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Bee Bop Gold was a popular oldies show on Dublin pirate station Sunshine 101 towards the end of its eight years on air. It was presented by Nails Mahoney, who went on to have a successful radio career in Ireland, the UK and Canada and now runs a radio consultancy.
By 1988, Sunshine was Dublin’s leading station and was hotly tipped to get one of the city’s two licences to be awarded in 1989 after the closedown of the pirates. That was not to happen and Sunshine’s managing director Robbie Robinson took an unsuccessful case against the Independent Radio and Television Commission.
This recording of Bee Bop Gold was made during Sunshine 101’s final month on air in 1988. It is slick and professional and features the high-level adverts and imaging associated with a successful commercial station. The tape was made on Sunday 4th December 1988 from 101.1 FM between 1344-1430 and is from the Anoraks Ireland Collection.