Committees 1970-1979

Here is a (very sporadic) list of known committees of URY during the disco era.

Note: Much of this has been reassembled from hand-written minutes, and thus some typos and handwriting misreadings may have occurred.

Sources

  • April 1972 to September 1975 Minutes Book

26th April 1972

  • Honorary President: Mr H. Creaser, Audio-Visual Centre
  • Director: Gavin Holme, Langwith
  • Treasurer: Peter Pinto, Langwith
  • Technical Director: Martin Powell, Alcuin
  • Secretary: Marie Palahickyj, Langwith
  • Secretary: Anna Young, Langwith
  • Programme Director: Geoff Kempin, Vanbrugh
  • Ordinary Members: Chris Gray, Music; Nigel Silver, Langwith; Clive Fleury, Alcuin; Dave Graddol, Derwent; Pete Cooke, Langwith' Robert Lamb, Langwith; Geoffrey Stretton-Smith, Alcuin.

16th October 1972

  • Director: Geoff Kempin
  • Treasurer: Dick Moore
  • Technical Director: Martin Powell
  • Secretary: Marie Palahickyj
  • Secretary: Anna Young
  • Publicity Officer: Nigel Silver
  • Ordinary Members: Clive Fleury, Dave York, Gavin Holme, Rich George, Bob Lamb

Baz Knight may or may not have been Technical Director; H. Creaser may or may not have remained Honorary President.

7th February 1973

  • Director: G. Kempin
  • Treasurer: D. Moore
  • Secretary: A. Young; M. Palahickyj
  • Acting Technical Director: B. Knight
  • Technician: S. McCafferty; D. York
  • News and Sport: A. Wood
  • Tapes: D. Daglish
  • Publicity: N. Silver
  • Record Promotion: C. Fleury

22nd May 1973

  • Director: Geoff Kempin
  • General Manager: Nigel Silver
  • Record Promotion: Clive Fleury
  • Treasurer: Dick Moore
  • Publicity and News Broadcasts: Alan Wood
  • Technician: Mike Prince; Joe Schwager
  • Tapes: D. Daglish
  • Publicity: Conway P. Lester
  • Studio Manager: Dave Gray, Chris Gibson
  • Secretary: Marie Palahickyj
  • Head of Trailers?: Nick Wapshot
  • Graphics Department: Paul Hoskins?

28th November 1973

  • Director: Geoff Kempin
  • General Manager: Maurice Watson?
  • Record Promotion: Pete McCormack
  • Treasurer, Head of Drama and Music: Paul Stead
  • Publicity: Diana Booth
  • Technical Director: Rob Addison
  • Secretary: Patricia J. Wilkinson
  • Head of News: Dave Cockman?
  • Others: Joe Schwager, Michael Bailey?, Andrew Smith, Paul Hoskins, Pauline Saunders
  • News Team: Dave Cockman, John Murdock, Isabel Tasker?, Adam S??, Pauline Saunders
  • Jingles: Paul Hoskins, Adam S??, John Murdock

Pete McCormack became director at some point in the Spring, as did Dot Smith as Treasurer.

4th June 1974

  • Director: Pete McCormack, Vanbrugh
  • Station Manager: Richard Pilkington, Vanbrugh
  • Technical Director: Rob Addison, Wentworth
  • Treasurer: Dot Smith, Alcuin
  • Secretary: Isabel Tomlinson, Wentworth
  • Publicity: Diana Booth, Wentworth
  • Record Library: Pauline Murray, Alcuin
  • News: Dave Cockman, Alcuin
  • Tapes: Mike Bailey, Derwent
  • Top 20: Andrew Smith, Wentworth
  • Ordinary Members: Pauline Saunders, Goodricke; Geoff Kempin, Wentworth; Derek Tomlin, Wentworth

5th November 1974

  • Director: Pete McCormack, Vanbrugh
  • Station Manager: Richard Pilkington, Vanbrugh
  • Technical Director: Rob Addison, Wentworth
  • Secretary: Isabel Tomlinson, Wentworth
  • Treasurer: Dot Smith, Alcuin
  • Record Librarian: Pauline Murray, Alcuin
  • Publicity: Diana Booth, Wentworth
  • Studio Manager: Mike Bailey, Derwent
  • Assistant Station Manager: Derek Tomlin, Wentworth
  • Jingles/Special Promotions: Terry Kennedy, Wentworth
  • Technical Advisor: Paul Nacmanson, Langwith
  • Advertising: Dave Crossley, Goodricke

1st January 1975

  • Director: Pete McCormack, Vanbrugh
  • Treasurer: Dot Smith, Alcuin
  • Secretary: Rob Hingley, Wentworth
  • Studio Manager: Mike Bailey, Derwent
  • Advertising: Dave Crossley, Goodricke
  • Technical Director: Paul Nacmanson, Langwith
  • Jingles/Special Promotions: Terry Kennedy, Wentworth
  • Record Librarian: Geoff Freter?, Wentworth; Richard Kenyon?, Wentworth
  • Ordinary Member: Derek Tomlin, Wentworth; Richard Pilkington, Vanbrugh; Dave Cockman, Alcuin

On the 28th January, Terry Kennedy became Director; Dave Crossley replaced Richard Pilkington as General Manager.