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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Is this true or is he leaving next year: if so can I have a 1-year-out-t-shirt?
RIP RADIO 2.
Which wokie is going to replace him?"
A one legged black lesbian who has had "A journey " |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Do you know when he's leaving?"
end of contract in march says is choice but there weeks ago said would only leave if they sacked him Steve Wright gone now ken.
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By *assy69Man
over a year ago
West Sussex and Wales |
"Anyone else really sad he’s leaving Radio 2? Popmaster is my favourite  "
Just heard the news, yes, have listened to him for years, and have always loved trying to answer the pop master questions |
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Now they'll get someone refreshing, creative and energetic in ....... "
Errr, it’s the BBC- they’ll either get a retired sports type, someone who was in a band 20 years ago or a reality TV type…or whoever gives the diversity tick box officer the biggest chubby. Either way, the bland MOR compliance will be strong in them  |
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By *lex46TV/TS
over a year ago
Near Wells |
I was in my 30's when I started listening to radio 2, so I assume they're trying to attract that audience. I'm not sure where it leaves us who are in their 50's and 60's as to what to listen to.
It's a shame as we all grew up listening and watching the BBC, Top of the Pops, Radio 1. Where do we go now?
Greatest hits radio is ok but I can do a 10 minutes commute and not even have listened to any music, which is annoying. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"What happened to Terry Wogan? I liked him.
they named broadcasting house after his death.
He died from broadcasting house?
That's a Tony Blackburn joke!"
What happened to Tony Blackburn? |
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"I’ve just read that Ken Bruce will be bringing Pop Master with him to Greatest Hits so you can all be relieved at that 
That makes it even worse  "
I don’t think so. It’s my favourite station by miles these days |
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I still miss Simon Mayo, especially the confessions...I thought it was a great show and really entertaining on the way home. Bringing in a co host and ruining it made me more sad/angry than replacing Steve Wright & now Ken Bruce. |
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"I still miss Simon Mayo, especially the confessions...I thought it was a great show and really entertaining on the way home. Bringing in a co host and ruining it made me more sad/angry than replacing Steve Wright & now Ken Bruce."
You can find Simon Mayo, Matt and the team on Greatest Hits Radio weekdays 4pm to 7pm
Confessions, Drivetime Drama and Teacher Feature all there.
Sadly, there are adverts to bear |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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He and Terry Wogan got me through some tough mornings when my kids were small and sleep was nil.
I stopped listening a long time ago.
Not the same without them.
R2 is turning in to R1 lite  |
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"I still miss Simon Mayo, especially the confessions...I thought it was a great show and really entertaining on the way home. Bringing in a co host and ruining it made me more sad/angry than replacing Steve Wright & now Ken Bruce.
You can find Simon Mayo, Matt and the team on Greatest Hits Radio weekdays 4pm to 7pm
Confessions, Drivetime Drama and Teacher Feature all there.
Sadly, there are adverts to bear "
Aside from the last line you sound like a Greatest Hits Radio advert! Seriously though thanks, I'll take a look. Unfortunately won't be the same...but worth a go |
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"What happened to Terry Wogan? I liked him.
they named broadcasting house after his death.
He died from broadcasting house?
That's a Tony Blackburn joke!"
I’ll take that as a compliment (even though I don’t have a wig) |
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"He and Terry Wogan got me through some tough mornings when my kids were small and sleep was nil.
I stopped listening a long time ago.
Not the same without them.
R2 is turning in to R1 lite "
6music turned in to R1xtra lite- which is when I turned off my DAB radios  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Ken bruce is good, and love popmaster "
I agree, and I am glad he is taking pop master with him.
Jeremy Vine has totally lost the plot, he is supposed to be running a debate show and plays more crap music than debate.
I only tune in now to listen to Ken Bruce, once Ken leaves, I can honestly say i will never listen to Radio 2 again.
I prefer the debate on Radio Scotland, so it will be Ken Bruce on Greatest Hits Radio in the morning and then switching channel to Radio Scotland mid day for News and debate. |
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"I still miss Simon Mayo, especially the confessions...I thought it was a great show and really entertaining on the way home. Bringing in a co host and ruining it made me more sad/angry than replacing Steve Wright & now Ken Bruce.
You can find Simon Mayo, Matt and the team on Greatest Hits Radio weekdays 4pm to 7pm
Confessions, Drivetime Drama and Teacher Feature all there.
Sadly, there are adverts to bear
Aside from the last line you sound like a Greatest Hits Radio advert! Seriously though thanks, I'll take a look. Unfortunately won't be the same...but worth a go"
Welcome
You might start noticing the same records going round on rotation and the adverts can get annoying, but basically it's the same banter and the audience keeps increasing.
Greatest Hits Radio also has Jackie Brambles, Pat Sharp, Paul Gambaccini, Andy Crane and Mark Goodier on the books.
Although Ken is replacing Mark...... |
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By *ohn KanakaMan
over a year ago
Not all that North of North London |
"It's all change at radio two. I think it's time for a shake up, the audience by default is getting younger.
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I think people forget that radio stations target a certain demographic and dont age with their listeners! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"It's all change at radio two. I think it's time for a shake up, the audience by default is getting younger.
I think people forget that radio stations target a certain demographic and dont age with their listeners!"
.....explain classical stations still playing Mozart then |
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By *ercuryMan
over a year ago
Grantham |
"Boom radio for me. 60s, 70s and 80s music only!
I keep hearing this. Is it any good? Who's on? "
David Hamilton is probably the most high profile.
You can check out the playlist on their website. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I'd say those running radio 2 don't have a clue but it goes further than that. The whole bbcis in danger of making the service an irrelevance as they've lost what most people want.
If commercial radio stations want the presenters then there is a large audience for the person so dropping the older market seems stupid. There ar more of us and we don't all like classical or radio 4.
2nd big issue is publicising wages. The clever ones use personal companies to avoid the list. The other tied to the bbc have to suffer the stress and pressure of it. It may be out money but the government needs to realise this sort of reporting is flawed.
I've now got a new radio station to find as KB was the best. How long before BH whispers his last on 2 |
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"I'd say those running radio 2 don't have a clue but it goes further than that. The whole bbcis in danger of making the service an irrelevance as they've lost what most people want.
If commercial radio stations want the presenters then there is a large audience for the person so dropping the older market seems stupid. There ar more of us and we don't all like classical or radio 4.
2nd big issue is publicising wages. The clever ones use personal companies to avoid the list. The other tied to the bbc have to suffer the stress and pressure of it. It may be out money but the government needs to realise this sort of reporting is flawed.
I've now got a new radio station to find as KB was the best. How long before BH whispers his last on 2 "
On Greatest Hits Radio from 3rd April 2023 |
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"It's all change at radio two. I think it's time for a shake up, the audience by default is getting younger.
I think people forget that radio stations target a certain demographic and dont age with their listeners!"
I think of it a bit like children's television. Kids grow out of it but it also becomes less relevant to its new audience unless it adapts and changes. I can't imagine what today's 4 year olds would make of The Woodentops  |
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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago
Peterborough |
"It's all change at radio two. I think it's time for a shake up, the audience by default is getting younger.
I think people forget that radio stations target a certain demographic and dont age with their listeners!
I think of it a bit like children's television. Kids grow out of it but it also becomes less relevant to its new audience unless it adapts and changes. I can't imagine what today's 4 year olds would make of The Woodentops "
Bet they would still enjoy Scooby Doo minus Scrappy Doo and Hong Kong Phooey. |
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"It's all change at radio two. I think it's time for a shake up, the audience by default is getting younger.
I think people forget that radio stations target a certain demographic and dont age with their listeners!
I think of it a bit like children's television. Kids grow out of it but it also becomes less relevant to its new audience unless it adapts and changes. I can't imagine what today's 4 year olds would make of The Woodentops
Bet they would still enjoy Scooby Doo minus Scrappy Doo and Hong Kong Phooey."
They passed me by I was too old to watch them. I'm of a Watch With Mother and Christopher Trace and Valerie Singleton Blue Peter vintage  |
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"I'd say those running radio 2 don't have a clue but it goes further than that. The whole bbcis in danger of making the service an irrelevance as they've lost what most people want.
If commercial radio stations want the presenters then there is a large audience for the person so dropping the older market seems stupid. There ar more of us and we don't all like classical or radio 4.
2nd big issue is publicising wages. The clever ones use personal companies to avoid the list. The other tied to the bbc have to suffer the stress and pressure of it. It may be out money but the government needs to realise this sort of reporting is flawed.
I've now got a new radio station to find as KB was the best. How long before BH whispers his last on 2 "
The ultimate in first world problems is “the stress and pressure” of people knowing you earn 400 grand a year from radio 2!  |
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"It's all change at radio two. I think it's time for a shake up, the audience by default is getting younger.
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Couldn't agree less, any Audience moving to Radio 2 blatantly likes it to of become listeners.
Still plenty of 50/60/70 & 80 year old that deserve to be accomadated for.
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"Boom radio for me. 60s, 70s and 80s music only!
I keep hearing this. Is it any good? Who's on?
David Hamilton is probably the most high profile.
You can check out the playlist on their website."
David ‘Diddy’ Hamilton, now there’s a blast from the past. |
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By *lex46TV/TS
over a year ago
Near Wells |
"Bring back Jimmy Young I say
What's the recipe today Jim?
Bet you used to listen to Waggoner's Walk, too!"
Bloody hell, I forgot about Waggoners walk. My mum listened to that when I was about 10. |
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"How come Zoe Ball never does time checks, for a breakfast show, I need this, so I can keep track of the time."
Time checks are going because they are only acute if on FM
If you put a FM radio on an Internet radio there can be a big difference. |
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"How come Zoe Ball never does time checks, for a breakfast show, I need this, so I can keep track of the time.
Time checks are going because they are only acute if on FM
If you put a FM radio on an Internet radio there can be a big difference."
If they’re acute on FM does that mean they’re obtuse on the internet? |
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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago
Peterborough |
"He’s going to Greatest Hits Radio to replace Mark Goodyear on the top 10 at 10 show. I approve 
Where in the vast array of broadcasting methods do we find greatest hit’s radio? "
Websites, the app that GHR advertise and DAB radio. |
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By *iam3434Man
over a year ago
birmingham |
"I’ve just read that Ken Bruce will be bringing Pop Master with him to Greatest Hits so you can all be relieved at that
That makes it even worse
I don’t think so. It’s my favourite station by miles these days "
I mean the fact that radio 2 is losing pop master..might have to switch station myself at this rate |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Ken goes while other DJs who let's face it, are shit; remain in their jobs. I hope they lose even more listeners and who's ever decision this is loses their job aswell"
He has lost his job.Bruce said it was his decision |
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"Johnny Walker’s show on a Sunday to go in the near future now and the exodus would be complete "
Ah Johnnie Walker one of the original Pirate Radio D.J.s in the mid 1960s on Radio Caroline.Listend to him then and still listen to him now.
Apart from his R2 Sunday Sounds of the Seventies he also hosts R2 Rock Show on Saturday evenings 8pm to 9pm.
Not many of the old Pirate Radio D.J. left now. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Johnny Walker’s show on a Sunday to go in the near future now and the exodus would be complete
Ah Johnnie Walker one of the original Pirate Radio D.J.s in the mid 1960s on Radio Caroline.Listend to him then and still listen to him now.
Apart from his R2 Sunday Sounds of the Seventies he also hosts R2 Rock Show on Saturday evenings 8pm to 9pm.
Not many of the old Pirate Radio D.J. left now."
Tony Blackburn being another one I believe..another DJ with a good show on Radio2 early on a Saturday morning |
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"How come Zoe Ball never does time checks, for a breakfast show, I need this, so I can keep track of the time.
Time checks are going because they are only acute if on FM
If you put a FM radio on an Internet radio there can be a big difference.
If they’re acute on FM does that mean they’re obtuse on the internet?"
Yes could be well out of time and people now also listen on BBC Sounds as a catch up.
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"Being replaced by Rylan. A massive "talent "Rylan , my goodness he’s like dog shit he’s everywhere and about as funny
Proof that it's possible to polish a turd."
No it's not possible to polish a turd. But you can role it in glitter.. |
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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago
Peterborough |
"How come Zoe Ball never does time checks, for a breakfast show, I need this, so I can keep track of the time.
Time checks are going because they are only acute if on FM
If you put a FM radio on an Internet radio there can be a big difference.
If they’re acute on FM does that mean they’re obtuse on the internet?
The news does time checks.
Yes could be well out of time and people now also listen on BBC Sounds as a catch up.
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By *orny PTMan
over a year ago
Peterborough |
It is possible!
A dung beetle can polish one off, if it's really hungry, or the poo is really small!
Coprolite is fossilised dinosaur poo, so this and other stone this can be polished/varnished and buffed to a glossy finish. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Sad he's going...just indicative of the times I guess...change as good as a rest "
I am glad he is going, he is going to a better station and well away from the bbc, Zoe Ball, Rylan the ponce, Sara Cox, OJ Borg and everyone else that now makes the station absolute crap
the only decent presenter left is Johnny Walker. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Sad he's going...just indicative of the times I guess...change as good as a rest
I am glad he is going, he is going to a better station and well away from the bbc, Zoe Ball, Rylan the ponce, Sara Cox, OJ Borg and everyone else that now makes the station absolute crap
the only decent presenter left is Johnny Walker."
But don’t you find Sara Cox funny ? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Sad he's going...just indicative of the times I guess...change as good as a rest
I am glad he is going, he is going to a better station and well away from the bbc, Zoe Ball, Rylan the ponce, Sara Cox, OJ Borg and everyone else that now makes the station absolute crap
the only decent presenter left is Johnny Walker.
But don’t you find Sara Cox funny ? "
nope she is stuck up her own arse, full of herself, if she was chocolate she would eat herself. |
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"Sad he's going...just indicative of the times I guess...change as good as a rest
I am glad he is going, he is going to a better station and well away from the bbc, Zoe Ball, Rylan the ponce, Sara Cox, OJ Borg and everyone else that now makes the station absolute crap
Johnny Walker is great. I’ll drink to that!
the only decent presenter left is Johnny Walker."
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Sad he's going...just indicative of the times I guess...change as good as a rest
I am glad he is going, he is going to a better station and well away from the bbc, Zoe Ball, Rylan the ponce, Sara Cox, OJ Borg and everyone else that now makes the station absolute crap
the only decent presenter left is Johnny Walker.
But don’t you find Sara Cox funny ?
nope she is stuck up her own arse, full of herself, if she was chocolate she would eat herself."
So I take it you don’t like her then |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Sad he's going...just indicative of the times I guess...change as good as a rest
I am glad he is going, he is going to a better station and well away from the bbc, Zoe Ball, Rylan the ponce, Sara Cox, OJ Borg and everyone else that now makes the station absolute crap
the only decent presenter left is Johnny Walker.
But don’t you find Sara Cox funny ? "
I listen to her and Jo whiley when I'm in the garage great presenter's good shows but don't think there a morning slot type. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Sad he's going...just indicative of the times I guess...change as good as a rest
I am glad he is going, he is going to a better station and well away from the bbc, Zoe Ball, Rylan the ponce, Sara Cox, OJ Borg and everyone else that now makes the station absolute crap
the only decent presenter left is Johnny Walker.
But don’t you find Sara Cox funny ?
nope she is stuck up her own arse, full of herself, if she was chocolate she would eat herself.
So I take it you don’t like her then "
correct, radio2 is full of wokes now, the only 2 decent presenters after Ken goes are both Johnny Walker and Bob Harris
Sadly Bob Harris is standing in for Johnny Walker right now as Johnny Walker is receiving treatment for a heart condition |
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I've already switched to Greatest Hits. When Ken joins on April 3rd it will be like the old Radio 2. Simon Mayo is there with his old Drive time show. They just need to entice Steve Wright and it will be the good old days. |
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"I've already switched to Greatest Hits. When Ken joins on April 3rd it will be like the old Radio 2. Simon Mayo is there with his old Drive time show. They just need to entice Steve Wright and it will be the good old days."
Yaaay |
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"I've already switched to Greatest Hits. When Ken joins on April 3rd it will be like the old Radio 2. Simon Mayo is there with his old Drive time show. They just need to entice Steve Wright and it will be the good old days.
Yaaay "
Your not wrong |
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"I've already switched to Greatest Hits. When Ken joins on April 3rd it will be like the old Radio 2. Simon Mayo is there with his old Drive time show. They just need to entice Steve Wright and it will be the good old days.
Yaaay
Your not wrong "
Hands up for this! I’ve already emailed them |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"I didn't know he was leaving.
He always sounds like he's taking the piss out of people.
That's cos he is and himself too!"
I'm glad he's going to be honest. Never was my cup of tea. |
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"I've already switched to Greatest Hits. When Ken joins on April 3rd it will be like the old Radio 2. Simon Mayo is there with his old Drive time show. They just need to entice Steve Wright and it will be the good old days."
I'll miss KB, but not mourning the loss of Mayo and Wright! Both felt like they'd had their day, to my ear anyway. If I never hear about DJ Silly Boy again it'll be too soon. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Anyone else really sad he’s leaving Radio 2? Popmaster is my favourite
Gutted he is leaving its already not the same without Steve Wright...only the ball and Jeremy vine left now "
Really not keen on Steve Wrights replacement so sure Ken Bruce will be missed too |
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"I've already switched to Greatest Hits. When Ken joins on April 3rd it will be like the old Radio 2. Simon Mayo is there with his old Drive time show. They just need to entice Steve Wright and it will be the good old days.
I'll miss KB, but not mourning the loss of Mayo and Wright! Both felt like they'd had their day, to my ear anyway. If I never hear about DJ Silly Boy again it'll be too soon. "
Steve Wright is the pits! So out of date. If he had the listening figures they wouldn’t have got rid of him |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Sad he's going...just indicative of the times I guess...change as good as a rest
I am glad he is going, he is going to a better station and well away from the bbc, Zoe Ball, Rylan the ponce, Sara Cox, OJ Borg and everyone else that now makes the station absolute crap
the only decent presenter left is Johnny Walker.
But don’t you find Sara Cox funny ? I listen to her and Jo whiley when I'm in the garage great presenter's good shows but don't think there a morning slot type."
Radio 2 is now a woke station for woke listeners
Still you can all tune in and listen to Rylan have a pathetic telephone conversation with his mum. |
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