Jono

Think we are all gutted, but it's genuinely really exciting for him and a big scoop for Capital. I couldn't quite get into Roman's show, but I feel I'd be more tempted to listen to Jordan with Chris and Sian. Will have split loyalty with Greg! 

Think we are all gutted, but it's genuinely really exciting for him and a big scoop for Capital. I couldn't quite get into Roman's show, but I feel I'd be more tempted to listen to Jordan with Chris and Sian. Will have split loyalty with Greg! 

Aside from Katie - I think Sam and Danni would be the best choice now.
Though hey - for Radio 1 fans of recent years, Jordan North and Chris Stark at Breakfast on Capital is a hard one to pass by..

You'd have thought they'd at least get him on the phone pre-recorded at the very least. 

Social media skews towards those that moan.  I would suspect Jamie is a lot more popular than you think even if he is more polarising than someone like Jordan.  I don't think Aled et. al would make this decision without some reason.

You'd have thought they'd at least get him on the phone pre-recorded at the very least. 

You can't imagine the dinner wasn't linked to his departure.  He isn't the sort of guy that wouldn't have told them.

The Sun have the goss
https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/25986253/jordan-norths-new-job-quit-radio-one/

Shortest of content is a different topic btw

Surely Dua Lipa is a consideration too?
Announcement on Monday at 7.40am.

Was hoping there'd be a Radio 1 Indie personally! But given so much came out in the 00s it's probably going to be a big part of it. 

I noticed on Friday that DJs were making a more concerted effort not to mention brands. Previously, they'd mention AirPods, TikTok, various supermarkets amongst other things.
However, when Matt went to say Find My Friends (an Apple app), he said "Find My..." then tailed off. After a song, they referred to the app when reading texts as "Find Friends". Then, when Jack referred to TikTok on Chart, he called it the "clock app".
Wonder if Aled's had a chat with them?

I've presented before. Also done travel bulletins in my old job for Free Radio 80s, BBC Reigionals up and down the UK (WM, Lincolnshire, Humberside, Shropshire, Bristol). Even been on talksport in the past, my inbox went a bit barmy for the talksport ones from old friends I hadn't seen in ages asking if it was even me. This was all done from a company that used a team of broadcasters (such as me), equipped with hi tech traffic information at hand. And sold the service to various stations.
 
The sheer ruining of local commercial radio by the likes of Bauer, and the BBC cutbacks put an end to all of that before the first lockdown though. Great job mind, and the people I worked with were all brilliant.

Last time I was on this forum the Tories had only just got into power and now it's slipping away from them. I told them to wake me up when this happened, didn't think it would be 13 years lost to hibernation...
Now this website is almost as old as I was when I first joined, wow! I'm now 40 ?
I wonder if any of the other "Oldies"/OGs will make surprise reappearances? 
China is the traditional 20th anniversary gift, but what use is that to any of us?
I'm glad to see Jono and DC are still here, I've actually missed you guys. 

We can celebrate by giving out Jonos debit card pin number. You just have to hunt him down to get it off him and the prize is yours!
 
Seriously though I actually remember logging onto here when I was in 6th form on the computers in the morning about September 2004. I can't still quite get my head around the fact that it was 20 years ago. I never become proper active on here till early 2005 though. I was pissing about with computers at the time recording and stuff (no bbc sounds back then for you whippersnappers), and ended up recording a few celebrity calls for the archives and clipping bits and bobs for here which are still in the archives.
 
I was on here every single day back then, this was our social media for my generation. I was on here saying stuff I look back on at 35 nowdays and cringe at, sometimes I find genius and don't have the same quick brain anymore. Everyday I used to tune into Scott, Chopper and Laura and come onto here to discuss a radio show I almost knew like I was sitting there in the studio with them. Good times.
 
Ive gone on too long. Wheel me back into the care home. 

I wonder if Scott would have @Jono on his show to play a special UM version of the birthday game? That could be fun 

Martha’s in on Tuesday 

I have to admit, I love the chatbox. It's good to see what the day-to-day hot topics are... but, seemingly not all forum posts are notified of in the chatbox, I'm not sure whether that is intentional or not, but I really find it useful that there are notifications when someone posts to the forum in the chat box - it makes it easier when I am on my phone to see what people are posting about, and to keep up to date with all the latest things!

Hiya.
I've noticed the chatbox is hurting the forums, I'm keen that those bigger discussion points appear on the forums themselves, and the general day-to-day chitter chatter uses the chat software. The forums are good for archive purposes, easier to keep on top of conversations, to promote on social media, and essentially are the bread and butter for bringing people back to the website.
A lot of admins end up closing their chatboxes because they take people away from the forums - I don't want to do that as I like the interactivity. 
But have a think whether it's worth opening a new thread for bigger talking points - like new voiceovers, 2024 predictions, etc. Forums still have a place on the internet, hoping we can prove that!
Thank you!

I’d not be upset if it were to close, it’s hard to keep up or find topics discussed in there after they’ve been posted a while. Thanks for all you do Jono keeping this website alive and us radio nerds a place

Clara, Lauren Laverne and Martha are doing an Annie Nightingale show on Sunday 8pm
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001vv8d

I think they sound great and they’re deserving of a quick promotion from Weekend Breakfast in the next year or so. But for me they should have their own daytime show rather than the chart. 

Eight new cuts and "many many mixouts" according to Luke Berry on Instagram.

Better still if there was a proper slot for the Album Chart

The chart show is so bonkers these days. Can't tell if it helps revive it or kills it off a bit?