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I returned to Dublin, moved from DJ to journalist and within a year had my own
television show which went out on RTE 1 & 2 and ran for 14 years. In between, I went back to singing, made some albums and appeared in concert at the Royal Albert Hall and Carnegie Hall, New York. Having also put up with the vagaries of broadcasting, I also diversified into business with interests in new commercial radio stations which have
appeared on the scene in Ireland in recent years.
In fact, just for fun to see if I could master the new technology, I presented a weekly radio show on a Dublin station for a year and a half. I gave it up in July 2003 as I found it
boring with everything on a computer with not a disc in sight and moving a stupid mouse to put the stuff up on the screen. I felt I might as well not be there.
Also in the interval I've been to Australia and the States several times making television programmes, however, I have now reached a stage in life when many friends are no longer with us and it is time to ease up and enjoy different aspects of life.
As I have said, the reason I left City was that due to the oil crisis at the time, commuting by air became very expensive and force 8 gales in the Irish Sea, when I changed to the boat, didn't help either.
While in Liverpool I got to know Mike McGear and, of course, John Gorman of Scaffold.
Also, Paul McCartney's step-mother and sister who claimed they were fans of mine.
Since my city days, and indeed before, I have lived in South County Dublin with my
English wife from Richmond in Surrey.
Both of my grown up sons did not follow in my footsteps but work and live in New York.
Sincerely,
Arthur.
Thank you for writing, Arthur, we really appreciate you taking the time to get back in touch.
Dave Lincoln also told us of another story about a bomb scare at City, when Arthur had left a case by his desk at the station……and it was ticking!!!
Eventually, I think it was Gillian Reynolds the Programme Controller, who had to open the case to see what was inside………and she found a packet of
sausages and an alarm clock.
I suppose it was a clock to get up early for the Breakfast Show and bangers for breakfast.
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