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TONY INCENZO: I’m Radio Ga Ga for the future

Growing up in the 1970’s, I would avidly listen to football matches on my local radio stations.

I truly appreciated the coverage since it afforded publicity to clubs that would not normally feature on national channels. And it honed my subsequent lifelong interest in every level of the beautiful game.

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Tony Incenzo
29 September 2024

Tony INCENZO
Talking Points

ATMOSPHERE:York City’s LNER Community Stadium is a popular haunt for BBC radio coverage

GROWING up in the 1970’s, I would avidly listen to football matches on my local radio stations.
I truly appreciated the coverage since it afforded publicity to clubs that would not normally feature on national channels. And it honed my subsequent lifelong interest in every level of the beautiful game.
Hence, I am perturbed to read of major current financial cuts affecting BBC services. This appears to be happening across the board but I sincerely hope it won’t curtail regio...

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