This week in Radio 5/6/2021

Lots happens in the radio industry each week so hears a summery of the week we just enjoyed.

Here’s what happened

Ireland’s Classic Hits has a new CEO. the CEO of Nova Kevin Brannigan is taking on the classic Hits role also to help create a joined up strategy for the stations. Best of luck Kevin from Radio Land.

Read the story on Radio Today

Joe Brolly has taken legal action against RTÉ for defamation. Joe worked on RTE’s sports output and recently participated in a debate on a united Ireland.

Read the story on the journal

And finally this week Joe Duffy has confirmed he will stop saying “51551 wash your hands”. he’s looking for new suggestions so check out radio 1 on Instagram to suggest a new phrase.

Get the details on the radio 1 Instagram.

And that is the summery for this week. Come back to radio land next week for more radio news📻 and be sure to follow us on Twitter and Instagram for extra stories.