Some of the individuals have new radio homes others do not. LBC still have him listed as a presenter, and he didn't say he was leaving, which is completely unlike him. In some cases audiences may rise, and in others they may fall. 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. "If a presenter is offered a 50% increase in salary without the hassle of a public spotlight on their earnings, that's a very attractive proposition even for those committed to the BBC's public service ethos. What percentage does Slater and Gordon take? What a horrible and mean spirited person you must be. Come back Ian, there was nothing to forgive! Listeners have been writing in anger to Slippedisc and other outlets. He continued hosting his film show on Radio 5 Live with Mark Kermode, but that was recently poached too, by Sony. Piers Morgan says Susanna Reid has an unrequited love for him, Gemma Collins turns to Kim K as she starts surrogacy process. Head to our Facebook page @EntertainmentDailyFix and let us know! BBC Radio Norfolk is the BBC's local radio station serving the county of Norfolk. Like one comment above, the wife who cant stand G Manns voice, I am in that camp. The station takes the national networked breakfast show from Hits Radio UK hosted by Fleur East, James Barr & Matt weekdays from 6am-10am. The little Ive heard of Georgia Mann I cant say Im overly impressed. The station takes the national networked breakfast show from Hits Radio UK hosted by Fleur East, James Barr & Matt weekdays from 6am-10am. "But there are lots of other tensions at play," Kanter continues. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads. Is Slater and Gordon the same as Gordon Legal? The current Fire Radio breakfast presenters Max and Jason will move over to Hits Radio Bristol and the South West (formerly Sam FM) to present drivetime, while Jono Holmes will start a new drivetime show on Hits Radio Bournemouth and Poole. What is it like to be a Classic FM presenter? Since 2017, the BBC has been required to publish the salaries it pays sections of its top talent. 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. And since senior managers are all men, Essential Knitting Patterns and Essential Cooking Recipes will probably be their next Big Idea. In this period, the Radio 4 Woman's Hour presenter Jane Garvey, in the past an occasional fill-in presenter for Ken Bruce and Jeremy Vine, directly targeted Radio 2 as part of a wider campaign . According to RAJAR, the station has a weekly audience of 152,000 listeners and a 5.9% share as of September 2021. We are doing our best to ensure that Slipped Disc is free to all readers. "This presenter weighed that offer up, but ultimately decided that the platform they have on the BBC was more compelling than the cash. Im sure his charm will transfer to the afternoons, but the format, unless changed, will not capitalise on his talents. Ian Skelly is one of the best presenters on Radio 3. It has always been a very solid radio station that clearly cares abut its listeners. 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. For stars who made their name in news, such as Sopel, Maitlis and Marr, the freedom offered by rivals is a significant attraction. Rather than producing their own shows, the stations will largely carry syndicated programmes made in London featuring national presenters playing classic pop music. Copyright All rights reserved. How someone with a borderline speech defect gets to be a radio presenter is a mystery to me. I find his diction leaves a lot to be desired. Cannot for the life of me see why you consider Ian Skelly being more suited to simply introducing the music. Simon Mayo described it as an "annual turkey shoot", while Graham Norton said it was "not comfortable and not nice". Is Ian Skelly not even more hugely experienced and knowledgable? The 61-year-old presented a Saturday morning show on the network. It broadcasts on FM, AM, DAB, digital TV and via BBC Sounds from studios at The Forum in Norwich. Sorry, but this is BS. The arguments in favour of the brand and networked approach are well-rehearsed, and we all appreciate that the future of radio in a broader audio world not least with the economics of COVID around us is a very different picture, and it is dangerous to imagine that everything can carry on in the way it did in previous generations. He joins a presenting line up including Penny Gore, Tom McKinney, and Fiona Talkington. Peter Gordon does final show on Eagle Radio after 25 years. 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. You never know whats going to happen to you. Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet. Feltz, for example, moved to the recently-launched Talk TV, while the huge investment in podcasts has seen Maitlis, Sopel and Radio 1's Chris Stark move to Global. The stations topical imaging are voiced by actor and comedian Gareth Hale (of Hale and Pace ). Wessex FM before its closure Until its closure on 31 August 2020, it had a reach percentage of 42%. I've lived my childhood dream. Jonathan Charles Gaunt (born 3 March 1961) is an English radio talk show presenter, TV personality, newspaper columnist, social commentator and spokesman. Radio Classique after 9am weekdays for me from now on. YEA Networks Joins Arc Software For Affiliate Research, Maintenance. He estimates that more than 250 presenters will lose their jobs as a result of national programming replacing local broadcasting as the industry continues to shrink. Sam FM South Coast / Solent will rebrand to Greatest Hits Radio in September and network all programmes from Bauer, with the exception of a daily afternoon drive show. Meanwhile, Suzi Klein has reined-in her previously proving-her-worth stance and matured into one of the stations best presenters. @iancrouch_radio @StuartMcGinley @milly_luxford pic.twitter.com/4PpT4NTxd0, Stagecoach South (@StagecoachSouth) August 28, 2020. Never say never again pic.twitter.com/BoDNkqIdBT, Minster FM Breakfast Show (@BenMinsterFM) August 28, 2020, Its my final day at Mix96 and this mornings Ben and Nia Breakfast Show (without Ben) is a celebration of the last 5 years and so Ive dug deep in to the archives! The stations which are being renamed 'Greatest Hits Radio' include The Beach (Great Yarmouth & Lowestoft) Georgia Mann is a brilliant broadcaster some are just radio naturals and she is one of them. 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 . 2. (And thus became a shoo-in for a BBC announcers job). On Wednesday, March 1, Gracie used her social media accounts to inform her followers about the layoff. Global, who own the Heart network, revealed that a number of its regional breakfast show hosts would move to Drivetime. I find Georgia and Ian similar in their wit and sense of humour. Membership benefits will include a daily digest of stories delivered to your email, and occasional exclusive offers from our partners. Bauer said the decision would provide the optimum mix of local content that listeners highly value alongside content from nationally known presenters, while also providing significant scale for advertisers. When people move on, for whatever the reason, it creates an opportunity for new talent. For my part. Love you guys.". 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Norway ignores bad reception and starts FM radio switch-off, Digital radio overtakes analogue in homes for first time, Oslo calling: Norwegians prepare to scrap FM radio, slowly reducing the amount of local content. Because people forget that Prince Charles is a musician, and he listens to Radio 3 when he can. By clicking Accept All, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies. He will now be buried in a post-lunch snooze. Until 2018, Eagle Radio broadcast The Vodafone Big Top 40 chart show (previously The Pepsi Chart & Hit40UK) which was produced from Capital FM in London and syndicated across over 140 commercial radio stations in the UK. BRING BACK THE REGIONAL PRESENTERS! Eagle Radio breakfast presenter Peter Gordon has signed off for the last time, ahead of the stations rebrand to Greatest Hits Radio in a few weeks time. In the meantime, Wake Up Bitches.you gonna be late. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. They made everyones mornings brighter and they are now out of jobs! Another said they thought their local presenters are so much better than Amanda and Jamie, while most agreed that they will not listen again. It all boiled down to a contract dispute. Dozens of towns and cities across England will lose their own distinctive local radio stations later this year, after the commercial group Bauer announced plans to fold almost 50 regional outlets into a national radio network. ago. He is being replaced by Radio 1's Scott Mills, but will continue to host Sunday Love Songs. "They couldn't give me any reason other than, they just wanted a change.". Weekly quiz: Which house are Harry and Meghan vacating? They added: Youre losing listeners in droves!!!! 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". Kam has been a Presenter at Atmosphere. Hes been perfect for the morning slot. 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. Addressing Radio 2 listeners in the Radio Times, former BBC producer Trevor Dann said: "If you're seething about the high-handed way the bosses are treating you, don't bother writing to complain, because they don't care what you think. Replaced by two big names who certainly dont need/suit this job at all, we miss our personal, lovely presenters! The oldies AM station County Sound seemed to gradually lose listeners and gracefully died as Eagle extra, https://forums.digitalspy.com/discussion/2372836/bauer-radio-acquisitions#latest. No young people are going to listen to Feedback, even if you get HRVY or Joe Sugg to present it, because BBC Radio 4 isn't on their radars.". RadioToday has estimated that the current total of approximately 200 on air presenting roles across the former Wireless, UKRD, Lincs and Celador stations will be cut to around 40, with Greatest. ", "Whilst we of course want new listeners to discover Radio 2, we are focused on providing the 14.5 million people who tune in each week with a brilliant range of programmes, hosted by some of the UK's best-loved presenters. The music level is fine but presentersjust speak up!! Mark is here every weekday with the Top 10 at 10 and every weekend with The Smash Hits Chart Show. What happened to Sam FM? Carlos joined Smooth Radio in September 2007. Same here. @PGcomms says goodbye to @eagleradio after almost 25 years on breakfast (Aug 7th 2020). 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. COME BACK IAN, WE ALL MISS YOU! Otherwise known as A Job In The Real World!. 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. Now it's a great big fat frightened rat. Auditions are clearly not behind a screen. Noam Laden Returns To WABC/New York As News Dir. Lets not beat about the bush, its about sex and age. We can only hope that Georgia grows into the job. When presenter left LBC and his statement following immediate exit. When he left, Marr said he was looking forward to "getting his voice back" - a reference to impartiality rules at the BBC. ", He points out: "Career development for everyone is cyclical - the people who are now moving on once replaced someone who made way for them. Roger Bolton was recently dropped from Radio 4's Feedback, to listeners' (and his own) disappointment. On 27 May 2020 it was announced that Eagle Radio will become Greatest Hits Radio from early September 2020. We will miss Ian Skellys wit and charm on Radio 3 in the morning. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". ?? After Bolton's exit, one tweeted: "This is exactly what's wrong in the BBC. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The drive-time slot is hosted by Max & Jason weekdays from 4pm-7pm. It remains to be seen whether Bauer will feel in five years time that each of the moves were wise for the organisation overall. Im currently listening to IS and realise that I shall miss his positive but unobtrusive manner. There is also 2 ex pirates now licenced Kane on FM and Release on Surrey DAB (but has a Bracknell address). Last ever show on Minster FM done! I wish presenters would stop mumbling into the microphone and speak clearly- those who drop their voices at the end of sentences are especially irritating as are those who speak intimately as though the listener is next to them in the same room. Also when R3 was often interrupted by Test Match Cricket, on one occasion he announced dolefully -And now Its CRICKET. 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. On Monday 25th June 2007, Andy Bush and Paris Troy announced they had a secret video of Paulina pole dancing . 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." However, the show was withdrawn from syndication in 2018 and now broadcasts solely on Heart & Capital stations. Bidding a farewell to her 19-year-old job as a QVC host, Gracie addressed the update as . Bauer Media announced the takeover of 56 radio stations back in May, as they planned to rebrand 49 of them under a universal banner of Greatest Hits Radio, reducing local content. This decision stinks. And why did they kick Rob Cowan out? Video'Trump or bust' - grassroots Republicans are still loyal, Why Trudeau is facing calls for a public inquiry. It has been the privilege of my life to have you as my friends + I'll miss you beyond measure. Jack FM. Classical radio does much of its business from 9-to-5, while in drive time, US classical listeners are generally more likely to listen to AM news/talk and public radio news (Morning Edition and All Things Considered). ", The BBC's director-general Tim Davie has said: "Trust in our impartiality is not a nice to have, it is the very essence of who we are. Britains Got Talent judge Amanda Holden caused a stir earlier this week when she joined Jamie Theakston on the Heart Breakfast Show. Wessex FM was finally rebranded to Greatest Hits Radio at 6:00am on 1 September 2020. Baker claimed it was a "stupid gag". Cant help but smile. [1] On 27 May 2020 it was announced that Eagle Radio will become Greatest Hits Radio from early September 2020. Gordon Legal was established in 2010, the year after he left Slater + Gordon with an intention to never practice law again. News bulletins are short tick box affairs to cover the area, while the one remaining 'local' show at drive is shared with stations in Kent, Sussex, South Hampshire, Dorset, Berkshire and Oxfordshire. I have been a listener for over 40 years and am going nowhere. This obviously attracted comments of the most ill-advised and ignorant kind; no doubt from idiotic new listeners who had turned onto the new fluffier (read, unprofessional) presentational style of Radio 3. "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. The BBC. The come-to-bed, have another whisky voice of GM makes Classic FM a real temptation not, surely, what the BBC wants and Im sorry for her to be put in this position; shes NOT hugely experienced and, initially, German esp. As a presenter on the network's 105.7 Smooth Radio in Birmingham, he fronted the weekday afternoon show from 1 to 4pm, as well as hosting a programme on Saturday between 10am and 1pm. I've been VERY lucky. Ben Hull in Coronation Street: Where have you seen Sarahs business contact before? But in this series of hugely professional and thoroughly authentic farewells, you can hear the pain. Bauer-owned stations retaining their name and own breakfast shows but broadcasting Hits Radio during the rest of the day: Pulse 1 (Bradford & Huddersfield) Signal 1 (Stoke-on-Trent) 96.4 The Wave. Get real time updates directly on you device, subscribe now. How can I listen to Greatest Hits Radio? His great personality will be largely wasted on Afternoon Concert. The shadow culture minister, Chris Matheson, raised concerns about the decision. Very knowledgable, experienced and skilled at delivering appropriate anecdotes occasionally a delightful personal one with charm and wit. However, like every other news site, we have costs to bear and are urging readers to help share them. This week it comes to and end & will become Greatest Hits Radio, a new chapter with great presenters! If you lose your case, youll not be charged, so theres no financial risk. All Rights Reserved. Many of them have left the corporation entirely, although a few still do some work for the BBC.