The Saturday Sport’s show returns this Saturday on Gateway 97.8, with Gerry Smith and Charles Winch.

Don’t forget you can listen to a sample of what 97.8 can offer on our FM frequency now. We are going live in a few weeks.

3-5 pm on Saturdays, you will find Jimmy Lindsay, Gerry Smith and Charles Winch at the helm hoping to keep the ship on an even keel.

We will have local sporting guests in the studio, a few national sporting icons, live reports from local soccer matches, plus the latest scores from all the big games and events.

We will be catching up on what’s been happening during the last week, plus news of what’s on in the coming week ahead.

There will be national news, with local news and weather on the hour.

If you can kick it, catch it, drive it, bat it, throw it, jump, walk, swim, if you need boots, trainers, shorts, trunks, a bivvy or even a sword. You’ll find it right here right now.

If you would like to contact the sport’s show please email 

sport@gateway978.com or phone 01268 833978

Now you are on the website why not click on the listen live button.

It’s at the top of this page.

Did The Wanted manage to keep their top spot on the chart this week?

If you missed the chart on Saturday with Zach, then here’s the top 10 singles.

1.  Ne-Yo / Beautiful Monster
2.  Flo-rida ft. David Guetta / Club Can’t Handle Me
3.  Yolanda Be Cool Vs D Cup / We No Speak Americano
4.  Wanted / All Time Low
5.  Eminem ft. Rihanna / Love The Way You Lie
6.  Travie McCoy ft. Bruno Mars / Billionaire
7.  Bob ft. Hayley Williams / Airplanes
8.  Eliza Doolittle / Pack Up
9.  Swedish House Mafia ft. Pharrell / One (Your Name)
10.Katy Perry ft. Snoop Dogg / California Gurls

Tune in next week between 2 and 3 on Saturday to see who’ll be number 1.

Source: HMV Basildon

Well, on Saturday, Zach Watson hosted the very first local chart show for Basildon. Missed it? Don’t fret, as here is the top 10 Singles.

1. Wanted / All Time Low
2. Travie McCoy ft. Bruno Mars / Billionaire
3. Yolanda Be Cool Vs D Cup / We No Speak Americano
4. Eminem ft. Rihanna / Love The Way You Lie
5. Bob ft. Hayley Williams / Airplanes
6. Swedish House Mafia ft. Pharrell / One (Your Name)
7. Flo-rida ft. David Guetta / Club Can’t Handle Me
8. Eliza Doolittle / Pack Up
9. Katy Perry ft. Snoop Dogg / California Gurls
10.Magnetic Man ft. Angela Hunte / I Need Air

Tune in to Coffee & Tea, 12 – 3 with Zach next Saturday on Gateway978.com

Credit: HMV Basildon

BASILDON STUDIO

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Basildon singer and actress Jamie Lee Pike returned to her home town in a top stage show at the Towngate Theatre – the place where she caught the acting-bug as a girl.

Jamie, who grew up in Vange, is touring the UK in the ABBA spectacular ’Waterloo!’, which played for one night at the Towngate on Thursday 20 May 2010, and is her first professional engagement.

She attended the theatre many times as a girl and performed as part of a stage school and the Young Americans group. Her love for the theatre and acting ability has now led to this first professional role in the Abba show.

‘Waterloo!’ features six singers and a six piece band and is the largest Abba show which boasts all-live music.  It has been gaining rave reviews around the country.

Gateway FM’s Ros Connors caught up with Jaimie for a brief chat ahead of the performance in Basildon.

Jamie Lee Pike (Edited)