Iain Anderson Is Five
Heading out of Glasgow tonight I called in at the Iain Anderson birthday bash in Finnieston. It's five years since Iain took over the late night slot on 大象传媒 Radio Scotland and the production team at Uist Media wanted to celebrate.
No wonder. The programme has a loyal following in Scotland - one fan had travelled from Moray to be at the party - and it's also one of the most requested shows on our Listen Again site. The centrepiece of tonight's party was a huge map of the world with little Saltire flags pinned to every country from whence a listener had made contact.
I noticed a gap for Siberia but was told they're working on that.
Mr Anderson himself was in fine fettle and, when I was given a microphone and asked to say a few words, I talked about the importance of a skilled and passionate presenter - and this at a time when some commercial radio stations are sacking their entire presentation teams and playing non-stop music from computers.
Sadly I couldn't linger to enjoy the food and drink. I was driving back to Inverness and wanted to get on the A9 before darkness fell.
I was at Aviemore when Iain came on air and made reference to his party. He sounded as bright as a button and clearly a lot of self-restraint had been shown earlier in the evening.
