The nicknames from school that stay with you

Published on

10 February 2025

Every week we’re visiting a different primary school with Ryan’s School Run. The memories that come flooding back got us thinking about the nicknames we used to get and the nicknames we’d give our teachers.

Phil de Lange

Phil de Lange is the producer of the Ryan O'Connor Breakfast show and has been with Smile 90.4FM since it's inception in 2013. Through his work on the breakfast show he has won two national radio awards. He has been in broadcasting for 15 years and has honed his talent at 6 different radio stations. Outside of radio he is also a podcast producer and award winning stand-up comedian.

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