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Award winners
“Canvey Flood” a radio documentary put together by the Kents Hill Junior School Radio Club has won a prestigious Sony Schools Radio Award. In the industry, a Sony Award is often deemed as a Radio Oscar – many top radio presenters have won Sonys over the years and it is highly respected. The Radio club, started by parent volunteer Michelle Durant was run once a week in the school lunch break and started off doing road safety adverts before attempting the documentary project. The pupils received helpful visits from BBC Essex...
read moreBOTB Tickets on Sale
The Rotary Club of Corringham Thameside and Gateway 97.8′s Battle of the Bands competition has received twelve entries this year, and they will each have to battle it out in the live heats on Sunday 18th and 25th March between 4pm and 6pm. The top 6 bands that in the heats will then go onto the final to really battle it out at the Springhouse Club in Corringham on Friday 20th April. You can see the list of bands applied, and when they will appear below. Week One: 18th March Week Two: 25th March ...
read moreDeputy Leader of Basildon Council Dies.
Stephen Horgan, deputy leader of Basildon council and ward councillor for Billericay West passed away aged 47, after a nine year battle with cancer. Mr Horgan (pictured left at the Basildon Sporting Village), who was also cabinet member for regeneration, passed away after his condition worsened in the past week at Basildon Hospital. Tributes have come in from all sides of the political fence, Tony Ball Leader talking to Gateway 97.8′s Brighter breakfast says ‘it’s a sad Day for Basildon’. A clip of the interview is...
read moreSt. Luke’s Fun Run
Congratulations to all of the people involved in the St. Lukes Fun Run. First reports suggest that a good amount of money was raised, and we will keep you posted on the total amount in due course. Below are the winners: Males: 1 – Robin Jones 188: 57:31 2 – Phil Dickens 306: 57:32 3 – Mark Penny 232: 57:40 Females: 1 – Emily Smith 060: 1:13:38 2 – Victoria Peacock 183: 1:14:22 3 – Madeline Painting 079: 1:14:54 Share/Bookmark
read moreSCHOOLS SONY AWARD
Sony Radio Award for Schools 2012 SCHOOLS SONY AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT GATEWAY 97.8 Would like to announce that the programme Canvey floods made by the radio club at Kent’s Hill Junior school Benfleet, has won the Documentary/feature award category of the Schools Sony Awards. Michelle Durant who organized the programme broke the news this morning. The young students will win – £750 OF SONY EQUIPMENT TO THE SCHOOL CHILDREN A TRIP TO SONY HQ PICK UP AN AWARD The programme aired on Gateway 97.8 in September 2011 Naturally everyone...
read moreSnow watch News
Snow has hit most of Basildon and East Thurrock- for all the latest information please click on Winter watch on this site and keep listening to Gateway 97.8. Winter watch kicked in on Sunday 5/2/12 – with live updates on the situation. this will continue throughout the day. we will be updating all information throughout Please click on Winter watch on front page of our web site for the latest school closures Share/Bookmark
read moreHomeless Enjoy Platters
Our Friend Esther the Vicar at our local church in Basildon was picked and won the Platter Competition we ran over the Christmas period last year, meaning that the food she won went to her charity that feeds the homeless. Armed with great gifts from the Platter company she held an event in the church hall at St Martins, and the homeless enjoyed the food provided. There was enough food so the event was repeated at The Bell Tower on a cold winters night. Our thanks from all of us to The Platter Company in providing this great prize. Pictures...
read moreGateway wins Prime Minister Award-
http://www.number10.gov.uk/news/gateway-97-8/ Story is still top of the news on the No 10 site over the holiday period Gateway 97.8, the community radio station in Basildon which aims to enrich the lives of young people and to tackle antisocial behaviour, is the latest winner of the Prime Minister’s Big Society Award. Gateway 97.8 was set up some four years ago. It helps young and unemployed people to gain experience in radio and runs clubs and projects with local job centres to help those in hard to reach areas. The station also delivers...
read moreSome great Holiday shows
Please note our schedule has changed over the Holiday period to take into account some of our festive shows that have been aired, coming this week- A special look at the year of sport with the sports team on Sat 31st Dec from 3pm till 5pm. also coming this week Pat Sharp joins us for our New years eve Bash! we also have Ali Stafford over the new year period looking at sport. On top of all that we have our new Day time show from 10am till 1pm week days and your normal favourites the schedule will be back to normal as of Tuesday 3rd...
read moreXmas Schedule
Heres our Xmas schedule XMAS DAY 8 10 Basildon Choral Society Concert from St Martin’s Church 10 11 Josh Dubovie 11 12 Simon Fielding Christmas Special 12 3 Christmas Day with Santa 3 3.05 The Queen 3.05 5 Music of the Musicals -Gonzo 5 6 Christmas Essex Folk – Jo 6 7 12 Days To Christmas – Students take to the air 7 8 Arthur Johnson’s Christmas Cracker 8 10 Digital Blues (Rpt) 10...
read moreDigital TV Switchover
About Gateway 97.8
Gateway 97.8 is the local community radio station for the Basildon and East Thurrock areas of South Essex, providing news, sport and information to the local population. 