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This is an archive of news about BRMB. Some links may no longer work, due to the transient nature of the internet.

GCap Media increase networking across 42 radio stations
From Media Guardian. Posted April 24 2008, 6.18am
GCap Media is to ramp up the number of networked shows across its 42 local radio stations, including Capital 95.8, BRMB and Red Dragon. By John Plunkett (more)

Vaughn re-joins Radio City
From Radio Today. Posted February 27 2008, 3.30am
Former BRMB presenter Rick Vaughn is heading back to Liverpool to the station he started his career at ten years ago. (more)

Dan takes over BRMB drive
From Radio Today. Posted December 3 2007, 7.38am
BRMB evening presenter Dan Morrissey is set to take over drivetime on the GCap station from December 10th, as current presenter Rick Vaughn heads back to Emap. Tim Denning from Kerrang! will make the move across Birmingham to host the BRMB evening show. (more)

Smooth hires BRMB sales boss
From Radio Today. Posted October 19 2007, 12.39pm
GMG Radio has appointed Jane Davies as sales director for its Smooth Radio station in the west midlands. Jane joins Smooth Radio from BRMB where she is currently Head of Sales and will take up the position, based in Birmingham, on 7th January next year. (more)

Jeremy Kyle Show on 42 GCap Radio Stations
From Merry Media. Posted October 12 2007, 9.49pm
TV chat show presenter Jeremy Kyle is to host a new Saturday morning radio show that will go out on 42 GCap Media commercial radio stations across the UK including Capital 95.8 in London and BRMB in Birmingham.. (more)

Nick Jackson joins Virgin
From Radio Today. Posted October 11 2007, 7.33pm
Former BRMB drive-time presenter Nick Jackson is joining Virgin Radio as host of the weekend breakfast show. He has previously worked for Original 106, Century FM and Trent FM. His new show, each Saturday and Sunday from 6am till 10am starts this weekend. (more)

BRMB's win a trip to Brum
From Radio Today. Posted October 8 2007, 12.33pm
BRMB recently ran a competition to win tickets to Athens and watch the Champions League final. They just forgot to mention that Athens is a local restaurant with a big screen telly, until six days in. Enter Ofcom with an official complaint. (more)

Ofcom criticises BRMB over radio competition
From Media Guardian. Posted October 8 2007, 1.00am
Ofcom has criticised a Birmingham station for telling listeners they could win a trip to watch football in Athens - which turned out to be a restaurant. By Chris Tryhorn. (more)

Ex-GCap jocks join JACK
From Radio Today. Posted October 1 2007, 1.17pm
Former Capital FM and BRMB presenter Trevor Marshall will team up with ex-GWR FM programme controller Sue Carter to host the breakfast show on Oxfordshire's JACK fm. The duo will be joined by morning journalist Greg Burke from FM107.9. (more)

BRMB jock moves to RAM
From Radio Today. Posted September 29 2007, 9.02am
BRMB overnight presenter and breakfast producer J is moving within the GCap Media group to join RAM FM. He will take over the mid morning show from Monday in Derby, after a five year stint at the Birmingham station. (more)

Major changes at One Network, starting with BRMB
From thenoise.co.uk. Posted September 6 2007, 3.04pm
GCap’s One Network is to undergo a major revamp this autumn, which will see the introduction of several group-wide network shows, The Radio Magazine can exclusively reveal. As part of the changes, Birmingham’s oldest commercial radio station, BRMB, is preparing for a relaunch in a bid to challenge Heart’s supremacy as the most listened-to station in [...] (more)

Major changes at GCap?s One Network, starting with BRMB
From thenoise.co.uk. Posted September 6 2007, 3.04pm
GCap’s One Network is to undergo a major revamp this autumn, which will see the introduction of several group-wide network shows, The Radio Magazine can exclusively reveal. As part of the changes, Birmingham’s oldest commercial radio station, BRMB, is preparing for a relaunch in a bid to challenge Heart’s supremacy as the most listened-to station in [...] (more)

Major network changes at GCap – starting with BRMB
From thenoise.co.uk. Posted September 6 2007, 1.02pm
GCap’s One Network is to undergo a major revamp this autumn, which will see the introduction of several group-wide network shows, The Radio Magazine can exclusively reveal. As part of the changes, Birmingham’s oldest commercial radio station, BRMB, is preparing for a relaunch in a bid to challenge Heart’s supremacy as the most listened-to station in [...] (more)

Major network changes at GCap, starting with BRMB
From thenoise.co.uk. Posted September 6 2007, 1.02pm
GCap’s One Network is to undergo a major revamp this autumn, which will see the introduction of several group-wide network shows, The Radio Magazine can exclusively reveal. As part of the changes, Birmingham’s oldest commercial radio station, BRMB, is preparing for a relaunch in a bid to challenge Heart’s supremacy as the most listened-to station in [...] (more)

More football for Beacon Radio
From Radio Today. Posted August 4 2007, 9.16am
Beacon Radio is increasing it's football coverage this coming season. As well as commentaries on every Wolverhampton game, the GCap Media station will be providing commentary on all West Bromwich Albion matches too. Beacon will also be linking with BRMB for a Friday night phone-in. (more)

Xfm to launch within months
From Radio Today. Posted July 8 2007, 10.39am
Xfm South Wales is set to launch before the end of the year, and has announced its first two marketing appointments. Lisa Fairclough joins from sister-station Red Dragon FM, whilst new Events Manager Nick Miles rejoins GCap Media, having previously worked at BRMB and Capital. (more)

BRMB's Rick Vaughn gets naked
From Radio Today. Posted June 27 2007, 12.02am
How to Sound Good Naked is the latest publicity campaign for BRMB - promoting drivetime presenter Rick Vaughn. Rick will be plastered around bridges throughout Birmingham next week wearing very little, and we have the exclusive image of what locals will be treated to. (more)

Another PR stunt at BRMB?
From Radio Today. Posted February 14 2007, 7.20pm
GCap Media's Birmingham radio station BRMB is well known for its history of PR stunts - and it looks like it might have pulled off another. Earlier this month we reported that breakfast co-presenter Elliott Webb had left the show - today he was back. (more)

Rick Vaughn Joins 96.4 BRMB
From Merry Media. Posted February 6 2007, 10.05am
Rick Vaughn is joining BRMB in Birmingham to present the drivetime show, shortly after leaving Rock FM.. (more)

New drivetime host for BRMB
From Radio Today. Posted February 6 2007, 9.26am
Following the sudden binning of Tom Binns from BRMB Drivetime last week, Rick Vaughn, a former evening show host at the station, is to take over the show from February 14th. Rick most recently presented Drive Time on Emap station Rock FM in Lancashire. (more)

Major shake-up at BRMB
From Radio Today. Posted February 3 2007, 12.00am
There have been some on-air changes this week at GCap station BRMB. News about breakfast show host Elliott Webb leaving the programme made the Birmingham Mail with a story which lead to an on-air rant by co-host Caroline Martin, saying what complete rubbish the article is. (more)

Les Ross goes daily at WM
From Radio Today. Posted January 27 2007, 12.32am
Former BRMB breakfast presenter Les Ross is going back to his roots by returning to a daily show on BBC WM in Birmingham. He began his radio career at the station (known then as Radio Birmingham) in 1970, and has been presenting a weekly show since February 2005. (more)

BRMB stars in billboard hoax
From Radio Today. Posted January 8 2007, 12.51am
BRMB has made the national headlines once again in various newspapers over a billboard advert in Birmingham which claims to have been arranged by a listener. The ad exposes a cheating husband, and offers a myspace address for more information which conveniently contains links to BRMB's breakfast hosts Elliott and Caroline. (more)

Gordon Davidson New PD of Radio Clyde
From Merry Media. Posted August 7 2006, 3.52pm
Emap have hired Gordon Davidson as the new Programme Director of Radio Clyde. Davidson will begin his new job in September joining the station he listened to while growing up - although he stayed in Lincoln - he took trips to Scotland due to his dad father being a Rutherglen man. Davidson will bring a wealth of experience with him to Radio Clyde having worked at the Local Radio Company as Group Programme Director and other station like Virgin Radio, BRMB and Century. The Programme Director position has been vacant since the departure of Ross Macfadyen.. (more)

Gordon Davidson hired by Emap
From Radio Today. Posted August 7 2006, 1.45pm
Radio Clyde has hired Gordon Davidson as their new Programme Director starting in September. Gordon takes up the post at Radio Clyde having most recently worked as Group Programme Director at the Local Radio Company. He has a wealth of experience having worked at a number of stations and groups including Virgin Radio, BRMB, Kerrang, Century and BBC local radio. (more)

Reality Radio for Absolute
From Radio Today. Posted May 1 2006, 5.15pm
Whilst the global TV phenomenon that is “reality” continues its juggernaut into the lives of billions across the globe, and on-line reality promotions are starting to emerge, American radio has now also joined the party with ‘reality radio’ being introduced by newly created US based consultancy Absolute & Dowse. America’s initial introduction to reality radio was via 95.5 KLOS – Los Angeles and 95.5 WPLJ - New York with the globally successful “2 Strangers & a Wedding” in which the audience select a bride and her groom from self-nominated candidates, then tune in as the couple literally meet for the first time just before walking down the aisle to say “I do”. This ‘matrimonial social experiment’ was also a hit in markets such as the UK on 96.4FM BRMB, New Zealand, Ireland, Eastern Europe and Australia where reality radio is almost as prevalent as reality TV. (more)