3 changes for #wafc v ⁦Cardiff City FC⁩ from last weekend’s defeat at Bolton. Jason Kerr is back after a knee injury, Christian Saydee returns after suspension. Callum Wright steps up. Costelloe, Adeeko + Sessegnon drop to the bench. Updates with me on ⁦BBC Sport Manchester⁩

Wigan Athletic players have been ordered in tomorrow (Sunday) after losing 2-0 to Cardiff City, their 3rd defeat in a week. Hear my interview with #wafc Head Coach Ryan Lowe on BBC Radio Manchester BBC Sport Manchester when he says “We need to put this right. There’s a lot of work to do”.

Wigan Athletic players have been brought in this morning after losing 2-0 to Cardiff City, their 3rd defeat in a week. Hear my interview with #wafc Head Coach Ryan Lowe on BBC Radio Manchester BBC Sport Manchester when he says “We need to put this right”. Wigan Athletic Heritage Project

Happy 58th birthday to Radio 1 which came on air on September 30, 1967, 6 weeks after the Government outlawed the pirates. As a schoolboy I thought the corporation was rather astute in hiring the best offshore DJs such as Tony Blackburn, Kenny Everett + Keith Skues at its launch

“Pick of the Pops” was my first introduction to pop music in 1962. This was pre-Beatles, two years before the pirates. It was the only radio programme that exclusively played pop records (no dance bands or studio versions). Even as a 7-year-old I thought : Why can’t we have more?

52 years ago today on October 8, 1973, licensed commercial radio began in the UK with the launch of LBC + its national news service IRN, my home in the late 80s and early 90s. Here’s the photocall outside its original HQ at Gough Square for the Golden Jubilee. I’m on the back row

I’d been a student journalist for just a fortnight. But it was a seismic change in British broadcasting, ending the BBC’s radio monopoly after 50+ years. I later spent almost 30 years with the Beeb but the arrival of a competitor was good for the corporation (and the listener).

“Change or be changed”. Hear my interview with Wigan Athletic Head Coach Ryan Lowe on BBC Sport Manchester BBC Sounds after their 1-0 defeat to Wycombe Wanderers, their 4th successive home defeat, with just 1 win in their last 10 in all competitions. #wafc Wycombe Wanderers

“If anyone thinks that we’re getting to the play offs and get promoted this season then think twice because it’s not going to happen”. Hear my interview on BBC Sport Manchester BBC Sounds with Wigan Athletic Head Coach Ryan Lowe after their 1-0 defeat to Wycome Wanderers. #wafc

🗣️ Wigan captain Jason Kerr after their 1-0 loss to Wycombe Listen in full and subscribe for Wigan Athletic news and content #WAFC #BBCFootball

Hear my interview with Wigan Athletic captain Jason Kerr after their 1-0 defeat to Wycombe Wanderers, just 18 days after Wycombe Wanderers won 2-0 at the Brick in the Carabao Cup. Broadcast on BBC Sport Manchester BBC Sounds

The only playing connection I can find is that Jamal Lowe who was signed by Paul Cook from Portsmouth to play in the Championship in 2019-20, had 2 spells at Hemel Hempstead Town a decade ago, first on loan from Barnet and then for a short period before joining Hampton + Richmond

Apologies. I did Hemel Hempstead Town a disservice. They are very handily placed in the play-off positions in Conference South.

51 years ago today on October 21,1974 Radio City (Liverpool) opened, the first UK 24-hour station outside London. I debuted that opening week, covering non-league football, becoming its politics editor in the 1980s before moving to Westminster for 34 years. A brilliant grounding.

Paul Rowley What a great Radio Station

Hopefully this is a better one, Quentin.

Tom Edwards was Chief DJ aboard the offshore fort Radio City at the time of the killing of the station’s boss Reg Calvert in 1966, an incident which hastened the introduction of the Marine Offences Act the following year which outlawed the pirates. Great voice, proper broadcaster

Tom Edwards was Chief DJ aboard the offshore fort Radio City at the time of the killing of the station’s boss Reg Calvert in 1966, an incident which hastened the introduction of the Marine Offences Act the following year which outlawed the pirates. Great voice, proper broadcaster