“A Talent to amuse” is a Radio Netherlands’ tribute to veteran international broadcaster, Pete Myers, who passed away in December 1998. He was just 59. Pete started his career as […]
Pete Myers
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This was the final edition of the programme hosted by Pete Myers. When he came to the programme in 1993, “Happy Station” was the oldest international programme still being broadcast, […]
“East of Edam” was a weekly magazine programme and talk show hosted by Dheera Sujan and Maggie Ayre. This edition of the programme features reports on a new lesbian comedy, […]
Pete Myers was “one of the most innovative and magnetic broadcasters to grace the international airwaves in the second half of the 20th century”, according to the former Radio Netherlands’ […]
In this nine-part radio essay, Pete Myers tells the stories behind the music and the people that created the sounds of the 1950’s. This was the decade in which rock […]
Why name a series on the music of the 50’s after “Great Balls of Fire”, a rock ‘n roll hit that didn’t appear on the charts until 1957? Pete Myers […]
As a young rising radio star at the BBC, Pete Myers interviewed some of the most memorable people in the entertainment world of his time. He decided in 1972 to […]
“Rembrandt Express” was launched by Pete Myers in the 1980’s as a weekly magazine about developments in and around the Netherlands. The guests often included famous artists visiting from abroad. […]