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Tag Archives: 107.5 CCFm
Last Day of May
Friday Dear Elsie Today is the last day of May. I went into the CCFm studio for a quick visit with Jonathan and Rachel who present the Breakfast with Friends show. Jonathan replaced me when I ended my radio career … Continue reading
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Tagged 107.5 CCFm, Cape Town winter, Fish Hoek sunset
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Ten Years Off Air
Thursday Dear Elsie Today marks 10 years since my last morning drive show. For 10 full years I did the Rise & Shine show and now I’ve been ten years off air. I think I may have mentioned before that … Continue reading
End of an Era
Tomorrow marks the end of an era for Mike and I. He has been involved in CCFm in some capacity since its inception as Radio Fish Hoek in September 1983 when he put together the bones of a small computer system that … Continue reading
A Very Good Profitable Day
Today has been busy! It began with an early trip to the local petrol station to get some fuel and a couple of cappuccinos from the Vidae cafe. I then went home and had the coffee with Mike before setting … Continue reading
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Tagged 107.5 CCFm, Telkom service
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Transition, But I’m Ready…
1-51pm 41 workdays ago, I left the CCFm building, went straight home, finished packing and left on a journey for 32 nights away from home. There was no time to think about not doing the Rise and Shine show. I … Continue reading
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Tagged 107.5 CCFm, Genesis 1 verse 2, Kommetjie Lighthouse, Rise and Shine
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“What Have I Got To Worry About? What Have I Got To Worry About?”
1-12pm That was my cry as I galloped up the stairs to my office after doing the show this morning. My response was, “Oh yes, that’s right! NOTHING!!!!” How often is it that we have NOTHING, niks, nada, niente, niets, … Continue reading
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Tagged 107.5 CCFm, Adrian & Stacey, Life in Cambodia, Life in Vietnam, Worry
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Seen Around CCFm!
1-50pm Today we had a happy Worship Winning Wednesday Rise and Shine Show. After the show I did regular music prep and did the rounds at CCFm, to find who wanted to be snapped. The younger CCFmers are always keen…here’s … Continue reading
Prof Tim Noakes in the Rise & Shine Studio
2-08pm That was the highlight of today’s show…having Prof Tim Noakes onto Rise and Shine between 7 & 8am to speak about Low Carb High Fat eating. He bought with him his book …which we gave away to one blessed … Continue reading
God is Listening More Than You Think!…
1-46pm Not too much to speak of today… after the show, I did some admin work and then went to a presenter’s meeting…from left to right, Lulie, Odile, JP, Lynwen and Hanniki. That took most of the morning. On my … Continue reading
A Working, Recording, Shopping, Coffee-Drinking Kind of Day
2-47pm It’s been a productive day! We have had some spectacular sunrises lately. My cell phone hasn’t been the most effective in getting them onto FB early in the morning, so you get to see this morning’s first… Here is … Continue reading
Quieter and Soon Emptier
3-09pm It is quieter and soon to be emptier and my house! David house sat this weekend and is due to move out over the next week. In fact, truth be told, he could start staying at his new (albeit … Continue reading
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Tagged 107.5 CCFm, CCFm Carols By Candlelight, Granny, Nativity Play
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Tim Noakes Interview 2 on the Paleo Diet on 107.5 CCFm
2-31pm Clearly the need for information about the Low Carb, High Fat way of life is spreading. Loads of people have gone online and starting searching for more information about it. We have worked hard and quickly to get yesterday’s … Continue reading
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Tagged 107.5 CCFm, Christmas, Granny, High fat and cholesterol, Jason Pretorius, Mark Sisson, Tim Noakes on CCFm
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LCHF – Day 22 – In My Bathroom – Where No One’s Looking ;)
2-46pm Today has been really chilled! A laid back day of note. They don’t happen all that often during the week, so how I have managed to sneak one out of this week, I’m not quite sure! Sunrise… Carlyn, Rise … Continue reading
Prof Tim Noakes Talking About A High Protein Diet
1-59pm It’s all very complicated…not only are we looking at cutting carbs right back to as little as about 10% of what we are used to, but we are looking at increasing protein intake. And it’s best that the animal … Continue reading