Student radio DJ Iain Smith of Nerve FM in Bournemouth is awaiting word from the Guinness Book of Records as to whether he will now hold the record for hosting the longest ever radio show. A record briefly held by former Radio 1 DJ Simon Mayo, who hosted a 24 hour show in aid of Comic Relief, it has now become a regular event in student radio for a energetic DJ to try had out-do his or her (but mainly his) predecessors in this regard – so much so it has become something of a 'how long can you stay awake' contest rather than a 'how long can you host a radio show' record. Assuming the Nerve FM record fulfil's Guiness' complicated requirements for the record Smith will have set quite a challenge for future student radio presenters hosting, as he did last week, a 103.5 hour radio show – yep, that's just over 4 days. The whole thing was done in aid of Challenging Cancer and Leukaemia in Childhood. More info at http://www.nerveradio.net
Jun 11, 2003
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Four-day radio show for charity
Nerve FM DJ Iain Smith hosted a 103.5-hour radio show in aid of Challenging Cancer and Leukaemia in Childhood and awaits Guinness World Records confirmation of a longest-show record.