Bob wis born in Newquay, Cornwall, tae 
  which he has returned in his retirementand 
  and is noo living in the Helston area. 
  We hud a lang chat oan the phone no sae lang 
  ago,an ah hiv tae tell ye that he's no been 
  awfy weel.  Mair than that ah cannae say as ah
  respect the man's privacy. He's asked me no tae 
  be too exact aboot whaur he is an wis awfy wurrit 
  as tae whither or no ah wis frae sum U.K. or U.S 
  agency, ah hud tae convince him ah wisnae a 
  journalist recordin whit he said.   
  Efter that he wis free flowin we the anecdotes 
  an reminiscences, sum  o which a kent onywey 
  an will relate elswhere as ah wish tae keep   
  Bobs confidence. 
  Whit Bob telt me that a hudnae heard afore ah'm   
  keepin tae masel, but ah dinnae think he'd 
  mind if ah wis tae say that he wisnae awfy taken
  wi sum o the office staff an their carryins       
  oan an ah wisnae surprised that he didnae hiv a 
  kind wurd fir TVS.   
  But as fir aw his mates oan the boat (bar one) 
  he has nuthin bit respect an admiration fir. 
  When a get a meenit ah will add a sound file 
  o Bob oan the Swing Across the Midday show wi 
  The British Eagle  sponsored section

The Late Great Stuart Henry, an accomplished actor of considerable character.He And I went to the same primary school in Edinburgh, an shortly efter Harold's lot hud their evil way wi the old lady an maist o her pals, ah hud the pleasure o daen a couple o gigs wi the man at the Gyle Showground in Embra. It's jist a pity he wis aye seasick so maist o his wurk wis recorded. Wan programme a mind him introducin wis Knockaboutpop. The first edition o which he stairted wi "Hello and welcome tae Knock About Pop, noo that disnae mean beat yer faither aboot the livin room". Ah hiv a tape o pairt o wan o these shows which ah'm gonnae stick here in anither sound file when ah kin.

graduate in economics frae Aberdeen University, an in real life hus a far greater grip on reality than

ony of his nutty alter egos. Ah am telt he is an astute business man an it widnae surprise me.

He wis until recently daen a version o' his ceildh show oan Clyde 2 an hus set up website ca'd

Radio Scotland Wurldwide, which recently broadcast frae the open Golf Championships at

St. Andrews. Shortly efter He wus daen some reviews an stuff frae the Embra festival.

Ye ken whit ah'm gonnae say noo don't ye? Aye, ah hiv a tape o' Jack an aw daen wan o' the

Rooster Call shows. Ah hiv jist discovered that Jack seems to have changed the name and is

now involved with St Andrews Radio they can be coantacted Here

I believe Mel Howard, Wha's real name is Howard Hicks, is still in broadcasting in Winnipeg Canada,

bit try as a micht a cannae fin oot wha he is wurkin fur. If ony o' yoos ken's ony mair than ah dae

gies a shout eh, cos ah wid like tae ken as weel.

Noo here's wan that's dun awright fur hisel efter a while in the wilderness he wurked his wey up the

ranks o Radio Clyde tae become heid o' music afore movin tae Capital Radio In London whaur

he is noo Group Programming Director, an wan o the highest paid executives an influential

figures in British radio today.

The main man, managing director, an the drivin force. Bit let's no get cairryit awa cos it wis pit aboot efter

he passed awa in 1968 that he died o a broken hert. Weel thon's awfy handy fir those o us in the free

radio movement, bit wha ever met their end like that, It's sentimental rubbish, naw ah'm sorry tae

disillushun ye bit Tommy sadly did fir hisel, wi his ower indulgence o the John Barleycorn,

his liver an kidneys packed up. Nane o this should distract ye frae the fact that we widnae o

hud Radio Scotland if it hudnae been fir him.

Alan Black 15th January 1943 - 5th March 2007

An accomplished graphic artiste and cartoonist, born in Rosyth subsequently worked for Radio England and alongside Bob Harris at the B.B.C.. Just learned as I write this that he has passed away at the beginning of this month (March 2007)

This is the only photie ah kin find o John Kerr whit ah  hiv nicked frae
 
his current employers, 2UE Sydney    he has an email there oan the home page.   

Ah Hiv a tape o him daen an on the scene show  frae 1967, which ye'll be able 

tae here soon,   bit ah cannae tell ye much mair abot him.

    

Jimmy Mack 26th June 1934 - 3rd July 2004

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