Entertainment
16 February, 2025
New talent livens airwaves
DOUGLAS FM has now been broadcasting across the Douglas Shire for over two years and during this time has seen significant development in terms of its weekly shows.
Two recent additions to the weekend program lineup are ‘Timeless Tracks’ presented by Jim Richards from Cooya Beach and ‘The Shamrock Show’ jointly hosted by Carrie Stevens and Steve Carey from Cow Bay.
Timeless Tracks is described as a show simply about great music from all eras.
“It includes the hits, album tracks, the forgotten classics, the weird and wonderful. Included are those songs that should have been chart toppers but for some unknown reason didn’t make it,” said Mr Richards, whose show goes to air every Sunday from 4pm to 6pm.
“There is also information like historical context, artist information and other tit bits,” he said.
“The show has a focus on music that brings back those treasured memories while every now and then, introducing the audience to more contemporary songs that will be the classics of the future.”
The Shamrock Show has a true touch of Ireland with Carrie Stevens originating as a singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Dublin.
She toured extensively in Europe and USA with urban traditional Irish band ‘Suas’ before founding Celtic fusion band ‘Night Potion’.
Eventually Carrie collaborated with her marine engineer partner, Steve Carey presenting ‘The Irish Voice’ at 2XXFM in Canberra sharing music, news and culture themes from Ireland and Australia.
Together in 2021, they moved to the Daintree Rainforest and in January of this year joined Douglas FM to bring their unique blend of Australian and Irish music, culture and local interest.
Their show can be heard between 1pm and 3pm on Saturdays.
Douglas FM station manager Bryan Bergman said he was excited about the additional shows.
“This broad range of programming is a reflection of the people in our community,” he said.
The team also includes:
Gary ‘Gazza’ McIlroy – Breakfast Monday to Friday 6am-9am
Michael Joseph Rees – Afternoon drive Wednesday 4pm-6pm
Tanya Morris – Afternoon drive Monday 4pm-6pm
Adrian Bannerman – The Saturday Sports Show (returning in 2025)
Alison Davis – The Saturday Show 9am-11am
Paula Clancy – Wellness Matters Saturday 11am-1pm
Brydie Maro – Gardens in Paradise Sunday 9am-11am
Neville Speakman – Sunday 11am-1pm
Steve Barrett – Douglas Conversations Wednesday 1pm-3pm.
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