[cma-l] Dave McGealy of Oldham Community Radio wins award for decades on the airwaves - congratulations Dave!

[Phil Korbel]

To call Dave a DJ doesn't really give him the credit he deserves... lynch
pin, driving force are closer to the mark - and if anyone's been at a
meeting where he bowls in one of his 'straight to the heart of the matter'
questions - maybe he missed his calling as a barrister ;)

I say this as someone who's worked with Dave for more years than we'd both
like to remember, as a Board member at Radio Regen, which is not the reason
I'm being nice about him...


CONGRATULATIONS DAVE!

from all of us at Radio Regen

Phil Korbel FRSA - Director, Radio Regen, charity no. 1077763

www.radioregen.org
www.communityradiotoolkit.net
www.connecttransmit.org.uk

Please note that I work at Radio Regen under 2 days a week so responses
might not be as quick as we'd like.  Many thanks.


On 5 February 2015 at 08:22, CMA-L <cma-l at commedia.org.uk> wrote:

> *Source:*
> http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/local-news/oldham-dj-honoured-decades-airwaves-8582077
>
> A radio DJ has been celebrated for his years on the airwaves with a civic
> appreciation award.
>
> Dave McGealy is a long-standing presenter on the Royal Oldham's hospital
> station Radio Cavell and also Oldham Community Radio.
>
> The retired teacher has been volunteering on community stations for more
> than 20 years.
>
> He was due to be given the accolade at a special award ceremony in the
> council chamber ahead of last night's full council meeting.
>
> The father-of-two, said: "I feel incredibly fortunate and very honoured.
>
> "I don't consider what I've done to be massively important.
>
> "I haven't saved someone's life. I've just helped people keep in touch
> about things in Oldham and tried to make where we live a better place.
>
> "I would hope others would want to do the same.
>
> "To me that's nothing special and is the way you should live your life."
>
> He added: "It may sound strange but I was a little nervous about
> addressing the council but I'm very pleased with the honour."
>
> Dave, who was born in Fallowfield, Manchester, moved to Oldham aged 22.
>
> He took up a teaching post at Littlemoor Primary in 1971 and went on to be
> part of a team which introduced the use of computers into the classroom.
>
> He first hit the airwaves on Radio Latics, a special matchday service for
> Oldham Athletic fans and also took part in a one-off broadcasts for Oldham
> Rugby League's 100th anniversary and a Second World War commemorative
> broadcast.
>
> He joined Radio Cavell in 1974 with his Saturday Night Requests programme
> before being elected station manager.
>
> He was also instrumental in applying to Ofcom for a licence for Oldham
> Community Radio - launching the town's first not-for-profit station.
>
> Over the years he has held a number of posts including secretary,
> treasurer and chairman before becoming station manger.
>
> Dave, who now lives in Moorside, added: "My son Ian has a learning
> difficulty and when I was coming to terms with that, the radio was
> fantastic for me.
>
> "It meant I had to stop thinking about what I was doing and think about
> someone else."
>
> He added: "I accept this award on behalf of all the other volunteers who
> have worked at both stations over the years.
>
> "I don't do this by myself. It's very much a team effort."
>
> \\
>
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