# Black Echoes > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Black_Echoes > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Black_Echoes.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Echoes > Source revision: 1335651777 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Not to be confused with [Black Echoes (magazine)](/source/Echoes_(magazine)). Radio show Black Echoes Running time 2 Hours Country of origin Ireland Language English Home station 103.2 Dublin City FM (since 2003) Hosted by John Public Recording studio East Wall Road, Dublin Original release 12 December 1982 – present Audio format Music Website Black Echoes Online ***Black Echoes*** is a [Jamaican music](/source/Music_of_Jamaica) show which has been broadcasting on radio in Dublin, Ireland.[1] The show airs a range of music, including [reggae](/source/Reggae), [ska](/source/Ska), rock-steady and [dub](/source/Dub_music). The show is presented and [produced](/source/Radio_producer) by John Public.[2] The show broadcasts on [Dublin City FM](/source/Dublin_city_fm) every Saturday on 103.2 FM in Dublin, and via [internet radio](/source/Internet_radio). The show used to broadcast [nationally](/source/Nationally) on a [monthly](https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Monthly) basis on [RTÉ 2FM](/source/RT%C3%89_2FM). ## History John Public has presented *Black Echoes* since late 1982. In the beginning the show centred on many forms of black music but by 1984 it had concentrated solely on [reggae](/source/Reggae) music. The show was broadcast on numerous pirate stations based in South Dublin (and one in Bray, Co. Wickow) during the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s, until he got a slot on [Dublin City FM](/source/Dublin_City_FM). The last pirate station John Public presented for was [Jazz FM](/source/Jazz_FM_(UK)) in 2003.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] Miss Pat joined the programme as [producer](/source/Radio_producer) in 1985, having moved from London, where she grew up listening to all styles of Jamaican music. Since then the programme has incorporated sub-genres including [ska](/source/Ska), [shuffle](/source/Melbourne_shuffle), [rock steady](/source/Rock_steady), early reggae, [Mento](/source/Mento), as well as [Deejay](/source/Deejay_(Jamaican)), [dub](/source/Dub_music), [dub poetry](/source/Dub_poetry) and [ragga](/source/Ragga). In 2008, the show moved its slot from 8–9 pm to 9–10 pm due to schedule changes which include [Little Steven's *Underground Garage*](/source/Underground_Garage) a syndicated show broadcast on various radio stations across the world. In July 2009 the show changed its time slot again to 7:30–9:00 pm, changing again from 7.00 to 9.00 pm in October 2015. It subsequently moved again to the later timeslot of 10pm to midnight. ## Interviews The show has seen interviews with: [Desmond Dekker](/source/Desmond_Dekker), [Toots Hibbert](/source/Toots_Hibbert), [Sly and Robbie](/source/Sly_and_Robbie), [Derrick Morgan](/source/Derrick_Morgan), [Dennis Alcapone](/source/Dennis_Alcapone), Brigadier Jerry, Ranking Joe, [Half Pint](/source/Half_Pint), [Tony Rebel](/source/Tony_Rebel), [Mikey Dread](/source/Mikey_Dread) Campbell, [Edi Fitzroy](/source/Edi_Fitzroy), Terry Ganzie, Winston Grennan, Denzil Dennis, [Winston Francis](/source/Winston_Francis), Aj Franklin, [Jah Woosh](/source/Jah_Woosh), [B.B. Seaton](/source/B.B._Seaton), Ranking Miss P. George 'Peckings' Price, Lukes Morgan of [Morgan Heritage](/source/Morgan_Heritage), L.M.S. Bobby 'Massive B.'Konders, [Jah Warrior](/source/Jah_Warrior), Scientist, Tony 'Downbeat' Screw, Tony Chin, [Ini Kamoze](/source/Ini_Kamoze), Lester Sterling, [Vin 'Don. D.Jnr' Gordon](/source/Vin_Gordon), Lehbanchuleh, Brian And Tony Gold, Winston 'Flames' Jarrett, [Susan Cadogan](/source/Susan_Cadogan), Robert 'Dandy' Thompson, [Glen Adams](/source/Glen_Adams), [Peter Hunningale](/source/Peter_Hunningale), [Stranger 'Strangejah' Cole](/source/Stranger_Cole), Delroy Williams, [Jimmy James](/source/Jimmy_James_(singer)). ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [JAMMIN REGGAE ARCHIVES Broadcast Page](http://niceup.com/broadcast.html) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Black Echoes Music Programme](http://www.blackechoes.net) ## External links - [Dublin City FM Online](http://www.dublincityfm.ie/) - [Official Website](http://www.blackechoes.net/) v t e RTÉ 2fm Presenters Weekday Marie Crowe Beta Da Silva Doireann Garrihy Jenny Greene Dan Hegarty Carl Mullan Ruby Walsh Weekend Cormac Battle Conor Behan Dave Clarke Aindriú de Paor Laura Fox Mo K Aifric O'Connell Emma Power Roz Purcell Dave Tracey Bláthnaid Treacy DJ Wax Former Jay Ahern Bazil Ashmawy Johnny B Nicky Byrne Stephen Byrne Mark Cagney Michael Cahill Tracy Clifford Ronan Collins Ian Dempsey Leo J. Enright BP Fallon Dave Fanning Tony Fenton Larry Gogan Emilia Golightly Jimmy Greeley Chris Greene Vincent Hanley Colm Hayes Nikki Hayes Avril Hoare Jenny Huston Lucy Kennedy Pat Kenny Ciara King Denzil Lacey Will Leahy Aidan Leonard Michael Lyster Maxi Mark McCabe Damien McCaul Eoghan McDermott Paddy McKenna Alan McQuillan Louise McSharry Declan Meehan Mike Moloney Caroline Morahan Arthur Murphy Jim-Jim Nugent Donncha O'Callaghan Gareth O'Callaghan Hector Ó hEochagáin Jim O'Neill Bernard O'Shea Rick O'Shea Dave Redmond Gerry Ryan Ruth Scott Johnny Smacks Gerry Stevens Tommy Tiernan Ryan Tubridy Keith Walsh Marty Whelan Simon Young Jennifer Zamparelli Shows Current 2FM Breakfast 2FM Mornings 2FM Request Show The Alternative The Electric Disco Game On The Greene Room The National Chart Show The Spring Session White Noise Former The Beatbox Black Echoes Breakfast Republic Breakfast with Hector Chris and Ciara The Colm & Jim-Jim Breakfast Show The Colm and Lucy Show The Dave Fanning Show Drive By Drive It with The 2 Johnnies Europe's Biggest Dance Show The Full Irish The Gerry Ryan Show Larry Gogan's Golden Hour Mailbag Marty in the Morning The Rick & Ruth Breakfast Show Tubridy Announcers and newsreaders Kate Carolan Rachael English Jacqui Hurley Barry O'Neill Other contributors Philip Boucher-Hayes Des Cahill Oliver Callan Brenda Donohue Eamon Horan Jenny Kelly Darren Kennedy Lucy Kennedy Fiona Looney Conor McNamara Evelyn O'Rourke Lottie Ryan Laura Woods Heads John Clarke John McMahon Dan Healy Related 2fm 2moro 2our Death of Gerry Ryan "Maniac 2000" Nob Nation Operation Transformation Podcasts 2FM Song Contest RTÉ 2XM Other RTÉ radio stations: RTÉ Radio 1 RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta RTÉ lyric fm --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Black Echoes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Echoes) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Echoes?action=history)). 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