OohErr 209 Report post Posted June 14 (edited) Ben Cooper's got his cheque book out again. Someone called Snoochie Shy (never heard of her) and Jack Saunders (former Radio X mid-mornings). Snoochie on 1Xtra Mondays 1-3am and Jack on Radio 1 Monday-Thursday 11pm-1am, replacing Huw and Radio 1's Residency on Thursdays. Interesting. Wonder what's happening to Huw, he's been at Radio 1 for 19 years and it looks a lot like he's leaving. Also interesting that for the first time in a while they've poached someone directly from commercial radio (without on-air pilots as well). I've heard Jack on Radio X a few times, it's pretty well deserved I think. Never heard of Snoochie though. UPDATE: Huw's been pushed back to just one show a week - BBC Introducing on Sundays 11pm-1am. Not sure where that leaves Phil Taggart - maybe 9-11pm on Sundays? UPDATE UPDATE: Should've just read the press release on the BBC website. http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2018/jack-saunders-snoochie-shy Phil Taggart to Sundays 7-9pm, Rock Show to Sundays 9-11pm, Huw to Sundays 11pm-1am, Residency to Mondays 1-3am. Monki out for the time being. Edited June 14 by OohErr Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LSR1 15 Report post Posted June 14 Phil’s 7-9 on sundays now. Thats a real shame for Huw, seems like theyre totally rehauling the schedule come September! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darren m 3 Report post Posted June 14 I have to say jack Saunders is a very good presenter his mid morning show on radio x was good Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darren m 3 Report post Posted June 14 Find it strange though to have a chill out show then have the rock show show after it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Graeme 4 Report post Posted June 14 I think it was always odd giving such a heavy rock show 7-10 anyways - I know my other half always turned off when the screaming started!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dan18F1 16 Report post Posted June 14 A shame for Huw, he must be on his way out now. But glad that they’ve sorted out the Sunday schedule and Phil Taggart has a slightly more prominent show. Also looking forward to hearing how Jack is, I’ve never heard him before. Also, Monki isn’t actually leaving as it says she’s she’s remaining part of the Dance Family so I presume that whenever any of the Friday Night DJs are off, she’ll cover for them, a bit like what Heidi used to do a couple of years ago? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Graeme 4 Report post Posted June 14 Is Huw on 6music yet? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tea20 7 Report post Posted June 18 Looking forward to Jack's show - he was always enthusiastic about introducing listeners to to new bands when he was on X. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vorti 3 Report post Posted September 7 After his first week I can say that Jack's show is my new favourite. It's on a bit late for me though, so I can only listen to it on iplayer next day, if they ever swap it with Charlie's, that'd be even better. 2 Tea20 and WELOVEMOYLESPART2 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WELOVEMOYLESPART2 39 Report post Posted September 16 Jack has been doing an amazing job. That jingle does not lie the guy is The Future of Radio. Loved him on X was a great starting platform for him. Now he just seems to be like Greg James Living The Dream so much charisma and passion about what he's doing. Music is right up my streak can't wait for my next stint of night shifts in October so I can listen to the show live. The features are great aswell. Perfect late night listen my favourite since Colin Murray did 10-Midnight. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OohErr 209 Report post Posted November 12 An observation on Jack Saunders that might be accurate or might be totally imagined - but it feels to me like he's not really been accepted as part of the Radio 1 family yet. Other than his appearance on Chris's Friday podcast before he started, I don't think I've heard him appear on anyone else's shows, or even really get mentioned by other DJs. I also don't see any interaction on socials between him and other Radio 1 DJs either. The only DJ who seemed to embrace him was Charlie Sloth - who's now gone. If you compare that to Jordan North, who Scott in particular seemed to champion from very early on, it looks a bit like he's not a very popular guy on the eighth floor. Huw Stephens seemed to be very well liked, and I remember seeing lots of people paying tributes on Twitter before his last weeknight show - maybe people resent the way Jack was parachuted in without having to do any sort of cover work first, and at Huw's expense. I could be reading into this way too much. Has anyone else noticed the same? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
murste 63 Report post Posted November 12 I think you're reading into it way too much. He's only in the door 5 minutes! Realistically, he's in there at night so has probably only gotten to know the night time DJs properly so far. I've also noticed there's been a lot less of presenters appearing on other people's shows in general recently. You used to have other DJs appearing on Real or no Real with Scott or Rage Against the Answer Machine with Greg but there's much less of that now so kind of difficult for Jack to get exposure like that. I don't think he's comparable with Jordan, who is a daytime DJ and used to always be on during daytime at the weekend as well as covering early breakfast and Drive so there's much more room for crossover with the other presenters and for them to hear him. I doubt a lot of the R1 presenters are listening at 11pm so they might not have heard much of Jack yet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
