Former Radio City employees throw party in Liverpool for station’s 50 anniversary

Former Radio City employees are holding an event to celebrate 50 years of commercial radio on Merseyside.

Around 200 people will gather at Dicey Reilly’s on Wolstenholme Square in Liverpool on Friday 18th October to mark the occasion.

Broadcasting from the original Stanley Street studios before moving to St. John’s Beacon in 2000, 194 Radio City began its 50 year journey at 5.58am, with an announcement from its founding Managing Director Terry Smith who said “It’s two minutes to six on Monday October 21st 1974.

“For the very first time, this is 194 Radio City broadcasting to Merseyside.”

Event organisers Molly Marshall (Hits Radio Liverpool/former Radio City) and Carolyn Hughes (former Radio City and now Carolyn Hughes PR Ltd) who have been responsible over the years for many of the radio stations landmark celebrations did not want to let the milestone anniversary pass without marking the historic occasion.

Molly said: “Radio City has always been a fantastic place to work and for many has been a stepping stone to illustrious careers. For others their time at Radio City was a very special part of their lives and I feel so privileged to heave worked there for almost 40 years and counting!”

Radio City original line up

Carolyn added: “Whilst there are no official celebrations planned for former employees, we didn’t want to let this monumental date pass and it is testament to the station’s former employees that 200 of them are travelling from as far away as Australia to mark the occasion and to raise a glass to the vision and the legacy of Terry Smith who founded the station, whilst also acknowledging the amazing contribution that the talented former employees played in the continuing success of the station.”

The 50th anniversary celebration will honour the station’s history and legacy with music, photographs, video footage and soundbites from the decades, which have been carefully curated by former employee Al Stirling, who has created a nostalgic website for former employees to mark the occasion.