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This is your podcast all about David, his music, friendships and how he inspired so many. Fans explain to journalist Louise Poynton why he mattered; musicians and actors, broadcasters and producers remember his professionalism; friends recall David's kindness and laughter.

This podcast is a companion to Cherish David Cassidy A Legacy of Love, award-winning finalist in the American Book Fest Best Book Awards.

Published by Unicorn Publishing Group, Cherish is available from all major bookstores.

 

 

About

The David Cassidy Connections podcast is a companion to my book Cherish David Cassidy A Legacy of Love.

There is an unbreakable connection with the biggest superstar of the 1970s and a true bond of friendship among his worldwide fans.

The memories shared in Cherish, has opened up this new chapter in his legacy. The voices which once screamed now speak in this series, about the impact he had on their lives, his inspiration and the happiness he brought.

Musicians, actors, broadcasters, prouducers and songwriters are among the guests joining the podcast to speak about his influence and how he helped change so much within the industry.

It is more than 50 years since The Partridge Family was first broadcast and David's first recording I Think I Love You became an outstanding hit. Often described as the perfect pop song, it launched what was to be a hugely successful career which embraced selling out Madison Square Garden at the age of 21, to starring on Broadway, in Las Vegas and London's West End. He sold millions of records in a recording career which saw him break attendance records around the world. He was performing until eight months before his passing in November 2017.

This series allows his fans and friends to share their memories, pay tributes and remember him with the deep affection and respect in which he was held by his fans and peers. You will also hear from people who worked with David as they explain their very special and unique connection.

The legacy lives on.

 

About Me

I am a journalist with more than 40 years’ experience on local, regional and daily newspapers.

Cherish David Cassidy A Legacy of Love is my first book and one I had dreamed of creating for many years.

The best job in the world, I always believed as a young teenager, would be to write for Melody Maker or Record Mirror, interviewing the big names of the day about their music. I wrote to Jackie magazine, our teen Bible, asking for work experience, and while still at school started reporting on Eastbourne Speedway for the Eastbourne Herald & Gazette where I later did my training.

​I loved motoring and motorsport so winning the Sir William Lyons Award when just 19 was a huge honour. I was thrilled to receive the trophy from 1976 World Speedway Champion, Peter Collins, that year. Run by the Guild of Motoring Writers, I was proud to be the first woman to lift the award. I wrote for numerous motorsport magazines, contributed to books, was commissioned to write the A-Z of Speedway and later spent two years covering motorsport for the Daily Mail.

​For a short time I left journalism following many years at the Peterborough Evening Telegraph, to take up the role of Press & PR Manager at Brands Hatch, returning to newspapers as Chief Reporter at the Newbury Weekly News.

Later in Norfolk, I was the senior district reporter based at the Eastern Daily Press satellite office in Wymondham. Editing the Wymondham & Attleborough Mercury, we were named Best Free Newspaper three times in six years.      

From there I joined the Diss Express where, for four years, I was Sports Editor before moving back to Sussex. I took up the position of Group Sports Editor at the Surrey Mirror stable of nine titles. With a team of eight, the “A Team” as I christened them, won nine awards in the 14 years I was there.

Having held every senior position in the newsroom up to Assistant Editor, I spent many years mentoring junior reporters and, hopefully, steering them in the right direction. It was a role I enjoyed immensely, patiently showing them how to improve their copy, advise them how to tackle a story and handle tough conversations when dealing with a difficult story. Ultimately I wanted them to discover the best they could be wherever their path took them.

I always wanted to be the journalist who made a difference, and sometimes we did. The one event which made my mind up this was going to be my career was the Aberfan disaster in 1966. I was deeply moved by the way reporters dealt with the story through speaking with parents, family and friends when more than 100 children and adults died following the collapse of a colliery spoil tip on to the village school. But those reporters were also the people to ask the awkward questions parents demanded answers of from those in the corridors of power. The media have an important role to play in the communities we serve and that must never change.

I always enjoy getting to the heart of a story, whatever it might be, but the human interest stories are at the heart of everything we do which makes life as a local news reporter so rewarding. Over the decades many of those people I wrote about through my work have stayed very dear friends.

Since 2012 I have been freelance working with a number of sporting bodies, having my work published in lifestyle magazines and national newspapers including The Independent, Sunday Times, Daily Telegraph, Metro and Observer on Sunday. 

​I spend whatever free time I have cycling in road sportive events or mountain biking.