Monthly Archives: August 2009

Work Experience: 25th August 2009

Please welcome Kerry Mogorian who joins Simon for 3 weeks work experience. • Kerry has just graduated from University of Bedfordshire in Media Production. She managed student radio in which Simon worked alongside her! • Kerry turned 21 yesterday and has been told she looks like Fearne Cotton on many occasions. • She loves raising [...]

Is the No Repeat Guarantee working? By Clive Dickens

We are approaching our first birthday here at Golden Square and this will give us another opportunity to check our progress. One of many things I believe has been very successful about Absolute Radio is our music. We promise to never play the same song twice during your working day between 10am and 5pm. I [...]

Playlist: 18th August

The playlist is out now. Bon Jovi – We Weren’t Born To Follow (TBC) 1st single from the band’s new album ‘The Circle’ which is set for release in November. This will be Bon Jovi’s 11th studio album and they celebrate 25 years since their debut album in 1984. The Temper Trap – Sweet Disposition [...]

An Early Birthday Present – We Need Your Help! by Chris Lawson

The digital team have been busy building a new radio platform and we are almost ready to share it with you. Some of you may know it as Project Wallaby, Project Control, or “Potentially the most exciting and innovative radio innovation ever.” Ok, that’s my name for it, not that I’m biased. Over the next [...]

Playlist: 11th August

The playlist is out now. Florence And The Machine- Drumming Song (14th September) Florence follows up Rabbit Heart with “Drumming Song” which is taken from her Mercury Prize nominated album Lungs. Lungs is the fastest selling debut album of the year shifting 63,000 copies in the first week. Florence’s tour in September includes three sold [...]