Following the recapitalisation of Slater & Gordon Limited in December 2017, the UK firm is owned and operated separately and is no longer part of the Slater and Gordon Limited group of companies. Bauer would not comment on the number of jobs that would be affected by the decision, although the industry news site Radio Today estimated about 160 of the 200 on-air presenters across the stations were facing redundancy, without taking into account off-air support staff and producers. !!! Lets not beat about the bush, its about sex and age. Ian Skelly is Radio 3s best presenter (jointly with Martin Handley). 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. 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. The music policy that has been introduced does not suit the station at all and as other have commented the listening figures will be hit hard, I sincerely hope all the staff at Eagle are able to find themselves new roles. Otherwise known as A Job In The Real World!. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". As a first step we encourage you to take membership at US$79/59 a year, or $165/125 for three years. 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. He will now be buried in a post-lunch snooze. Kam is a Presenter at Greatest Hits Radio Swindon. What do you think of the decision to axe the local breakfast shows and replace them with Amanda and Jamie from London? The station changed its name from 96.4 The Eagle to 96.4 Eagle Radio in February 2007 and later changed to solely Eagle Radio. Come back Ian, there was nothing to forgive! By far the best would be Andrew McGregor who sounds engaged with the music. On 27 May 2020 it was announced that Eagle Radio will become Greatest Hits Radio from early September 2020. However, you may visit "Cookie Settings" to provide a controlled consent. We can only hope that Georgia grows into the job. It does not store any personal data. #Radio pic.twitter.com/BuiF1V3Lx0, Ben Norris (@Benjfnorris) August 28, 2020, When I first started visiting Salisbury in 1999 and was told that the city had it's own radio station, I said "what, little Salisbury?! 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If youd like to join in, please sign in or register. The BBC. Weekly quiz: Which house are Harry and Meghan vacating? We are still waiting for the government to confirm what support will be provided as advertising revenues plummet across the industry. It is the bedrock of why people come to us.". Weve seen many messages on social media from presenters and listeners marking the day, too many to list in one article. The resulting show was a disaster, and Mayo left for Bauer, where he currently presents on Greatest Hits Radio. YEA Networks Joins Arc Software For Affiliate Research, Maintenance. 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. Thanks to @harrissn#aircheck #radio pic.twitter.com/WKrfFk7ZrB, New audio @djandylawson at Wish FM Wigan & St. Helens (Aug 28th 2020). And while GB News has attracted and retained some top talent, such as Eamonn Holmes, former BBC presenters Andrew Neil and Simon McCoy did not stay for long. They made everyones mornings brighter and they are now out of jobs! Clemmie suffered a major brain haemorrhage over a year again in New York and was unconscious for 17 days and it wasnt certain she would regain her speech. The decision was announced on February 26 and will mean that popular shows such as the Heart Bristol breakfast show with Ed, Troy and Paulina will be axed. I remember him well and as very sad on the afternon when he gave his final presentation. Do not miss this. And Ive long given up listening to the morning programmes. Eagle Radio was purchased by Bauer Media in 2019 along with other stations in the UKRD group. All Rights Reserved. There hasn't been a dedicated oldie station on AM/FM in the area since County Sound closed down. Living-Candle-2934 1 mo. Surrey and Cornwall have BBC, D1 and SD available on digital.. 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. All rights reserved. It's very weird. Ben Hull in Coronation Street: Where have you seen Sarahs business contact before? 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. 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. Copyright 2023 All Access Music Group. 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. I think it is fairly obvious what is going on here. The station was acquired by Celador Radio on 7 September 2010. 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). Time for some decency, and time for overpayed Stalinists like Alan Davey to walk the plank! ", My experience of local radio was Capital FM with Chris Tarrant, Steve Penk and the Flying Eye! Fire Radio and Sam FM from Bristol is merging with Bauers Bournemouth to create a brand new radio station. Mayo is a supporter of Tottenham Hotspur, and lives in London. Georgia Mann is a brilliant broadcaster some are just radio naturals and she is one of them. Roger Bolton was recently dropped from Radio 4's Feedback, to listeners' (and his own) disappointment. ?? Love you guys.". Ill not listen again until its back to what works best for us people!!. Eagle FM owner John Walenga will talk about the idea of Eagle TV at 09h00 on 30 April 2020. 17yrs ago I joined a team launching a radio station in Barnsley and on 5/10/03 Dearne FM was born! In the meantime, Wake Up Bitches.you gonna be late. 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. 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. 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If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. This is Neanderthal managerialism(unfortunately shared by most of our universities). Read more: Piers Morgan says Susanna Reid has an unrequited love for him. #aircheck #radio pic.twitter.com/Z61jm2gluE, New audio @dickydodd at Signal 107 North Worcestershire (Aug 28th 2020).#aircheck #radio pic.twitter.com/3XVq5Hhb4o. Kam has been a Presenter at Atmosphere. Global, who own the Heart network, revealed that a number of its regional breakfast show hosts would move to Drivetime. The station takes the national networked breakfast show from Hits Radio UK hosted by Fleur East, James Barr & Matt weekdays from 6am-10am. When presenter left LBC and his statement following immediate exit. Last year Simon Rose at an OB took time to show my kids how it all worked. I wonder how many listens they will loose. 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. BBC Radio Norfolk is the BBC's local radio station serving the county of Norfolk. Copyright All rights reserved. John Somerville (Feb 2018)Slater & Gordon / CEO. Skelly is the urbane co-presenter of Radio 3's mid-morning weekday show. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". PLEASE admit it was wrong to lose the local side to Heart!! 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. 2. My time there from 2011 to 2014 was full of hard graft and too many laughs to count. Today PG ended his breakfast show with the words: After landing all those years ago, its time for me to take off again. Or is this a remake of John Drummond being told by a BBC executive that he had been tainted by experience? How many people listen to radio Norfolk? The stations topical imaging are voiced by actor and comedian Gareth Hale (of Hale and Pace ). Whichever way you look at it, its just more of the same. @iancrouch_radio @StuartMcGinley @milly_luxford pic.twitter.com/4PpT4NTxd0, Stagecoach South (@StagecoachSouth) August 28, 2020. Since 2017, the BBC has been required to publish the salaries it pays sections of its top talent. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. We will miss Ian Skellys wit and charm on Radio 3 in the morning. 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 . She underwent music based physio therapy and has regained her speech such that she was able to appear on womans hour. Content is similarly tailored to such listeners. Most solicitors, who may advertise a No Win, No Fee service, charge their clients a success fee of up to 25% of the damages awarded. Long promoted a number of acts through live music sessions on her show including Adele, The Zutons, Primal Scream, Kasabian, Amy Macdonald, Hard-Fi, Faithless, The Manic Street Preachers, Marillion, Josh Ritter, The Stranglers, Paul Weller, Morrissey, Moby, The Dandy Warhols, Stereophonics, Aslan and a significant number of new and unsigned bands Is Slater and Gordon the same as Gordon Legal? They believe that when they are presenting on the BBC, they are talking to the nation.". Replaced by two big names who certainly dont need/suit this job at all, we miss our personal, lovely presenters! You dont need a cut crystal accent explaining dodecaphonic construction at 09:15, you need good music and entertaining but intelligent chat. The industry-wide move towards consolidating local stations into de facto national outlets has been under way for years, with the move exacerbated as Britons increasingly listen to the radio via DAB radio and smart speakers such as Amazons Echo rather than FM radio. Read more: Gemma Collins turns to Kim K as she starts surrogacy process, One said: Ive listened to Invicta/Heart radio for years, especially the breakfast show, James and his sidekicks have kept me in stitches on my drive to work. Very knowledgable, experienced and skilled at delivering appropriate anecdotes occasionally a delightful personal one with charm and wit. See more on our Privacy page. However, you may visit "Cookie Settings" to provide a controlled consent. These people are self aggrandising and immature in their handling of what is meant to be an arts channel. His sense of fun and gently cheeky humour has been such a delight, and his knowledge of classical music and performance has filled many an hour with interest and entertainment. It all boiled down to a contract dispute. Perhaps the departures that attract the most uproar are when a presenter doesn't want to leave - but the BBC is looking to appoint someone new who will attract younger listeners and viewers. ", 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. Im not particularly a fan of IS and prefer Suzy Klein but to move him on in such a peremptory manner seems disrespectful. ?And SHAME on soulless companies like @BauerMedia with NO interest in LOCAL radio. Like his eponymous character, Cronauer was a radio presenter in Saigon in 1965 and 1966 known best for his enthusiastic early morning greeting and penchant for playing rock'n'roll tunes to raise . 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. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". So we loose Ian Skelly and retain his week and week about Wishing our friends at #SpiritFM #Chichester all the very best. Based in Guildford in the Guildford College campus, Eagle Radio was part of the UKRD Group of radio stations. He currently resides in London Fields (East London) with his partner, Alastair Carruthers, co-chair of the Te Papa Foundation of the Museum of New Zealand and chairman of Allpress Espresso. 1. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. 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. ", A spokesman for the station said: "Throughout the years Radio 2 has stayed relevant to its millions of listeners by evolving its schedule. Schedule changes are also sometimes made, controversially, for reasons of diversity. 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. The stations will still be obliged to broadcast some regional content in order to meet the requirements of their licences. It has always been a very solid radio station that clearly cares abut its listeners. It's also worth remembering that moving to a rival broadcaster is not always successful. 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. Kim 25 Years On Air Kim celebrates 25 years on air at Eagle Radio in Surrey and Hampshire On the radio now I am now presenting as a freelancer at various stations including Wave 105, Greatest Hits Radio South, Hits Radio South, Pirate FM and Island FM, Guernsey. Kam has been a Presenter at Sam FM (Thames Valley) since 9 September 2019. Im sorry to say I had long been tired of Mr Skellys manner, which I found pretentious and irritating. 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. 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). Chacun a son gout, I suppose, but for me Georgia Mann is one of the most irritating and patently least knowledgeable presenters on R3 . The BBC 5 Live presenter was accused of mocking the duchess's racial heritage. Video unavailable Watch on YouTube Wave 105 Aircheck Pirate FM Aircheck GHR Aircheck 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 . Kam has been a Presenter at Atmosphere. 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: 2020 and another slew of stations reach the end of the road, as national radio brands become bigger. Radio since 25 July 2020. Some of the other early 6 Music presenters; Jane Gazzo must've gone back to Oz where I wish the 'Queens of Noise' hopefully went. Ive only just read about Ian Skellys removal from the R3 morning slot but I have to say I was hardly heartbroken when it happened, and welcomed Georgia Mann (at least part compensation for losing Suzy Klein to management!). 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. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. You've got Radio Brooklands and Radio Woking on SSDAB. After Bolton's exit, one tweeted: "This is exactly what's wrong in the BBC. O dear whenever Georgia Mann is on I miss Ian Skelly even more! Thank God for the CD player. We dont need just an announcer for this sort of programme. They added: Youre losing listeners in droves!!!! Allied changed the old FM Premier service to Radio Mercury and the County Sound name was used for the AM services but wasnt really like the original County Sound at all. Just introduce the music, please. Baker claimed it was a "stupid gag". That's how the conveyer belt of talent works. Simon Mayo. End the day right with The Simon Mayo Drivetime Show. So Ian Skelly, a gentle, informed and subtly humorous presence, falls victim to the Radio 3 cult of the presenter. Its all old hits now . Welcome to AllAccess.com, the web's largest radio and music industry community. Thank you for listening, and for now its cheerio, before playing The End by The Beatles. To see that station sign off today is heartbreakingbut it only hurts because it was so special. For localness Heart Surrey isn't as good as Eagle. Cookies are also used for Google Ads personalisation. Angry listeners predicted the station would lose thousands of listeners, with one saying the people want local presenters that we can relate to! Dozens of Bauer-owned regional stations will be rebranded under the Greatest Hits Radio name from September. How can I put it politely? The changes are being made to make way for Bauers Greatest Hits Radio brand taking over many local radio services next week. They are local people who we can relate to, not someone in London who doesnt know Kent. ALL ACCESS has learned that CINDY SCULL has departed iHEARTMEDIA's Rock KEGL (97.1 THE EAGLE)/DALLAS - FORT WORTH after 27 years with the station. "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. However, the show was withdrawn from syndication in 2018 and now broadcasts solely on Heart & Capital stations. What a horrible and mean spirited person you must be. On Wednesday, March 1, Gracie used her social media accounts to inform her followers about the layoff. 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." Functional cookies help to perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collect feedbacks, and other third-party features. The 61-year-old presented a Saturday morning show on the network. What do you think? Fake cadences and top note squeaking is irritating beyond measure; talk properly and clearly as a present ought, thats all we ask surely? Working for a large organisation does not mean one or in this case a presenter is good. 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. Oh for the days when we just had announcers as do most of the European stations still. Without it, more independent stations will fall away and communities will lose out.. London Get real time updates directly on you device, subscribe now. But what the episode surely highlights is the toxic managerial culture in the BBC. In 2018, the BBC forced Mayo to share his hugely popular Drivetime show with Jo Whiley, to get a female presenter on the Radio 2 daytime schedule. 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. 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. Greatest Hits Radio provides local news, travel and weather with programming from across the UK including mid-mornings and drivetime from GHRs London studio at One Golden Square.Facts and stats. However, like every other news site, we have costs to bear and are urging readers to help share them. I find Ian Skelly irritating and simply turn off the radio when he is on, he will be better in the afternoons when it is more a case of simply introducing the music. A number of radio stations across the east will be replaced by a new name later this year. Afternoons are prime time for these formats, not a graveyard shift. There are credible industry rumours that another popular BBC podcast is also about to jump to the commercial sector at the end of its current season, taking its presenters with it. 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. 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. Would do it all again tomorrow! Eagle and its market have the same conditions as Pirate where both are doing well in a competitive market with Heart available on FM. MW: 828 1584 kHz FM: 96.0 107.9 MHz DAB Freeview 716. Where are greatest hits radio . My voice has been heard on some of the biggest radio stations across the UK including, Smooth, Heart and Capital. 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. Sam FM, which currently has its own local daytime lineup including Kam Kelly, Mark Franklin and Downsy, will take the network shows outside of Drive. 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. Skelly was one of the best Radio3 presenters and I looked forward to his slots on Essential Classics. Read about our approach to external linking. "For example, top stars absolutely loathe having their salaries published.". 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. 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. Alan Davey, Controller, BBC Radio 3 says: We wanted to make the most of two much-loved voices on Radio 3 and refresh the daytime schedule.