LBC 97.3
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LBC 97.3 is a London-based talk and phone-in radio station. It is one half of the latest incarnation of LBC
, the news and speech service which was Britain's first commercial radio station when it went on air in October 1973. LBC's current format - with talk on 97.3FM and rolling news on LBC News 1152
- was established in January 2003.
The first bulletin on LBC was written by News Editor, later Programme Controller, Keith Belcher, and the first voice on air was Aussie import newsreader Ken Guy.
and the writer (later national newspaper editor and TV personality) Janet Street-Porter
who contrived to create a new form of radio, albeit unintentionally. The pair were pitched as co-presenters of the morning drive-time show. The intention was to contrast the urbane Callan with the less couth Street-Porter, whose accents were respectively known to studio engineers as "cut-glass" and "cut-froat".
In the event friction between the ill-assorted pair led to an entertaining stream of one-upmanship
that became required listening for many Londoners, the sharper put-downs being blamed for several collisions by motorists incapacitated with laughter. The programme was the first in the UK to combine interviews with celebrities and heavyweight political figures on the same show, blurring the line between classic British comedy
and analysis of international affairs.
. Global owns and runs a number of major London and national brands including Classic FM
, Capital 95.8 (London), Red Dragon (Cardiff), Heart (radio network), Xfm
, Gold (radio), LBC News 1152
, Choice FM
, Galaxy FM and the Hit Music Network.
Global Radio group was formed by Ashley Tabor CEO, Charles Allen Chairman and Richard Park Executive Director & Group Director of Broadcasting in 2007. It's headquarters are on Leicester Square
in London.
Current Newsreaders include:
Current Reporters/Correspondents include:
Current Travel Presenters/Reporters:
s for all its major shows, plus podcast-only shows and other things such as backstage interviews and mp3s sent to the show, under the name LBC Plus.
Tony Blair
presented an hour long phone-in show on the station, taking pre-booked calls from LBC 97.3 listeners. His appearance was part of the 'Big Conversation' initiative to promote Government as being more accessible and in touch with the people. During the 10:00-11:00 show, a caller explained that he'd been denied access to his children for five years and asked what Mr Blair was planning to do about other fathers in a similar situation. The Prime Minister assured the caller he would look into his case personally. It later transpired that the caller was in fact Fathers 4 Justice
member Ron Davis who in May of that year was arrested for entering Parliament and throwing a condom containing purple powder over Mr Blair and nearby Cabinet members. Mr Davis claimed the attack was in response to the Prime Minister's failure to contact him or look into the matters discussed on LBC 97.3.
, who usually appeared once per month on the Nick Ferrari
breakfast show. During the show he took calls from LBC listeners and discussed points put to him by Ferrari. It had become something of a running joke that the Mayor usually arrived late, blaming it on public transport, which he's famously keen to be seen using, to the extent that Nick Ferrari actually won a bet that Livingstone would be late for his next appearance on LBC. Ken's phone in sessions alternated between LBC and BBC London 94.9
these were one of the rare opportunities that Londoners had of talking directly to the then London Mayor. Since losing the 2008 Mayoral Election
Livingstone began his own Saturday Morning programme on LBC, on 30 August 2008.
in which she debated the putative dangers of MMR vaccine with callers became the subject of media controversy, first because her views were criticised as irreponsible by medical journalist Ben Goldacre
, and then because LBC and Global Radio threatened legal action against Goldacre for copyright infringement.
LBC
LBC Radio operates two London-based radio stations, with news and talk formats. LBC was Britain's first legal commercial Independent Local Radio station, providing a service of news and information to London. It began broadcasting on 8 October 1973, a week ahead of Capital Radio...
, the news and speech service which was Britain's first commercial radio station when it went on air in October 1973. LBC's current format - with talk on 97.3FM and rolling news on LBC News 1152
LBC News 1152
LBC News 1152 is London's only rolling news radio station broadcasting in Greater London on AM, DAB, Sky, Virgin Media and online. The station's aim is to provide more in depth coverage of the day's news stories...
- was established in January 2003.
The first bulletin on LBC was written by News Editor, later Programme Controller, Keith Belcher, and the first voice on air was Aussie import newsreader Ken Guy.
Launch
The launch attracted considerable attention and a sizeable audience, particularly for the pairing of the celebrated journalist Paul CallanPaul Callan
This article is about the British journalist. For the television character, see Miracles.Paul Callan is a British journalist and editor who has worked on many national newspapers.-Early career:...
and the writer (later national newspaper editor and TV personality) Janet Street-Porter
Janet Street-Porter
Janet Street-Porter is a British media personality, journalist and television presenter. She was editor for two years of The Independent on Sunday. She relinquished the job to become editor-at-large in 2002...
who contrived to create a new form of radio, albeit unintentionally. The pair were pitched as co-presenters of the morning drive-time show. The intention was to contrast the urbane Callan with the less couth Street-Porter, whose accents were respectively known to studio engineers as "cut-glass" and "cut-froat".
In the event friction between the ill-assorted pair led to an entertaining stream of one-upmanship
One-upmanship
One-upmanship is the art or practice of successively outdoing a competitor.The term originated as the title of a book by Stephen Potter, published in 1952 as a follow-up to The Theory and Practice of Gamesmanship and Lifemanship titles in his series of tongue-in-cheek self-help books, and film ...
that became required listening for many Londoners, the sharper put-downs being blamed for several collisions by motorists incapacitated with laughter. The programme was the first in the UK to combine interviews with celebrities and heavyweight political figures on the same show, blurring the line between classic British comedy
British comedy
British comedy, in film, radio and television, is known for its consistently quirky characters, plots and settings, and has produced some of the most famous and memorable comic actors and characters in the last fifty years.-Film comedy:...
and analysis of international affairs.
Ownership
LBC's parent company is Global RadioGlobal Radio
Global Radio UK Ltd. is a British commercial radio company, the largest in the country following acquisitions of Chrysalis Radio and GCap Media.The company's Chief Executive Officer is Stephen Miron, while the Group Chairman is Charles Allen...
. Global owns and runs a number of major London and national brands including Classic FM
Classic FM (UK)
Classic FM, one of the United Kingdom's three Independent National Radio stations, broadcasts classical music in a popular and accessible style.-Overview:...
, Capital 95.8 (London), Red Dragon (Cardiff), Heart (radio network), Xfm
Xfm
Xfm is a brand of two commercial radio stations focused on alternative music, primarily indie pop, and owned by Global Radio.-History:Xfm was created in London in 1992 by Sammy Jacob, who later co-founded NME Radio in 2008. Xfm subsequently expanded to a network of four stations; there are...
, Gold (radio), LBC News 1152
LBC News 1152
LBC News 1152 is London's only rolling news radio station broadcasting in Greater London on AM, DAB, Sky, Virgin Media and online. The station's aim is to provide more in depth coverage of the day's news stories...
, Choice FM
Choice FM
Choice FM, branded on-air as London's Choice, is a brand used by the UK's biggest radio company, Global Radio for its network of black music radio stations...
, Galaxy FM and the Hit Music Network.
Global Radio group was formed by Ashley Tabor CEO, Charles Allen Chairman and Richard Park Executive Director & Group Director of Broadcasting in 2007. It's headquarters are on Leicester Square
Leicester Square
Leicester Square is a pedestrianised square in the West End of London, England. The Square lies within an area bound by Lisle Street, to the north; Charing Cross Road, to the east; Orange Street, to the south; and Whitcomb Street, to the west...
in London.
Current
Current LBC 97.3 presenters include:- Nick AbbotNick AbbotNick Abbot is a British radio presenter, who has presented on numarious radio station in the uk for past 20 years.-History:Nick Abbot was born 22 August 1960, and was educated at George Heriot's School, Edinburgh and Brunel University in Uxbridge where he gained a degree in psychology. Abbot's...
Friday - Saturday, 10pm-1am - Steve AllenSteve Allen (LBC radio presenter)Steven William Allen Steven William Allen Steven William Allen (born 17 March 1930, Steven William Allen (born 17 March 1930, Steven William Allen (born 17 March 1930, [[Brinsworth], [[Kent]], [[England]]) is an english [[television presenter|television]] and [[radio presenter]], who is currently...
Monday - Friday 5-7am, Sunday 6-7am & 9-10pm - Duncan Barkes Saturday 6.30-10pm
- Simon CalderSimon CalderSimon Calder , is an English travel writer, currently the senior travel editor for The Independent newspaper.-Biography:...
Sunday 7-9pm - Iain DaleIain DaleIain Campbell Dale is best known for his conservative-minded British political blog Iain Dale's Diary and for his frequent appearances on UK news channels as a political commentator. He is also a publisher, broadcaster and former Conservative Party politician...
Monday - Friday 7-10pm
- Anthony DavisAnthony Davis (comedian)Anthony Davis is a broadcaster, journalist and entertainer. He first appeared in BBC sitcoms and drama such as Grange Hill and Tricky Business in the 1980s as a child performer, earning him a place in the Radio Times Guide to TV Comedy.Since childhood Davis' talents encompassed music, magic,...
Sunday - Thursday 10pm-1am - Cristo Foufas Monday - Friday, 1-5am
- Nick FerrariNick FerrariNick Ferrari is a radio presenter who currently hosts the weekday breakfast show from 0700-1000 UTC on the London-based talk and phone-in radio station LBC 97.3. He also has a regular column in the Sunday Express and is a regular guest on The Alan Titchmarsh Show on ITV1...
Monday - Friday, 7-10am & Saturday 5-7am - Julia Hartley-BrewerJulia Hartley-BrewerJulia Hartley-Brewer is a British broadcaster and columnist. She presents the weekday afternoon radio show from 1pm to 4pm on LBC 97.3FM, the talk radio station....
Monday - Friday 1-4pm
- Petrie Hosken Saturday 1-2.30pm, Sunday 1-3pm
- Ken LivingstoneKen LivingstoneKenneth Robert "Ken" Livingstone is an English politician who is currently a member of the centrist to centre-left Labour Party...
Saturday 10am-1pm - David MellorDavid MellorDavid John Mellor, QC is a British politician, non-practising barrister, broadcaster, journalist and football pundit. A member of the Conservative Party, he served in the Cabinet of Prime Minister John Major as Chief Secretary to the Treasury and Secretary of State for National Heritage , before...
Saturday 10am-1pm - James MaxJames MaxJames Max is a journalist and radio presenter specialising in business issues. He currently presents programmes for London speech radio station LBC 97.3. He was a semi-finalist on the first series of the British version of The Apprentice television programme.- Pre-Apprentice :Born in London in May...
Saturday and Sunday 7-10am - Nick MargerrisonNick MargerrisonNick Margerrison is a radio presenter who presents the weekend overnight show on LBC 97.3.-Early career:Nick Margerrison went to the University of Essex where he studied English Literature...
Saturday - Sunday 1-5am
- James O'Brien Monday - Friday, 10am-1pm
- Ian PayneIan PayneIan Payne is a British television broadcaster who has appeared on Radio 5 Live, Sky Sports News and Sky Sports. He is the son of Peter Payne, a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist.-Early career:...
Saturday 2.30-6.30pm - Andrew PierceAndrew PierceAndrew Pierce is a British journalist and radio presenter.Pierce is a columnist for the Daily Mail and was previously Assistant Editor of The Daily Telegraph and assistant editor of the Times.- References :...
Sunday 10am-1pm - James WhaleJames Whale (radio)Michael "James" Whale is a British radio and television host. He is known for his plain-speaking, often ascerbic and confrontational, broadcasting style; during phone-ins he frequently hangs up on callers he disagrees with or who do not make their point quickly enough.-Early life:Whale was born...
Monday - Friday, 4-7pm
Current Newsreaders include:
- Sam Pittis
- Michael Traboulsi
- Holly Ford
- Katy Radley
- Clemency Norris
- Jessica Shiddell
- Peter Ferris
- Alex Kirkland
- Emily Littlemore
- Laura Harmes (also on Capital London)
- Rachel Silver
Current Reporters/Correspondents include:
- Tom Cheal, Political Correspondent
- Daniel Freedman, Reporter
- Declan Harvey, Reporter
- Sue Mansfield, Business Reporter
- Jo ParkersonJo ParkersonJo Parkerson is a British broadcast journalist.Her credits include time presenting a Saturday afternoon show on London based talk station LBC between 3pm and 6pm. She was also the station's "Showbiz" editor...
, Showbiz Correspondent - Kevin Hughes, Showbiz Reporter (also on Capital)
Current Travel Presenters/Reporters:
- Helen Austin (now with ITV LondonITV LondonITV London is the on-air brand name used by ITV Broadcasting Limited for the two Channel 3 broadcast franchises, Carlton Television and London Weekend Television in the London ITV region.-History:...
) - Jay-Louise Knight
- Joanne Webb
- Alan Joyce
Past
Past LBC presenters include:- John ForrestJohn ForrestSir John Forrest GCMG was an Australian explorer, the first Premier of Western Australia and a cabinet minister in Australia's first federal parliament....
- Ricky Salmon
- Adrian AllenAdrian AllenAdrian Allen is a radio presenter, who is well-known for his previous work at talk based radio station LBC 97.3. He was born in Sunderland on 27 January 1962 in the North-East region of England and has broadcast on various stations in Great Britain, including LBC, Century 106 and Real...
- Carol Allen
- Dominic AllenDominic Allen (British playwright)Dominic Allen is a British theatre actor and playwright, and one of four company directors of the theatre collective Belt Up Theatre....
- Mike AllenMike Allen (broadcaster)Mike Allen is a British radio presenter, who was last on the air hosting an evening show on 102.2 Smooth Radio in London. He left in December 2008....
- Rod Lucas
- Toby AnstisToby AnstisToby Anstis is a radio presenter on Global Radio's Heart Network of stations. He presents his morning show weekdays from 10.00am - 1.00pm across the Heart branded network....
- Dickie Arbiter
- Tre Azam
- Phillip Bacon
- Simon BatesSimon BatesSimon Bates is a UK disc jockey and radio presenter. Between 1976 and 1993 he worked at BBC Radio 1, presenting the station's weekday mid-morning show for most of this period. He later became a regular presenter on Classic FM...
- Jeremy BeadleJeremy BeadleJeremy James Anthony Gibson-Beadle MBE was an English television presenter, writer and producer. During the 1980s, he was a regular face on British television and in two years appeared 50 weeks of the year. His shows regularly topped the charts beating Coronation Street and EastEnders on one...
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- Therese Birch
- Frank BoughFrank BoughFrank Bough is a retired British television presenter who is best known as the former host of BBC sports and current affairs shows including Grandstand, Nationwide and Breakfast Time, which he fronted alongside Selina Scott.-Early life:...
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- Gyles BrandrethGyles BrandrethGyles Daubeney Brandreth is a British writer, broadcaster and former Conservative Member of Parliament and junior minister.-Early life:...
- Katie Breathwick
- Bill Buckley
- Clive BullClive BullBull Clive is an award-winning radio talk show host, best known for presenting a late-night show on LBC 97.3 in London, England.-Background:...
- Paul CallanPaul CallanThis article is about the British journalist. For the television character, see Miracles.Paul Callan is a British journalist and editor who has worked on many national newspapers.-Early career:...
- Douglas Cameron
- Mike CarltonMike CarltonMike Carlton is an Australian media commentator and broadcaster. He formerly co-hosted the daily breakfast program on Sydney radio station 2UE with Peter FitzSimons and later Sandy Aloisi. He is a columnist for The Sydney Morning Herald, having been sacked from the position on 29 August 2008, for...
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- Jamie Crick
- Steve Crozier
- Tim Crook
- Dan Damon
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- Peter DeeleyPeter DeeleyPeter Deeley is a British journalist who until January 2006 was a presenter on the London phone-in radio station, LBC 97.3.-Career:Deeley has enabled interviewed Ronald Reagan and Richard Nixon, former British Prime Ministers Baroness Thatcher and Sir John Major, Dr. Henry Kissinger, and Tony Blair...
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- Richard Dallyn
- Jenny Eclair
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- James HartiganJames HartiganJames Hartigan is an English journalist and broadcaster who is best known as a poker commentator on British and American television and as a presenter and film critic on London talk radio station LBC....
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- Bob Holness
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- Barry Jordan
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- Jenny Lacey
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- Valerie Singleton
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- Susan Spence
- Laurence Spicer
- Dr Pam Spurr
- Janet Street-PorterJanet Street-PorterJanet Street-Porter is a British media personality, journalist and television presenter. She was editor for two years of The Independent on Sunday. She relinquished the job to become editor-at-large in 2002...
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- Michael Van Straten
- Becky Walsh
- Sandy Warr
- James WilliamsJames Williams-In American politics:*James Williams , U.S. Congressman from Delaware*James D. Williams , US Representative from Indiana and governor of Indiana...
- Matthew Wright
Podcasting
LBC claim to be the first radio station in the world to provide full-length podcastPodcast
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
s for all its major shows, plus podcast-only shows and other things such as backstage interviews and mp3s sent to the show, under the name LBC Plus.
Tony Blair appearance
On 13 January 2004, the then British Prime MinisterPrime Minister of the United Kingdom
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the Head of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom. The Prime Minister and Cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Sovereign, to Parliament, to their political party and...
Tony Blair
Tony Blair
Anthony Charles Lynton Blair is a former British Labour Party politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to 27 June 2007. He was the Member of Parliament for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007...
presented an hour long phone-in show on the station, taking pre-booked calls from LBC 97.3 listeners. His appearance was part of the 'Big Conversation' initiative to promote Government as being more accessible and in touch with the people. During the 10:00-11:00 show, a caller explained that he'd been denied access to his children for five years and asked what Mr Blair was planning to do about other fathers in a similar situation. The Prime Minister assured the caller he would look into his case personally. It later transpired that the caller was in fact Fathers 4 Justice
Fathers 4 Justice
Fathers 4 Justice began as a fathers’ rights organisation in the United Kingdom. It became prominent and frequently discussed in the media following a series of high-visibility stunts and protests often in costume. It was temporarily disbanded in January 2006, following allegations of a plot by...
member Ron Davis who in May of that year was arrested for entering Parliament and throwing a condom containing purple powder over Mr Blair and nearby Cabinet members. Mr Davis claimed the attack was in response to the Prime Minister's failure to contact him or look into the matters discussed on LBC 97.3.
Ken Livingstone appearances
A regular guest on LBC 97.3 was former London Mayor Ken LivingstoneKen Livingstone
Kenneth Robert "Ken" Livingstone is an English politician who is currently a member of the centrist to centre-left Labour Party...
, who usually appeared once per month on the Nick Ferrari
Nick Ferrari
Nick Ferrari is a radio presenter who currently hosts the weekday breakfast show from 0700-1000 UTC on the London-based talk and phone-in radio station LBC 97.3. He also has a regular column in the Sunday Express and is a regular guest on The Alan Titchmarsh Show on ITV1...
breakfast show. During the show he took calls from LBC listeners and discussed points put to him by Ferrari. It had become something of a running joke that the Mayor usually arrived late, blaming it on public transport, which he's famously keen to be seen using, to the extent that Nick Ferrari actually won a bet that Livingstone would be late for his next appearance on LBC. Ken's phone in sessions alternated between LBC and BBC London 94.9
BBC London 94.9
BBC London 94.9 is London's BBC Local Radio station, and part of BBC London. Broadcasting across Greater London and beyond on 94.9 FM, DAB, Virgin Media Channel 930, Sky Channel 0152 and also online...
these were one of the rare opportunities that Londoners had of talking directly to the then London Mayor. Since losing the 2008 Mayoral Election
London mayoral election, 2008
The London mayoral election, 2008 for the office of Mayor of London was held on 1 May 2008 and was won by Conservative Party candidate Boris Johnson....
Livingstone began his own Saturday Morning programme on LBC, on 30 August 2008.
Jeni Barnett and MMR vaccine controversy
A broadcast on 7 January 2009 by Jeni BarnettJeni Barnett
Jeni Barnett is an English actress and TV presenter who grew up in Borehamwood. She is married to Yorkshire-born actor Jim Bywater and has one daughter, Bethany.-Acting career:...
in which she debated the putative dangers of MMR vaccine with callers became the subject of media controversy, first because her views were criticised as irreponsible by medical journalist Ben Goldacre
Ben Goldacre
Ben Michael Goldacre born 1974 is a British science writer, doctor and psychiatrist. He is the author of The Guardian newspaper's weekly Bad Science column and a book of the same title, published by Fourth Estate in September 2008....
, and then because LBC and Global Radio threatened legal action against Goldacre for copyright infringement.