10/09/2008

Fife radio station, Kingdom FM, is about to welcome a former presenter, to front its breakfast show.

Ian Gilmour currently presents the 10am-2pm slot on Edinburgh-based all-speech station, talk107, but has been lured back to Kingdom to co-host with another former talk107 presenter, Diane Lester. Their show starts on the sixth of next month.

Kingdom describes Gilmour as “one of [our] most popular presenters during the station’s ten year history”. He began at the station six years ago, leaving three-and-a-half years later.

Gilmour succeeds yet another former talk107 presenter, Micky Gavin, who has accepted a move to the opposite end of the day, to present an evening show at Real Radio Scotland. Gilmour had been a producer at talk107, but returned as a freelance presenter, after the station choose to stop using producers.

At talk107, he produced ‘The Independent Republic of Mike Graham’ - for which he was chosen Radio Producer of  Year in awards held last year among stations operated by owners, UTV. During his final year producing, he also presented a Friday night show for the station, ‘Stay Up With Gilmour’.

Says Kingdom FM Programme Controller, Darren Stenhouse: “I’m delighted that Ian has decided to return to Kingdom FM and music radio. Micky and Diane worked hard to build our breakfast audience and I am confident that with his track record, Ian can add to their success.

“Ian and Diane have worked together before and their rapport is obvious. We’re celebrating our tenth anniversary this year and I’m glad Ian is back to share in what promises to be an exciting few months for Kingdom FM and our audience.”

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