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Student returns home for marathon radio show

(6 October 2005)

Durham Linguistics student, David Eyres, a dedicated member of the Southport Hospital Radio crew, returned home especially to help raise money to benefit hospital patients.

The twenty-seven hours of continuous broadcasting saw seven DJs working day and night, including ‘veteran’ DJ David Eyres, to create awareness of Patientline, a new system which each patient has access to at their bed.

The crew members visited the patients and explained how they can listen to the show through the new technology. The show also raised money for new studio equipment. David said: “We held a collection between the patients and visitors for new studio equipment and raised almost £100, an amazing amount when you consider the limited number of listeners we have.”

“Hospital radio is just as important to the presenters as it is to the patients. I’d recommend it to anyone.”

Source: Southport Visiter 2 September 2005