{"id":5029,"date":"2021-11-01T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-01T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=5029"},"modified":"2022-10-30T17:32:00","modified_gmt":"2022-10-30T17:32:00","slug":"simon-young-on-the-big-d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/simon-young-on-the-big-d\/","title":{"rendered":"Simon Young (RIP) on the Big D"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4658\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-5029-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/19810309_Big_D_Simon_Young_99FM_2140-2245_SG.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/19810309_Big_D_Simon_Young_99FM_2140-2245_SG.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/19810309_Big_D_Simon_Young_99FM_2140-2245_SG.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\/2021\/10\/19810309_Big_D_Simon_Young_99FM_2140-2245_SG.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=5029-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/19810309_Big_D_Simon_Young_99FM_2140-2245_SG.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"19810309_Big_D_Simon_Young_99FM_2140-2245_SG.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"686\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Simon-Young-ex-Facebook-page-686x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Simon Young (RIP) on the Big D\" class=\"wp-image-7369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Simon-Young-ex-Facebook-page-686x1024.jpg 686w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Simon-Young-ex-Facebook-page-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Simon-Young-ex-Facebook-page-768x1147.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Simon-Young-ex-Facebook-page-1028x1536.jpg 1028w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Simon-Young-ex-Facebook-page.jpg 1371w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 686px) 100vw, 686px\" \/><figcaption>A 2012 profile picture of Simon Young on his Facebook page.  <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The death of the popular and talented radio presenter Simon Young was announced on 31<sup>st<\/sup> October 2021. Like so many other household names in the radio world, Simon began his career in the pirates. In this recording from 1981, he is heard presenting his weekly American soul and disco show on the Big D. A rowdy crowd in the studio is chatting away in the background and enjoying the tunes. There&#8217;s a reference to the Big D Boogie Night broadcast from Sloopy\u2019s nightclub on Fleet St. and indeed Sloopy&#8217;s is the sponsor of the disco Top 30. Simon, whose real name was Thomas Meade, went on to become a well-known DJ on RT\u00c9 2FM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Big D was a pioneering pirate station that contributed to the transformation of the Dublin radio scene in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It began broadcasting on April 10<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;1978 as a result of a split in Radio Dublin, was run by James Dillon and backed by businessman Noel Kirwan. The station was raided on June 15<sup>th<\/sup> but returned to the air after a short time. In addition to Simon Young, many big names of radio in the 1980s and beyond were heard on the Big D including Marty Whelan, Gerry Ryan, John Clarke, Dave Fanning and Declan Meehan. Several were poached by RT\u00c9 when Radio 2 was set up in 1979. The Big D closed in December 1981 in the context of increased competition in the Dublin radio market. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The recording was made from 99.5 FM on 9<sup>th<\/sup> March 1981 from 2140-2245. Big D also broadcast on 1116 kHz AM, announcing 273 metres. Thanks to Shay Geoghegan for the donation.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The death of the popular and talented radio presenter Simon Young was announced on 31st October 2021. Like so many other household names in the radio world, Simon began his career in the pirates. In this recording from 1981, he is heard presenting his weekly American soul and disco show on the Big D. 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