53: John Perkins - Commercial radio IRN news.
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He helped to build IRN, the national news supplier for commercial radio, which was to serve around 300 stations \\u2013 and make money.\\xa0
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\\nAs a cub reporter, John Perkins was there on Day One of Liverpool\\u2019s Radio City in 1974 before graduating to a young LBC where he rose to managing editor before spinning off the news arm. In this hour of #Radiomoments \\u2018Conversations\\u2019, John tells of almost fifty years in journalism. He speaks of his thirst for news and the stories he covered; the ingenuity of the network\\u2019s early days; and the creation of a sustainable model for commercial radio news supply.
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\\nIn his own words, this is the John Perkins story. John died in October 2022.
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\\nThe whole \'Conversations\' series may be found here. Music by Larry Bryant.
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\\nAs a cub reporter, John Perkins was there on Day One of Liverpool\\u2019s Radio City in 1974 before graduating to a young LBC where he rose to managing editor before spinning off the news arm. In this hour of #Radiomoments \\u2018Conversations\\u2019, John tells of almost fifty years in journalism. He speaks of his thirst for news and the stories he covered; the ingenuity of the network\\u2019s early days; and the creation of a sustainable model for commercial radio news supply.
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\\nIn his own words, this is the John Perkins story. John died in October 2022.
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\\nThe whole \'Conversations\' series may be found here. Music by Larry Bryant.
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