{"id":11064,"date":"2025-10-08T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=11064"},"modified":"2025-09-29T14:01:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T13:01:23","slug":"early-cork-series-various-show-on-radio-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/early-cork-series-various-show-on-radio-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Cork series: Various show on Radio City"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4548\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-11064-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/19810202_R_City_Cork_var_LOD.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/19810202_R_City_Cork_var_LOD.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/19810202_R_City_Cork_var_LOD.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\/2025\/09\/19810202_R_City_Cork_var_LOD.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=11064-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/19810202_R_City_Cork_var_LOD.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"19810202_R_City_Cork_var_LOD.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"934\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/00000000_Eric_Hansen_Alan_Reid_LOD-1024x934.jpg\" alt=\"Early Cork series: Various show on Radio City\" class=\"wp-image-10817\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/00000000_Eric_Hansen_Alan_Reid_LOD-1024x934.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/00000000_Eric_Hansen_Alan_Reid_LOD-300x274.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/00000000_Eric_Hansen_Alan_Reid_LOD-768x700.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/00000000_Eric_Hansen_Alan_Reid_LOD-rotated.jpg 1088w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">L-R: Eric Hansen (John Creedon) and Alan Reid (Henry Condon, RIP) at Radio City (courtesy Lilian O&#8217;Donoghue)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>This recording of Cork pirate Radio City features a variety of presenters and shows from its schedule in spring 1981. First up is Pete Andrews (O&#8217;Neill) who reads out a listener&#8217;s letter and previews various programmes coming up over the weekend. He is followed by Susan James and Karl Johnson (Dan Noonan). Of interest towards the end is Eric Hansen who under his real name of John Creedon continues to broadcast on RT\u00c9 to this day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The dates are unclear but we estimate the recording to be from 31<sup>st<\/sup> January and 1<sup>st<\/sup> and 2<sup>nd<\/sup> February 1981. The tape was made from 95.7 FM and although 104 FM is also mentioned, Radio City&#8217;s AM transmitter was off the air at the time. Thanks to Lilian O&#8217;Donoghue for the donation. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This recording of Cork pirate Radio City features a variety of presenters and shows from its schedule in spring 1981. First up is Pete Andrews (O&#8217;Neill) who reads out a listener&#8217;s letter and previews various programmes coming up over the weekend. 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