Archive

Month: February 2007

ZBW Hong Kong

The Hong Kong Broadcasting Committee operated Station ZBW on behalf of the Hong Kong Government. This series of photographs from a listener QSL card issued…

DJ Nev Chamberlain ‘Cham The Man’

Host of the ‘Gather Around’ show, Neville Chamberlain©’Voices in the Air’, RNZ/Methuen 1976, Radio Heritage Foundation Collection. DJ Nev Chamberlain ‘Cham The Man’ in the…

The Story of Radio Eniwetok

By John C. Seehaas Radio EniwetokStation WXLE The Armed Forces Radio Service23 April 1948 The story of Radio Eniwetok is not, actually, the story of…

WASA McMurdo

On November 21 1971, aviator Elgin Long left Punta Arenas, Chile on a direct flight over the South Pole towards McMurdo. Here, Long [L] is…

Can you tell me more about the crew member lost overboard? Was he a DJ? what was his name and was that his real name?…

Hi … And first of all, happy new year 2007 from France 🙂 Can anyone help me finding information about The Police and their venue…

Hi I live in the Manawatu, Shannon and I just wanted to know if you broadcast to that area?

Are you able to list ALL the radio announcers during the pirate days?

Does anybody know what happened to the original Radio Hauraki Transmitter, was it dismantled or is it in a museum somewhere ??? Johnny

Hey does anyone know if David Gapes went to Wellington Boys High around about 1953-55? I have a friend who knows a David Gapes but…

Does anyone remember Graham Mitcham (Mitch )?

Where is Ross Goodwin now?

Whatever happened to Paul Lineham. Remember him at Gore High 1960? John

 Anyone have any Hauraki jingles/etc from POST-Tiri days – ie early 70’s

What ever happened to Keith Ashton and the car (rental) he “borrowed” when he left 4XO (RadioOtago) in ’71 or was it ’73? and one…

Does anyone know where Terry Brown is or how he can be contacted these days please?

Can you get a copy of the last programme that was played on the Tiri II (the story of Radio Hauraki)? Winston

I would like to know about Lloyd Griffiths, Bill Gibbs and Ivan Guard and if they are still around? John

I lived at Clontarf north of Brisbane as a schoolboy. I vividly remember waiting for 4ZR Roma to go off the air at 10pm so…

Loved hauraki mid 80s with ross, hawks, kev and the very awesome kent robertson in the afternoon. cheers, andy glenn chch