Radio
Feckenham’s Own local radio station
2021 Swansbook Radio
STUART KNOWLES
Swansbrook’s
hard
man
of
news
interrogated
our
politicians,
councillors
and
publicans
in
his
relentless
quest
for
the
truth.
Stuart
learned
all
about
Broadcasting
at
the
BBC
and
was
a
top
reporter
with
a
number
of
national
stations
before
returning
to
his
original
career
in
law
-
our
very
own
legal
eagle.
Stuart
presented
and
produced
“The
Broadsheet”
and
“In
Conversation”
as well as coordinating the station’s factual output and organising the schedules.
Sadly Stuart passed away on 9th August, 2020 - he’s greatly missed by all of us at Swansbrook
THE STAFF
COME AND JOIN US…. we’re all volunteers and we’d love some help. No matter whether
you want to produce programmes or just produce the tea - we’d welcome you! email us on
radio@swansbrook.com and we’ll be glad to meet you!
IAN BELLION
Ian
has
worked
in
broadcasting
since
the
world
began.
For
years
the
voice
of
“disgusted
of
Tunbridge
Wells”
on
BBC
Points
of
View,
he’s
worked
on
both
sides
of
the
microphone
and
camera,
is
an
actor
and
playwright
and
currently
works
as
a
voiceover
artist.
Known
up
and
down the land for his cheerful catch phrase “I’m off to the pub”.
Ian
produces
and
presents
his
weekly
“Happy
Hour”,
reports
on
goings
on
and
looks
after
Swansbrook’s website.
COLIN JAMES
Born
in
1944,
Colin
came
through
the
birth
of
‘Pop’
,
starting
with
Rock’n’Roll,
as
we
know
it.
He
made
his
first
broadcast
in
December
of
1964
on
Radio
City,
a
pirate
station
and
later
in
1970
joined
BBC
Radio
Medway
(later
Kent),
being
their
‘first
guest
DJ’.
Colin
now
brings
his
vast
experience and musical knowledge to Swansbrook.
Colin produces and presents his “The Way We Were” programmes airing daily on Swansbrook.
PAUL FUREY
Dr.Paul
is
the
caring
voice
of
Swansbrook.
Known
for
his
work
with
bees
and
a
love
of
big
cigars.
Dr
Paul
is
constantly
on
the
move
and
will
be
reporting
from
exotic
locations
throughout
the
Shire.
If
it’s
touchy
feely
Dr
Paul
will
be
there
touching
it
and
feeling
it
and
if
it
needs
probing
Dr
Paul’s
probe
will
be
primed.
It’s
not
clear
what
sort
of
Doctor
he
is
but
It’s
widely
believed
that
he has an ology of some sort.
Paul presents and produces “In Conversation” as well as special events and large projects
CHRIS FLETCHER
Chris is a native of Solihull but came to the calmer waters of Feckenham in 2006. She was a
lead presenter on the experimental FM broadcasts we made under our former name of W.A.K.E
FM.
She’s
an
experienced
chorister
having
sung
with
the
London
Hospitals
combined
choirs
in
the
Albert
Hall
and
Festival
Hall
when
she
was
working
at
Great
Ormond
Street
in
the
70’s
-
this,
combined
with
her
encyclopedic
knowledge
of
“serious”
music
makes
Chris
the
ideal
producer/presenter for our “Classical Swansbrook” show.
CAROL PRICE
Carol’s
our
Bradley
Green
and
Droitwich
correspondent.
She’s
a
member
of
two
local
choirs
and
is
involved
with
Arts
organisations
in
the
area.
Carol
contributes
items
to
The
Broadsheet
and
Happy Hour as well as working on special projects and investigations.
KATHY GEE, MBE
Kathy
Gee
brings
dignity
to
the
airwaves
with
her
reports
from
cultural
meccas
and
artistic
shrines.
Kathy
is
our
continuity
announcer
and
uses
her
poetic
skills
to
raise
the
tone
of
our
output.
Recently
honoured,
Dame
Kathy
will
be
first
on
heir
when
King
Charles
is
crowned…
Kathy is our Head of Archiving and referree in times of squabbles.
JAMES VAUGHTON
James
is
the
technical
genius
behind
Swansbrook
Radio.
He
set
up
and
maintains
all
of
our
transmission
systems
and
servers
-
and
he’s
the
person
we
turn
to
when
it
all
goes
horribly
wrong.
James
is
an
acomplished
broadcaster
in
his
own
right
and
has
been
involved
in
community stations near his home in St Albans.
OUT AND
ABOUT
We love meeting the people
- If there’s something
happening in Feckenham or
nearby, Swansbrook Radio
will be there. Our “Pop-Up”
studio pops up at all sorts of
events from festivals to
forums.
Let us know if you’re holding
an event that would be
suitable for a pop up!
GISSA
TUNE
Most of our programmes
feature music. We can call
on one of the largest libraries
of recorded music in the
world - so, if you want to
request a particular piece of
music please dont hesitate
to get in touch.
GET IN
TOUCH
We want to hear from you.
We’re all volunteers so can’t
be at the end of a phone…
but emails to
radio@swansbrook.com are
always responded to quickly.
The Best Things in life are FREE
But unfortunately licenses to broadcast aren’t! We keep our expenditure to the bare minimum but we do have
to pay for the music we play, the software we use and the equipment we break… Please help us keep
Swansbrook on the air and keeping Feckenham’s community informed and amused - any amount small or
large! Click the “Donate” button below to give by card or Paypal account.
Supported by Feckenham Parish Council
Radio
Feckenham’s Own local radio station
2021 Swansbook Radio
THE STAFF
COME AND JOIN US…. we’re all volunteers and we’d
love some help. No matter whether you want to produce
programmes or just produce the tea - we’d welcome
you! email us on radio@swansbrook.com and we’ll be
glad to meet you!
STUART KNOWLES
Swansbrook’s
hard
man
of
news
interrogated
our
politicians,
councillors
and
publicans
in
his
relentless
quest
for
the
truth.
Stuart
learned
all
about
Broadcasting
at
the
BBC
and
was
a
top
reporter
with
a
number
of
national
stations
before
returning
to
his
original
career
in
law
-
our
very
own
legal
eagle.
Stuart
presented
and
produced
“The
Broadsheet”
and
“In
Conversation”
as
well
as
coordinating
the
station’s
factual
output and organising the schedules.
Sadly
Stuart
passed
away
on
9th
August,
2020
-
he’s
greatly
missed
by all of us at Swansbrook
IAN BELLION
Ian
has
worked
in
broadcasting
since
the
world
began.
For
years
the
voice
of
“disgusted
of
Tunbridge
Wells”
on
BBC
Points
of
View,
he’s
worked
on
both
sides
of
the
microphone
and
camera,
is
an
actor
and
playwright
and
currently
works
as
a
voiceover
artist.
Known
up
and
down
the
land
for
his
cheerful
catch
phrase
“I’m
off
to
the pub”.
Ian
produces
and
presents
his
weekly
“Happy
Hour”,
reports
on
goings on and looks after Swansbrook’s website.
COLIN JAMES
Born
in
1944,
Colin
came
through
the
birth
of
‘Pop’
,
starting
with
Rock’n’Roll,
as
we
know
it.
He
made
his
first
broadcast
in
December
of
1964
on
Radio
City,
a
pirate
station
and
later
in
1970
joined
BBC
Radio
Medway
(later
Kent),
being
their
‘first
guest
DJ’.
Colin
now
brings
his
vast
experience and musical knowledge to Swansbrook.
Colin
produces
and
presents
his
“The
Way
We
Were”
programmes
airing daily on Swansbrook.
PAUL FUREY
Dr.Paul
is
the
caring
voice
of
Swansbrook.
Known
for
his
work
with
bees
and
a
love
of
big
cigars.
Dr
Paul
is
constantly
on
the
move
and
will
be
reporting
from
exotic
locations
throughout
the
Shire.
If
it’s
touchy
feely
Dr
Paul
will
be
there
touching
it
and
feeling
it
and
if
it
needs
probing
Dr
Paul’s
probe
will
be
primed.
It’s
not
clear
what
sort
of
Doctor
he
is
but
It’s
widely
believed
that
he
has
an
ology
of
some sort.
Paul
presents
and
produces
“In
Conversation”
as
well
as
special
events and large projects
CHRIS FLETCHER
Chris is a native of Solihull but came to the
calmer waters of Feckenham in 2006. She was
a lead presenter on the experimental FM
broadcasts we made under our former name of
W.A.K.E FM.
She’s
an
experienced
chorister
having
sung
with
the
London
Hospitals
combined
choirs
in
the
Albert
Hall
and
Festival
Hall
when
she
was
working
at
Great
Ormond
Street
in
the
70’s
-
this,
combined
with
her
encyclopedic
knowledge
of
“serious”
music
makes
Chris
the
ideal
producer/presenter for our “Classical Swansbrook” show.
KATHY GEE, MBE
Kathy
Gee
brings
dignity
to
the
airwaves
with
her
reports
from
cultural
meccas
and
artistic
shrines.
Kathy
is
our
continuity
announcer
and
uses
her
poetic
skills
to
raise
the
tone
of
our
output.
Recently
honoured,
Dame
Kathy
will
be
first
on
heir
when
King
Charles
is
crowned…
Kathy
is
our
Head
of
Archiving
and
referree
in
times
of
squabbles.
JAMES VAUGHTON
James
is
the
technical
genius
behind
Swansbrook
Radio.
He
set
up
and
maintains
all
of
our
transmission
systems
and
servers
-
and
he’s
the
person
we
turn
to
when
it
all
goes
horribly
wrong.
James
is
an
acomplished
broadcaster
in
his
own
right
and
has
been
involved in community stations near his home in St Albans.
GET IN
TOUCH
We want to hear from you. We’re all volunteers so can’t be at the end
of a phone… but emails to radio@swansbrook.com are always
responded to quickly.
The Best Things in life are FREE
But unfortunately licenses to broadcast aren’t!
We keep our expenditure to the bare minimum
but we do have to pay for the music we play, the
software we use and the equipment we break…
Please help us keep Swansbrook on the air and
keeping Feckenham’s community informed and
amused - any amount small or large! Click the
“Donate” button below to give by card or Paypal
account.
