Glasgow Newsroom Echoes of the 50s | Glasgow News

Step back to the roaring 50s and 60s in Glasgow’s Evening Times newsroom, where young Ian Henderson started as a copy boy—then rose to senior copy boy by sixteen. Picture clacking typewriters, cigarette smoke thick in the air, and eccentric sub-editors like trombone-playing Gerry Kilgallon and formidable Wee Dickie. Saturdays pulsed with the rumble of giant printing presses and the haunting melody of an accordionist singing “O Sole Mio” outside, amplified by the city’s acoustics—and the constant chirp of starlings nesting in the eaves. For Ian, those were golden days, full of energy, music, and the feeling that the world was just beginning. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/15d6a6b3f82ccc11