Radio_Normandy

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THE STAFF

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Here is the name of some people who took part in the operation of the station...

> Of course, some names can be missing. Please help us to update this list.

Management :
Fernand LE GRAND (Chairman - Fondator), René LEGROS (Board of directors), Pierre LEGROS, M. TETLOW et M. BLONDEL
Leonard F. PLUGGE (International Broadcasting Company - London), Max STANIFORTH

Engineers :
Joseph BOUFFAY (Gardener), Albert DRELANGUE, André CHARBONNIER, M. DE ROTALIER, M. FERHENBACH, Jean GRIFFEN, M. JANSSEN, Jean LAGEIX, M. LE DEUNF (station manager Louvetot), Pierre LEGROS, Jean LENORMAND (diesel engineer), Joseph MALANDAIN (engineer), M. MICHEL (engineer), M. MONCHY, Rémi PICARD (engineers)

Reporters (french service) :
Marie-Madeleine FOURCADE, Jean LE POVREMOYNE, Fernand POUEY

French announcers :
André BECASSE (Cousin André), Maurice BENARD (Cousin Maurice), André BRIAND, Pierre GARNIER, Francine LEMAITRE (Aunt Francine), René MALANDAIN, Gustave MILET, Nicolas, Roger OLIVIER, Roland VIOLETTE (Uncle Roland)

Caudebec castle :
Mrs BULAN (private secretary), Mrs CORRUBLE (Francine Lemaître's private secretary), Mrs LE SOUEF (switchboard operator), Mr Maurice PARRAIN (driver of recording van - in Normandy territory), Mr (Joseph ?) MALANDAIN (orderly)

English announcers or producers (of course some of these people are came in Fecamp) :
Neal ARDEN, Helen CLARE, Billy COTTON (orchestra), Miss N. CROWN, Bebe DANIELS (actress), Bob DANVERS WALKER (Uncle Bob) announcer, D.J. DAVIES, Cyril FLETCHER, George FORMBY, H.V. GEE, Tommy HANDLEY, Jack JACKSON announcer, Carroll LEVIS, Joe LOSS (orchestra), Ben LYON, B. McNABB, Philip MARTELL composer ?, George MELACHRINO (orchestra), Ian NEWMAN (David Newman)⁽²⁾, Tom NEWMAN, E.J. OESTERMANN, Vic OLIVER, Roger OLIVIER (M. Olivier, frenchman, spoke fluently english)⁽¹⁾, Donald PEERS composer, Roy PLOMLEY, Ted RAY, John SULLIVAN, The RADIO REVELLERS, T.St.A. RONALD, Wilfred THOMAS, Alan THOMPSON, Donald WATT, Stephen WILLIAMS, announcer (then, goes to Radio Paris and Luxembourg in 1933), Peter YORKE (orchestra)

(1) according to a message from Mr Patrick Olivier, Mr Roger Olivier's nephew

(2) Read David Newman's letters on the french pages : >> http://radionormandie.free.fr/rn/_private/david_newman.htm


Some more announcers and personalities heard on Radio Normandy. Most of the programmes were recorded in London studios. .

Stephen Williams	Jack Jackson	Neal Arden	Billy Cotton (conductor)

Bebe Daniels ans her husband Ben Lyon	Oncle Bob Bob Danvers Walker (chef announceur)	Cyril Fletcher	George Formby

Carroll Levis	Vic Oliver	Donald Peers	Roy Plomley .

David Davies (Chief announcer)	David (Ian) Newman (announcer)

English programme of IBC Stations
published by "RADIO PICTORIAL"

- Last programme broadcasted on Thursday, September 7th, 1939 on Radio Normandy

last day before the declaration of war...

6 h. 30   : After signature tune « Les vieux pommiers de Normandie », on waking up, military music.
6 h. 50 : Press review from the « Journal de Rouen ».
7 h. 00   : Physical training.
7 h. 15 : Road news. Weather forecast.
7 h. 30   : Military music.
8 h. 00   : Various music.
8 h. 15   : Ciné-magazine.
8 h. 30   : Press review from the « ParisSoir » studio in Paris (by phone).
8 h. 40   : Astrology.
8 h. 45   : British music.
9 h. 00   : Varieties.
9 h. 15   : Stay in good health.
9 h. 20   : Sounds of the banjos.
9 h. 30   : Harold Ramsay and his organ.
9 h. 45   : Teddy Randall and his orchestra.
10 h. 00   : From Lisieux, religious music.
11 h. 00   : Recording opera singers Ninon Vallin and Georges Thil.
11 h. 30   : Operetta (extracts).
12 h. 00   : Concert for listeners of R.N.
12 h. 30   : News by «Paris-Soir».
13 h. 00   : The Children Hour.
14 h. 00   : Records asked by listeners.
14 h. 15   : The Adventures of Mr Keen, detective.
14 h. 30   : Concert by the Salvation Army orchestra.
15 h. 00   : Novel of the humble wife of a celebrity.
15 h. 15   : Stella Dallas novel.
15 h. 30   : ED et DON, the famous cow-boys, in their show.
15 h. 45   : The musical mirror.
16 h. 00   : Stars of the microphone, with Wilfrid Thomas.
16 h. 15   : English hymns.
16 h. 30   : The music of the stars.
16 h. 45   : The novel of Marmaduke, by Brown and Mathilde.
17 h. 00   : The Adventures of a reporter of the crime.
17 h. 15   : The World Tour, with Sandy Powell.
17 h. 20   : The Adventures of Vic Samson.
17 h. 45   : Greyhound racing.
18 h. 01 : Market price of La Villette market at Paris.
18 h. 05   : From Lisieux, concert of religious music.
18 h. 50   : The minute of the « Journal de Rouen ».
19 h. 00   : Jean Tranchant and Max Gilbert (recording).
19 h. 45   : Bach and Henri Laverne (humorists).
19 h. 55   : News by «Paris Soir ».
20 h. 10   : Concert of RN listeners (Varieties).
21 h. 00   : « Les contes d'Hoffmann », by Offenbach, from the Fecamp Casino.
24 h. 00   : Varieties.
0 h. 30   : English dance music.
1 h. 00   : Close down.

Radio Normandy had worked that day for eighteen hours and thirty minutes, but it was for the last time, because the war was there.