Original Schedule
Under the first manager, Hal Bethell, Radio Cambridgeshire's early broadcasts were restricted to a few hours at breakfast and two hours in the afternoon.
The opening day was broadcast from Cambridge and all the district offices — Peterborough, Wisbech, March, Huntingdon and Ely. The first programme was presented by Gina Madgett (formerly Radio Nottingham) and the first record played on-air was Ebony and Ivory by Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder.
The original weekday broadcasters were:
- Julian Dunne (New Day, an all-speech news service that ran at the same hours as Today on Radio 4, on which it was based)
- Anne Bristow and Jane Solomons, alternately (The Light Programme, a mixture of music and light interviews)
- Gina Madgett (The Home Service, a largely speech programme with interviews intended to interest listeners at home)
When Hal Bethell left the station because of his health, he was replaced by the deputy manager of Radio Lincolnshire, Dave Wilkinson. He extended broadcasting into the afternoon by hiring Radio Lincolnshire presenter, John Richards. Wilkinson returned to Radio Lincolnshire as manager and was replaced by Ian Masters, previously presenter of BBC East's regional television news programme, Look East.
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