Monthly Archives: June 2010

Both Maggie and Tumshie Were Swooning by Christian O’Connell

22Jun

I’m often asked what DJs and radio shows do I like and rate. Over the last few years there has been one show thats given me more happy hours spent grinning and laughing at their podcasts than any other. It has cheered me up and inspired me to push myself and my show into new [...]

Categories: People 1

Posted by adam on June 22, 2010

The New Dell Streak – A Supersized Smartphone or Tablet PC?

21Jun

With the hype of activity surrounding it’s recent launch, the Dell Streak needs little introduction. The Streak is the latest in a rapidly growing line of smartphone/tablet devices and is already receiving great reviews. Powered by the Android 1.6 OS (with an update to 2.x promised soon), the Streak with it’s 5” capacitative multi-touch screen [...]

Categories: Absolute Radio podcasts Technology 2

Posted by paul on June 21, 2010

Sharing a beer with Kate Moss, a chinwag with Sir Paul at the Premier Inn, and the stage with Jay-Z and friends by Nelson Kumah

18Jun

If someone told me they’d spent the first night of this year’s island spectacle on the side of headliner Jay-Z’s stage dancing alongside his wife Beyonce, actress Gwyneth Paltrow, Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, and rapper Kanye West, I’d ask them to share the acid. Failing that I’d ask them if they suffered a traumatic childhood. [...]

Categories: Events Uncategorized 1

Posted by carrie on June 18, 2010

Arqiva Award Success – by Paul Sylvester

18Jun

Last night Absolute Radio  added two more awards to it’s already bulging cabinet at the Arqiva Commercial Radio awards. On the back of our 6 Sony awards, Geoff Lloyd was declared the best presenter on commercial radio and Clive Dickens was awarded the honour of Radio Programmer of the year at the ceremony which was [...]

Categories: Absolute Radio People 2

Posted by jonny on June 18, 2010

Free Access to 10,000 Episodes Through Our New Podcast Directory – By Anthony Abbott

17Jun

On the back of the huge success we’ve had with audio and video on-demand content, Absolute Radio has launched an all-new podcast directory at www.absoluteradio.co.uk/podcasts. The directory now features free downloads from the station’s presenters including Breakfast Show DJ Christian O’Connell, Hometime DJ Geoff Lloyd, Frank Skinner, Dave Gorman and Iain Lee, as well as [...]

Categories: Absolute Radio labs 1

Posted by jonny on June 17, 2010