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I can name quite a few people on this forum who would be better presenters than Danny.

I think Jamie would do a far better job 😂

The point I was making is this is not content made for entertainment it was a product placement.  There is a difference between the two.  It not a fun idea that people have brought to air for a laugh.  It was designed to look like mates having fun and come up with this idea but it was just a advert. That why I say it feel false. 

As per the exact same discussion on the DS forums... This decision makes sense as a limited change to counter the new Capital breakfast show, and aside from the poorly-judged risk he took with Danny his tenure as head of R1 has been good.

Bruno Brookes was really good at that, yes .. and he needed to be, because he was up against David Jensen on Capital.

At risk of this being a massive 'Whoooooo?' for most people on here, mine was Bruno Brookes on the Top 40 in the late 80s. It was my first real experience of radio and he made the show incredibly exciting. This led me to seek out other shows on the station and I've been a listener ever since.

This. The show is poor quality and isn't getting any better. Danny feels very out of sync with anything at radio 1, including its own whatsapp number. That could maybe be forgiven if the show itself was good, but it's not. Dannys stories are cringe, the talking points are cringe and the refs to real world things are cringe. To think this used be katie's show, the quality level is through the floor.
It's nothing to do with what they stand for like was said in this article and its really wrong if people say things like that. BUT... yes danny might get a text from a SCOUSE builder who likes them, but hello danny is... scouse ffs. I don't buy into the fact most listeners are buying into this show like danny leans towards in the article, it's mission 'i need to save this'
They said I've been in the entertainment industry for 10 years and on gaydio (never heard them and I do dip in there) and I've a great cv. Well that's very nice, but what comes out of the speakers isn't entertaining, has been very out of touch, sometimes quite offensive and they're a poor quality presenter.
I'm one person and to be asked to turn it off by various people all target audience but 2 of them, across different weeks who aren't usually offended by us having the radio on speaks volumes.
Sorry but danny is definitely the novice they claim not to be and has lowered the quality

I wouldn’t be surprised if Vick isn’t on Going Home for the next couple of weeks and they stick Arielle or Sam and Danni on it, firstly so that Vick hasn’t got a very awkward show on Monday to deal with and secondly so they can launch the show fresh on the 4th March.

I think once again it's the same whine about age being the reason not to play a song that is clearly not fitting the station. It sounds very '2023 radio 2' to me, and not at all something R1 would want to play. Just like some recent tracks by Pink and others.

No difference to me. I listened to a bit just to hear how he sounded and clearly he's found his feet there very fast. But R2's music mix is way too dated for me, and despite the slightly modernised jingles overall the station sound is clearly worlds away from R1's dynamic vibrant sound.

I think you just won the Unpopular Opinion top award right there ?
 

I think you just won the Unpopular Opinion top award right there ?
 

He was the main cover presenter at one point when he was a weekend/cover DJ.

Yes used to be a regular before he got his weekend show

Has he ever covered the chart before? I'm assuming he must have done since he's covered so many shows before, I just don't remember it!

I know I go on about it but the Newsbeat thing just makes the station sound amateurish. Even when they hit the the timings they don't even talk more than 2 seconds into the ramp and often mess up the fade-up of the newsbeat studio. Surprised Aled hasn't addressed this!
me neither, he's okay but sounds very young!

Agreed, think Radio 2 is very false fun and bit corny wallpaper radio

I love Scott and I’m really enjoying the show, but I have to agree that it feels a long way from a podcast yet. He is still developing his R2 style and I would rather him concentrate on perfecting the live day to day which will hopefully naturally result in something like the Scott Mills Daily

I think OJ Borg would be a figure for any surprise interim work like if a death of a presenter, illness or any immediate departure. He could be safe hands gap filler. Someone who could easily do more time where he is or a weekend playlist show at a time but don’t expect much more big things at the BBC. Not to say that in few years time a commercial rival would maybe like him to present a decent sized show. 
 
Drive is possible

I find Jack Saunders better at future sounds and music shows than Clara Amfo. She has some passion but not strong enough as a music curating presenter breathing new and exciting sounds to platform the next generation of music talent. 

I only see OJ on daytime radio 2 if was early breakfast or for few weeks interim before a new daytime show was to launch like how Chris Hawkins did before Craig Charles launched his show. Wouldn’t be surprised if several years down the line OJ ended up on commercial 

I assume he’d like to do the Christmas chart presented it a few times but i know Scott as a pop music fan loves the prestige of presenting something as iconic. Agree about your point covering they likely go for regular presenters or potentially few celebs chucked in that seems possible but maybe there would be on show and that it. Can’t in reality seeing him doing that much Christmas radio as used to. Think it would be good to have most presenters having Christmas break so refreshed for the January where think then maybe programming another fresher feel 

Does this mean there's still hope Chris Moyles covers for Greg one day??? ?   ?

Wait - You mean you've never heard 'Snooker on the radio'?!

Well with Mill’s show his art is it never stays the same for too long except from bamolao or bangers think knows how to changes it and switch things up. Am actually glad that he never did breakfast perimanently as he would’ve unlikely last so long and feel it wouldn’t be what it is if he did