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Will be really shocked if it’s will manning taking over after all this 

I do think this is worrying times for radio 1. As an old head I recall Moyles leaving but you felt there was a solid guaranteed future for the station. Scott still there, big experienced names to sort stuff out when it got tough. It was the same when Mark and Lard went, Simon Mayo, Chris Evans etc years and years back. But now it feels like with Jordan North going it's going to sound like a load of teenagers giggling amongst themselves. And I point to mid mornings on that imo. Radio 1 need a big young star who can present, and who's already popular to come in and create a fuss. And I mean someone who can be relevant for the next gen, not radio 1s current target audience. Aim for 2030.

Exactly - I love Jordan lots - easily my favourite radio presenter of recent years but I 100% get the BBC's position which has been dramatically affected by what Greatest Hits Radio did with Ken Bruce.
They are bound to be mighty p'd off that one of their biggest talents is leaving them.  I think Aled's words were respectful but low-key.
You start to wonder if this is why Jordan didn't cover Breakfast at the start of the year as all this was starting.  This won't have started this week but been an ongoing dialogue.
I just hope the move to Capital works for Jordan.  I get the impression the big commercial stations have a more liberal attitude to how their Breakfast presenter behaves versus the rest of the schedule.
 
 

I think people are seeing complexity that isn’t there.
Clearly Jordan was offered Capital Breakfast, BBC couldn’t match the job or money - told them he was going and they decided to immediately take him off air after the Ken Bruce mess.

In an Insta comment - Jordan says nicely that he was let go immediately and seems upset he didn’t get to say goodbye.

Yep if Radio 1 were expecting listeners to take it well, they've had a rude awakening today especially with how sudden it is and Jordan seemingly not getting to say goodbye to listeners.
Also, the fact that popular presenters are once again getting passed over for a major role doesn't help things. Jamie's promotion feels like the Maya Jama situation in steroids. It's getting to the stage where Katie Thistleton and Matt Edmondson do feel like the Radio 1 bridesmaids - always overlooked for a weekday role and you wouldn't blame either for looking elsewhere.

This is quite a tasteless topic to start discussing. Annie died only 4 days ago. I know fantasy schedules and predicting future schedules is the norm on this site, but this comes across as quite disrespectful. 

I think it will be a while before a replacement is annoceed it will take a lot of planning 
 

Respectably, I expect it won’t be something the station would be thinking about right now.

Will you please give it a rest. You’ve totally bombarded this site with your opinion over the last few days. You’ve got a point of view, we get it. Now please let people get back to enjoying the forum. 

Will you please give it a rest. You’ve totally bombarded this site with your opinion over the last few days. You’ve got a point of view, we get it. Now please let people get back to enjoying the forum. 

Will you please give it a rest. You’ve totally bombarded this site with your opinion over the last few days. You’ve got a point of view, we get it. Now please let people get back to enjoying the forum. 

Theres no source available on the BBC Radio 1 advanced schedule website to prove this.

Lily doesn’t have to give her sources. I used to post stuff out ahead of schedule a few years back but don’t feel have to give source 

Kind of feel if you post something in the public realm only post it if you are comfortable for people knowing where it came from I’m one of those believe it when I see it people. Probably part how I despise magicians nothing too serious or personal. 

That's nothing. I remember her on Big Brother ?

Why do you always refer to her as Annie Macmanus? ?

I find it rather baffling that with the pandemic other stations are able to find the resources to get last minute presenters and stand in within days even with low production resources. Is it somehow bit difficult for a music station like radio 1 I’m surprised theres no one that is available id just start breakfast bit earlier possibly end it earlier to pre pandemic times if was stuck with that dilemma. Do find selecting purely Radio 1 Dance shows is bit of a cop out on Christmas period. Maybe air some Christmas playlists from BBC Sounds or any other BBC Sounds mixes. It seems that since the new schedule for duo and trio pairings have lead to presenting dilemmas 

I think that’s really bad that they can’t find presenters for the next 2 days early breakfast really. Just seems like really lazy programming there from management!

Agree with the above… for me we just need the weekday schedule sorted as it’s *sooo* messy:
Greg 7-10, RMC 10-1, Scott 1-4, Vick and Jordan 4-7, Clara 7-9, Jack 9-11, Sian 11-12. 

The chat and forums on this site used to be fun to come along and read. Not so much anymore.
It’s just constant rant after rant, post after post and paragraph after paragraph from a certain contributor, who actually doesn’t seem to like R1 very much, bulldozing their opinions *sigh*

At the risk of inflaming this... @BBCAaron I think everyone on here likes and respects different points of view. But even the other day when you and I had a debate on the chat, another poster pointed out that you just HAD to have the last word...
I am very familiar as to how ASD can drive certain styles of writing and thought processes. But please take this in the kind spirit in which it is intended -  your posts can sometimes come across as antagonistic and harsh, and it may be worth re-reading and slowing down a bit before posting to think if there's a way to soften some of the wording.
I'm sure you're not really meaning to appear that way, and I very much respect you for standing up and debating when your views are often widely apart from some others (like me!). But remember we don't know the real Aaron, all we know is the words in your posts, so that's why this has all come up and gotten a bit awkward!
 
 
 

What becomes dull is the same post over and over tho, it has to be said.
the forum isn’t a debate that needs to be ‘won’ - different ideas can coexist - all be right and valid - without slogging the same point o’er and o’er

The chat and forums on this site used to be fun to come along and read. Not so much anymore.
It’s just constant rant after rant, post after post and paragraph after paragraph from a certain contributor, who actually doesn’t seem to like R1 very much, bulldozing their opinions *sigh*