2023 BBC. In America, and I assume also in the UK, classical music is a strong office listening radio format, along with other adult music formats such as classic rock, oldies, smooth jazz, country music, adult contemporary (AC), urban adult (soul and R&B oldies), etc. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. Or is this a remake of John Drummond being told by a BBC executive that he had been tainted by experience? Theme Kourtier Blog by. Eagle and its market have the same conditions as Pirate where both are doing well in a competitive market with Heart available on FM. Ill not listen again until its back to what works best for us people!!. So we loose Ian Skelly and retain his week and week about "This presenter weighed that offer up, but ultimately decided that the platform they have on the BBC was more compelling than the cash. Lets not beat about the bush, its about sex and age. Their departures have invited some uncomfortable headlines and questions for the corporation in the process. And yet, it is hard to pinpoint a single driving force behind the recent exodus, because there's a whole host of reasons for it. On 6 September 2021, Sam FM was rebranded as Hits Radio Bristol and The South West. What happened to Bush Troy and Paulina heart radio? Closure. Given the BBCs propensity for wanting to refresh the lineup, isnt it more than time for the same dictum to apply to their management? ?? The petition reads: Our local radio stations have been completely ruined by the decision to cut our breakfast presenters! !!! We started highlighting some of the tributes but wed end up missing more than wed feature. (And thus became a shoo-in for a BBC announcers job). The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". The 61-year-old presented a Saturday morning show on the network. Peter Gordon does final show on Eagle Radio after 25 years Eagle Radio breakfast presenter Peter Gordon has signed off for the last time, ahead of the station's rebrand to Greatest Hits. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. At the time of writing, the petition had already been backed by almost 6,000 radio listeners up and down the country, with one saying that "Heart has no heart without its local presenters". Audio: Radio presenters say goodbye before GHR arrives. However, like every other news site, we have costs to bear and are urging readers to help share them. ", My experience of local radio was Capital FM with Chris Tarrant, Steve Penk and the Flying Eye! Prince Harry and Meghan to be dealt fresh monetary punishment thatll hurt? What do you think of the decision to axe the local breakfast shows and replace them with Amanda and Jamie from London? Getting impartiality right can be tricky - people on both sides of the political divide regularly complain the corporation is biased in favour of the other. Georgia Mann knows that less is more, and will ensure I dont switch off in the mornings, as I frequently do when Skelly gets on my nerves. What is it like to be a Classic FM presenter? See more on our Privacy page. Kam has been a Presenter at Atmosphere. Vanessa Feltz, Simon Mayo, Andrew Marr, Peter Crouch, Emily Maitlis, Jon Sopel, Dan Walker, Steve Wright, Paul O'Grady, Craig Charles, Graham Norton, Shaun Keaveny and Sue Barker are some of the biggest names who have either been poached, dropped or demoted. After a lengthy argument they decided to put it on the GWR FM website, as soon as this happened Paulina walked out on the show, leaving Bush and Troy to finish the show themselves. His wit and charm seem effortless. LBC's left-leaning mid-morning presenter James O'Brien now has more listeners than breakfast show host Nick Ferrari, in the latest indication that British radio listening habits have changed . hey ho. Gordon Legal was established in 2010, the year after he left Slater + Gordon with an intention to never practice law again. There have been multiple letters to Haaretz and other newspapers. Even Heart shifted to very modern music in recent years. Global, who own the Heart network, revealed that a number of its regional breakfast show hosts would move to Drivetime. Replacing someone audiences love is difficult, for the presenter as much as fans. The whole demeanour of R3 is unfortunately changing, with more rubbish programmes being added, such as Piano Flow, Classical Fix, and Gameplay with Baby Queen. Beyond Paradise on BBC One: Guest cast includes two TV legends! When he left, Marr said he was looking forward to "getting his voice back" - a reference to impartiality rules at the BBC. There is nothing more annoying than having to turn up the volume or stand next to the loudspeaker just to hear what or who was just playing. In one sense it IS about gender and age. Good luck to the @GHRYork team who will be taking over from Tuesday ? Meanwhile, Suzi Klein has reined-in her previously proving-her-worth stance and matured into one of the stations best presenters. That belonged on the old Third Programme. Neither will probably appeal to Eagle listeners?. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". I wonder how many listens they will loose. Ben Hull in Coronation Street: Where have you seen Sarahs business contact before? He remained with the channel until November 1998 and was a relatively popular presence on the station. The stations topical imaging are voiced by actor and comedian Gareth Hale (of Hale and Pace ). The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". The company said a small number of stations with particularly strong local followings such as Cornwalls Pirate FM and Lincolnshires Lincs FM will keep their existing line-ups. Im sure his charm will transfer to the afternoons, but the format, unless changed, will not capitalise on his talents. I have been a listener for over 40 years and am going nowhere. The stations will still be obliged to broadcast some regional content in order to meet the requirements of their licences. Real reason Prince Andrew may be forced out of terrible Royal Lodge amid Frogmore claims, I am Madeleine McCann girl shares big announcement: Our discoveries are shocking, I Am Madeleine McCann girl timeline: Claims, evidence, DNA test demands and backlash. Global will close 10 of its 24 dedicated radio studios - in Brighton, Cambridge, Chelmsford, Exeter,. Get real time updates directly on you device, subscribe now. They have been in a relationship since 9 April 2011. Would do it all again tomorrow! Ms Mann seems to be a pleasant and reasonably knowledgeable presenter certainly but Ian Skelly has that certain je ne sais quoi that raises his presenting to a higher level. ago. ", Radio host says BBC is spooked over young audience, Anger as presenter removed from Radio 4 show, Steve Wright to leave Radio 2 afternoon show, Paul O'Grady signs off final Radio 2 show, Vanessa Feltz ends two decades at BBC Radio London, Kermode and Mayo's 5 Live film show to end, Graham Norton bids emotional farewell to Radio 2, Bakhmut attacks still being repelled, says Ukraine, Saving Private Ryan actor Tom Sizemore dies at 61, US lawyer jailed for murdering wife and son, The children left behind in Cuba's mass exodus, Xi Jinping is unveiling a new deputy - why it matters, Snow, Fire and Lights: Photos of the Week. Noam Laden Returns To WABC/New York As News Dir. When Chris Evans swapped Radio 2 for Virgin, he went from having around nine million listeners to around one million. I, like many others, will no longer listen to the Radio 3 morning slot because it has become just another DJ focused station (like Classic FM) void of any interaction with Radio 3 listeners. Eagle Radio was purchased by Bauer Media in 2019 along with other stations in the UKRD group. And since senior managers are all men, Essential Knitting Patterns and Essential Cooking Recipes will probably be their next Big Idea. 2. The resulting show was a disaster, and Mayo left for Bauer, where he currently presents on Greatest Hits Radio. BBC Radio Norfolk is the BBC's local radio station serving the county of Norfolk. Living-Candle-2934 1 mo. It has been the privilege of my life to have you as my friends + I'll miss you beyond measure. I note that R3 has been trumpeting the return of Clemmy Burton-Hill in the way it used to promote Katie Derham. As a presenter on Classic FM I have the pleasure of sharing great music, fun stories and moments of relaxation with millions of people around the world. Nevertheless, for the human beings involved, the closures are hugely sad. i feel sorry for the loyal Eagle presenters if they are passed over for complete idiots like alex lester! What frequency is Greatest Hits Radio on? Announcing his exit from weekday afternoons earlier this year, Steve Wright said: "My friend and boss Helen Thomas, head of Radio 2, said she wanted to do something different in the afternoons." Whichever way you look at it, its just more of the same. "I can see their point. End the day right with The Simon Mayo Drivetime Show. Maitlis, meanwhile, was told off for impartiality breaches during her time at the corporation. Read about our approach to external linking. Veteran broadcaster Steve Allen announced he is leaving LBC radio station last week after 44 years, to the disappointment of his . In Israel, meanwhile, there are similar protest over the morning classics show on Kol Hamusica, where new boss Omer Frenkel (formerly on Army Radio) has brought in a presenter, Alex Anski, who cannot let the music play without jabbering all around it. The drive-time slot is hosted by Max & Jason weekdays from 4pm-7pm. "What the BBC does have is an unrivalled platform," says Kanter. London This decision stinks. The stations which are being renamed 'Greatest Hits Radio' include The Beach (Great Yarmouth & Lowestoft) SCULL said . O dear whenever Georgia Mann is on I miss Ian Skelly even more! The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. Thanks to @harrissn#aircheck #radio pic.twitter.com/LQQhkab9En, Aircheck Downloads (@airchecks) August 7, 2020. Britains Got Talent judge Amanda Holden caused a stir earlier this week when she joined Jamie Theakston on the Heart Breakfast Show. I raised a direct complaint to GM and subsequently responding to the programmes producer after she was encouraging the listeners to make their (negative) feelings felt about the organ as an instrument one morning. Very knowledgable, experienced and skilled at delivering appropriate anecdotes occasionally a delightful personal one with charm and wit. Be strong & be proud of what you achieved x, Carlos (@carlosradioguy) August 28, 2020, New audio @NickHancock and @willsmithyorks at Stray FM Harrogate (Aug 28th 2020). Every time there are changed on R3 there is a flurry of folk who dont like change. According to RAJAR, the station has a weekly audience of 152,000 listeners and a 5.9% share as of September 2021. @Laura_Castle was a class act and the messages we had were amazing, we cried over every one of them ? For localness Heart Surrey isn't as good as Eagle. PG launched 96.4 The Eagle on 4th January 1996 when it first went on air. "It's important to remember that because of progressive government cuts since 2010, the BBC has suffered a 30% cut in revenue," says Prof Barnett. "It would be criminal if you inherited Radio 2 or Radio 4 and you let it wither," he told BBC News earlier this week. ", He points out: "Career development for everyone is cyclical - the people who are now moving on once replaced someone who made way for them. A large number of presenters have left the BBC in recent months - either by force or by choice. As a first step we encourage you to take membership at US$79/59 a year, or $165/125 for three years. You can listen to Hits Radio on air nationally on your digital radio, online, through our Hits Radio App and on your voice activated device by saying Play Hits Radio. Broadcaster and writer Ian Skelly has been a familiar voice on BBC Radio 3 for the past 20 years, presenting various programmes on the station, covering a wide range of repertoire from early music to contemporary. These cases will run on a No Win No Fee basis so if you win your case, well charge you 25% of your compensation. BBC Radio 3 has relegated one of its best presenters to the afternoon graveyard slot with this statement:Ian Skelly joins Afternoon Concert from 12th April. Bidding a farewell to her 19-year-old job as a QVC host, Gracie addressed the update as . Registered in England. However, you may visit "Cookie Settings" to provide a controlled consent. ", A spokesman for the station said: "Throughout the years Radio 2 has stayed relevant to its millions of listeners by evolving its schedule. It appears from some of the previous comments thats its fine for a man to be witty but not a woman. You can listen to his last link from Aircheck Downloads: New audio What an achievement. Closure. Add your comment below. ?? Welcome to the Digital Spy forums. Thank you for listening! Ian is the better of the two current presenters and yet hes had the push. Its been downhill since the departure of Rob Cowan. What happened to Sam FM? In smaller broadcast areas, particularly, where reach was high, yet overall audience volume (and thus national revenues) will never be huge owing simply to the TSA size, the balance of all these factors- taken together with the growth in overall brand might is an interesting one. So Mendelssohn composed Des Knaben Wunderhorn? Maybe Georgia went to the Clemmy Burton-Hill school of presentation? The BBC's VR programme, a result of cost-cutting measures and a drive to move more staff out of London, has seen many experienced producers and journalists leave - a brain drain that often goes underreported compared with the departures of celebrities. Baker claimed it was a "stupid gag". Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. "But there are lots of other tensions at play," Kanter continues. Roger Bolton was recently dropped from Radio 4's Feedback, to listeners' (and his own) disappointment. You can listen here on our website, download our free app for iPhone or Android, on Freeview channel 716 or ask your Smart Speaker to play Greatest Hits Radio. Dorothy Byrne, former Head of News & Current Affairs at Channel 4 News, says: "Key journalistic talent now leave because they believe rightly that the BBC's erroneous interpretation of regulation regarding impartiality prevents it from telling viewers and voters the truth. Welcome to AllAccess.com, the web's largest radio and music industry community. Radio 2's multi-generational appeal serves a 35+ audience, a target which hasn't changed in decades, and we are proud to feature the best music from the 60s to the present day, which is key to the station's continued success.". It has always been a very solid radio station that clearly cares abut its listeners. Mark is here every weekday with the Top 10 at 10 and every weekend with The Smash Hits Chart Show. But at the same time, presenter paranoia exists for a reason - we're all aware there's always somebody behind you wanting to do your job. Im sorry to say I had long been tired of Mr Skellys manner, which I found pretentious and irritating. Whenever he was due to take a break, he always said where he was going and what he would be up to while away.. Not a word this time. Read about our approach to external linking. pic.twitter.com/3tJrdNljf9, Steve White (@SteveWhiteRadio) August 27, 2020, Its my last show on #KLFM today, and I would love to have as many people texting and calling as I can, so if you fancy it, 3 7 ? You dont need a cut crystal accent explaining dodecaphonic construction at 09:15, you need good music and entertaining but intelligent chat. ALL ACCESS has reached out to iHEARTMEDIA DALLAS for comment, but no response so far. A rare real natural, warmly engaging with his audience as if chatting one-to-one. Georgia Mann is a brilliant broadcaster some are just radio naturals and she is one of them. A number of radio stations across the east will be replaced by a new name later this year. It launched on DAB Digital Radio on 12 December 2013. Mayo was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2021 Birthday Honours for services to broadcasting. Kam has been a Presenter at Sam FM (Thames Valley) since 9 September 2019. I would expect this to be one of the stations that suffers the worst when it's GHRd. On 6 September 2021, Sam FM was rebranded as Hits Radio Bristol and The South West. Now, if they could get rid of that dreadful Sean Rafferty I would be very pleased. Thank God for the CD player. It's very weird. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. "So it's difficult to say to anyone in a job they enjoy that it's time for them to go - especially if the reasons are not explained. Cookies are also used for Google Ads personalisation. And Ive long given up listening to the morning programmes. Steven Barnett, professor of communications at the University of Westminster, says: "Because the BBC was forced - partly through a campaign driven by a self-interested press - to reveal top salaries, its commercial competitors know exactly where to pitch their offer. Im currently listening to IS and realise that I shall miss his positive but unobtrusive manner. They added: Youre losing listeners in droves!!!! The overheads of these stations will fall, national revenues will grow and one imagines, local revenues may fall. They are local people who we can relate to, not someone in London who doesnt know Kent. Time for some decency, and time for overpayed Stalinists like Alan Davey to walk the plank! Jon Gaunt. He will now be buried in a post-lunch snooze. They have had a total shift in music this week with non stop older musicgone from what was a decent blend of contemporary, pop and classics, to non stop no doubt what are 'greatest hits'. [1] On 27 May 2020 it was announced that Eagle Radio will become Greatest Hits Radio from early September 2020. Afternoons are prime time for these formats, not a graveyard shift. Tick box exercise, especially if one happens to be Cambridge educated, and clueless about the reality of life. Both have left their BBC radio jobs in recent years. Today PG ended his breakfast show with the words: After landing all those years ago, its time for me to take off again. I'm on 6 Music six days a week [but] the Radio 2 show was performing well," he said earlier this week. Replaced by two big names who certainly dont need/suit this job at all, we miss our personal, lovely presenters! The consolidation approach was pioneered by Bauers rival Global, which turned Capital and Heart into national brands by buying up regional stations and slowly reducing the amount of local content. pic.twitter.com/SRHMhIeazn, . Its all old hits now . Eagle is one of the UKRD stations that does really well even though there's plenty of competition (from the London stations), especially in Guildford. This is Neanderthal managerialism(unfortunately shared by most of our universities). This issue is compounded by the ever-expanding media industry, which means there are more companies around to do the poaching. Ian Skelly is Radio 3s best presenter (jointly with Martin Handley). Others think the BBC should let its biggest names leave rather than offer huge sums to keep them, and grow a new generation of stars instead. Can Nigeria's election result be overturned? Vic McGlynn used to have the afternoon show on 6 Music but she's disappeared off national radio. Oh for the days when we just had announcers as do most of the European stations still. On Monday 25th June 2007, Andy Bush and Paris Troy announced they had a secret video of Paulina pole dancing . Georgia Mann has been making arts programmes at the BBC since 2008. Where are greatest hits radio . Carlos joined Smooth Radio in September 2007. Its all good cuz I'm a WALL ST Bets Degenerate Ape & that pays an ass-load better. All Rights Reserved. After studying English Literature at Cambridge University, she began her radio career as a reporter at BBC Three Counties Radio, going on to produce Radio 4s Front Row for several years. By clicking Accept All, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies. SCULL rejoined KEGL in 2008, a few months after the EAGLE brand returned. Mark Goodier. MW: 828 1584 kHz FM: 96.0 107.9 MHz DAB Freeview 716. We can only hope that Georgia grows into the job. Most of the stations affected by Wednesdays announcement were bought by Bauer last year and were often founded in the commercial radio boom years of the 80s and 90s. This is in line with the industry belief that local news updates are what is really valued by listeners, rather than knowing that a presenter on a music station lives near them and can talk about local events in between songs. You've got Radio Brooklands and Radio Woking on SSDAB. Weve seen many messages on social media from presenters and listeners marking the day, too many to list in one article.
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