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RADIO GAGA CAMBRIDGE BREAKFAST PRESENTERS JULIAN CLOVER AND LUCY MILAZZO DESCRIBE HOW THEY MAKE IT TO THE CAMBRIDGE 105 RADIO STUDIOS EACH MORNING JULIAN: There’s something about the human body clock that means although I’m setting my alarm for 5.45am, I’m invariably awake 15 minutes earlier. A news junkie, I’ll start my day listening to Radio 4’s news briefing, before working my way around the dial to BBC Radio Cambridgeshire and, of course, Cambridge 105 Radio. We’re lucky that we have a news share agreement with the BBC, so we’ll always be on top of local stories, though we get our national updates from Sky. Add Ollie from our sports team and we have quite a combination. I live so close to the station that I don’t even need my bike, though if I used it I might shave a few moments off. When you’re on the radio at 7am, every second counts! Preparation is everything, and quite a bit of it takes place the previous day, such as organising the guests that come into the studio. One of the things I enjoy the most is the wide variety of people that come to see us. One day it’s a councillor talking about environmental policy, the next
before taking a left into the Enterprise Centre. Time-wise, it takes 1.5 songs, door to door. Most mornings, Julian is there first; he literally lives round the corner. With 25 minutes to go, we’ll finish our final prep and talk through our news stories and wonder what the perfect song is to start today’s show with. Every morning we wonder this. There’s something so important about choosing the right song and it’s an instant feeling when we know we’ve got it right! At 6.53am (timing in live radio is everything!) we’re all set to start the show, I’ll pop the coffee on, and promise “Yes Julian, don’t worry, I won’t make the coffee too strong...” Then at 6.58am, we close the doors, take our seats, and position our mics as we wait for the words that cue the start of our show... “On your radio,
day an organiser of a local event, such as Strawberry Fair. When I arrive on Gwydir Street, it’s a quick check with Brian O’Reilly, who has already been going since 6am with his Early Breakfast show, before heading into Studio A and checking all the knobs and buttons are where they should be. LUCY: I’ve never considered myself a morning person. And yet, when I was offered Cambridge Breakfast in August, knowing it would mean setting my alarm for 5.30am, I said YES! without any hesitation. Each morning, when the alarm goes off, I confess I hit snooze once, but the radio eventually gets switched on. At 5.45am, I find myself in the bathroom, transforming from a sleep-walker into a presentable radio host (thank you moisturiser and under-eye concealer). Thirty-five minutes later, I’m throwing my coat on after downing the first of many coffees, and at approximately 6.27am I’m cycling across a fairly deserted Mill Road, up Kingston St, down Gwydir St,
mobile and smart speaker, this is Cambridge Breakfast, with Julian Clover and Lucy Milazzo...”
CAMBRIDGE PRIDE T he first-ever Cambridge Pride comes to Jesus Green on 8 June with a packed programme of entertainment. Events get underway at midday on the green, but there is a river parade starting half an hour earlier from Quayside. With a main stage, band stage, youth tent, community lounge, a well-being area, food stalls galore and a children’s area, not to mention Enchanted Cinema, there’s guaranteed to be lots going on wherever you look. Cambridge has a long history of LGBTQ+ events – with Cambridge Pride organisers, Pink Festival, a big part of that – so it might seem a bit surprising that Cambridge has never had an official Pride parade or festival. All that will change this month! The river parade is the first Pride parade anywhere on water and among the acts confirmed to play are Keltrix, Colonel Spanky’s Love Ensemble and singer-songwriter Craig Maddox. Entry is free, and you can get the details as they are announced by searching Cambridge Pride on Facebook and Twitter.
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