John Cahill, radio engineer at Cork’s 96FM has been named April Cork Person of the Month for his radio and charity work.
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“I think my proudest achievement, was providing the engineering for Ireland’s first Joint National Independent Radio appeal to help gather funds for the starving people of Somalia. That appeal raised a million pounds then, and I was glad to be able to help Mick Mulcahy and his friends pull it off” John told TheCork.ie
John has been highlighted because of his book ‘Two Walls and a Roof’, all about the history of a family and their town from the 1950′s onwards. He also helped set up some of the first local radio stations in Ireland.
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