Word of the day. Volatility. Which I've been using incorrectly. Seems it actually means, butchered, decimated and right royally f*cked.

First meeting of the new Council and I appear to be upgraded to press AND media. Digital first?

When Joanna Lumley represents us on the world stage, whether it's fighting for Gurkha rights... or sipping from a glass of wine giving douze points in front of Tower Bridge, I'm sort of proud to be British. National treasure.

Graham Norton stole the night with his response to that cringy, wooden Abba avatar. 'Well, they really lifted that script off the page.' 😂

Most of the Eurovision artists looked like they got dressed using their vouchers from The White Company.

Time to pep up Eurovision. With a panel who press a button when they've had enough of a song. When 75% press 'ditch', the artist falls through a trap door. #RATINGSWINNER

The UK entry managed to keep on key but I suspect the simulated gay porn might not play well with the Azerbaijan jury. We'll see! 10/10 for Swiss entry- very Bond film and he didn't fall off a spinning disk. Croatia could win. Very Adam+the Ants

Radio stations are all about people. Anyone who has worked in radio will consider some stations really special. I loved my time at Leicester Sound. It was a pleasure to celebrate receptionist and 'station mum' Wendy's 80th with former colleagues tonight.

Doing a Leics former life tour. Bizarrely, my other half bought the house 📻 David Lloyd and 🎤 Paul Robey 🇺🇦 had owned previously. Quorn is still a nice town.

Off to a do in Leicester and encouraged Andy to drive a circuitous route from Market Harborough to Leicester so I could hear Rob Persani's Rutland and Stamford sound on DAB because I know it's such an important thing for him. Sounds great! Well done, Rob

That moment, when you use Chat GPT for background facts on a history story, and it brings up the article YOU wrote, 4 years ago, as the factual source!

I'm thinking of Anna Smith (later Wilson) today. I've just heard that Anna, who read the first news bulletin on R Pembs has passed away. She was only 51. RIP Anna. Her amazing news contribution helped our team, and we were a team, achieve a first RAJAR of 66% reach.

At a birthday do tonight and drinking the local brew. Earlier we broke the story that Guy Ritchie's beer is ceasing production. Drink it while it lasts!

Travelling to a radio legend's funeral in Sussex with good friends, who fly. I'm checking and updating Dorset Council election results (none yet)
from a plane, in BCP Council airspace :) approaching IOW. If Nation Radio South wants a travel report, it'll cost a pint of Goddards

Vikki Stewart and moi- off to celebrate what an amazing guy Paul Chantler was. Kev is flying us all to Sussex

Here we go. Is this a sign of voter apathy? It's just gone seven. There's not a soul in sight in Shaftesbury

For the sake of his privacy I won't say where, but I've just seen Simon Cowell shopping -with a basket- in a most unlikely store- WHSmith!! I suppose he can afford £6 highlighter pens

On the trail of the prehistoric white horse in Oxfordshire. Put the local radio on. I've heard more Danny Cox as their station voice than any presenter - but that's great - Danny is fab

An extraordinary move by our regional fortnightly magazine, the nearest thing is to a local paper. Front page encourages a Lib Dem vote on 2nd May. If I had a local title, I'm not sure i'd run this front page- for sense of balance or commercial reasons. Bold?

WOW. Comments on the Facebook page for the new Carlisle community radio claim almost 3M listening hours in their first week. Online alone. That is quite incredible.