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Ronan O'Rahilly, RIP

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Riverwalk Tue 21-Apr-20 16:56:20

The founder of Radio Caroline has died aged 79 - he'd had dementia since 2013.

Radio Caroline really was the soundtrack of our youth - I'm transported back to a 10 year old listening on a very tinny-sounding tranny!

Thank you for the music Ronan.

suzette1613 Tue 21-Apr-20 19:01:41

Me too Riverwalk, loved it and the transistor was seldom turned off, Caroline North by day, a tinny Caroline South at night. Such excellent music back then...
RIP Ronan.

Treebee Tue 21-Apr-20 20:39:38

Yes, I’m grateful to him too. Caroline brought me the music I loved and I was very sad when it stopped. I used to listen to Johnnie Walker under my bedcovers. I know it’s a cliche but it’s true.

GabriellaG54 Tue 21-Apr-20 20:41:38

Yes, I can remember the intro...Johnnie Walker...
Those certainly were the days.

EllanVannin Tue 21-Apr-20 21:04:29

I can remember trying to find the station on the radio-gram at night and the reception being rubbish. Then I bought a KB radio with the best sound ever. Radio Caroline was brilliant.

Grannybags Tue 21-Apr-20 21:11:27

Ah yes, the lovely voice of Johnnie Walker.....

I listening to him in bed too Treebee!

My friend and I swore we'd never listen to Radio 1 when they shut down the pirate radio stations, but of course we did in the end as there was nothing else!

Grannmarie Tue 21-Apr-20 21:26:41

EllanVannin, I had an ITT KB radio too!
It was a Christmas present from my Daddy in 1970, best present ever at that time.

It had terrific reception and I loved it.
I took it to school with me every day, we'd listen to it at lunchtime, especially on Tuesdays for the charts and new number one.

I used to listen to Radio Luxembourg in bed at night. I remember hearing the news that Jim Morrison had died.

I must have just missed Radio Caroline, but I loved Jonnie Walker on Radio One.

In fact, I still enjoy his 70s show on Sunday afternoons on Radio Two, brilliant DJ, although he is sounding a bit older and frailer these days.

Remember when we listened to the radio....
WOLD, Harry Chapin.