Radio Day 2014 in Amsterdam

The annual Dutch Radio Day grew out of the Zeezenders 20 event of July 1978. It has been celebrating offshore broadcasting ever since. In recent years it has been organised (superbly) by Hans Knot, Martin van der Ven and Rob Olthof. Sadly Rob died in September 2013 and the other two have now decided that the 2014 Radio Day will be the last that they will run. The event will continue, in new hands, but - on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the birth of British offshore radio - Martin and Hans bowed out with the biggest and best Radio Day so far.
 
Throughout the day there were sessions discussing various aspects of offshore radio. There are more photos on the Offshore Radio Nostalgia website's Flickr page, but here are a few we took:

Martin van der Ven and Hans Knot
Organisers Hans Knot, left, and Martin van der Ven welcoming everyone to the Radio Day. 		Wayne Hepler
First on the agenda, a documentary about pirate radio made by Wayne Hepler (above).

Radio Scotland panel

 
The first panel was on Radio Scotland. Left to right: Tony Currie, who introduced all the sessions, then
Tony Meehan, Bryan Vaughan, Ian Biggar (moderator) and Pete Bowman.

 
Radio Northsea International panel

 
There were two panels discussing Radio Northsea International. The first was on the Dutch service.
This photo shows some of the participants in the second RNI panel which remembered the International Service.
Left to right: Robbie Owen (moderator), Michael Lindsey, Peter Chicago, Roger Kent, Roger Day
and Werner Hartwig of the RNI World Service.

 
Radio Northsea International panel

 
Some of the RNI panel, left to right: Peter Chicago, Roger Kent, Roger Day,
Werner & Peter Hartwig of the RNI World Service and Dave Gregory.

 
Radio Northsea International panel

 
The RNI panel is joined by some more members. Left to right: Robbie Owen,
Michael Lindsey, Arnold Layne, Roger Kent, Paul May and Robb Eden.

 
Radio Northsea International panel

 
Another new member on the far right: Graham Gill.

 
Britain Radio/Radio 355 panel

 
The next panel discussed the easy-listening sound of Britain Radio and Radio 355.
Left to right: Mark Sloane, John Aston, Graham Gill, Phil Martin, John Ross-Barnard (moderator)
and engineer Patrick Starling.

 
Britain Radio/Radio 355 panel

 
Some of the Britain Radio and Radio 355 panel. Left to right: John Aston, Graham Gill,
Phil Martin, John Ross-Barnard, Patrick Starling and Tony Meehan.

 

More from Radio Day 2014 over the page.


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