Category: Southern Counties Radio
Date: 11.08.2006
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Nicci Holliday has been
confirmed as the managing editor of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Southern Counties
Radio.
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Nicci, who joined the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ twelve years ago and started her career on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½
Three Counties Radio, has been acting managing editor of the station for the past five months. She took the role over from Neil Pringle who held the post for two years and now presents the station's Sussex breakfast show.
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Nicci says: "I'm delighted to be the new Editor for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Southern Counties Radio.
It's a fantastic radio station full of ambition, creativity and incredibly talented
people.
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"I'm looking forward to leading the team and developing
an even more exciting range of services for Surrey and Sussex".
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Nicci brings a wide range of experience to the position. She has spent all her
career in ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ local radio and held every position from producer to bulletin
reader before becoming a senior broadcast journalist, assistant editor and
managing editor at ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Northampton and ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½
Radio Cornwall.
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Mike Hapgood, Head of Regional and Local Programmes for ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½
South East, says: "I'm really pleased to be able to confirm Nicci Holliday's
appointment as the managing editor of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Southern Counties Radio, after five
months acting in the job.
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"Nicci took over at short notice earlier in the
year from Neil Pringle, when he became presenter of the station's
Sussex breakfast show.
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"This was a challenging time in the station's history and Nicci instantly demonstrated her enthusiasm for the radio station and her commitment to the southern counties - we're very lucky to have found someone with drive, energy and acute programme judgement to take SCR forward over the coming months and years.
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"Nicci brings a wealth of experience as managing editor
of ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Cornwall and as Radio Creative for SON&R [Sharing
opportunity in Nations and Regions] in Bristol set up to share
best practice and raise creative standards across the division."
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ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Southern counties is available on 104-104.8 FM, 95-95.3
FM and Digital Radio.
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