'Stop stealing our listeners' cry rival station chiefs as Radio 2 marches on
Sun, 23 Aug 2009 23:55:47 +0100
From The Times
By Dan Sabbagh
August 24, 2009
Nobody doubts the success of Radio 2 and its primacy among national and
local stations, but its very dominance has forced its commercial rivals to
cry "foul". Its "obsession with youth" and high spending on presenters such
as Jonathan Ross and Chris Evans are de ...
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Re: SK - a challenge
Sun, 23 Aug 2009 09:21:32 +0100
I listen to her every day, not because I like the show but because of
some masochistic drive that forces me to rant endlessly about her
total lack of musical knowledge
Talking over records
Endless references to cats and Sainsbugs and the last thing she bought
in there
The Telegraph
A barly concealed desire to h ...
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Is BBC Radio 2 sacrificing too much to achieve popularity?
Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:09:17 +0100
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/organgrinder/2009/aug/17/malcolm-laycock-bbc-radio-2
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Radio presenters
Mon, 17 Aug 2009 01:11:41 +0100
Has Radio 2 finally decided that they are no longer going to employ
professional presenters? Apart from Chris Evans, I cannot think of one
trained radio presenter who has joined or stood in on the network for years.
The latest offering is the actor Craig Charles, standing in for Janice Long
this week.
Surel ...
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BBC slammed by Radio 2 DJ Malcolm Laycock
Sun, 16 Aug 2009 09:35:34 +0100
A long-standing Radio 2 presenter has accused the BBC of sidelining older
listeners and 'attacking' their music.
Malcolm Laycock, who presented big band show The Age Of Swing, said the
Corporation 'no longer exists to serve the public' and criticised Radio 2
for replacing light music and jazz with 'soft rock' ...
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Terry Wogan lavishes faint praise on Chris Moyles
Sat, 15 Aug 2009 07:01:43 +0100
guardian.co.uk
By John Plunkett and agencies
13 August 2009
As rivalries go, the one between Terry Wogan and Chris Moyles has not always
been of the friendly variety. Today the BBC Radio 2 DJ appeared to attempt
to bury the hatchet - but may have ended up putting it in Moyles's head
instead.
Wogan's Radi ...
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A dull day on R2...
Fri, 7 Aug 2009 16:12:57 +0000 (UTC)
Spent the day at home today, and I was struck by the rather poor sequence
of shows after Terry Wogan. First of all there was the rather too squeeky
and giggly Zoe Ball, then the patronising tones of Jeremy Vine, then the
frankly uninspiring Aled Jones. I even found myself looking forward to
Chris Evans!
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Jonathan Ross's Radio 2 show loses nearly 200000 listeners
Thu, 6 Aug 2009 19:01:44 +0100
Jonathan Ross's BBC Radio 2 show lost nearly 200000 listeners - a dip of
6% - in the second quarter of this year...
See article at
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/aug/06/jonathan-ross-radio-2-rajars
I think the fact it is now recorded may well have a lot to do with this -
Mike
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More wake up to Terry Wogan
Thu, 6 Aug 2009 13:18:15 +0100
Radio Today
6 August 2009
Terry Wogan wins the battle at breakfast while Radio 3 celebrates its
biggest audience in two years. Radio 3's audience - Sony Station of the
Year - has passed the two million mark.
Though Chris Moyles was threatening to edge the veteran broadcaster in the
last RAJARs, latest fig ...
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Malcolm Laycock
Tue, 4 Aug 2009 07:15:52 +0100
From The Daily Telegraph, 4 August 2009
"Malcolm Laycock, one of Britian's greatest proponents of dance bands who
presented Sunday Night at 10, announced on air that he would not be
returning after 14 years of service.
He was due to be taking four weeks off, but his decision to leave
permanently took the s ...
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