE: Third ODI, Lord's - cricket score, commentary & video highlights
England vs India LIVE: Third ODI, Lord's - cricket score, commentary & video highlights
BBC

Former India wicketkeeper on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra Prince Yadav is still just searching for the right line. The slope is a little tricky because you're mindful that it will give the left hander some room so you try to be tight. It takes some…

mirror.co.uk - Sara Baalla - Channel 4 Sunday Brunch host congratulated minutes in after baby announcement
Channel 4 Sunday Brunch host congratulated minutes in after baby announcement
Daily Mirror

The hosts of Sunday Brunch celebrated some baby news during the latest episode. This weekend's (July 19) edition of the Channel 4 cooking programme was presented by Tim Lovejoy and Yinka Bokinni, who had stepped in to replace Simon Rimmer while he…

mirror.co.uk - Nicola Methven - Romesh Ranganathan fronts iconic BBC ad 40 years after John Cleese campaign
Romesh Ranganathan fronts iconic BBC ad 40 years after John Cleese campaign
Daily Mirror

Forty years after John Cleese stood in a pub and wondered what the BBC had ever given us, Romesh Ranganathan stars in a re-imagined version of the video campaign for a new generation. Timed to coincide with discussions around the BBC's charter…

bbc.co.uk - Stephen Stafford - Strawberry fields - Hampshire's summer fruit heyday
Strawberry fields - Hampshire's summer fruit heyday
BBC

Enjoying a bowl of strawberries is one of the pleasures of the English summer - for more than a century, Hampshire has been supplying the country with its first crops of the season. A combination of soil conditions and climate saw the county become…

bbc.co.uk - Stephen Stafford - Strawberry fields - Hampshire's summer fruit heyday
Strawberry fields - Hampshire's summer fruit heyday
BBC

Stephen Stafford South of England Enjoying a bowl of strawberries is one of the pleasures of the English summer - for more than a century, Hampshire has been supplying the country with its first crops of the season. A combination of soil conditions…

bbc.co.uk - Nichola Rutherford - How I discovered the truth about the 'herbal' sleeping pills I got hooked on
How I discovered the truth about the 'herbal' sleeping pills I got hooked on
BBC

Nichola Rutherford, BBC Scotland and Catherine Earlam, BBC Radio 4, You and Yours Fiona Cameron has struggled to get a good night's sleep for most of her adult life - but none of the medication available in pharmacies helped. She turned to Amazon…

mirror.co.uk - Sara Baalla - Simon Rimmer's Channel 4 absence explained as Sunday Brunch host replaced
Simon Rimmer's Channel 4 absence explained as Sunday Brunch host replaced
Daily Mirror

Channel 4 star Simon Rimmer was replaced on the latest episode of Sunday Brunch. The 63-year-old old presenter has co-hosted Sunday Brunch since 2012, alongside Tim Lovejoy. The live show runs for three hours every week and sees Simon cook with…

ladbible.com - Jen Thomas - Man who predicted 2008 financial crash and The Big Short's Michael Burry share same devastating prediction
Man who predicted 2008 financial crash and The Big Short's Michael Burry share same devastating prediction
LADbible

It's been a rollercoaster few years to say the least, but worse could be on the way if Robert Peston and Michael Burry are both correct. Peston is a political editor at ITV News, while Burry is best known for Christian Bale portraying him in The…

bbc.co.uk - Hammersmith Bridge: Driverless pods proposed to help connectivity
Hammersmith Bridge: Driverless pods proposed to help connectivity
BBC

A community group in west London has proposed using autonomous pods to move people over the Hammersmith Bridge, which has been closed to vehicular traffic since 2017. Barnes and Hammersmith Electric Light Transit (BHELT) was established 'to help…

mirror.co.uk - Sara Baalla - BBC Breakfast host has famous wife and fans will be speechless
BBC Breakfast host has famous wife and fans will be speechless
Daily Mirror

Presenter Lewis Vaughan Jones is known for hosting BBC News, but who is his famous wife? The 45-year-old star began his career at the Welsh government before moving to television in 2005. He notably worked at ITN as a journalist covering a range of…

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