James Stannage

[celeste]

What has happened to James, is he still on the radio?  Peter he used to live in Whitefield at one time, did you know him?

[peterw]

Yes, and so too did Umberto, in a bungalow adjacent to the Hillock estate. Don’t know where either of them are now.

[celeste]

not together methinks 

[peterw]

Definitely not — but seen ’em together in  chippy.

[celeste]

i believe Umberto went to work on a hospital radio phone-in

[peterw]

Did he? Good for him! I used to DJ for Hospital Radio Burnley. I was editor of the local newspaper and believed in getting involved with the local community. We had a regular Corrie actress doing her bit too; Julie Heckmondwyke.

[celeste]

just your type

[arthurchappell]

Stannage was sacked (again)  from Key 103 after he was ratherabrasive with aw ar veteran, calling him stupid and cowardly for going to  war inthe first place - there were complaints and the station booted hiom out - Stannage is probably the bestof our shock-jocks, much betterthan James Whale, - I remember early Stannage on Piccadilly Radio when he would play clips from commediens like Mike Harding, Jasper Carrott, and Blilly Conolly, all of whowere unknown then, as were, and stillare  Bob Willioson and Shep Wooley who he also plugged. I used to stay up secretly till dawn listening to his show for the comedy stuff, and go to school very tired indeed.  www.arthurchappell.clara.net/contents12manchester.htm

[celeste]

do you know what he is doing now, did his marriage to Heather end?

[arthurchappell]

I haven't heard any more on Stannagfe's marriage crisis  - I know it was on the rocks, but not the outcome

[toddy]

does anyone remember the old james stannage show when he played all funny clips, jasper carrot, mike harding, blaster bates, bob willaimson, monty python,

can u remember any others?

wonder where they r now?

[celeste]

Hi Toddy, I used to listen regularly to his show when he was on Piccadilly Radio, Key 103m and when he moved, but I'd heard he'd moved to London - can't actually recall hearing those names though.

[toddy]

hi celeste

those names are from the first time he was with them when it was still called piccadilly 261. this would be about 74-79
 
he left and returned years later to do the talk show.
jasper carrot featured it on one of his tv shows saying he was on the hard shoulder of the motorway listening to it.

[celeste]

ah yes I only started listening to him in the nineties, do you remember Tremendous Knowledge Dave who used to be on when there were bank holidays, wouldn't mind him as my phone a friend

[toddy]

no i dont remember him at  all,

i do remember
curly shirly.
umberto when he was just a phone in person on the susie mathis show,
mike shaft