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The Radio Nova Story

Energy 103 Newsletter

In September 1987, Mike Mahon produced an internal newsletter for the Energy team.

Newsletter

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Newsletter

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Tony McKenzie

Ad Rates 1987

Compliments

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The Radio Nova Story

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Prelude Introduction

Part OneThe Radio Nova Era · 16 chapters

01 The Beginnings
02 The Seeds are Sown
03 The Love Affair Begins
04 Medium For Long Range
05 Meet the Boss
06 You’re Fired
07 Kiss as Well
08 Upping The Ante
09 Shock Waves!
10 Doubleplus Ungood Times
11 Apart from the Union
12 Easy Listening for Dublin
13 The Beginning of the End
14 The Year of the Spat
15 Reflections
16 The Team

Part TwoThe Energy Era · 7 chapters

01 Zooming Into A New Era
02 Feel The Energy
03 Leeson Street Mainly
04 The Great Pretenders
05 The Dream Team
06 Here Comes The Supernova
07 No Time For Goodbyes

Part ThreeThe Satellite Era · 3 chapters

01 Starship Troopers
02 From 26,000 Miles in the Sky
03 Radio’s Brightest Star is Finally Extinguished

AppendicesArchive material · 10 sections

Epilogue
i My Life by Henry O'Donovan
ii Cary's Companies
iii Energy Newsletter
iv Energy 103 by Mike Mahon
v Nova Media Pack
vi Nova Night Network Manual
vii Confessions Of A Pirate DJ
viii Chris Cary - Hot Press 2002
ix Irish Independent 2008

Part 4 - Appendix III

Materials & acknowledgements

Photographs: Tony McKenzie, thanks to DX Archive;
Graphics: Newsletter, compliments slip, ad rates, thanks to DX Archive;
Notepaper, from The Anoraks Ireland Collection
Invaluable resources: Anoraks UK / Anoraks Ireland / DX Archive
Research and production: Radiowaves FM.

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