SHORT HISTORY OF ON THE VERGE (oTv) RADIO
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The show goes out live every Thursday at 8 pm for an hour.(D.S.F.M. 93.9FM) which can be heard within a radius of five miles from Dundrum, Dublin.
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Brendan Hickey went to Pearse College in Crumlin, South Dublin, as a mature student in media production and soon found that radio had become his favourite medium.
One of his early projects had been a documentary on Dave Murphy's "Singer / Songwriter Night" which took place, every Tuesday night, in Wicklow Street's International Bar. He encouraged Brendan to start giving performances of his poetry and honoured him with "resident poet" status. Brendan found these talented young musicians to be inspirational and formed a production team with the intention of recording as many of these aspiring musicians as possible.
"On the Verge" was first broadcast as part of the schedule put together by media students at Pearse College during February 1996. Among those who ended up getting their songs on air for the first time were Paddy Casey, Damien Dempsey, Nina Hynes and Mundy.
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Brendan joined Dublin South Community Radio (Now D.S.F.M.) in 1996 and convinced the station to find a slot for "On the Verge", a programme, which concentrates on unearthing local talent and helping them up those first few steps in the business. The show is now celebrating thirteen years on air.
Since 1996 Brendan has acted as Journalist, Head of News, Programme Controller and is now Station Manager at DSFM. He has also acted as campaign co-ordinator, and has been responsible for "Millenium Award" Programmes, The Euro Changeover Campaign, the Anti-Racism Awareness Campaigns and various fund raising events.
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Over the years, the On The Verge team has also been responsible for staging regular music nights to showcase rising artists.
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They have included residencies at The Mezz, The Lower Deck, Sin E, Thomas Reads and occasional events at Whelan's, JJ Smyths, etc
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Check out Brendan's poetry @ http://www.myspace.com/brendanhickeypoet
More info / download free mp3s @ www.ontheverge.ie
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