Radio Showprep....

Looking for "stuff" for your radio show. Here's some of the basics you will need. If you know of any other good sources of information, please let me know.

Radio Showprep Services....

If you want to buy in radio show prep there are many paid for services upon the web. Here is a list of some of the most common ones you can sign up for.

www.funnyfirm.com The Funny Firm contains show prep and topical jokes for radio personalities
www.broadcasthub.co.uk   resource for registered journalists
www.thisdayinmusic.com   daily trivia
www.empireonline.co.uk   latest film news
www.fmjock.com    subscription prep service
www.interprep.com   subscription prep service
www.preplinks.com  subscription prep service
www.gagwriter.co.uk A topical comedy pay as you go prep service with UK and International material
www.tomslake.com From our cabin beside a lake in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains we send topical humor to successful radio personalities across the USA and Canada -- plus seven other countries worldwide.

Weather Conversion...

If you need to convert the temperature from Celsius to Fahrenheit for weather forecasts then here is the conversion tool you need. Enter either figure in the appropriate box and then press the calculate button for the result.

°C   =     °F      

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The next clock change will be for the start of British Summer Time. This will take place on Sunday 31st March 2019 when the clocks go forward an hour so one hour less in bed. An easy way to remember it is that in Spring clocks spring forward and in Autumn they fall back.

In 2019: the Sundays of 31 March and 27 October
In 2020: the Sundays of 29 March and 25 October
In 2021: the Sundays of 28 March and 31 October
In 2022: the Sundays of 27 March and 30 October
In 2023: the Sundays of 26 March and 29 October

All clocks in the UK go forward on the last Sunday in March and go back on the last Sunday in October at 1am Greenwich Mean Time.

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All You Ever Wanted To Know About....

The series of pages that gives you the lowdown on all the main holidays throughout the year. All the facts, reasons and traditions thought to be the basis of the following celebrated dates. Click each link for more details.

Labor Day	St Valentine's Day	Greatest Halloween Songs
New Year's Day	Pancake Day	Halloween
Christmas Day	Mother's Day	Bonfire Night
Boxing Day	April Fools Day	Thanksgiving
January Sales	Easter	Father's Day
Chinese New Year	July 4th American Independence Day	Saint Patrick's Day
Groundhog Day	New Year's Eve / Resolutions	Saint George's Day
Christmas Markets

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Canada Day	Mardi Gras	National Tooth Fairy Day
Ramadan	Bastille Day	World Peace Day
The Superbowl	Ash Wednesday	International Pancake Race

Important Dates For Your Diary 2019....

January 1 New Year's Day
January 6 Epiphany
February 2 Groundhog Day
February 5 Chinese New Year (Year of the Pig)
February 14 St. Valentine's Day
March 1 St David's Day
March 5 Shrove Tuesday (Pancake Day)
March 6 Ash Wednesday
March 11 Commonwealth Day
March 17 St. Patrick's Day
March 20 First Day Of Spring
March 31 British Summertime Begins (Clocks go forward 1 hour less in bed)
March 31 Mother's Day
April 1 April Fools Day
April 6 The Grand National, Aintree, Liverpool
April 14 Palm Sunday
April 19 Good Friday
April 20 First Day Of Passover
April 21 Easter Day
April 21 Queen Elizabeth the II born (1926)
April 22 Easter Monday
April 23 St George's Day
May 6 May Day Bank Holiday
May 6 First Day Of Ramadan
May 27 Spring Bank Holiday
May 30 Ascension Day
June 4 Eid-Al-Fitr
June 9 Pentecost - Whit Sunday
June 9 Jewish Feast of Weeks
June 16 Trinity Sunday
June 16 Father's Day
June 21 First Day Of Summer (The Longest Day)
July 1 - July 14 Wimbledon Fortnight, London
July 4 American Independence Day
July 6 - July 28 Tour De France
August 26 Late Summer Bank Holiday
August 31 Islamic New Year
September 2 Labor Day (first Mon in Sept)
September 6 - 8 Sept Italian Grand Prix, Monza
September 23 First Day Of Autumn
September 30 Jewish New Year 1st Day
October 1 Jewish New Year 2nd Day
October 9 Jewish Day of Atonement
October 14 First Day Of Tabernacles
October 27 British Summertime Ends (Clocks go back 1 hour extra in bed)
October 31 Halloween
November 5 Bonfire Night
November 10 Armistice day
November 10 Remembrance Sunday
November 28 American Thanks Giving (4th Thur in November)
November 30 St. Andrew's Day
December 1 First Sunday In Advent
December 22 First Day Of Winter (The Shortest Day)
December 23 Hanukkah 1st day
December 25 Christmas Day
December 26 Boxing Day
December 31 New Year's Eve

March Events

Irish American Month
Music in Our Schools Month
National Celery Month
National Craft Month
National Frozen Food Month
National Irish American Heritage Month - designated by Congress in 1995.
National Nutrition Month
National Peanut Month
National Women's History Month
Red Cross Month
Social Workers Month


Weekly Events:

2nd Week National Bubble Week
2nd Week Crochet Week


Daily Events:

1 Employee Appreciation Day first Friday in March
1 National Pig Day
1 National Salesperson Day - first Friday in the month
1 Peace Corps Day
1 Peanut Butter Lovers' Day
1 World Day of Prayer - First Friday of the month
1 World Compliment Day
2 Old Stuff Day
3 Caregiver Appreciation Day
3 I Want You to be Happy Day
3 If Pets Had Thumbs Day
3 Namesake Day - first Sunday in March
3 National Anthem Day
3 Peach Blossom Day
4 Holy Experiment Day
4 Hug a GI Day
5 Mardi Gras / Fat Tuesday - date varies
5 Multiple Personality Day
6 Ash Wednesday - date varies
6 Dentist's Day
6 National Frozen Food Day
7 National Crown Roast of Pork Day
8 Be Nasty Day
8 International (Working) Women's Day
9 Panic Day
10 Daylight Savings begins at 2:a.m. - date varies
10 International Find a Pay Phone Booth Day
10 Middle Name Pride Day
11 Johnny Appleseed Day
11 Worship of Tools Day
12 Girl Scouts Day
12 Plant a Flower Day
13 Ear Muff Day
13 Jewel Day
14 Learn about Butterflies Day
14 National Potato Chip Day
14 National Pi Day - Why today? Because today is 3.14, the value of Pi.
14 Popcorn Lover's Day second Thursday
15 Dumbstruck Day
15 Everything You Think is Wrong Day
15 Ides of March
16 Everything You Do is Right Day
16 Freedom of Information Day
16 International Sports Car Racing Day - third Saturday of the month
16 National Quilting Day - third Saturday of the month
17 Corned Beef and Cabbage Day
17 Submarine Day
17 Saint Patrick's Day
18 Goddess of Fertility Day
18 Supreme Sacrifice Day
19 Poultry Day
19 Tea for Two Tuesday - third Tuesday in March
20 International Earth Day
20 Extraterrestrial Abductions Day
20 Proposal Day
20 National Agriculture Day - date varies
20 Spring (Vernal) Equinox
21 Absolutely Incredible Kid Day- third Thursday of month
21 Credit Card Reduction Day
21 Fragrance Day
21 Purim - begins at sundown, date varies
22 National Goof Off Day
23 Melba Toast Day
23 National Chip and Dip Day
23 National Puppy Day
23 Near Miss Day
24 National Chocolate Covered Raisin Day
25 Feast of the Annunciation
25 Pecan Day
25 Waffle Day
26 Make Up Your Own Holiday Day
26 National Spinach Day
27 National "Joe" Day
28 Something on a Stick Day
28 Weed Appreciation Day
29 National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day
29 Smoke and Mirrors Day
30 I am in Control Day
30 National Doctor's Day
30 Take a Walk in the Park Day
30 Turkey Neck Soup Day
31 Bunsen Burner Day
31 National Clam on the Half Shell Day
31 World Backup Day