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Newspaper Feature :

 

Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald.             Headline 'Jim'll Fix It.'

 

Marathon fundraiser Jim Montgomerie will bring fireworks back to Saltcoats after a two year abscence. The dad was disppointed the town had no Bonfire night celebrations, so he raised cash for the event by running down the beautiful Brazilian coast during the Rio De Janerio Marathon. Fit Jim has already completed races in New York, London and the Great Wall of Chine. He also took part in a gruelling 95 mile run across the Sahara Desert and a 30 mile run across the North Pole, with a broken foot he got in the Sahara..................

Dan McCurdy

 

 

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Article for "The Weekly Radio Magazine": (UK) 

 

" Boiling Fish and Other Interests "

 

146 people were bitten last year in New York by rats.

I read this recently on Sky Travel. It's an interesting fact I'm sure you'll agree.

1,124 New Yorkers were bitten by OTHER New Yorkers last year in New York.

This is an equally interesting fact I read on the same channel. The two interesting facts when you know them both together somehow carry more weight don't you think? and are even more interesting for those of us who like this kind of thing. Why is that ? Trivia. Let me talk to you about links, speech, the power of words, and the power of radio.....                          

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Article for "Radio and Production Magazine":(USA)

 

"A Quick Guide to Radio Creativity. Number One."

 

If you're going to write a radio campaign, your first step should be to check out the lie of the land, and all you have to do is listen. You know how to listen don't you? All you do is sit back and let your ears do the rest. Believe me. You can close your eyes, but you can't close your ears. Know your surroundings.

It's the simplest thing in the modern world to listen to radio stations on-line. If you're up north and you're doing work for station down south, most have listen-live options so dip-in on their websites and listen.................................   

 

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Tremmel Properties  “ Tune Up “  Music. e hear orchestra tuning up – quietly featured.

 

Tony Robinson.     If you’re going to do something right, and you want to  do it  properly, they tell me - it’s all in the preparation..........(pause) and a bit of panning, and fine tuning ; and with the occasional bit of luck and good timing and good judgement, it all comes together nicely, and then it ‘sounds’ just the way the composer intended........................

 

 

Sfx. Counductor’s baton hits stand, tuning stops, music : Handel Arrival of the Queen of Sheba Extract.

 

Tremmel Properties tell me – it’s exactly what they do when they work on the

restoration and refurbishment of fine Georgia and Victorian Properties in Edinburgh.

The team at Tremmel Properties are really passionate about architecture. They’ve

renovated some of the most beautiful properties in the City, period homes and

classic residences.

 

If you're interested in a Tremmel Property, just visit Tremmel Properties dot com.

Tremmel Properties - passionate about property.

 

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