News - 2003

11th December 2003

Radio Redhill broadcasts live from Dorking’s Christmas Gala Night. The annual late night shopping night has been relayed back to the patients and staff of the East Surrey Hospital, by Radio Redhill, for over 10 years. This year’s broadcast was presented by Irwyn Davies and Ian Wilson and came from Lloyds TSB.

The outside broadcast team in Lloyds TSB.

17th July 2003

Radio Redhill Chairman, Nigel Gray, is nominated for the Surrey Mirror Newspaper’s ‘Local Heroes Award’. Nigel, who has been chairman for 19 years, was nominated by former vice chairman, John Jackson. John said that he nominated Nigel because of all he has done for Radio Redhill and the hospital community.

5th July 2003

Radio Redhill broadcasts live from Brooklands Museum in Weybridge. The event celebrated the history of the museum, the country’s first motor racing circuit and one of the earliest and most important sites in the history of world aviation. The team of reporters met visitors, volunteers and staff and obtained an insight into this fascinating attraction.

The Outside Broadcast Team. Warren Selwood, Dave King, Nigel Gray, Irwyn Davies & Ian Wilson.

23^rd May 2003

Penny Barter, from St. Bede's School, Redhill, finishes her week of work experience at Radio Redhill.

Over the week Penny has had the opportunity to learn about how Radio Redhill is run, and try her hand at many of the behind the scenes jobs. She was also able to collect requests from the wards and then introduce them live on air during the nightly request shows.

29^th March 2003 The annual Hospital Broadcasting Association awards were held tonight in Slough.Radio Redhill sent along Chairman Nigel Gray, Ian Wilson, Warren Selwood & Dave King.
	Ian Wilson (Left) and Nigel Gray (Right) with Alan Dedicoat from BBC Radio 2.
	Radio Redhill took away two awards. A Gold award for Best Speech Package (sponsored by IRN). The entry was Irwyn Davies reporting from the London to Brighton veteran car run. Our second award was in the Special Event category. This was our live broadcast from the Dorking Christmas late night shopping gala in December 2002, where we brought a flavour of the event in Dorking to the bedside.
Nigel Gray and Clive Warren from 95.8 Capital FM.

Warren Selwood, Nigel Gray, Dave King & Ian Wilson.

21^st February 2003

Dame Judi Dench Visits Radio Redhill for an hour-long programme presented by Irwyn Davies. In the programme, Dame Judi talks about her life and career, as well as choosing some of her favourite music. The programme was broadcast over Easter 2003. Click here to listen to the programme.

Irwyn Davies and Dame Judi Dench in studio2.

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Last Updated 27th January 2004