Early Cork series: Lunchtime Special on Radio City

Early Cork series: Lunchtime Special on Radio City
Pete Andrews in studio with number one fan Lilian McCarthy (O’Donoghue) (courtesy of Lilian).

This recording of early Cork pirate features popular DJ Pete Andrews (O’Neill) with his Lunchtime Special show from 1981. Pete plays a mixture of current hits and oldies, including a new Golden Year feature. News headlines are read by Mark and there are adverts for businesses around Cork City. Pete refers to 95.5 FM but there is no mention of Radio City being on AM at this time.

The recording was made from 95.5 FM on 9th March 1981 between 1159-1244 and is courtesy of Lilian O’Donoghue.