Tom Edwards Tribute
Tom Edwards, Radio City Presenter Photo Card
It was sad to hear news of the passing of Tom Edwards. Affectionately known as Mother on Radio City, and with an on air nickname of Tatty Tom. Tom began his announcing career as an entertainment host at Holiday Camps
Born in Norwich Tom had been battling ill health for some years, and for over thirty years had lived in Heckington, Lincolnshire
Tom Edwards
In the Radio City Re Built Studio (1966) Martin Stevens
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Recorded aboard the Fort in the TX Room On Sunday 26th June 1966 from 23.37 - 00.05 on Monday 27th June 1966
Senior Engineer Ian West playing the fool with Tony Pine in the backgound!
Significant as the Gravesend Docker Raiding Party had left at 21.00 taking the Transmitter Crystal with them, a hidden spare was fitted and test transmissions began
Senior DJ on Radio City I remember the crew congregating at Harold Wood's, 'Wall Tavern', collecting supplies from Tony Pine's General Stores and music and DJ's from the office, Eric Martin's Record Centre then off we’d go to the harbour to board Fred Downs Harvester II for Shivering Sands
Coming ashore the crew would retire to Tom's Cabin at the rear of Stan and Floe's 'Guinea' to pick up their meagre wage. Tom was a pleasant easy going character and fine broadcaster, his passing marks another loss of the dwindling Radio City family
When Radio City closed for the fial time on 8th February 1967 Tom went to Caroline, then East Anglia BBC,followed by Radio 1 & 2, Thames TV as a continuity announcer, that part of his career will be documented by others - BLR