Our Team of Volunteers is Growing!
Volunteers are our life blood!
Since we started Big Ear Radio we've had quite a few faces joining the team.
Some have stayed the full course, some have moved on after getting us off the ground and they've left us a legacy of great shows that we can still run from time to time.
Volunteers really are the essential foundation of everything we do, frankly, we wouldn't survive without them and their selfless sharing of talent and content to entertain our listeners.
Of course, Big Ear Radio is all about "giving" - it's why we exist and all that we stand for. As a commercial trading CEO Charity we are able to create income and then - give it away!
It comes in one door and goes straight out the other
The future will be full of opportunities to support those most in need wherever they may be. We can't wait to do as much good as possible.
But, it's not all about US giving, we need the support of our listeners too and corporations, legacy providers, sponsors, grant makers, advertisers etc. Every penny we can bring in is appreciated and guarded carefully, we don't waste anything!
So, if you'd like to be a part of our organisation in any way, please get in touch, we'd love to hear from you. You can email us with ideas and suggestions and you can make a donation via the website.
Email: bigearradio1@gmail.com
Even just listening helps us, so tune in on your favourite device at: www.bigearradio.com or download our Android App for your phone from Google Play.
Be a part of what we are doing and help us help others - maybe you!
Raynor & Cari Celebrate Eurovision
It's nearly May and time for the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest
Who knew that Raynor and his partner Cari are closet Europhiles?
Certainly not us, but indeed they are and their musical knowledge is extensive and makes for compelling listening.
Now, you may think you know all about the Eurovision Song Contest and that you can recall all the best songs from years gone by, but we can assure you this, first of two specials, will blow you away, even if you are not really a fan...
The playlist is excellent!
Raynor & Cari have selected some excellent songs and, we suspect, that if Raynor and Cari weren't there to remind you where these tracks were first heard, you'd have no idea it was the World's biggest annual song contest. Well, we have to admit there is one song that might give you a clue, namely - "Give That Wolf a Banana"... but even that's better than you'll remember.
In the first show they feature the best songs from 2011-2023 and we urge you not to miss it.
It's playing out several times through the week and is listed as "Special Features", the last airing is on Sunday at 5pm GMT.
Don't miss it, it really is a great show!
So many great Presenters - including Beth Williams
If you like a bit of Indie Americana in the company of a knowledgeable and talented presenter, then you need to tune into Beth Williams.
Our lovely Beth is Colorado based and is no stranger to Big Era Radio, she is in fact one of our most established team members.
And, not only does she know all that going on in and around the Colorado Indie music scene, she is also an incredible performer and songwriter.
Check out the schedule
Tune into Beth's next show this week and every week for your essential share of all that's great amidst the Colorado Mountains.
Two Incredible New Jazz Shows
Two New Incredible Jazz Hosts
Our new Jazz hour starts off with "Strumming" hosted by jazz guitarist Ross Morgan who looks at the great jazz guitar players of our time. Ross shares his love for jazz guitar, selecting his favorite guitar tracks while providing us with fascinating backstories about the artists and their music.
The second half of the show features "The A List with John Armato" highlighting the best in classic, cool and up-and-coming jazz. John is a veteran jazz drummer from Kansas City now based in California whose debut album “The Drummer Loves Ballads” received international airplay and wide critical praise. “A List” is shorthand for the best of the best, but it's also short for “The Armato List” – John’s personal pick of legendary jazz greats, outstanding lesser-known artists, and exciting emerging voices.
Big Ear Radio Founder nominated for Award
Big Ear Founder & CEO, Trevor Krueger, has been nominated under the category of "Business Leader / Manager of the Year"
The Business Success awards are staged in Birmingham on Saturday 29th June. No one can vote, it's all decided by the judging panel, so who knows what chance he stands... but at least he's amongst the nominees!
How exciting!
Now in our third year, the BSN Awards continue to shine a spotlight on the outstanding achievements of businesses and individuals within the UK business community. Open to all businesses, regardless of size or stage, our awards are designed to champion SMEs’ success stories from across the country.
The upcoming Business Success Awards are being held in Birmingham on Saturday 29th June.
Finalists will be announced in April 2024 once the nominations have closed on 1st April 2024.
The panel of judges, selected for their expertise and impartiality, evaluate finalists and winners based on merit and evidence provided – no popularity contests (Voting systems) here!
So, fingers are crossed here at Big Ear Radio, perhaps you can keep yours crossed for us too!
Schedule Page available on our website
You can now instantly check what's coming up next, or later this week, on our new Schedule page at Bigearradio.com.
You'll also be able to get this on the new phone App, (on its way) along with other features too.
Big Ear Radio - always improving itself!
We want you to have the very best experience on every level so we will always be striving to make improvements to the whole experience.
Of course it takes time to get everything right, but with your feedback and interest, we can do a much better job, so don't be afraid to get in touch with your suggestions, we are, after all, the station that listens to you....
Gremlins!
Sadly, we are still having problems setting up our PayPal donations account... For some reason it doesn't want to allow us to accept the support of our listeners...
We'll get it sorted!
But, we do hope we are getting close to resolving the issue and we'll be able to start our campaigning to support all those we are here to help.
Technology, it can be so annoying!!!
Raising Essential Funds
Spreading the Word - Big Ear Style
This week our Founder, Trevor Krueger, was invited as a dinner guest speaker with Rotary International, a long standing global organisation dedicated, as we are, to helping, those most in need, all around the World.
Big Ear Radio is always a popular topic of conversation and Trevor's passion runs deep and true which earned the station a healthy donation and the promise of some essential equipment, not to mention, a very pleasant lunch. Thank you Rotary, we are immensely grateful!
Essential Funding
Raising funds is essential in these early stages of our development as there is plenty to pay for before the public gets fully behind us. So another invite to talk at a future event was also welcomed, there's nothing the boss enjoys more than talking about Big Ear Radio and he never misses an opportunity.
We're currently still experiencing some technical issues with our PayPal donations portal on the website, but as soon as it kicks in we'll be delighted to welcome your donations too.
If you'd like to get behind us, we'd love to hear from you, just drop Trevor a line via the website.
How unique are we?
We've been trying to think of another charity that does so much to entertain its supporters 24 hours a day, but we can't think of one... can you?
Jodie Brough Joins Big Ear Radio
This young lady is mighty special
We are absolutely delighted to introduce yet another new Presenter to Big Ear Radio and she will further cement our commitment to showcasing new indie artists and music to our loyal listeners.
Jodie told us, "I was aware the station is very disability led and as I have a disability myself I am especially excited to be joining the family! I was born with Spina Bifida so I deal with the issues of that on a daily basis but it hasn't stopped me from having a career in the industry I love and being able to do this show.
The show is a fortnightly 60 minute broadcast and I will showcase a number of acts from our Liberty Music roster, as well as offering unsigned artists the opportunity to submit music for airplay.
Shows will be fortnightly and last for an hour. I'll all genres from Pop, Urban, World Music, Jazz, Soul, Rock, RnB. It's 100% radio friendly and all tracks are clean.
Interviews too!
On occasion I'll be including artist interviews and pre-recorded live sessions.
As part of the Liberty Music PR Radio Team and someone involved in community radio for over a decade, I will love being part of the Big Ear Radio platform, supporting and championing new music and emerging artists.
Another great new team member - meet Rupert Palmer
Big Ear Radio gets better and better
We are delighted to report that our search for talented Presenters is turning out to be very exciting and amazingly productive.
Meet Rupert Palmer, he's joined Big Ear Radio, to present his World Mix Radio Show, a superb smorgasbord of music selected from right around the World. He brings a variety of genres, which is exactly what we pride ourselves on delivering here at Big Ear, a variety of tracks many listeners would probably never get to hear if we didn't provide our platform to ensure they reach far beyond their countries of origin.
So who is Rupert?
Rupert Palmer is no stranger to radio, having learned his trade at several Hospital Radio stations in the south of the United Kingdom before moving onto Viking Radio, working under the wing of legendary broadcaster Tim Stewart.
From there he was head-hunted to West Africa to manage Sierra Leone’s first privately run commercial radio station, ABC FM 94, hosting the flagship breakfast show broadcasting to an audience reach of over 1.5 million listeners.
Rupert remains involved in all matters radio, whilst presenting his World Mix Radio Show.
We are very lucky to have him and delighted to welcome him to our team.
