Radio Broadgreen 1983 - 2023
© LHBS/Radio Broadgreen 1975-2023 Registered Charity 508557 (England & Wales)
Obituary - Dave Culshaw 1951-2021
It is with a great sadness and a profoundly heavy heart that we inform you that Dave Culshaw has sadly passed away.
Dave joined LHBS/Radio Broadgreen in 1988 and was an integral part of Radio Broadgreen for over 30 years spending many hours on his Sunday afternoon show entertaining the patients. He was also a valued member of the LHBS committee helping to run the station whilst keeping the finances in check with his 2 spells as Hon. Treasurer. Dave will be sorely missed by everyone at LHBS/Radio Broadgreen and we send out our deepest sympathies to all of his family and friends at this exceptionally sad time.
Obituary - Tommy Callagher 2nd October 2021
It is with a deep sadness and a profoundly heavy heart that I have to inform you that Tommy Callagher has sadly passed away after a short illness.
Tommy was the face of Radio Broadgreen to everyone within the hospital it self throughout his time with us. He was the life and soul of our request show and helped fundraise thousands of pounds for the station as well as the British Heart Foundation.
Tommy will be dearly missed by everyone at LHBS/Radio Broadgreen and we send out our deepest sympathies to Christine, all of his family and friends at this exceptionally sad time.
The funeral service will take place on Monday 18th October. We shall be broadcasting one of Tommy’s last shows on this day from 2pm to commemorate the life of Tommy Callagher.
Obituary - Alan Myers 10th November 2021
It is with great sadness that we have learned that Chairman of HRFN (Hospital Radios’ Football Network) that provided commentary of all Everton and Liverpool fixtures for Radio Broadgreen has died.
Alan Myers was a big Blues fan and it was a privilege to join the network in 1986 and provide commentary to the blind & partially sighted fans at Goodison Park as well as radio commentary for hospital patients via Radio Broadgreen.
Our sincere condolences to Alan’s family during this difficult time.
Our tribute, “Alan Myers Remembered” is available to hear via our archive Playback Service.
(Pic) Alan was presented by Everton FC with a shirt in 2016 following 30 years of service.
Applications for Membership - Update January 2023
As Radio Broadgreen is based on the Broadgreen site, all applications for membership to this charity have to be processed by the hospital trust.
We are due to have yet another meeting with the NHS Trust to clear the way to process new applications. We apologise for any delay in current applications.
Applications for membership are now OPEN with vacancies listed HERE
*NHS Volunteer terms & conditions apply including ID checks and an NHS Volunteers induction.
The Real Enjoyment of Jazz
Following the retirement of LiverpoolJazz, we would like to welcome Mike Winn with
his weekly programme “The Real Enjoyment of Jazz” to Radio Broadgreen listeners.
We know how popular jazz music is in the Liverpool area and so Mike’s hour of finest jazz music is most welcome addition to our schedule from Saturday 20th August.
Make sure you tune in every Saturday evening from 7pm or 6pm every Sunday evening!
New series of “CLASSIC ALBUMS” with Peter Grogan
Following on from the popular first series, Peter has been back into the Radio Broadgreen
studios to record series two.
The programme is currently broadcast every Saturday evening on Radio Broadgreen and the first editions of the new series are expected to be ready later this year with some absolute belters!
UPDATE - congratulations to Peter as Classic Albums has been nominated for the prestigious HBA Awards 2023.
The Community Hour
The Community Hour is a collection of news, information and podcasts featuring health and lifestyle topics which we believe members of the Liverpool community will find interesting.
The first episode will be broadcast on Monday 24th October 2022 at 6pm and will include
items from Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital as well as Mersey Care’s Life Rooms project.
The monthly series will include contributions from British Heart Foundation, The Reader, Word on Health, Liverpool Heart & Chest NHS Trust, amongst others focusing on health and lifestyle.
So whether you are a patient, a member of staff or just listening online, tune in to The Community Hour every Monday and Thursday at 6pm.
New Country Music Show for 2023
Country music has always been popular on Radio Broadgreen and so following the news of Alan Foulkes retirement from radio, we are pleased to announce that Ben Atkinson will present country every Tuesday from 7pm.
Ben’s Country Music Show will include all the latest news from Nashville as well
as looking at a latest country music charts and is a must for every Country Music
fan!