107: Rob Jones - City, Luxembourg, the Super Station, USP

Published: July 5, 2020, 8:44 a.m.

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The Liverpool schoolboy who rose to a major profile as a presenter \\u2013 before devising the service which provided late-night network programming to UK commercial radio and launching a leading multi-platform production company.\\xa0
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In this hour of Radio Moments Conversations, Rob Jones tells of his life, with a career beginning as a presenter at the launch of Radio City before transferring to the mighty Radio Luxembourg. He opens up about the disappointment of not being called up for Radio 1; but how he played a part in the blossoming music TV industry.
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As the then many commercial radio companies began to launch more services, Rob provided a late-night sustaining service from Branson\'s Super Station; and then, as a consultant, contracted programmes for the newer regional and national services.\\xa0
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As the industry began to make cash from non-spot revenues, Rob tells of the birth - and journey -\\xa0 of USP Radio Projects; and about his more recent ventures\\xa0 at Ultimate Sound and\\xa0 Vision.
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In his own words, this is the Rob Jones story.
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\\nHear the whole \\u2018Radio Moments Conversations\\u2019 series here \\u2013 and sign up for the regular podcast for this ongoing series. Music by Larry Bryant.\\xa0
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