{"id":125,"date":"2018-12-23T15:27:13","date_gmt":"2018-12-23T15:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=125"},"modified":"2023-03-07T20:35:01","modified_gmt":"2023-03-07T20:35:01","slug":"interview-derek-jones-radio-valleri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/interview-derek-jones-radio-valleri\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview: Derek Jones (Radio Valleri)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3087\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-125-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Derek-Jones-talking-to-Brian-Greene-June-2018.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Derek-Jones-talking-to-Brian-Greene-June-2018.mp3\">http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Derek-Jones-talking-to-Brian-Greene-June-2018.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Derek-Jones-talking-to-Brian-Greene-June-2018.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=125-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Derek-Jones-talking-to-Brian-Greene-June-2018.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Derek-Jones-talking-to-Brian-Greene-June-2018.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"611\" height=\"558\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/dermot-blake.jpg\" alt=\"Interview: Derek Jones (Radio Valleri)\" class=\"wp-image-3332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/dermot-blake.jpg 611w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/dermot-blake-300x274.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 611px) 100vw, 611px\" \/><figcaption>Derek Jones at Radio Valleri, Drumcondra,  Dublin,  late 1970s.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>One of Ireland&#8217;s longest serving DJs and radio operators, Derek Jones sat down to tell his radio story, from AM Raidi\u00f3 Bhaile \u00c1tha Cliath (Radio Dublin) in the 1960s, to his long running SW station Radio Valleri, to Christmas FM and Retro FM. 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