When a young Irish entrepreneur named Ronan O'Rahilly founded pirate station Radio Caroline in 1964, he also established a great British tradition. Not only did the actions of O'Rahilly and his fellow radio pirates force the BBC to start playing pop music, they left in their wake a great cultural legacy for everyone in Britain, a heritage we should all be proud of. They instilled in us the
Sammy Jacob, 44, is managing director of NME Radio, which launches later this month, though you can listen to a pre-launch show presented by Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant and Karl Pilkington from today. Jacob worked on a series of pirate radio stations before founding Xfm from his bedroom in Hackney, east London, in 1992.
There is a debate among senior BBC journalists about our coverage and prominence of crime. My colleague Kevin Marsh has blogged on the subject - and his views are worth a read.
The singer gives a brief history of his music career, starting from the age of 5, up to being signed as a teenager! He explains his love of instruments and writing songs for acts like Will Young, Usher and Britney Spears.
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