WCR FM Radio DJ is stepping back from the Breakfast Show which he has hosted for 10 years, he also celebrates his 62nd birthday today too. We join him in the studio. They are based in Mander House above the Mander Centre.
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00:00Stuart, 10 years on the radio, how's it been today?
00:03It's been great, coming back to Wolverhampton after travelling all over the country working at various radio stations
00:11Coming back home, being a part of Wolverhampton, working at WCR which is just a great radio station
00:16Great organisation, really enjoyed every second of it
00:19Going to be like it was the past couple of days really, a bit nicer
00:22It should be sunny, dry and a little bit warmer too
00:27It's full on doing a morning show isn't it? Is that why you have a little break so you can have a few loins?
00:33Yeah, I've done my breakfast radio for about 16 years now
00:37So I think it's time to retire the alarm clock for a while
00:41Any particular stories you look back on and think that was a big one? I guess the Covid obviously
00:47Yeah, working on Covid, going through that time was crazy
00:50Because I came in and did the show live which was the cast's key work in those days for the information
00:56So yeah, just great times at WCR
00:58I remember the first show in particular because somebody had to take the radio station off air twice
01:02How did you manage that?
01:03In two different ways
01:05Actually that's what my boss said to me when I told him
01:08How did you manage to do that?
01:09And he let you come back again for the second show?
01:12Just to prove it was an accident
01:15Chris, it is six minutes past eight
01:18And Chris Howell is here, good morning Chris
01:20Good morning Stu, and first of all happy birthday to you
01:22Thank you very much
01:23You've been mentioning we've got a few changes coming and when are we going to pop in and see you
01:27And if you've been wondering why that wasn't very smooth
01:30It's because we've been interrupting you all morning, it's not very fair
01:34To come and say happy birthday to you
01:36It's also the 10th anniversary here at WCFM
01:38And also you're going to have a break from the breakfast show
01:41So we couldn't let this moment pass
01:42So it's all come together in one go, as Chris just said
01:46So I did my first show, which was the breakfast show at WCFM
01:49On 2015, on March 30th
01:53And doing my last breakfast show on March 28th, 10 years later
01:59It sounds like it was planned
02:01We don't plan much round here
02:03We're going to have a longer chat when you come into my show on Sunday
02:07But we just wanted to have a quick mark here
02:10And I know one of the things you've done here that people may not know about
02:12Is that you do a lot of the support and the training
02:14And the thing that's really in your heart is supporting people on their media journey
02:18Yeah, absolutely
02:19So there's a number of people who we've worked with, young people
02:22Who came in through WCFM and are now doing very well
02:25At the BBC for instance, Amber Sandin in particular
02:28I think many people have heard and have probably seen on Midlands today
02:31Also Ollie, who you won't have seen because he works behind the scenes, very technical
02:36But Ollie came through the system here and he's working at the BBC
02:39And now we're working on a new generation of people as well
02:42Indeed
02:43You know, great people like Josh, who's on 10 this morning
02:46Luke, who does the early bird show
02:48All joining us at WCFM and all kind of progressing on their radio journey
02:52And it's always great to, you know
02:54And we welcome people to join us
02:56Email us, getinvolved at wcfm.com
02:58And that's going to continue, and that's good
03:00And actually there's another anniversary
03:02Five years ago today, you and I were working together
03:04Because we were going into the pandemic
03:06We were, yes, absolutely
03:08I can't believe that's been five years
03:09It has, and for people who don't know
03:11You know, you do this voluntarily
03:12That's the way community radio in the city stays alive
03:16And I persuaded you
03:18In a moment of madness, you said yes
03:20And having done four hours on air live
03:22From six till ten, I said, oh stupid
03:24You stay on in the studio
03:25So I can stay at home nice and safe
03:27And comfortable, drinking coffee
03:29With my wife bringing me bacon sandwiches and whatever
03:31And I can then do a live show
03:33Yeah, I do remember that being very well
03:36So what are you going to be doing with your extra time in the mornings?
03:39Just having nice leisurely mornings for a change
03:42Yeah, absolutely
03:43Enjoying seeing everybody else getting up and going out to work, I think
03:46Well, thank you for serving the community well
03:48For ten years here
03:49And I know you'll still be involved
03:51But yeah, enjoy those lines
03:52Thank you very much
03:54Hey!
03:56It's the last minute, it's the last minute
03:58Well, come on, we've got to do it
03:59Happy birthday to you
04:02Happy birthday to you
04:06Happy birthday dear Stuart
04:10Happy birthday to you