Radio Plymouth - Ofcom Licensing

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HUGH SCULLY – Non-Executive RADIO PLYMOUTH Occupation: Chair (Fine Art Productions Ltd) Other Fine Art Productions Ltd. Directorships: Peninsula Media Ltd. Background: Hugh Scully has been in broadcasting for more than forty years, born in Wiltshire, and educated in Somerset he has spent virtually the whole of his adult life in the Westcountry. Hugh’s career began in the West Region of the BBC in 1963 where he was a roving reporter for BBC radio and television based in Plymouth. In 1967 he became the main presenter of the nightly news programme “Spotlight South West”. In 1977 he was invited to London to join the London based presenting team of “Nationwide”, the popular early evening current affairs programme. In tandem with his role as a radio and television journalist Hugh Scully also became widely known as the presenter of the enormously successful “Antiques Roadshow” which he fronted for twenty years. His passion for music was shared with listeners across the UK when he presented Radio 2’s “Melodies for You”. Hugh honed his business skills in the 1980’s by forming the independent television film company Fine Art Productions. He rapidly built it into an organization with a turnover in excess of £2 million a year, with a string of major award winning documentaries including, “The Falklands War” – “The Wasted Windfall” “Primo Levi” – “The Wilderness Years” – “The Gulf War” and, most notably, “Thatcher – The Downing Street Years”, made with the full cooperation of the former prime minister and winning huge critical acclaim. In his 40 years as a presenter and producer, Hugh Scully has worked for BBC 1, BBC 2, ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5 and Radio’s 2, 3 and 4. He is one of Britain’s most experienced broadcasters and has a long association with Plymouth. 10
RADIO PLYMOUTH (b) Proposed Investing and Shareholding Structure The company will issue 548,500 shares valued at £1 each. This represents the £48,500 seedcorn already provided by investors to support our two trial broadcasts and the application costs, and a further £500,000 should we win the licence. Shareholder profile is as follows: Name No. of Shares Cost (£) Percentage Christine Gatehouse, Plymouth 10,970 10,970 2.0% Charles Howeson, Plymouth 10,970 10,970 2.0% Karen Stockdale, Plymouth 10,970 10,970 2.0% Phillip Schofield, Henley 27,425 27,425 5.0% Hugh Michelmore, Plymouth 27,425 27,425 5.0% Hugh Scully, Cornwall 54,850 54,850 10.0% Richard Bath, Plymouth 82,275 82,275 15.0% Paul Hussell, Totnes 93,245 93,245 17.0% David Rodgers, Plymouth 93,794 93,794 17.1% London Media Company 136,576 136,576 24.9% Full addresses have been supplied to Ofcom in confidence as have all shareholders ability to fund the above. There will be only one class of share, all equal and issued at the same price. A shareholders agreement is in place which includes pre-emption rights and a moratorium on the sale of shares, this is available for Ofcom should a copy be required. (c) Involvement of the Applicant in Specified Activities (a) Advertising agencies: None (b) Newspapers None : (c) Other broadcasting interests: London Media Company Ltd. (LMC) and its parent Sunrise Radio Limited are both existing Ofcom licensees. The following summarises the activities of these companies; further details can be provided if required. 11
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Page 17 and 18: RADIO PLYMOUTH We intend to stream
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