Edge Radio, a new radio station that hit the airwaves on DAB in Edinburgh this month, has announced the latest member to its team of presenters. Brad Yule, an on call firefighter, will be swapping his fire uniform for a radio microphone Monday – Friday, 10.00 – 14.00 to bring the city current and upbeat tunes perfect for summertime listening.
Brad, has been juggling his radio career with the fire service since he started on the airwaves in 2014, when he joined Central FM before going onto present for Capital FM. Brad got involved in the fire service when he was young, starting at the fire cadets with Central Scotland Fife & Rescue Service, before joining Scottish Fire & Rescue Service as an on call firefighter in 2017 whilst working with Capital.
Brad wanted to use his free time during the week and help his local community with on call cover, should support be needed. Most recently, Brad helped in the issues created from the heatwave across Edinburgh and the surrounding area, being out at fires for over 70 hours in one week, whilst also starting his new show at Edge Radio.
Edge Radio is backed by veteran DJ Jay Crawford. Jay has used all his experience as the former programme director at Real, Smooth and Rock Radio to bring in a team of presenters together including radio pros such as Mark Martin who worked at Real Radio and Forth One, Jill McLaren who used to co-present the Breakfast Show on Forth One and now Brad Yule who worked on Capital Radio.
Claire Kinnaird who worked at Forth 1 and was also a breakfast presenter on Tay FM has also joined the team, and Matt Shields who worked as presenter on Kingdom FM and other Bauer radio stations.
The team also includes exciting young talent including Matthew Paige, Johnny Togneri, Meghan McKee and Chrissy Meechan. Edge Radio is committed to spending time on training and development, especially when it comes to nurturing upcoming talent.
Edge Radio started 18 months ago by Mark Martin and Matt Shields before Jay Crawford, who was one of the original DJs on Radio Forth when it first launched in 1975, came on board and used all his 47 years’ experience from Radio Forth & Radio Clyde and as an award-winning Programme Controller at Real Radio to get Edge Radio to the point of launching on DAB digital radio.
On joining Edge Radio, Brad commented: “It’s really exciting to be joining a brand-new station in Edinburgh, and I feel so lucky to be working alongside a brilliant team of experienced radio professionals and new talent.
“Alongside hosting my show, I’m pleased to be carrying on in my role as an on call firefighter helping as needed, as the recent heatwave showed, the work we do is incredibly important.”
Jay Crawford added: “it’s great to have Brad join the Edge Radio team, he’s incredibly experienced and I’m sure his show is going to be a hit.
“We were more than happy help Brad continue in his role as an on call firefighter, recently helping with the problems caused from the heatwave.”
Listen to Edge Radio on your smart speaker, DAB radio, or https://www.edgeradio.co.uk/.