Sam Plank
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Terry Hilton was a British
local radio broadcaster
, known for his talk-based radio programmes in Staffordshire
, The Potteries and Stoke-on-Trent
on BBC Radio Stoke
and Signal 2
.
Plank left Signal to set up Trent Radio broadcasting as Focal Radio which was bought out by local businessman Mo Chaudry from administration. Focal Radio ceased broadcasting in May 2009 after the team couldn't raise enough funds to buy out the chairman of the company who had pulled out.
Plank also broadcasted on Moorlands Radio to the Staffordshire Moorlands where as well as presenting the 10 - 1 programme every weekday he was sales manager. He did considerable charity work as well as highlighting many political issues.
Plank died of cancer on 10 February 2011.
United Kingdom
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local radio broadcaster
Presenter
A presenter, or host , is a person or organization responsible for running an event. A museum or university, for example, may be the presenter or host of an exhibit. Likewise, a master of ceremonies is a person that hosts or presents a show...
, known for his talk-based radio programmes in Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
, The Potteries and Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent , also called The Potteries is a city in Staffordshire, England, which forms a linear conurbation almost 12 miles long, with an area of . Together with the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme Stoke forms The Potteries Urban Area...
on BBC Radio Stoke
BBC Radio Stoke
BBC Radio Stoke is a BBC Local Radio station in England, for the area of North and Mid Staffordshire, north east Shropshire and South Cheshire. The station began broadcasting programmes on 14 March 1968 as BBC Radio Stoke-on-Trent....
and Signal 2
Signal 2
Signal 2 is a British Independent Local Radio station broadcasting from studios in Shelton, Stoke-on-Trent to Staffordshire and Cheshire. The station is owned by UTV Radio and runs a "gold format" playlist. It is the sister station of Signal 1....
.
Plank left Signal to set up Trent Radio broadcasting as Focal Radio which was bought out by local businessman Mo Chaudry from administration. Focal Radio ceased broadcasting in May 2009 after the team couldn't raise enough funds to buy out the chairman of the company who had pulled out.
Plank also broadcasted on Moorlands Radio to the Staffordshire Moorlands where as well as presenting the 10 - 1 programme every weekday he was sales manager. He did considerable charity work as well as highlighting many political issues.
Plank died of cancer on 10 February 2011.