James Masterton
Encyclopedia
James Masterton is a headline columnist
for the music website Yahoo! Launch. He writes a weekly column analysing new entries in the UK Singles Chart
. Masterton is a technical producer
for TalkSport
, having previously worked in information technology
at the independent production company Unique Broadcasting and as a presenter at the Bradford ILR
station The Pulse
.
Masterton began posting his weekly comments about the latest singles chart on Usenet
in 1992, while a student at Lancaster University
, whence he graduated in 1994. In 1995 he became an important element of BT's Dotmusic
website, an online hub for the UK music scene and one of the few sites that posted the entire UK top 75 every week. When Dotmusic was purchased from BT by Yahoo!
on October 28, 2003, Masterton's commentary moved to Yahoo! Launch with it.
Columnist
A columnist is a journalist who writes for publication in a series, creating an article that usually offers commentary and opinions. Columns appear in newspapers, magazines and other publications, including blogs....
for the music website Yahoo! Launch. He writes a weekly column analysing new entries in the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
. Masterton is a technical producer
Radio producer
A radio producer oversees the making of a radio show. There are two main types of producer. An audio or creative producer and a content producer. Audio producers create sounds and audio specifically, content producers oversee and orchestrate a radio show or feature...
for TalkSport
TalkSPORT
Talksport , owned by UTV radio, is one of the United Kingdom's three terrestrial analogue Independent National Radio broadcasters, offering a sports and talk radio service broadcast from London to the United Kingdom....
, having previously worked in information technology
Information technology
Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...
at the independent production company Unique Broadcasting and as a presenter at the Bradford ILR
ILR
ILR may refer to:* Institute for Legal Reform, an advocacy group founded in 1998 by the United States Chamber of Commerce* Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations...
station The Pulse
The Pulse
- Radio :* The Pulse , a hot AC channel on Sirius XM Radio* The Pulse , The original Sirius incarnation on channel 9 until November 12, 2008* The Pulse of West Yorkshire, a UK radio station originally known as Pennine Radio...
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Masterton began posting his weekly comments about the latest singles chart on Usenet
Usenet
Usenet is a worldwide distributed Internet discussion system. It developed from the general purpose UUCP architecture of the same name.Duke University graduate students Tom Truscott and Jim Ellis conceived the idea in 1979 and it was established in 1980...
in 1992, while a student at Lancaster University
Lancaster University
Lancaster University, officially The University of Lancaster, is a leading research-intensive British university in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. The university was established by Royal Charter in 1964 and initially based in St Leonard's Gate until moving to a purpose-built 300 acre campus at...
, whence he graduated in 1994. In 1995 he became an important element of BT's Dotmusic
Dotmusic
Dotmusic was a music website that existed as a standalone website from June 1995 to December 2003. Initially intended as the web complement to the UK music industry trade magazine Music Week, the site was relaunched in December 1998 as a website for music fans.In addition to music news, reviews,...
website, an online hub for the UK music scene and one of the few sites that posted the entire UK top 75 every week. When Dotmusic was purchased from BT by Yahoo!
Yahoo!
Yahoo! Inc. is an American multinational internet corporation headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, United States. The company is perhaps best known for its web portal, search engine , Yahoo! Directory, Yahoo! Mail, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Groups, Yahoo! Answers, advertising, online mapping ,...
on October 28, 2003, Masterton's commentary moved to Yahoo! Launch with it.