《# 39 851013 Laser 558 Craig Novak 0900 0945》 - 免费有声读物

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Johnny Come Home - Fine Young Cannibals

Dance to the Music - Sly & The Family Stone

If I Was - Midge Ure

Fun, Fun, Fun - Stereo Mix / 2013 - The Beach Boys

Funky Town - Lipps Inc.

Uptight (Everything's Alright) - Stereo Version - Stevie Wonder

Money For Nothing - Dire Straits

Blue Moon - The Marcels

Rhythm Of The Rain - The Cascades

I'll Be Around - Terri Wells

Gimme Some Lovin' - Single Mix - The Spencer Davis Group

Lean On Me (Ah-li-ayo) - Red Box

Question - The Moody Blues

Good Luck Charm - Elvis Presley

Being With You - Single Version - Smokey Robinson

Craig Novak, reputedly a distant cousin of the late Diana Princess of Wales - they shared a great great great grandfather - Craig joined Laser while the station was off the air with a damaged aerial in April 1985. His first broadcast was when the station returned on 7th May and he stayed until the closedown in November.

The Pirate Radio Hall of Fame asked Craig about his career:

“I grew up in Bath, Maine and started in radio there when I was in high school at the local radio stations WJTO and WIGY. I was a board operator and then a disc jockey. I went to college at Syracuse University. Ironically I met another former pirate at Syracuse my freshman year - Charlie Wolf! He transferred to another college the next year but it was quite a reunion when I boarded the Communicator in April 1985 and saw Charlie again. I have many great memories of Laser 558 and life on the Communicator. The day I arrived (in the UK) I had to stay in a hotel for a few days because the weather didn’t allow for me to get out to the ship. That storm also caused one of the (aerial) towers to collapse. So when I finally got on board, the station was off the air. That worked out for me because I needed to get my ‘sea legs’. I was sick for the first few days but once we got back on the air I was ready to go.

“I really enjoyed meeting all the ‘anoraks’ who came to see the ship on the weekend. Some who came from the continent did not speak much English so that made it interesting. It was fun working with Ric Harris, Tommy Rivers, Chris Carson, Erin Kelly, Charlie, Jay Mack, Chuck Cannon, John Leeds, Jeff Davis and Jonell. I probably have forgotten a couple of people. The ship's crew was great too. In London John Castle and Robbie Day kept things going as best they could. One of my best memories was when Charlie and I did the first birthday party on the air. It was done totally as theatre-of-the-mind. We had sound effects running in the background so it sounded like we were having a huge party on board. It sounded like a real party.

“Obviously, the Eurosiege and subsequent sailing in was a huge memory. The British authorities brought dogs on the ship after we brought it in and searched it from stem to stern. After they discovered we were not a threat, they asked for our autographs. We were grateful to Richard Branson for providing very inexpensive airfare so we could get back to the US. I sold the rights to the videos that were taken on board by Chuck Cannon to come up with that money. We were all out of money when we came off the ship.

“I now own 9 radio stations in upstate New York. Ironically we use ABC radio news on some of our stations and their London reporter is none other than Tommy Rivers so I hear his voice quite often.”

Source: offshoreradio.co.uk