RADIO 1 ORIGINAL PRESENTER LIST AS PUBLISHED SEPTEMBER 4th 1967. The veteran BBC presenter Ken Bruce has claimed the broadcaster forced him to leave his long-running slot on Radio 2 earlier than planned. 1/6 Anneka Rice Challenge Anneka to flatten her cap peak? jimmy durante cause of death; the best fifa football awards 2021; Helen Thomas, head of Radio 2, said: Radio 2 is home to some of the UKs best-loved presenters, and Im thrilled to welcome Vernon to mid-mornings on Radio 2. Also to mark the 70th anniversary of the UK Singles Chart, Steve Wright will present The Listeners Charts available on BBC Sounds from Friday 4 November. Putting sport on Radio 2 was a clever move by BBC management. Paul OGrady also quit his Radio 2 Sunday afternoon show, which he had presented for around 14 years because he was not happy with a schedule shake-up which saw him share the slot with comic Rob Beckett. So, when is Bruce leaving and who will replace the presenter on his weekday mid-morning slot on Radio 2? Mahfuz riad. The BBC has always been a timorous beastie. Terry Wogan 2. When approached for comment by RadioTimes.com, a Radio 2 spokesperson said: Ken decided to leave Radio 2 and its always been known hes leaving in March. I cant wait to help kick start the day on Early Breakfast live from Cardiff. The following 182 pages are in this category, out of 182 total. the Radio 4 Woman's Hour presenter Jane Garvey, in the past an occasional fill-in . TV presenter will take over in May when veteran Scottish broadcaster steps down after 31 years. Humphrey Lyttelton 9. The Radio 2 about page says: "With a repertoire covering more than 40 years, Radio 2 plays the widest selection of music on the radiofrom classic and . 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And then, on 22 October, Mayo resigned from the station, dissolving the new co-hosted Drivetime after barely six months, with Whiley given her second schedule move in a year, to launch a new music show from 7.00 to 9.00pm, starting in January. He is a familiar face on Radio 2 having previously filled in for presenters including Zoe Ball, Steve Wright, Rylan Clark and Dermot O'Leary. The veteran BBC presenter Ken Bruce has claimed the broadcaster forced him to leave his long-running slot on Radio 2 earlier than planned. A Year in The Life: 1962 - which narrates the breakthrough year for the band via the recollections of those who knew and worked alongside them in 1962, narrated by Liverpool contemporary Roger McGough with contributors including Bill Harry, editor of Merseybeat, Klaus Voorman (close friend from Hamburg and the artist responsible for Revolver's sleeve), their original drummer Pete Best, Joe Brown and Mike Berry who shared bills with the group shortly before their national fame, Andy White, the studio session drummer who played on Love Me Do, and publicist Tony Calder who promoted their first single (first broadcast in 2012). But that they have to try is an undoubted factor, I think. And it feels as if that casualness and that callousness is applying not just to the presenters but to the audience. The presenter of the Radio 2's mid-morning weekday show Ken Bruce has become . 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Some tweeters and correspondents to RTs Feedback pages have reacted as if BBC bosses simply woke up one day and decided to wreck Britains most listened-to radio network. Paul O Grady has explosively admitted his 'disappointment' at leaving Radio 2 last year, suggesting that the channel had been keen to appeal to a younger audience and that it didn't 'make sense'. Maitlis, meanwhile, was told off for impartiality breaches during her time at the corporation. He will introduce a new weekday pop quiz to replace Bruces popular PopMaster format, as well as continuing his own radio show, which he has fronted since 2018. As newspaper reviewer on Breakfast Time in 1983 he declared his support for the Conservative party and was never asked to present BBC radio programmes again. Summaya won a talent search at BBC Radio Nottingham last year to present and produce their weekday evening show and was such a hit then joined BBC Radio Leicester . Talent manager Chris North, who identifies, nurtures and promotes up-and-coming presenters, says: "Evolution is inevitable in every walk of life. Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley famously failed to transplant their chemistry from The One Show to ITV's Daybreak. Vernon Kay is returning to the BBC to replace Ken Bruce on his Radio 2 mid-morning weekday show, the broadcaster has confirmed. The radio DJ, who started at the BBC in his early 30s, said he would always be proud of his association with the BBC and Radio 2, but that he wanted to continue his career in a slightly different way in the next few years. Published: Saturday, 3rd November 2018 at 8:00 am, Its a lot of change for listeners to accept at once, Simon Mayo to leave Radio 2 after 17 years, he was leaving to join Virgin Radio in 2019, the announcement of Zoe Ball as Evanss successor, publish the names of anyone paid more than 150,000 per year, strongly criticised the BBC for its handling of this issue. But soothing instrumental light music, middle of the road classics, and a weekly soap opera were the mainstay when the station opened in 1967. 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. We're delighted to announce that Vernon Kay will be taking over the mid-morning show on Radio 2 later this year! Tony talks about life on Radio Caroline and his move to Radio 1 - including a roadshow where the tide came in so people ended up in the sea! At its height in 2008, 8.1 million people were listening, beating Radio 1 in the ratings war. But, even by the low standards of online comment, she suffered spectacularly vituperative criticism for having, as protestors saw it, ruined Drivetime; comments which Mayo commendably described as appalling in his resignation tweet. "They couldn't give me any reason other than, they just wanted a change.". When an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. In the first of a new occasional series, Radio 2 All Stars, Dermot OLeary taps into the musical memories and broadcast recollections of some of the incredible multigenerational Radio 2 presenter line-up. "So they have a responsibility. He announced on Twitter that he would be presenting his final show on Friday 3rd March, writing on Friday 24th February: "I had intended fulfilling my contract until the end of March but the BBC has decided it wants me to leave earlier. Top Radio DJs & Presenters in the UK - Best Radios Presenters - Radio - LBC past and present, was incomparable, and to listen to him introducing his often recherch favourites was invariably educational and often fun . 40 to 21 will be available on BBC Sounds from Saturday 8 October. Following Ken Bruce's announcement in January that he had decided to leave Radio 2 in March, his last show on Radio 2 will be broadcast on Friday 3 March. This opened up opportunities for new formats on Radio 2, with greater potential for new music genres of all types, provided they were still light. A David Allan (broadcaster) Barry Alldis Richard Allinson Richie Anderson (presenter) Michael Aspel Rick Astley Pam Ayres B Danny Baker Richard Baker (broadcaster) Clare Balding Michael Ball Zoe Ball st ives coffee scrub bad for skin; illinois foid card renewal problems. One reader will win a pair of premium tickets to see Aspects of Love at the Lyric Theatre Shaftesbury Avenue and overnight stay in one twin or double room at the Clermont Hotel, London with a 3-course meal from the table dhote menu and breakfast. Love-ins at Woburn and San Francisco, the devaluation of Sterling, the Monkees and the Maharishi, and the beginning of the 'exciting new sound of wonderful Radio 1. Danny Baker16. Maitlis has also accused the BBC of "both side-ism" - in other words, providing a superficial balance. Linda Smith19. Try 12 issues for 1 today - never miss an issue. She serves as a relief presenter from time to time on the BBC News Channel and has in the past presented on BBC Radio 4. 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. Although audiences, and even journalists, often regard structural changes in broadcasting as boring, the shake-down (or, as some see it, meltdown) at Radio 2 was shaped by three backroom bureaucratic decisions. "Its great to be back on BBC Radio 2. In this period, the Radio 4 Womans 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 against unequal opportunities and unfair pay rates for BBC women. But soothing instrumental light music, middle of the road classics, and a weekly soap opera were the mainstay when the station opened in 1967 By the late 60s, the Light Programme established after the war, was beginning to show signs of age. Before serving as a presenter, Jo was BBC political correspondent where she covered the London Mayoral election in 2000. For example, Alex Jones was relatively unknown to national audiences before she was hired by The One Show, but that move made her a star. The programme centres on a rare, intimate and - before it went out this year - previously unheard interview with Terry, recorded at the height of his fame in the 1980s following an outside broadcast in Brighton. The broadcasting icon, who died last year aged 77, finished first place in a poll of 50 BBC radio broadcasters, beating the late John Peel, who came in second place. On previous occasions, though, the BBC has insisted that its triplicate radio leaders have distinct and separate responsibilities, and, in relation to the Radio 2 issues, defenders of management argue privately that they have done their best with a combination of planned and unplanned change, both inevitably difficult. Kay also hosted Radio X between 2015 and 2017. Summaya is one of BBC radio's rising stars. Paul Hollingdale was the first voice to be heard on the new station, complete with American style jingles, news, requests, and the shipping forecast. BBC Radio 2 is the UKs most listened to radio station, with a weekly audience of 14.53 million (RAJAR Q2, 2022), and won Station Of The Year at the Music Week 2021 awards. In a tweet on Friday, Bruce said he had intended to fulfil his contract with Radio 2, due to finish at the end of March, but that the BBC had "decided it wants me to leave earlier". She sometimes also features on The World This Weekend; a current affairs weekend programme. He became famous for having read the nine o'clock news on 15 October 1940 when Broadcasting House was hit by a German bomb: Belfrage carried on as if nothing had happened. Kirsty Young13. bbc radio 2 presenters past and presentgreek green beans with canned tomatoes. Bruce first joined the corporation in 1977 as a BBC Radio Scotland presenter and his first regular slot on Radio 2 was the Saturday Late Show in 1984. Its a dream come true to join the Radio 2 family and I cant wait to start.. Starting with music presenting, news reading, and. Paul O'Grady left Radio 2 after management forced him to share his slot with Rob Beckett, Sopel and Maitlis will not be as restricted by impartiality rules at Global as they were at the BBC, Graham Norton still hosts his BBC One chat show, but left his Radio 2 show to join Virgin Radio, Match of the Day host Gary Lineker has stayed at the BBC - but taken a pay cut, After Christine Bleakley left The One Show, the BBC hired the relatively unknown Alex Jones (pictured), Steve Wright has hosted his weekday afternoon show on Radio 2 since 1999, Craig Charles said of his Radio 2 departure: "They couldn't give me any reason other than, they just wanted a change", Former Radio 2 host Simon Mayo described the star salaries' publication as an "annual turkey shoot", Vanessa Feltz (pictured with partner Ben Ofoedu) waved goodbye to the BBC for a new job at Talk TV, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. If you want to be optimistic, then the departures of Evans and Mayo have, in a messy way, achieved Radio 2s need to refresh and feminise its line-up. This list may not reflect recent changes. What's he waiting for? Nevertheless, there has been widespread criticism of Radio 2s recent effort to rejuvenate its lineup. 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. Sue MacGregor 4. I wasnt allowed to play anything loud or fast, said Sheila recalling her first radio show in 1963. A large number of presenters have left the BBC in recent months - either by force or by choice. Presenters Paul OGrady and Vanessa Feltz have also departed from the station in the past year. "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. I have had good reactions from people who say their ideal station is somewhere between (Radio 1 and 2). Jane Garvey 8. Although the track was never released as a single in the UK, Madonna promoted the song in February 1983 at nightclubs including Heaven and Camden Palace in London and the Haienda in Manchester (now available on BBC Sounds). His deep connection with Wales is obvious and Im delighted he will be broadcasting live from Cardiff every weekday morning. Their replacements such as Rylan Clark and Michelle Visage are all younger, leading to ageism complaints from listeners. He will be counting down from 20 to the No. Eddie Mair 10. Last weekend, Sounds Of The 80s hosted by Gary Davies celebrated the 40th anniversary of Madonnas first single, Everybody (released in the US on 6 October, 1982). Youre too old, youre too staid, youre too middle-class, youre too middle-aged., Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you through the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning. Friends of Whiley, meeting her during the summer, were so horrified by her visible levels of distress that they privately contacted a senior producer to check that the BBC was aware of the toll the show was taking on her, and were assured that it was. We are so very proud of all that we have achieved whilst presenting on the largest BBC local radio station outside of London for the past 7 years. Part of the audience was demanding something new. Croeso Owain!. That complaint relates to the fact that BBC Radio has three separate, very senior figureheads. Leonard Parkin, ITN newsreader in the 1970s and 1980s. View the full Top 20 below: 1. The song spent 17 weeks at No. I dont think that I would have been exempt from that at all. But he said he understood the need to freshen schedules and attract younger audiences. The chart represents the incredible embryonic starts to magnificent pop careers. On 22nd October, announcing his departure from Radio 2, Mayo tweeted: Ive loved working with the exceptional Jo Whiley and when the show was reconfigured, she was my first and only choice., That is true but, perhaps due to diplomacy or the Twitter space limit, that isnt the full story. 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. Some licence payers may find this behaviour ironic, given the way in which BBC news presenters routinely mock Government departments and businesses who reply that no one is available to speak about a controversial issue. Past Presenters. EXCLUSIVE: The BBC is confident that it will stem the flow of its presenter exodus by signing a new deal with its highest-profile news anchor . Radio 2 spin doctors were still struggling to find support for the optimistic line that all format changes take time to settle when, in September, they had to deal with the fallout from Chris Evanss announcement live on air that, after eight years on the breakfast show, he was leaving to join Virgin Radio in 2019. The fast paced formula, described as radios very own Grandstand, became a fixture for many. 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. Annie Nightingale5. Read on for everything you need to know about his departure. Vernon said he was "absolutely over the moon" to be handed the microphone . 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. Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. The comfortable sound of Radio 2 in the 1970s was epitomised by Pete Murray in his Open House programme. That's how the conveyer belt of talent works. As she goes to 5pm, Trevor Nelson is moving into Coxs current 10pm-midnight show. I'm on 6 Music six days a week [but] the Radio 2 show was performing well," he said earlier this week. Others, though, contend that another factor in the presenter/ management stand-off is the character attacks, and back-tax demands, caused by the use of tax-reducing personal service companies, which some broadcasters insist that the BBC told them to set up. Although no longer reporting for domestic media, I continue to freelance for overseas news agencies, including BBC World Service and Canada's CBC Television. Live music has always been a big feature of Radio 2, from venues up and down the UK and abroad. 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. Available as part of a Spice Girls Collection on BBC Sounds from 4 October, and hear it in Sounds Of The 90s (Radio 2, 11pm on Saturday 5 November). Vernon Kay has joined BBC Radio 2 after the station confirmed him as Ken Bruce's replacement on the morning show. Since 1996 Steve has interviewed countless celebrities, played some of the nations favourite tracks, and kept his famous posse in line - just! A lot of that is driven by the need to reduce costs, and therefore a lot of people have simply taken voluntary redundancy (VR) and left by choice.". She was the first woman newsreader on Radio 4 (1973), one of the few female trombonists in the UK, and presenter of the only BBC radio programme devoted to truck drivers! The following list names individuals who are no longer employed by the BBC in its news division BBC News. Will everything work technically? You can unsubscribe at any time. The 48-year-old presented his own BBC Radio 1 show between 2004 and 2012, and another on Radio X between 2015 and 2017. Hell be telling the story of the UKs affinity with the charts over the last seven decades, looking at the part they played in our childhoods and how friends and family would gather round the radio to listen. VideoRecord numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. The Sound of Music was a fitting start for the station, now devoted to light music. And, within the BBC, presenters and producers in what is inevitably an off-the-record collage of impressions because they have been instructed (under a standard clause in contracts) not to speak publicly give a picture of a serious breakdown in trust and communication between the hosts and makers of programmes and the bosses. I can't wait to hear his brilliant new show.. Tony Blackburn. Kay, who is celebrating his 20th wedding anniversary to Strictly Come Dancing presenter Tess Daly this year, is known for fronting various shows on Channel 4's T4 as well as ITV programmes including All Star Family Fortunes, Just The Two Of Us, and Beat The Star. Bruce Belfrage - announcer and newsreader on BBC Radio during the Second World War. It drew in a young male audience that would never normally listen to the station. by Norman Long, Dont Lets Sing About The War by Ronald Frankau and The Broken Record by Henry Hall. The 51-year-old presents the show from Monday to Wednesday alongside co-presenter Dan Walker. Going back to the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s, the music choices include titles such as Twiddling with the Knobs On The Radio by Dorrie Dene; Are You Having Any Fun? Many of them have left the corporation entirely, although a few still do some work for the BBC. So Drivetime was seen as the only option for the desired diversification. The BBC are celebrating 50 years of Radio 1 from September 30, Search through all every Official Chart EVER in our archive. But when you go to see the other one, they tell you it was the first one.. The Beatles At The BBC - a rare chance to hear The Beatles in 1963 and 1964, featuring extracts from Pop Go The Beatles, Public Ear, From Us To You, The Alan Freeman Show, and Saturday Club, to create a revealing portrait of how British audiences would have originally heard the Beatles, the way they presented themselves and the impressions that they left. Over the seven weeks since Evans announced his departure, Radio Times has repeatedly asked for someone senior at BBC Radio to speak about Radio 2 for this article. The 80s were Terrys heyday as his early evening chat show on BBC 1 really took off. BBC Radio 2 - Past Presenters. While its true that Whiley was his only choice, the negotiations over what Mayo calls a reconfiguration appear to have given him no choice about having to have a female co-host. Since 2017, the BBC has been required to publish the salaries it pays sections of its top talent. Its like: Oh, we dont need you and we dont want you. Radio 2 will also broadcast each decades charts from 1960-1999 during the Sounds Of The 60s/70s/80s/90s shows on Saturday and Sunday 11 and 12 November, alongside a one-off programme on BBC Sounds - Most Streamed Songs of the 50s - to showcase the songs from 1952-1959, presented by Paul Gambaccini (BBC Audio production). Last week, a parliamentary select committee strongly criticised the BBC for its handling of this issue. The whole chart will be available from Friday 4 November as a BBC Sounds collection called The UKs Official Most Streamed Songs. But, if the new schedule, resulting from a combination of choices and accidents, is to succeed, it will require the audience to adapt quickly from the porcupine decades to the year of the rabbit. 1 album with the programme available on BBC Sounds from that morning - and the countdown from No. Only a sadomasochistic porcupine would bring on the next generation in this way. Some of their CB slang she innocently relayed caused consternation among the BBC hierarchy but that didnt stop her. Radio 4 presenter Sue MacGregor, former presenter of Woman's Hour and the Today programme, finished third, while Annie Nightingale - who became the first ever female DJ on Radio 1 in 1969 - took fourth. Huw Edwards BBC News. Scott Mills will launch his new weekday afternoon show on Radio 2 on Monday 31 October, from 2pm-4pm. Hell be saying "love you, hi" to everyone with music and laughs to get listeners through the afternoon, taking their calls and messages and, as friend to the stars, who knows who else might pop-up! Zoe reminisces about Radio 1 in Ibiza where she first met Fatboy Slim, a 13-hour round trip in a van to see a Super Furry Animals gig the night before a breakfast show, and being in the BBC bar with her dad and The Two Ronnies. Frank Stewart. That was the motto of Jim Moir, when Controller of the network, reflecting the view that the station on which Ken Bruce has hosted the same show for 26 years, Steve Wright for 19 and Jeremy Vine for 15 has an unusually stable schedule, which is rewarded by exceptional listener loyalty: the stations reach of 28.1 per cent of the population and cost per listener (0.5p) are both exceptional by BBC radio standards. Vernon Kay will replace Ken Bruce on his mid-morning weekday slot on BBC Radio 2. 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.". Lewis Capaldi, RAYE, The 1975 and more to play BBC Radio 1 Big Weekend 2023, Annie Mac to leave Radio 1 after 17 years, Miley? ", "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. Starting with music presenting, news reading, and acting work on the British Forces Network in Germany, Brian went on to train at RADA in 1949. ", Radio listeners are famously resistant to change, and often sceptical that it's even possible to attract young audiences to stations that skew older. Labour politician Roy Hattersley described his style as "courtesy with a cutting edge", and so it was for 30 years. While some DJs view the songs as an occupational threat to their on-air monologues, shes one of those with specialist enthusiasm and knowledge, and it was impossible sometimes not to detect a critical cringe as she introduced Drivetime playlist hits that clearly wouldnt be let near her iPod. Rylan talks about his new found love of radio - something that he never listened to when growing up - once he joined Radio 2, his love of Mr Blobby and getting to do karaoke on air with his hero, Craig David. Ill be presenting my personal selection of the most thought-provoking and entertaining songs by artists, who became famous during the earliest days of radio.. During his career, Kay has also hosted the ITV game show All Star Family Fortunes, Beat the Star, The Whole 19 Yards and Skating with the Stars over in the US. Brian ' Sounds of the Sixties ' Matthew tops the poll for being one of the longest serving broadcasters in the UK, having begun his career in 1946. 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