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Have to agree here.  I have nothing against Clara and don't mind her but I have zero positive emotion either.
Jack would be much better in this slot and him replaced by Kerrie Cosh, Alyx Holcombe or Nels Hylton.  I'd probably prefer Kerrie as she has a broader taste in music.

That's what I assumed the 'rationale' to be, too. Unfortunately, she'll often go on to add insult to injury by mentioning the key information (i.e. artist name!) as a throwaway mumble at the end!  Unless you've got a device which shows you the tracks being played (and maybe that's an automatic assumption also, on her part), you're gonna miss it ...

At first, I thought CA was a fine replacement for Annie Mac, at least in terms of not seeming to take herself so seriously.  Over time, however, there is just something about the tone of voice she employs (on 80% of her links) that's really started to grate. 
 I've been struggling to describe this in a way that someone who has never heard it might get - My best effort for now is - Imagine someone having to speak-up at a noisy Wedding Reception, so the DJ can hear what she is requesting him to play - Not only that, but with a rising inflexion which hangs in the air just long enough to suggest either that she thinks the DJ is a bit slow-on-the-uptake, or that he is an Australian, and that's her way of trying to ingratiate herself with him.
That she chooses to speak in this way is demonstrated by this latest Glastonbury trailer, in which she does none of the above - i.e. there is a pleasing touch of 'bass' in her voice every time she is about to reach a punctuation point : https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0frf1zb/bbc-trailers-glastonbury
 

Meant to post this weeks but agreed on most of that, Nick Abbott wasn't on Virgin in 2015. What old codger fan meant was Virgin 1215. 1215 meaning the AM frequency aka what is now Absolute Radio. Its way before my time but yeah I have heard good things about it
 

The problem with both those shows these days is that there is so much content of both these days. There are Radio 1 Dance and Relax streams, plus the programmes air every day on the station itself in relatively primetime slots, so the flagship shows for both genres simply don’t feel as special anymore.

I can't put it into words but I know what @Jono means.
 
The Chillest Show was a show I really enjoyed with Phil and I'd actually switch it off now if I'd had Vick and Katie on before.  

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

My unpopular opinion is that I have no idea why people rave about Sian Eleri.
 
She seems like a nice person but to me she sounds no different than any competent BBC Regional radio presenter with nothing that stands out significantly.  Nothing awful, nothing offensive but nothing remarkable that has me thinking "she'd make a great presenter of...."

Richie Anderson is in for Scott Mills on Tuesday 9th and Thursday 11th May. The show will be coming from Liverpool all week (BBC Radio Merseyside's studios I'd assume).
He's also in for Scott on Monday 1st, 8th and 29th May (all bank holidays).
Steve Wright is on 4-7pm on both bank holiday's (Monday 1st and 8th May). 
Gaby Roslin is covering the 12-2pm slot on Monday 1st May with 'Songs that bring you joy'.

The only other person that's covered the Golden Hour is Scott Mills.

Think thats more fantasy than the chance of reality. I don’t get the feeling that BBC would dare to add a big name, a marmite name to its pay role and don’t think Moyles would take the opportunity. He is most likely to be given the more freedom creatively at X than 2. Also don’t think he fits their whole family vibe that an energetic and emphusiastic Ball gives.

She’ll spout any old shite. I find that broadcasters of Fi Glover and Jane Garvey, Tom Robinson are as know of older generation but are still at superb comedy. Think younger audiences can be open to listening to a broadcaster of any age (bit of a generalisation and not 100% true) but says something how radio 1 will have a twenty something to presenters like Pete Tong and Annie Nightingale in sixties and seventies. It shows from those who are aspiring to be and starting out in radio will admirable of the careers of the likes of Tony Blackburn, Ken Bruce and Annie Nightinge 

Think given I imagine these days Radio 2’s Breakfast presenters to last 6-10 years in post so can imagine. Post Zoe to be Sara to Greg

Think thats more fantasy than the chance of reality. I don’t get the feeling that BBC would dare to add a big name, a marmite name to its pay role and don’t think Moyles would take the opportunity. He is most likely to be given the more freedom creatively at X than 2. Also don’t think he fits their whole family vibe that an energetic and emphusiastic Ball gives.

it seems like Vernon will go for a fresh feel and image for the programme 

He glosses over that quite quickly, but does talk about the weird concept of being told they were happy he was losing listeners. And then talking about life after the breakfast show.

Very rare you have a radio show on commercial station where a presenter plays new music and feels very curated around new artists with such a passion and delves into big interviews and album playbacks. You right with the diamond in the rubble something that feels unique and not replicated anywhere else. That’s what makes his show stands out on radio x

Tried - But always some godawful noise of a track thrown in, just as I'm starting to relax into it ...
Followed him for more years than I care to add up - From Radio Luxembourg onwards! ... His Virgin 2015 show (where he played maybe 3 or 4 music tracks an hour) was a great format - Not something we're ever likely to see again, in these days of 'narrow-casting' ..

John Kennedy is like a diamond in the rubble on that station ... But as you're the second person now to recommend the Indie Night, I'll give that a whirl tomorrow ...

Radio 1 Breakfast up by about 200,000 to 4.26m.

Interesting looking at the youth stations Capital Xtra is double that of Radio 1 Xtra something assume Bauer will be proud to boast. Capital Dance is around 912,000 listener. Easy to imagine it reaching the 1 million threshold soon in the next quarter and holding on to steady growth by year end. Radio 1 seems to with its slight dip with adults done the thing of shedding some to get more younger listeners with growth of 15-24 bracket which in the past has been difficult to do new shows for Vick and Dean and focus of bringing on younger talent has probably helped and hopefully that radio 1 is brave to continue to do things to mix things up for growing that bracket and ensure that 15-24 remains its core listener share

Seems a light downturn on Radio 1’s figures a small dip but something bit of bouncy scatty reliable outcomes for the station but seems to be holding on steady. 
Scott starting at Radio 2 with over 6 million listeners is a great start for him and shows how early doors how he has been able to emerge strong with the media and social media criticism don’t think things in the immediate next year will be as bad for Radio 2. 
Seems that Greatest Hits is continuing on the up almost at 4 million when comes after the next two quarters it could grow quite largely. What it could achieve over the next two years and how it laments itself as an established name will be interesting to watch the growth. Wonder how Bauer will inevitably with its growth to consider how to position Absolute to Greatest Hits could Absolute 80’s come become Greatest Hits 80’s making an obvious fit for the brand. Think Cooper maybe playing a more successful long game at Bauer than had with Radio 1. For future industrial growth Bauer assume will grow faster than the BBC and Global and that could come from rapid growth in revenue and listenership. As a senior content director at Bauer think Cooper is in much stronger position in making growing radio network. But has concerns in putting all of its eggs in one basket.

It would be odd if Rylan did it if they wanted a presenter passionate about playing whats on the playlist the more dance poppy stuff and the throwbacks that go to the more nineties stuff he woudl fit what the stations going for. But woudl be odd that daytime presenters Rickie, Melvin, Charlie, Greg and Adele would be older than him. He would be able to manage a couple of decades if it worked. But it would allow for peoples argument of Radio 2 being like Radio 2 closer

I do think Edith Bowman woudl be great with proper show for her own an evening show if they do ever move Jo Whiley and Trevor Nelso she would be good in either slot liked her on Virgin Radio I think  shes great play of playing a wide range of music. She could easily be used as cover on 6 Music hope they do give her a show soon. 

I think from the article it paints a picture that maybe the BBC was happy to see him go and felt ok with not having his contract renewed of course its spun a few issues into the mix but with the reports of error meaning they didn’t get the timing right for contract renewal I know its could be reading in between the lines and writing ones conclusion that isnt there but they didn’t seem keen on keeping him there. If as BBC Radio 2 saw the departure of Steve Wright’s ‘big show’ presenters from MistaJam, Simon Mayo to Venessa Feltz being poached for commercial sector and dead set on keeping him you would’ve ensured his contract renewal and reassured him that he would stay on. Eventhough. Loads of BBC stars are still there that said it doesn’t go without saying that stars like Scott Mills get offers that he could’ve gone for but turned down. In the end it didn’t seem that its the station for Ken Bruce as the station plays more contemporary dance-pop which given the generation that grew up around Radio 1’s early days of going to Ibiza and playing stuff from house, trance and garage are in late 40s to 50s. So it makes sense with Tiesto and David Guetta in their fifties think with Radio 2 its now has as said and been around with it before has the issue of the ageing population and trying to serve the middle age population and its setting into. Think for the listeners of Radio 2 since the 80s and 90s when they would play older music and assume would’nt dare to play more dance poppy music of what Radio 1 at the time would play. Think it’s more the Radio 2’s older listeners and figures like Bruce gradually fell out of love with the station. If you aren’t nostalgic its easier to evolve and move with the times. Think Radio 2 doesn’t want to be stuck in time when Greatest Hits Radio offers that