Radio Showprep....

Looking for "stuff" for your radio show. Here's some of the basics you will need. If you know of any other good sources of information, please let me know.

If you need more showprep check out the radio industry links page.

For the latest news headlines from IRN Click the button. You can also listen to the latest news and sport bulletins online.

VH1 Rock Calendar
Click above to find out what happened on this day in music history...

Gives all the information you ever wanted to know about the UK top 40 charts.

Radio Showprep Services

If you want to buy in radio show prep there are many paid for services upon the web. Here is a list of some of the most common ones you can sign up for.

www.funnyfirm.com The Funny Firm contains show prep and topical
jokes for radio personalities
www.broadcasthub.co.uk   resource for registered journalists
www.thisdayinmusic.com   daily trivia
www.empireonline.co.uk   latest film news
www.fmjock.com    subscription prep service
www.interprep.com   subscription prep service
www.preplinks.com  subscription prep service
www.gagwriter.co.uk A topical comedy pay as you go prep service with UK and International material
www.tomslake.com From our cabin beside a lake in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains we send topical humor to successful radio personalities across the USA and Canada -- plus seven other countries worldwide.

Weather Conversion...

If you need to convert the temperature from Celsius to Fahrenheit for weather forecasts then here is the conversion tool you need. Enter either figure in the appropriate box and then press the calculate button for the result.

British Summer Time....

The next clock change will be for the end of British Summer Time. This will take place on Sunday 30th October 2011 when the clocks go back an hour so one hour more in bed. An easy way to remember it is that in Spring clocks spring forward and in Autumn they fall back.

In 2012: the Sundays of 25 March and 28 October
In 2013: the Sundays of 31 March and 27 October
In 2014: the Sundays of 30 March and 26 October
In 2015: the Sundays of 29 March and 25 October

All clocks in the UK go forward on the last Sunday in March and go back on the last Sunday in October at 1am Greenwich Mean Time.

For the LATEST RADIO INDUSTRY NEWS check out the home page HERE

All You Ever Wanted To Know About....

The series of pages that gives you the lowdown on all the main holidays throughout the year. All the facts, reasons and traditions thought to be the basis of the following celebrated dates. Click each link for more details.

Important Dates For Your Diary 2012....

January 1 New Year's Day
January 23 Chinese New Year (Year of the Dragon)
February 14 St. Valentine's Day
February 21 Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day)
February 22 Ash Wednesday
March 1 St David's Day
March 12 Commonwealth Day
March 17 St. Patrick's Day
March 18 Mother's Day
March 20 First Day Of Spring
March 25 British Summertime Begins
April 1 April Fools Day
April 1 Palm Sunday
April 6 Good Friday
April 7 First Day Of Passover
April 8 Easter Day
April 14 The Grand National, Aintree, Liverpool
April 9 Easter Monday
April 23 St George's Day
May 7 May Day Bank Holiday
May 22 - 26 Chelsea Flower Show, London
May 30 Spring Bank Holiday
June 4-5 Queen's Diamond Jubilee
June 17 Father's Day
June 21 The Longest Day / First day of summer
June 25 - July 8 Wimbledon Fortnight, London
June 30 - July 22 Tour De France
July 4 American Independence Day
July 20 First Day Of Ramadan
August 19 Eid-Al-Fittr
August 27 Late Summer Bank Holiday
September 7-9 Italian Grand Prix, Monza
September 17 Jewish New Year
September 22 First Day Of Autumn
October 28 British Summertime Ends
October 31 Halloween
November 5 Bonfire Night
November 11 Remembrance Sunday
November 15 Islamic New Year
November 24 American Thanks Giving (4th Thur in November)
November 30 St. Andrew's Day
December 2 First Sunday In Advent
December 21 First Day Of Winter
December 25 Christmas Day
December 26 Boxing Day

February is. . . . .

American Heart Month
An Affair to Remember Month
Black History Month
Canned Food Month
Creative Romance Month
Great American Pie Month
National Cherry Month
National Children's Dental Health Month
National Grapefruit Month
National Weddings Month

3rd Week International Flirting Week


1 National Freedom Day
2 Ground Hog Day
2 Candlemas
3 The Day the Music Died - Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and the Big Bopper died in a plane crash in 1959.
4 Create a Vacuum Day
4 Thank a Postman Day
5 National Weatherman's Day
6 Lame Duck Day
7 Wave All you Fingers at Your Neighbor Day
7 Send a Card to a Friend Day
8 Boy Scout Day - celebrates the birthday of scouting
8 Kite Flying Day
9 Toothache Day
10 Umbrella Day
11 Don't Cry over Spilled Milk Day
11 Make a Friend Day
11 White T-Shirt Day
12 Abraham Lincoln's Birthday
12 Plum Pudding Day
13 Clean out Your Computer Day - second Monday of Month
13 Get a Different Name Day
14 Ferris Wheel Day
14 National Organ Donor Day
14 Valentine's Day
15 Candlemas - on the Julian Calendar
15 National Gum Drop Day
15 Singles Awareness Day
16 Do a Grouch a Favor Day
17 Random Acts of Kindness Day
18 National Battery Day
19 National Chocolate Mint Day
20 Cherry Pie Day
20 Hoodie Hoo Day
20 Love Your Pet Day
20 President's Day - third Monday of month
21 Card Reading Day
22 George Washington's Birthday
22 Be Humble Day
22 Walking the Dog Day
22 International World Thinking Day
23 International Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day
23 Tennis Day
24 National Tortilla Chip Day
25 Pistol Patent Day
26 Carnival Day
26 National Pistachio Day
26 Tell a Fairy Tale Day
27 Polar Bear Day
27 No Brainer Day
28 Floral Design Day
28 Public Sleeping Day
28 National Tooth Fairy Day - and/or August 22
29 Leap Day - 2012, once every four years