Brendan Balfe has been a familiar voice to thousands of RTE listeners since the 1960s. In these extracts Brendan reveals what his years of broadcasting have really been like. From taking a worse-for-wear announcer off the air and having to substitute for him without script or running order, to breaking a record with the twelve-hour non-stop coverage of Robert Kennedy’s funeral, we are given a behind-the-scenes glimpse of what life in radio is all about.
Already the winner of three international Radio Awards for comedy writing, his laconic writing style brings the last forty years of Irish broadcasting to life, mixing character insights with a fascinating chronicle of Irish life.
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