{"id":8162,"date":"2023-03-24T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?p=8162"},"modified":"2023-03-23T20:45:46","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T20:45:46","slug":"tony-allan-on-kiss-fm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/tony-allan-on-kiss-fm\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony Allan on KISS FM"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4335\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-8162-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/8017AI-A-192.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/8017AI-A-192.mp3\">https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/8017AI-A-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\/2023\/03\/8017AI-A-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/?powerpress_pinw=8162-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/8017AI-A-192.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"8017AI-A-192.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"496\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/192197_169910739725838_4225934_o.jpg\" alt=\"Tony Allan on KISS FM\" class=\"wp-image-3172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/192197_169910739725838_4225934_o.jpg 496w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/192197_169910739725838_4225934_o-207x300.jpg 207w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/><figcaption>Tony Allan pictured at the Nova &#8220;closedown&#8221; in May 1983 (courtesy Joe King). <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Tony Allan (1949-2004) was one of the most iconic broadcasters of the pirate era, whose distinctive voice was heard on offshore and Irish stations from the late 1960s, including Radio Caroline, Sunshine Radio and Radio Nova. This is a recording of Tony presenting a mid-morning show on Radio Nova offshoot KISS FM. The music is an eclectic mix of chart sounds, rock and even country but is linked effortlessly by the flawless presentation. Commercial breaks feature many agency adverts, reflecting the station&#8217;s impact on the Dublin market. News is read by another Radio Nova veteran, the late Bob Gallico. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"644\" src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/8017AI-1024x644.jpg\" alt=\"Tony Allan on KISS FM\" class=\"wp-image-8163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/8017AI-1024x644.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/8017AI-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/8017AI-768x483.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/8017AI-1536x966.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/8017AI-rotated.jpg 1578w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Original cassette label from the Anoraks Ireland Collection. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Part 1 above runs from 1002 and Part 2 below from 1053.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/pirate.ie\/archive\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/8017AI-B-192.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption>Part 2 from 1053 &#8211; news is airchecked. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The recording was made from 102.7 FM on Thursday 10<sup>th<\/sup> October 1982 and is from the Anoraks Ireland Tapes Collection, donated to us by Paul Davidson.      <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tony Allan (1949-2004) was one of the most iconic broadcasters of the pirate era, whose distinctive voice was heard on offshore and Irish stations from the late 1960s, including Radio Caroline, Sunshine Radio and Radio Nova. 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