1211: David Lloyd namechecks
Like so many of the 70s and 80s, I had numerous namecheck jingles, singing my name in lush harmonies. Jingle singers must have cursed when presented in their sessions with a list of dull English names to sing over the end of the same track. Mind you, there was nothing quite like listening through to a new package for the first time to see how they\u2019d pronounced your name.\nSome people in Nottingham sing mine to me even now. Ah well.\nHere are a few - as an illustration of a time and place in radio history. A time possibly kicked off in England with the pirates and Tony Blackburn\u2019s \u2018The Tony Blackburn Show\u2019 which he has carried with him almost to this day.\nEnjoy the work of Alfasound, JAM, CPMG and the list goes on. I\u2019ve mislaid my original \xa37.50 Sonovox from East Anglian Productions. Mind you. I\u2019ve changed my name since then. \nAt the end, hear the first ever official jingle I had at Trent (admittedly sung by different singers from the main package, as I had joined Trent too late), and a Summer jock ID, kindly voiced my Len Groat, which made a shy 19 year old feel special as he had the same idents as those he\u2019d grown up listening to. \nWatch out soon for a \u2018days of the week\u2019 accapella compilation. Actually, let\u2019s not bother with that.