Stuart Clarkson

@stu.fm

Freelance broadcaster & journalist including BBC Radio 5 Live, Marketplace Morning Report, Your Skipton & Your Ilkley.

So sad that Andy Peebles has died this weekend. Lots of enjoyable times reading his news on Smooth and meeting for lunch or chatting on the phone. RIP AP. Have a listen to him in his own words talking about his long career... audioboom.com/posts/869332...

Andy Peebles in his own words

Following the news that Andy Peebles has passed away, here's a chance to hear Andy in his own words talking about his long career in radio - in an interview with RadioToday from 2017.

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Breaking: Zoe Ball to leave Radio 2 breakfast show at Christmas. New presenter being announced this morning, Zoe will move to a different slot!

I helped train Howard Hughes when he joined Radio City (Liverpool) and later worked with him at IRN. He was a natural broadcaster who truly loved radio. When he read a bulletin you stopped to listen. Clear and authoritative, but also warm and accessible. Modern-day newsreaders take note. RIP Howie.

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Gutted to hear Howard Hughes has died. He was a radio legend, and such a sweet, kind man. He was truly a joy to work with, loved being on the radio, and embodied everything that is brilliant about it. He was so warm, and had a child-like curiosity about the world. Rest well, my friend.

Sad tonight to hear the great Howard Hughes has died 😢 Howard was so kind and helpful to me in 2006 when I came back to radio after a couple of years away and we worked together at Smooth FM. Back then there were just two Smooth stations - he did the London breakfast news and I did the North West.