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    TheSaviourisHere reacted to xxladybarefootxx in Going Home with Vick, Katie and Jamie   
    Oh I suppose I want to add to what I just said about not minding Jamie and being okay with him getting the drive slot - I would feel completely differently if it had been Katie joining Vick, with Jamie as the last minute third host.  If that had happened then I would feel annoyed at an unnecesary celebrity hire had been brought in - I hated the Maya Jama - Scott -Chris Friday situation when that was going on. I do think Jamie is better than Maya was though, in many ways.
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    TheSaviourisHere reacted to xxladybarefootxx in Going Home with Vick, Katie and Jamie   
    Maybe an unpopular opinion from me on this one - I didn't mind it. I quite like Jamie, I laughed out loud every time I listened to him when he was on with Matt, and the show today was quite entertaining. I'm not overly upset that he's posh or not really clued up on the opportunity he has been given - it's a job he's getting paid for, and someone decided to hire him, so that's not really his fault. He's not stuck up and he's able to laugh at himself, so he could do well if he knuckles down and at least tries to learn from the environment he is in.
    My problem is that it was a bit crowded.  I love Katie so much, and she always has such lovely and funny stories to tell, I feel she was cut short in a lot of today's show. Which leads me to my second unpopular opinion - without Jordan there, I would have just preferred it to be Katie and Jamie.  I'm not the biggest fan of Vick. I have tried, but I find her too giggly and not always forthcoming with anything other than innuendo.  Personally, I can see why they brought Katie in last minute to save the dynamic, but as a trio I think there is too much going on.
    Will have to see how it develops I suppose, but Vick on air admitted how the show has always had such a mixture of presenters because of everyone taking holidays, so it does make me wonder how often the 3 of them will be together anyway.
     
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    TheSaviourisHere reacted to BBCAaron in Going Home with Vick, Katie and Jamie   
    I think where as for when Nick Grimshaw took over from Greg James and then Vick and Jordan from Grimmy they had a longer period of time between their last show on their previous slot to their new drive time show, more likely fresh production and time to do some not to broadcast pilots and brainstorm new ideas. It’s all come out fast and messy and seems like they didn’t give themselves time to produce a new drivetime show or didn’t use time wisely.
    If Jamie Laing doesnt work out and doesn’t sign a contract atleast a Vick & Katie show would work without having to focus on yet again re-shuffling programming on the station, yet again.
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    TheSaviourisHere reacted to coffeeandgin in Going Home with Vick, Katie and Jamie   
    And while you have Jamie saying he's been constantly grinding for this slot and has earnt it certainly hasn't come across on air.
    Instead from his opening show alone he's admitted to initially not knowing when Going Home started and then some of its main features like 'Access All Apps' and 'What Are You Having For Your Tea' being a mystery to him. You'd have hoped he'd be eager to impress and all over it ahead of his first show on Drive.
    Hopefully he is genuine in wanting to grind and quite soon we start to hear an improvement. But with that sort of thing 'Show don't tell' comes to mind. For example with Mollie King she clearly put in the time and effort and treated as a proper career and it came through on air. Whereas the less said about say Maya Jama the better.
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    TheSaviourisHere reacted to coffeeandgin in Going Home with Vick, Katie and Jamie   
    Yep listened to the first hour or so and it did feel very Jamie focused and quite 'London Bubble'.
    Radio 1 is often at its best when it focused on the listener and has listeners at its heart whereas much of the show was about Jamie's celeb mates and then talk about the Brits and then going through Jamie's phone in Access All Apps. I get the Brits one to an extent since Radio 1 always go big on the Brits but you have to hope it's just a first day thing and not the norm.
    You'd have been forgiven for not realising it was Katie's first permanent show too.
     
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    TheSaviourisHere reacted to BBCAaron in Going Home with Vick, Katie and Jamie   
    Yes it’s Katie’s first time with having her name above the drive time door so yes. Also with access all apps it’s sounds like he never heard of the feature. Think if like joined the station which many people who want to get into the radio industry and make it national its a station that they wish to aspire to.
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    TheSaviourisHere reacted to Ash101 in Going Home with Vick, Katie and Jamie   
    First thoughts: playing into Jamie too much, as above, the famous friends bit wasn’t great. The messages should’ve been to all 3 of them
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    TheSaviourisHere reacted to AndyK77 in Going Home with Vick, Katie and Jamie   
    "I only have famous friends" - if he is trying to prove "he isn't just a posh idiot" this is probably not a wise start.
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    TheSaviourisHere reacted to coffeeandgin in Going Home with Vick, Katie and Jamie   
    One plus I will give the show is playing the Mollie King Fajitagate clip. Always welcome - one of the all-time great Radio 1 clips
    If any of the show need a content idea then an "official" chart of the best Radio 1 clips is one I can give for free.
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    TheSaviourisHere reacted to Dan18F1 in Radio 1 Schedule Changes   
    Conor Knight is covering for Sam and Danni on Sunday. I think that’s the first day off their show since they started in September! 
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    TheSaviourisHere reacted to Wandering Belle in Weekend afternoons   
    I think they might move Sam and Danni to weekend afternoons in the summer unless they’ve got someone else in mind. 
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    TheSaviourisHere reacted to onlyME in Weekend afternoons   
    Jono pointed out it's rare that James Cusack goes to New Broadcasting House, and he was photographed there this week.
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    TheSaviourisHere got a reaction from Helen.a12 in Matt and Mollie to replace Dean and Vicky   
    Another outsider still think they could recruit Emil Frenchie
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    TheSaviourisHere reacted to Greg20 in Matt and Mollie to replace Dean and Vicky   
    Wow 😮 I didn’t see that coming! Radio 1 love a curve ball, don’t they?! I think they will be great, they’ve got good chemistry and listeners like them. I remember Matt from the days where he told people not to text in and ask for a  shoutout 😂😂. Matt’s an acquired taste but he’s definitely mellowed. They will be good and split Dean and Vicky up 
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    TheSaviourisHere reacted to wbroom12 in Matt and Mollie to replace Dean and Vicky   
    Arielle won't commit to doing a weekend show as her dj commitments. She would realistically do live lounge as she does presenting like Clara and charisma of Annie mac. Would love her on drive. Think people would enjoy that.
    Think Ricky and Melvin will leave to host on 1xtra leaving Charlie on dance anthems and Friday cover.
    They clearly like Ore and James so want them in full time at some point. Maybe Nat and Ore on early with James and Vicky on weekends. Not sure where that leaves Dean though maybe Chart to begin with or a weekend breakfast if Sam and danni get drive.
     
     
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    TheSaviourisHere reacted to BBCAaron in Matt and Mollie to replace Dean and Vicky   
    I think that the schedule does need a wider age diversity like how I sense there is at other networks like Kiss and Capital I think with Rickie and Melvin in their forties and presenters mostly in late to mid thirties do think there needs a blend of a twenty something that is more gen z or zillenial at daytime whether thats weekend or weekday.
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    TheSaviourisHere reacted to anothernerd in Matt and Mollie to replace Dean and Vicky   
    Id be down for Matt and mollie on daytimes - them and Greg are what’s keeping me listening these days.
     
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    TheSaviourisHere reacted to Jono in Matt and Mollie to replace Dean and Vicky   
    Now if they could start Future Sounds at 7pm like the Zane Lowe e
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    TheSaviourisHere reacted to Jono in Matt and Mollie to replace Dean and Vicky   
    I did say that Radio 1 has this habit of throwing curveballs. If you spoke to anyone on here a week ago Matt and Mollie were destined for the exit...! It seems big that they've managed to get them both to commit to daytimes. 
    I feel sorry for Dean and Vicky, they've been quite a good listen, and I assumed they were brought in to offer something different to what Scott offers on Radio 2. M&M feel more competitive for older listeners than Dean and Vicky. Like others say, perhaps they're destined for bigger things further down the line.
    Also where does this leave the broadcasts from Salford?
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    TheSaviourisHere reacted to AndyK77 in Jordan North to leave Radio 1   
    After last Friday the one thing we have learnt is that all our speculation means nothing 😛 
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    TheSaviourisHere reacted to AndyK77 in Jordan North to leave Radio 1   
    Whatever management feel, I imagine the past week has been very tough on many of the presenters as they are actual friends with Jordan and whilst they will have known what was going on the suddenness of his exit will have hit them.  Katie probably knew nothing of Jordan's axing until she was listening to Newsbeat immediately before her show last Friday.  I genuinely felt sorry for her as you could tell she was shocked and upset.
    It's such a shame they didn't get to do breakfast together.  Their breakfast shows last summer were some of the best radio I have heard in years.
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    TheSaviourisHere reacted to UnofficialStark in Jordan North joins Capital Breakfast   
    The rumours were true then. Such a shame that the tabloids leaked it days in advance. Scott, Steve and Ken are so lucky their news wasn’t spoiled by papers like The Sun. 
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    TheSaviourisHere reacted to AndyK77 in Jordan North to leave Radio 1   
    You do wonder what went on with Dean covering Breakfast in the first week of the new year now.
    When Vick returned from her honeymoon she asked on-air to Jordan "why weren't you doing breakfast?" and he gave some weird reply about Katie being busy but Dean did it alone so easily Jordan could have.  The question was probably staged.
    These big moves don't happen overnight so there is one of two things here, either the discussions were already starting and Radio 1 didn't want him on Breakfast or Dean covering Breakfast sent a very negative signal to Jordan and he was more open to an offer to Capital.  Jordan probably didn't want to leave but career wise he has had to make the jump.  (No doubt a bigger salary figured too).
    No doubt either Aled or Jordan will spill the beans sometime...but I sniff a story here.
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    TheSaviourisHere reacted to ianwilk1999 in Jordan North and Chris Stark   
    If they're really keen and dead set on having Dean for breakfast that might have been the reason, or one of the reasons. I think he'll thrive at Capital but there's no getting away from the loss for r1 is huge. 
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    TheSaviourisHere reacted to AndyK77 in Jordan North and Chris Stark   
    I think the key phrase is "chance of breakfast on Radio 1" - he had no guarantee of it and as said various times on here - time was starting to run against him.  Plus add in some of the high profile surprising decisions - Dean & Vicky, Jamie Laing - he could easily have been passed over.
    And actually - it's totally not impossible that he goes to Capital Breakfast and comes back to Radio 1 to take over from Greg.  Highly unlikely but if the BBC really really wanted him for that gig, nothing to stop it happening.
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