Last edited on 17 December 2022, at 19:56, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=David_Lloyd_(broadcaster)&oldid=1127988826, This page was last edited on 17 December 2022, at 19:56. Now, Boom is looking at the next stage of its development. Howards tests and resulted in two main choices: the RDE NT-USB and the Blue Yeti. [24][25] RAJAR figures for the first quarter of 2022 indicated Boom Radio had increased its audience by 20%, with an average weekly listenership of 290,000. So he bounced the idea off former Heart Radio colleague Phil who not only came up with investors but also with a name that perfectly reflected the stations target audience. Much of this fresh capital will be funnelled into a new marketing campaign, including a TV advert starring David Hamilton. [30], On 14 August 2022, Boom presented a day of programming dedicated to pirate radio to coincide with the 55th anniversary of the Marine Offences Act 1967 that had made pirate radio stations illegal. After their relationship ends he meets Jason, a photographer who came out after divorcing his wife. In 1988, he oversaw the split of the FM and AM frequencies which saw Leicester Sound's AM signal switch to the new GEM AM service, and FM remain as Leicester Sound, albeit under the name of 'Sound FM'. Riley says: The most passionate response we get is from listeners who say: Its great I found you, Ive fallen out of love or stopped listening to Radio 2 because it no longer completely satisfies my tastes.. Our free email updates are the best way to get headlines direct to your inbox. David Lloyd is an English radio presenter and a former radio executive. The Film and TV Charitys Looking Glass 22 survey has reported a small but significant shift in the industrys mental health and wellbeing. Another brand campaign touts the stations motto Feel Young Again, while a major outdoor advertising push will soon be appearing around the country. History. When you get to a certain age, you think it's never going to happen again. While broadcasting from home is not new - it dates back to the 1970s and became easier during the 90s thanks to connection technologies such as ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) - the coronavirus crisis has made it a necessity rather than an option. Audio provided on this site is for personal use, educational and research purposes only. Boom! Perhaps the real miracle is that, somehow, they're still going. What a legend. The stations audience has more than doubled over the last 12 months to 443,000 a week, according to data from industry body Rajar. Monthly revenues have grown from roughly 60,000 earlier this year to 120,000 in October. On Valentines Day 2021, David and his business partner Phil Riley launched Boom Radio, a DAB station aimed firmly at the Baby Boomer generation. Voice tracking is an established practice in radio, allowing presenters to record links in advance of broadcast. David who started work at Radio Trent in 1980, as a nineteen-year-old celebrated his 60th birthday this month. Two years into its life, Booms popularity is borne out in recent listening figures. ', Diana Luke, 67, a former BBC regular, had also felt the pressure. us Boomers, I should say, then who can you trust?'. It is mainly voice tracking, Howard acknowledges, but not in the That was, This is style that is common now. [18], In order to put together the technology needed to establish a radio station with this model of broadcasting, Riley and Lloyd employed the services of Quentin Howard, an executive with experience in launching in excess of 30 stations. Listeners can also listen online in high quality via their phone, laptop, PC or tablet. Now, more than half of its listeners are online, tuning in via smart speakers and mobile phones. News comes in live on the hour from IRN (Independent Radio News branded as Sky News), with regular weather round-ups dropped in after the bulletins. She's 58 by the way. A key lesson Read more, Vernon Hogg Co-founder of Silverpreneurs Unexpected redundancy hits hard at any age, but especially when youre over 50. Bubbles whatever defines them are how to maximise returns on investment. The eldest is presenter 'Diddy' David Hamilton, 82. Radio and TV exec and consultant. Conversations | davidlloydradio Radio Moments - Conversations Podcast Radio's finest. Boom's content features a mixture of music, conversation and radio personality, with presenters including many who have previously made their name in national and commercial radio, such as Graham Dene, David Hamilton and Diana Luke. Miranda sawyers an alternative music fan if I remember rightly. A UK radio station targeting baby boomers - now aged in their late 50s, 60s and 70s. In turn, this has fed directly into the stations financial performance. [14] In October 2022 Boom launched a 1m television advertising campaign featuring presenter David Hamilton. [31][32][33][34], On 20 November 2022, Boom Radio celebrated the 70th anniversary of the UK Singles Chart, with a day of programming dedicated to the charts presented by John Peters, Simon Bates, Mike Read and David Jensen. [16], Boom Radio went on air against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic and opted to follow a model whereby its presenters were presenting their shows remotely from home-based studios. 'Just dreadful. Then along came BOOM, the project of industry veterans Phil Riley (the radio tycoon who launched Heart FM and relaunched LBC) and broadcaster David Lloyd, aimed at the UK's 14 million Boomers. The first song to be played was "All You Need is Love" by The Beatles. These systems run on servers at RCS premises in Godalming, Surrey, which hosts the radio station as a service. After leaving Leicester Sound in 1991, Lloyd helped establish Lincs FM, the first Independent Local Radio station for Lincolnshire, which went on air in 1992 with Lloyd as the first voice heard on air. A different kind of breakfast show - featuring 'first record you bought', the daily soundtrack song, The End Game and School Call. Includes a featured track to which you've awarded a 'Perfect 10'. UK commercial radio station targeted at baby boomers, This article is about the UK radio station. But things have started looking up. Had enough of Radio 2? But would their potential audience find them? [12], On 19 October 2021 it was announced that David Elms, Head of Media at KPMG, had joined the board of Boom Radio as non-executive chairman. 'I just can't believe it!' They rack up hundreds of years of radio . [19] With an estimated baby boomer population of 14 million at the time of the station's launch,[20] Boom Radio aims to attract half a million listeners within its first two to three years on air. Launched on 14 February 2021, Boom Radio broadcasts nationally on the Sound Digital DAB multiplex and is also available online. Use our service to find it! If you love music, you dont stop listening to it; you dont freeze it in time and, as much as you cherish and replay the songs of your youth indeed, your Big Youth you make room for the new. On your smart speaker, it's 'Alexa - Play Boom Radio' or 'Hey Google - Talk to Boom Radio'. he grins. Music and conversation - from bees to the garden, handicrafts and medical matters. [2] On 14 January Travel Weekly reported that Silver Travel Advisor, a mature travel information hub, had signed an exclusive deal to provide travel content for Boom Radio. Graham Dene is using the NT-USB because he wants to adjust the volume depending on what he is doing. Apparently, in the quest to attract the 'Holy Grail' of younger listeners women in their mid-30s to mid-40s the bosses at BBC Radio 2 have been quietly asking their DJs to scale back on playing songs from the 1960s and 1970s in favour of music from the 1980s onwards. Radio and TV exec and consultant. These are Boom Radios reference mics but offer different features for presenters with differing requirements and technical skills. Boom Radio DJ David 'Diddy' Hamilton, and artists Dusty Springfield, Neil Diamond, Tom Petty and Barbra Streisand. he says. Two couples in a Nottinghamshire village have become 35,000 richer. Radio and TV exec and consultant. A Collection of Interesting, Important, and Controversial Perspectives Largely Excluded from the American Mainstream Media Particularly if, like him, your ambition is to go on until you die. He won a Sony radio award for his documentary on the life of Elvis Presley. At Trent, Lloyd presented the weekday afternoon show, and later, the mid-morning show, after Dale Winton left the station. Relaxed afternoon company with Jane. David Lloyd Expand search. Who are these boomers? 'It never has been. The idea for Boom Radio was conceived and developed by Phil Riley and David Lloyd, two radio executives with lengthy careers in commercial radio, who felt there was a gap in the market for a station aimed at the baby boomer generation, which they felt was being overlooked by other stations. In September 2007, Lloyd left LBC and joined Virgin Radio (now Absolute Radio) as its programme controller for a year. Helmed by veterans and ex-pirates, listeners abandoned by the BBC are turning to Boom. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The station has big-name national broadcasters and big-money backers. Lisa Marie Presley 'barely left house' after heartbreaking . It was founded by Phil Riley and David Lloyd veterans of the British radio industry who spotted a gap in the market for a new commercial radio station to take on the established players. They also have Esther Rantzen, former Classic FM presenter Jane Markham and actress Jenny Hanley. [3], On 2 December the station announced a round of executive appointments to its commercial team, drawing on people with experience at large media companies such as Global and Sky. Fontaines DC and Fiona Apple, comes the answer. 5 Live has offered some of the best pandemic coverag e over the last year, but it also has been guilty of giving too much room . We dont have a fancy HQ with a neon sign out front, but we do have a team of high profile presenters that our listeners have often followed since their youth. I researched what kit was about because it had been quite a long time since Id built a radio station, he admits. 12:00pm David Hamilton Enjoy your afternoon with David Hamilton's music show. He believes Boom is in the right place at the right time. He rose through the ranks to manage radio stations in Leicester, Lincoln, Leeds, Birmingham and LBC and Virgin in London - departing only for a brief sojourn in media regulation. To develop the necessary technical platform, Riley and Lloyd called on Quentin Howard, who has launched in the region of 32 radio stations over his time with GWR Group (which owned Classic FM), the Digital One DAB multiplex operator and BFBS. How did you end up in the culture wars? #Radio #Jazz #Jazzfestival #Concerts. Howard says he has the capability to adjust levels if necessary, but this is not an instantaneous process. Named for the generation it planned to cater for, Boom Radio would initially be available in London, Birmingham, Bristol, Portsmouth and Glasgow, as well as broadcasting online, and offer a mix of music, conversation and presenter personality. Clock up the big 6-0 and many people are happy to ease gently into retirement through reduced hours, a part-time job, or maybe a volunteering role. [6], Following the initial launch the station planned to expand to DAB in other parts of the UK throughout 2021. [27] RAJAR figures for the final quarter of 2022 showed that as of December 2022, the station was broadcasting to a weekly audience of 531,000,[28] having doubled its audience to half a million in a year. Bosses put Booms success in part down to its roster of DJs and the freedom they enjoy. A few had home studios but for the majority Howard put together an equipment package to get on air and connect with Boom Radios infrastructure. I couldn't go into the radio station because of my age. [20][22][23] On the topic of its BBC rival, Riley has said Boom Radio wants "to step on the toes of Radio 2", adding "Our view is that Radio 2 is almost relentlessly being dragged younger, so that they can appeal to people over the age of 30". If youre 65 years old there just isnt a radio station playing the music you grew up with in your formative years.. . As a start, Howard and Lloyd looked into suitable playout systems and what equipment the presenters would need at home. All are incredibly experienced, most speak in that slightly cheesy DJ twang that takes us back further than we might want and every one is beside themselves to be working again albeit from sheds, sitting rooms and studies to an audience they know, understand and who, perhaps more importantly, understands them. Following a spell in junior management as Presentation Co-Ordinator, he then moved to Leicester Sound as Deputy Programme Controller in 1987 and subsequently as General Manager. Kapag na-expand, nagbibigay ito ng listahan ng mga opsyon sa paghahanap na magpapalit ng mga input sa paghahanap para tumugma sa kasalukuyang . NEW! Author of 'Radio Moments' and 'Radio Secrets'. The approach is unashamedly cheesy and nostalgic, as Boom tries to tap into its listeners emotional response to old favourites. The programming included shows presented by Johnnie Walker, John Peters (who recreated the last Big L Fab 40 countdown as broadcast on Wonderful Radio London in 1967), Roger Day, Dave Lee Travis, and Keith Skues (with a three hour show with interviews with Colin Berry, Tony Blackburn, Paul Burnett and Roger Gale). Spotting a gap in the market for older listeners, they decided to go it alone. Founder, Boom Radio 3w Report this post . Having graduated to IRN, he tells of the move to Capital where he assumed - tentatively at first - the key role as the voice of news on Chris Tarrant's incomparable breakfast show. 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