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James Stannage was born on February 22, 1950 is a British late night talk show radio host. He is most well known for presenting The Late Night James Stannage Talk Show on Manchester's Key 103. He was dismissed from Key 103 in June 2005 after numerous warnings and a history of run-ins with regulator OFCOM. A talk show (U.S.) or chat show (Brit. ... This article is about the City of Manchester in England. ... Key 103 is an Independent Local Radio station that broadcasts on 103 FM, from a 4 kW transmitter on Saddleworth Moor, to Manchester and the north west of England. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ofcom is a regulator for communication industries in the United Kingdom. ...


The show used to be a talk show where you could discuss anything you wanted, from sport, religion, current affairs, or politics. Stannage would often argue his case severely (which were usually anti-politics and anti-religion) if he disagreed with callers, and it was usual for Stannage to hang up on the caller, followed by a string of insults. Stannage was a well known fellow around Manchester as a result of his Key 103 talk show. In many surveys, Stannage came out as the number 1 Manchester DJ. Key 103 is an Independent Local Radio station that broadcasts on 103 FM, from a 4 kW transmitter on Saddleworth Moor, to Manchester and the north west of England. ...


James H Reeve was Stannage's immediate successor for the late-night phone in on the station. Since then, the show has been cut back to three hours from four. However, in 2006, James H Reeve left Key 103 also, leaving the chatshow with yet a new presenter. Sadly though the show has never really regained its grip on the Manchester market. James H (Hengist) Reeve is a UK broadcaster and journalist, currently presenting the late night phone-in show at Key 103 in Manchester. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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Early career

Stannage originally started out as an amateur actor and secondary school teacher and spent a few years in San Francisco studying drama. He first worked for Piccadilly Radio in the mid-seventies, presenting his own late-night phone-in show. He was renowned for his abrasive and aggressive style even then, so much so that the Bishop of Salford publicly condemned him as a bad influence. Piccadilly Magic 1152 AM Piccadilly Magic 1152 (also known as Magic 1152) ‘Greatest Hits Non-Stop,’ was Manchesters first commercial radio station. ... The Bishop of Salford is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford in the Province of Liverpool. ...


After leaving Piccadilly Radio, he went on to work for other local radio stations such as Metro Radio during the eighties before returning to Piccadilly 1152 around 1990. In the early days of his second stint at Piccadilly, his style was mellower than it had been before, but as time wore on became increasingly aggressive again and insulting comments to callers were stoked up as well. Metro Radio is an Independent Local Radio station broadcasting to North East England. ... Piccadilly Magic 1152 (also known as Magic 1152) ‘Greatest Hits Non-Stop,’ began life as Piccadilly Radio, which was Manchesters first commercial radio station. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ...


Rivals

It was a well known fact that throughout his career, James Stannage made many friends, but just as many enemies.


One such was Radio City Talk Show Presenter, Pete Price. Infrequently, each would "slag" the other off on their respective shows. Upon Stannage's sacking, Pete infamously posted on his forum a topic entitled "James Stannage Sacked" [citation needed] Radio City studios tower Radio City studios tower by night // Radio City 96. ...


Fines

On 24 November 2005, Emap Radio Group, owners of Key 103 received a fine of £125,000 (then a record for UK radio) after a string of racist comments and jokes about the death of Ken Bigley (just two days after his death was confirmed) in October and November 2004. is the 328th day of the year (329th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... EMAP plc (LSE: EMA) is a British media company, specialising in the production of magazines, and the organization of business events and conferences. ... Key 103 is an Independent Local Radio station that broadcasts on 103 FM, from a 4 kW transmitter on Saddleworth Moor, to Manchester and the north west of England. ... Kenneth Bigley Kenneth John Bigley (1942 – October 7, 2004), a 62-year-old man from Liverpool, England was kidnapped in the al-Mansour district of Baghdad, Iraq on September 16, 2004, along with Jack Hensley and Eugene Armstrong, both U.S. citizens. ...


Key 103 received several fines during Stannage's 20-year career on the station, formerly Piccadilly Radio. One outburst cost £15,000 and in 2001, Stannage came under fire for describing First World War soldiers as "thick and ignorant" and he was questioned by police in the same year over allegations that he made a racist remark on his show. In May 2004, he got into trouble because of his jokes in the aftermath of the death of Chinese cockle pickers in Morecambe Bay. Key 103 is an Independent Local Radio station that broadcasts on 103 FM, from a 4 kW transmitter on Saddleworth Moor, to Manchester and the north west of England. ...


Manchester Radio Online

Stannage is one of the presenters on the Manchester online radio station, simply titled 'Manchester Radio Online', alongside Irish Alan, Paul 'Ripman' Ripley and Dave Foran (Dairy Lee Dave). As the station is based online it is not subject to the same regulations as conventional radio stations, giving it greater scope to deliver top quality broadcasting at all hours of the day, whilst allowing the likes of Stannage to voice his outspoken opinions. The station launched on Sunday 9 September 2007 at 9pm. According to the site's own figures, over 150,000 people viewed the site pre-launch.


Miscellaneous

The Boxing Kangaroo Jasper Carrott once wrote a spoken sketch about James Stannage. It's featured on his album Jasper Carrott Live at Drury Lane. Jasper Carrott OBE (born Robert Davis, March 14, 1945) is an English comedian (declaring himself world famous in Birmingham). // Born in Acocks Green, Birmingham, he was educated at Moseley Grammar School and later attended Aston University in the heart of Birmingham. ...


James is currently barred from 'The Buffet Bar' in Stalybridge, (historically James' favourite drinking hole) following an inapprropriate joke.


James is the father of Darren Stannage Sports Journalist, currently working for Key 103. Key 103 is an Independent Local Radio station that broadcasts on 103 FM, from a 4 kW transmitter on Saddleworth Moor, to Manchester and the north west of England. ...


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