Born 1980 - Died 1986

   
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1980 1:20 min Listen!

"5 and three quarter minutes after three oclock...Tony King with you standing in for Declan Meehan"

Tony King does the DJ stuff. Nice little Sunshine jingle in here.

??? 1:42 min Listen!

"I'll struggle into my brown quilted jacket..."

Reflecting the fashion of the time Tom Hardy reads out the dj schedule for the day, a popular occupation in the early 80's when DJ's had nothing else to say, but felt they had to keep talking!! Know what year this was?

??? 1:54 min Listen!

"the gig guide..Baggot Inn it's Momma's Boys..."

Tom finds something more to say. The gig guide is read out for a tuesday evening. A fantasy for Tom Hardy is Judy Tzuke. Know what year this was?

1981 1:08 min Listen!

"especially for all the Rastafarians listening into us in Coolock ."

Promotion for Malahide Musical and Dramatic society. Sunshine Radio made a big effort to be a community station, something not so high on the priority list of its bigger competitor Radio Nova!


Sunshine closes down legally.

Dec 30th 1988 Clip #1 1:06 min Listen!

"Do you know the way sometimes late at night people would fall asleep and you would hear the records go click, click, click."

The last half hour of Sunshine Radio. A little chat about old times and how things could go very wrong, like locking themselves outside the studio!

Dec 30th 1988 Clip #2 38 sec Listen!

"Pop on down to the Sands Hotel Portmarnock, say hello to us ."

5.35 pm and 25 minutes before the end of Sunshine Radio in Dublin. A special sunshine song is about to be played...

Dec 30th 1988 Clip #3 1:34 min Listen!

"It's eight years down the line for Sunshine 101...like the phoenix, I feel we'll return again in the future..."

A now famous Sunshine Radio jingle is played. Paul Kavagnagh comes on the air., speaking very nostalgically about the station.

Dec 30th 1988 Clip #4 15 sec Listen!

"I would like to dedicate the next record...to Mr Robinson co0-coo-cachoo..."

Stella Robinson dedicates a record to her husband Robbie Robinson

Dec 30th 1988 Clip #5 5.39 min Listen!

"Theres a lot of people outside..."

Robbie Robinson, owner of Sunshine Radio comes on air for five and a half minutes and talks about the stations "enjoyable and rewarding" experiences. This a nice clip and reflected Robbie's dedication to radio in Dublin in the era.






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