Video unavailable Watch on YouTube Wave 105 Aircheck Pirate FM Aircheck GHR Aircheck Would do it all again tomorrow! For some, however, no amount of money or freedom would be enough to compensate for the drop in relevance or audience that sometimes comes with leaving. 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).
What happened to Darren Adam (LBC presenter)? : r/AskUK 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.". 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 does not store any personal data. Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. 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. 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. 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. Is Ian Skelly not even more hugely experienced and knowledgable? We are still waiting for the government to confirm what support will be provided as advertising revenues plummet across the industry.
He will now be buried in a post-lunch snooze. All Access Audio Summit 2023 Full Agenda Debuts Monday, March 6th -- Check Out Our Lineup Of 81 Talented Speakers/Content Creators And All 18 Sessions, Mentoring & Inspiring Women In Radio, Luminate Name Meg Dowdy Elevating Women In Audio Mentee. From my first day to my final day, Ive loved every minute. Economics aside as I do not have access to their accounts some of these operations have proven that local radio can have a place most evident in smaller proud communities where its is well run by a committed team. I have been a listener for over 40 years and am going nowhere. 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. So radio historian David Lloyd has created an audio montage to remember just some of those presenters moving on before being replaced by a national breakfast show: David Lloyd writes: 2020 and. Gusher Main-Spout!!! Now, if they could get rid of that dreadful Sean Rafferty I would be very pleased. Thanks to @harrissn#aircheck #radio pic.twitter.com/LQQhkab9En, Aircheck Downloads (@airchecks) August 7, 2020. He will now be buried in a post-lunch snooze. Its been downhill since the departure of Rob Cowan. The 61-year-old presented a Saturday morning show on the network. Maitlis has also accused the BBC of "both side-ism" - in other words, providing a superficial balance. The station takes the national networked breakfast show from Hits Radio UK hosted by Fleur East, James Barr & Matt weekdays from 6am-10am.
Sacked talkSPORT presenters over the years - Radio Fidelity We started highlighting some of the tributes but wed end up missing more than wed feature. Some of the individuals have new radio homes others do not. Eagle Radio was finally rebranded to Greatest Hits Radio at 6:00am on 1 September 2020. According to RAJAR, the station has a weekly audience of 152,000 listeners and a 5.9% share as of September 2021. Kam has been a Presenter at Atmosphere. Bauer-owned stations rebranding as GreatestHitsRadioThe Beach (Great Yarmouth & Lowestoft)The Breeze (Alton, Petersfield, Haslemere & Bordon)The Breeze (Andover)The Breeze (Basingstoke)The Breeze (Bath)The Breeze (Bridgwater & West Somerset)The Breeze (Bristol)The Breeze (Cheltenham)The Breeze (Newbury)The Breeze (Reading)The Breeze (Shaftesbury)The Breeze (Torbay)The Breeze (Warminster)The Breeze (Weston super Mare)The Breeze (Yeovil)Compass FM (Grimsby)Dearne FM (Barnsley)Dream 100 (Tendring)Eagle Radio (Guildford)KLFM (Kings Lynn)Minster FM (Northallerton)Minster FM (York)Mix 96 (Aylesbury)North Norfolk Radio (North Norfolk)Peak FM (Chesterfield)Pulse 2 (Bradford & Huddersfield)Radio Norwich (Norwich)Ridings FM (Wakefield)Rother FM (Rotherham)Rutland Radio (Rutland)Sam FM (Swindon)Signal 107 (Kidderminster)Signal 107 (Shrewsbury & Oswestry)Signal 107 (Telford)Signal 107 (Wolverhampton)Signal 2 (Stoke-on-Trent)Spire FM (Salisbury)Spirit FM (Chichester)Stray FM (Harrogate)Swansea Sound (Swansea)Tower FM (Bolton & Bury)Trax FM (Bassetlaw)Trax FM (Doncaster)Wave 96.5 (Blackpool)Wessex FM (Weymouth)Wire FM (Warrington)Wish FM (Wigan)Yorkshire Coast Radio (Bridlington)Yorkshire Coast Radio (Scarborough), 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 (Swansea)Fire Radio (Bournemouth), Bauer-owned stations remaining as standalone outlets:Lincs FM (Lincolnshire)Pirate FM (Cornwall)Sam FM (Bristol), Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. Coronation Street spoilers: Daisy faces Justin in court, but who will win? Welcome to AllAccess.com, the web's largest radio and music industry community. Other outlets such as Bradfords Pulse 1and Swanseas The Wave will be allowed to keep their branding and local breakfast shows before becoming part of Hits Radio for the rest of the day. She has become known for her work presenting Radio 3s Breakfast programme, as well as lunchtime and evening concerts and a range of programmes on Radio 3, including Words and Music. Gordon resides in Hackney, London, and travels back to New Zealand frequently. There is also 2 ex pirates now licenced Kane on FM and Release on Surrey DAB (but has a Bracknell address).
Obituary: Adrian Cronauer - the real Good Morning, Vietnam DJ The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". Surrey and Cornwall have BBC, D1 and SD available on digital.. What do you think? What happened to Sam FM? So Mendelssohn composed Des Knaben Wunderhorn? "They couldn't give me any reason other than, they just wanted a change.". The station takes the national networked breakfast show from Hits Radio UK hosted by Fleur East, James Barr & Matt weekdays from 6am-10am. 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. I have to agree with the pro Skellers above. Kanter suggests: "What we're going to see increasingly, I think, is the BBC effectively hiding salaries through its commercial division or independent production companies. He joins a presenting line up including Penny Gore, Tom McKinney, and Fiona Talkington. 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. We dont need just an announcer for this sort of programme. Come back Ian, there was nothing to forgive! (And thus became a shoo-in for a BBC announcers job). 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He continued hosting his film show on Radio 5 Live with Mark Kermode, but that was recently poached too, by Sony. 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. After Bolton's exit, one tweeted: "This is exactly what's wrong in the BBC. @Laura_Castle was a class act and the messages we had were amazing, we cried over every one of them ? When I hear Elizabeth Alkers mushy voice on Saturday morning I instantly switch to another channel. 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 . 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. Sam FM, which currently has its own local daytime presenters including Kam Kelly, Mark Franklin and Downsy, will take the network shows outside of Drive. Peter Gordon launched 96.4 The Eagle at 7:45am on 4 January 1996, with the words "Hey, I've landed", an allusion to "the Eagle has Landed", the call sign Neil Armstrong used for the landing of the 1969 lunar landing craft. The shocking legacy of the Dutch 'Hunger Winter', Why Alex Murdaugh was spared the death penalty, 'Trump or bust' - grassroots Republicans are still loyal. These people are self aggrandising and immature in their handling of what is meant to be an arts channel. How can I put it politely? The County Sound network joined forces with Radio Mercury in 1991 to form Allied Radio. The shadow culture minister, Chris Matheson, raised concerns about the decision. 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Eagle Radio Digital Spy To those doing a last show today on many much loved stations across the UK during this evolution I wish you all the very best for your future. Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors. We're grateful to all the presenters, past and present, who have played their part in the success of the station, and we also look forward to welcoming refreshed shows, new ideas and different voices to Radio 2, as we always have done. Timothy Leslie Boyd (Tommy Boyd) Prior presenter of the ITV children's program, Magpie, Tommy Boyd joined the talkSPORT station when it was still "Talk Radio" in 1995. Radio 2 is going through a particularly tumultuous time, while many of the biggest names in news and podcasting have been lured away.
This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. Based in Guildford in the Guildford College campus, Eagle Radio was part of the UKRD Group of radio stations. ?? Do not miss this. The station went through a transitional period where its playlist was changed over to the 70s, 80s and 90s era, and jingles changed to reflect the station playing "greatest hits". I remember him well and as very sad on the afternon when he gave his final presentation. However, they confirmed that the number of regional shows will be halved. Since 2017, the BBC has been required to publish the salaries it pays sections of its top talent. This is Neanderthal managerialism(unfortunately shared by most of our universities). And since senior managers are all men, Essential Knitting Patterns and Essential Cooking Recipes will probably be their next Big Idea. 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.
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. 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.
BBC presenters: What's behind the large number leaving? Simon Mayo described it as an "annual turkey shoot", while Graham Norton said it was "not comfortable and not nice". 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. The changes are being made to make way for Bauers Greatest Hits Radio brand taking over many local radio services next week. Ian has a personality that GM can only dream about. . 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. We can only hope that Georgia grows into the job. Closure. When Chris Evans swapped Radio 2 for Virgin, he went from having around nine million listeners to around one million. The login page will open in a new tab. 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. Whichever way you look at it, its just more of the same. Thanks for the break, 3 happy years on Breakfast & for the life-long friends! Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. Video, 'Trump or bust' - grassroots Republicans are still loyal, Tony Hall described as a poacher's charter, Alex Murdaugh jailed for life for double murder, AOC under investigation for Met Gala dress, Mother who killed her five children euthanised, Zoom boss Greg Tomb fired without cause, The children left behind in Cuba's exodus, Biden had skin cancer lesion removed - White House, US sues Exxon over nooses found at Louisiana plant. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. 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. Theme Kourtier Blog by. Now listeners have gone one step further, starting a Change.org petition to bring back the regional presenters and telling Heart they have made a terrible mistake.
Peter Gordon does final show on Eagle Radio after 25 years "And it's not just salaries - top news stars have their third party earnings disclosed if they're doing a conference or after-dinner speaking gig, and that is very unappetising for a lot of presenters.". Cookies are also used for Google Ads personalisation. "I can see their point. Joe Ferguson Kev seed James klass Suzie Smith Pea teller Rick vaughn Paul jordan John ohara Brian moore Rock fm: rob Charles, Danny bee, Mark Paxton, Dave Miller, Mark kaye, Sally stone, Paul. 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. Copyright 2023 All Access Music Group. Maitlis, meanwhile, was told off for impartiality breaches during her time at the corporation.
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LBC's James O'Brien overtakes Nick Ferrari as radio audiences tune in 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. Neither will probably appeal to Eagle listeners?. Bristol Its all good cuz I'm a WALL ST Bets Degenerate Ape & that pays an ass-load better. I've lived my childhood dream. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. I'm on 6 Music six days a week [but] the Radio 2 show was performing well," he said earlier this week. There hasn't been a dedicated oldie station on AM/FM in the area since County Sound closed down. Beyond Paradise on BBC One: Guest cast includes two TV legends! The station was acquired by Celador Radio on 7 September 2010. His first words on the station were Hey, Ive landed, referencing Neil Armstrong use of the Eagle has landed. Thanks to Christian Spooner.#aircheck #radio pic.twitter.com/3UXxwkciDz, Aircheck Downloads (@airchecks) August 28, 2020, New audio @niavee at Mix 96 Aylesbury (Aug 28th 2020).#aircheck #radio pic.twitter.com/BxkNV3Ueva, New audio @adammorris85 and Morning Matt at Eagle Radio Surrey & East Hampshire (Aug 28th 2020). I think it is fairly obvious what is going on here. His wit and charm seem effortless.
Were also on 103FM in Manchester, on 97-108FM on the South Coast, on 107.6FM in Bournemouth & Poole and on 106.5 in Bristol. However, you may visit "Cookie Settings" to provide a controlled consent. She will continue to present live events, including the Proms. 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. Mark is here every weekday with the Top 10 at 10 and every weekend with The Smash Hits Chart Show. Others admitted they had tried the celebrity presenters but soon changed to a local radio station. YEA Networks Joins Arc Software For Affiliate Research, Maintenance. Replaced by two big names who certainly dont need/suit this job at all, we miss our personal, lovely presenters! Where I lived in Thamesmead #spirefm pic.twitter.com/DDOeHfhN10, Simon Ward Photography (@SimonWardPhoto) August 28, 2020.