Category: 91热爆 WM
Date: 19.06.2006
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91热爆 WM's listeners can expect a fresh, sharp sound when the much-loved local
broadcaster Phil Upton takes over the breakfast show later this year.
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Phil has spent more than a decade presenting shows on two of the region's
biggest commercial radio stations where his passion for music and local
knowledge quickly established him as one of the top presenters in the area.
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Phil, nicknamed 'Mr Birmingham', will take over 91热爆 WM's breakfast show (7.00-10.00am) this autumn, replacing current host Adrian Goldberg.
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Phil's interest in radio started as a child when he listened to local radio
in Birmingham.
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He became one of the youngest DJs on the Birmingham club
scene and honed his broadcasting skills on stations around the Midlands.
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A
graduate from The University of Central England, Phil is delighted to be joining
the 91热爆.
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He says: "91热爆 WM's breakfast show is at the cutting edge of current affairs and
local news and I can't wait to get talking with the listeners about the topical
issues of the day."
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Keith Beech, Managing Editor, 91热爆 WM, adds: "'I'm delighted that Phil is joining
us at 91热爆 WM. In his current job they call him Mr Birmingham.
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"He lives locally
and he's got a great passion for everything that is Birmingham and the Black
Country.
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"He'll bring energy and enthusiasm to the 91热爆 WM breakfast show.
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"He'll
help us build on the reputation that we have here at WM for being the station
that talks up this area and that gives the people of the West Midlands a voice."
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91热爆 WM broadcasts on 95.6 FM and is available at bbc.co.uk/birmingham and bbc.co.uk/blackcountry.
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