Joe Boy

I don't agree with the idea that the target audience aren't around to hear Fearne and Greg. College and uni certainly don't work to the same hours as school. Fearne would be the Radio 1 Breakfast Show for most students.

True - I don't think there's gonna be any massive changes in September, but I'd be surprised if Matt didn't get a full time slot. It's just knowing where to put him. Maybe he could take over the Request Show on Saturdays, they don't seem too keen on Reggie anymore.

This is absolutely untrue. You may not like her, but she's no less popular than Jo was in that slot. Not at the moment anyway...

Wow - Evans on 9.53 million. That's a million and a half up on Wogan's figure. Nobody was expecting that. Radio 1 also up quite a bit.

Scott always says she's on courses, which the BBC probably send her on. I doubt she's skiving!

He's not moaning, he's joking around. Don't be silly.

It is. The same jingle can be heard in this old Chris Moyles clip. It must have just been lurking in the system somewhere. Although I think Radio 1's imaging could do with being freshened up, I don't think it'll happen for the time being.

I thought he was great today. Sounded really relaxed. Great find Radio 1! But the jingle he played was an old one from around 2005ish. That woman was the old station voice.

Yeah agree with you. I think he relied on the texts a lot today, but I expect he won't as much when he loosens up and becomes more comfortable. They were probably a bit of a safety blanket for him. Likewise, the Abs thing was well intentioned if a little bit flat. He hasn't done radio before, so it'll probably take a while for him to find his style. I'm sure his producers and the bosses will help him do that though. It'll be interesting to hear him on early breakfast this week, where it's slightly less formatted - maybe that'll be his chance to shine...

Just the last hour didn't work? Or the whole thing? What sort of show do you reckon he should be doing?

Yeah I must admit I did enjoy the lie-in. Maybe the bosses wanted to see how he sounded doing a normal show? I'm sure they're looking to find a slot for him in the next reshuffle.

It has been renamed - it's called the Sunday Skive now. I liked him too. He's got a nice quirky style and a good voice. Given time, hopefully this week on early breakfast, he'll loosen up a bit and rely less on texts and show more of his own personality.

Switch with Annie and Nick can be OK sometimes, but I think Tom Deacon's new show is the first one that people in their 20s will be unable to enjoy. He strikes me as incredibly childish and irritating. The rest of the lineup seems OK, but I don't see the sense in having Grimshaw and Mac on at 10. What will they do if Deacon's already done the 'wackyness' earlier in the evening?

But local radio just isn't taking the risks on presenters like Chris and Scott like it was 10 or 15 years ago. They've got to find new talent from somewhere.

To be fair, people like that are institutions BECAUSE they've worked at Radio 1. Chris, Scott and Coxy all started there in their early 20s, and it's only because they've been around for so long that they've acheived their current status. I like the sound of Matt Edmondson, and I reckon he could grow into a really good presenter. It's nice that they're hiring someone a bit different and a bit edgy too.