{"id":10293,"date":"2024-11-25T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-25T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=10293"},"modified":"2024-11-25T13:31:08","modified_gmt":"2024-11-25T13:31:08","slug":"tony-dixon-in-the-afternoon-on-sunshine-radio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/tony-dixon-in-the-afternoon-on-sunshine-radio\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony Dixon in the afternoon on Sunshine Radio"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1514\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-10293-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19820209_Sunshine_Radio_1005fm_Tony_Dixon_SG_192.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19820209_Sunshine_Radio_1005fm_Tony_Dixon_SG_192.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19820209_Sunshine_Radio_1005fm_Tony_Dixon_SG_192.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19820209_Sunshine_Radio_1005fm_Tony_Dixon_SG_192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=10293-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/19820209_Sunshine_Radio_1005fm_Tony_Dixon_SG_192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"19820209_Sunshine_Radio_1005fm_Tony_Dixon_SG_192.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"789\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tony-Dixon-2-789x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Tony Dixon in the afternoon on Sunshine Radio\" class=\"wp-image-10289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tony-Dixon-2-789x1024.jpg 789w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tony-Dixon-2-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tony-Dixon-2-768x997.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Tony-Dixon-2.jpg 1066w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tony Dixon in the Sunshine days (courtesy Marisa Dixon). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Tony Dixon (RIP) was one of the best-known DJs on Dublin\u2019s Sunshine Radio in the 1980s, presenting\u00a0a daily show every afternoon and also a popular weekend soul programme. This recording from 1982 is of part of\u00a0Tony&#8217;s lunchtime show with the usual mix of music, chat and dedications. The soundtrack of the afternoon features music from James Bond movies and there is a promo for a competition to win a house worth \u00a345,000, an example of the eye-watering giveaways on larger pirate stations like Sunshine and Radio Nova during this period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tony also mentions the Sunshine Radio election special that was broadcast every evening. The involvement of pirate radio in elections in the 1980s was controversial because of several failed efforts to bring forward legislation to licence local radio. Sunshine Radio took the unprecedented step of publishing a newspaper advertisment in support of Fianna F\u00e1il in the February 1982 election because that party had committed to introducing local commercial radio. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a long career in pirate and licensed radio, Tony died prematurely on 25<sup>th<\/sup> November 2010.  This recording was made on Tuesday 9<sup>th<\/sup> February 1982 between 1210-1255 from 91.6 FM and is courtesy of Shay Geoghegan.   <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tony Dixon (RIP) was one of the best-known DJs on Dublin\u2019s Sunshine Radio in the 1980s, presenting\u00a0a daily show every afternoon and also a popular weekend soul programme. This recording from 1982 is of part of\u00a0Tony&#8217;s lunchtime show with the usual mix of music, chat and dedications. 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