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To be fair to Chris Moyles it was his show and think when each person on the show has a certain role or position on the show it works best as Moyles was the captain you had your newsreader, sports reader, producers, comedy cohost with two people it works well when are equals but when got three presenters doing the same role it can get bit messy and crowded if there isn’t an obvious balance for things to set in place. For presenters like Moyles, Mills, Wright etc. who do the zoo format the zoo keeper keeps the crowd in order and has a clear format that makes simple sense to a listener. They had the confidence and the direction to make it work with the producers and controllers. For me I find that Dance Anthems has the lack of importance to tune into these days miss having features and different things to connect the songs to show its a thought out curation. Seems too much of just playing tracks that listed up on the computer with nothing more to it.

Yes think Aled rightly so sees the value in not thinking one singular presenter is essential to the station or he should and think the family of presenters with a mix of programming that evolves and ever cog is equally of value and worth as the last. That’s the most important thing treating everyone of equal worth. 

Yes think Aled rightly so sees the value in not thinking one singular presenter is essential to the station or he should and think the family of presenters with a mix of programming that evolves and ever cog is equally of value and worth as the last. That’s the most important thing treating everyone of equal worth. 

Who would be awful or bad to get it. Who would you think they got it wrong with?

Cant see him being sacked just don’t see him staying years longer beyond that think he may find it will run its course by next year it would be six years of doing breakfast next year. Think he may end up wanting natural change. This year he will turn 38 and that was the age Chris Moyles left. Think he may want to without being pushed may want to do the smart decision to bow out before it being elongating it more than it should and be in form on his way out and have planned exit. Being the same age as Nick when he left it puts doubt on him having a much longer tenure that would be years.

And Phill Williams broadcasts from Salford, so would be a win win without pressure to move mid mornings, afternoon or drive out of London. 
Greg isn't going to be parachuted into Radio 2 mid mornings. It'll be someone in the Radio 2 family for a start. I certainly think, should he want to continue with music radio, that Greg will be the next big name the BBC will want to retain and transition to Radio 2, still plenty of time for that to happen, though.
 
 

Vanessa Feltz is another one jumping on the BBC bashing bandwagon... (unsurprising considering who she works for now) She was happy to take a wage from them for many years until she jumped ship. Funny how she's piping up with the ageism bollocks. All the people moaning at the BBC for "getting rid of him like they did Steve Wright"... The latter still works at R2, and Ken was signed up by GHR, not much the BBC can do if his mind is made up. 
 

Feltz is a has been who never ought to have been anyway.

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 

Massive news in the radio world. Radio 2 will miss Ken that’s for sure - a great who makes it all sound so easy and has continued to sound as strong as ever in recent years. Many won't remember that slot on Radio 2 without Ken Bruce. With Scott leaving Radio 1 last year then Ken leaving Radio 2 this year it feels like the end of an era.
Sadly unsurprisingly Ken’s departure has meant Scott is trending online and being piled on - as if Scott moving to Radio 2 had any impact on Ken leaving. It’s not the case for all of them but certainly a vocal minority of Radio 2 listeners really can hold a grudge and seem to not want Radio 2 to play anything from after the millennium. No doubt too many of the same people who are getting so upset about presenter changes on a radio station are the same sort of people who accuse other people of being 'snowflakes'.
 

I would say the odds of Zoe and new breakfast host are slim. Think Gary is listeners favourite or twitters favourite. Trevor or Jo will be the most likely favourites with odds on either. Think you right well kept secret bit of surprise and think with more news ahead. Good work and smart stuff from Ben Cooper. The ‘Greatest Hits Radio’ brand name is becoming a formidable brand and can imagine a massive marketing campaign ahead. It most certainly is big news for radio and with the exodus of names leaving the BBC and if Steve Wright does join him there then means an interesting RAJAR ahead of the end of the year.

A random one, but as dance music has a back catelogue stretching to the late 80s and early 90s. It's a wonder Radio 2 don't give Dave Pearce a permanent show by now. I know he's done new years eve for them once or twice over the past few years. Kisstory have scooped up one or two of his old colleagues, notibly Judge Jules recently for the legends slot on Saturdays.
With something like that it would take the shackles off Radio 1 for them to play tracks no older than 2017/18 on Dance Anthems. Don't get me wrong I think dance music was at its best in the 90s and 00s, but the more time passes it feels like tunes by Modjo, Daft Punk, early Tiesto etc are more of a Radio 2 thing now. 

I mean even though radio 1’s future of programming is thinking of digital first. So in couple of days scheduling for the station becomes quite trivial. But never quite understood not fitting the mood of the schedule for what people want to hear from that timeslots. I really think from when Phil Taggart had the Chillest Show for few hours late at night and now two hours earlier in the night. Investing in developing their Radio 1 Relax brand it seems, as you imply Codger Fan, that it is jarring that more relaxed and chilled programming isn’t timeslotted for a slot typically when listeners wind down.

That's honestly probably true, it does seem you can be a lot more new or unknown for specialist shows. I recently remembered how Sian only got on the station as a Christmas presenter and then ended up replacing Phil as the main presenter of Chillest not long after. Same with Gemma and Introducing. Its probably happened before, like you said evening or specialist shows have more change. Tho bear in mind with Jack while he was new to R1 he had come straight from  a daytime show on Radio X and has a student radio background which is something that has been important before with Greg etc. Its weird to think that in the space of 2018-2020 R1 poached multiple presenters from either somewhat high profile or very high profile commercial competitors, which is iirc when Ben Cooper was still in charge of the station as a whole but Aled was head of programmes because they're not doing that much. Now it feels all about new talent with the likes of your Dean, Vicky, Nat where there are some very new people being put on weekday and weekend daytime.

I don't mind whether it's old or new music, I'd just love to hear more during the day. There's some great stuff in the evening that doesn't make it to the daytime because the playlist feels small. 

Overall Radio 1 daytime is still largely focussed on what it's target audience is buying and listening to.
There was a period when Radio 1 went very new music and it probably didn't work.  Even the younger audiences listening to Radio 1 are mostly those who like mainstream music.  The sad thing is that Radio 1 no longer has a John Peel type show and Introducing has been really cut down.  The best it gets is Jack Saunders' Future Sounds which is great but does it go far enough?
That said - I do find it surreal that Radio 1 regularly plays tracks from the late 90s on 10-minute takeover, Something Songs, Anthems, Dance Anthems.
Back in 1995 there is absolutely no way Radio 1 would have been playing tracks from 1967/68 ever.
However, a lot of this is down to the fact that the music trends of the 90s are still around to some extent - especially dance music which hasn't evolved that radically.  Which I guess is why people like Pete Tong have maintained their relevance.

18th January:
11pm-1am: Mo Ayoub sits in for Benji B.
It does seem like going forward that Radio 1's Power Down Playlist is moving to the graveyard slot of 3am-4am in the new year from the 11th January and going from 3 days a week to 2 days on Wednesday and Friday morning. Radio 1's Essential Albums seems to be the replacement in the 10pm-11pm slot, Monday-Wendesday.

Fair point to say and did kind of miss that point. But most music that sells quite a bit is either kind of overrated and overhyped not bad or just ok or don’t mind. A lot of music that does big and charts is very inoffensive and kind of call that radio gravy. A lot of stuff wouldn’t be made and done if it was aspiring to be the great. Its kind of got to the simple point if mass appeal. Most art that is actually proper art to say and you know you are an artist is its loved and hated in equal proportions but theres little middle ground. So it’s safer to settle for ‘we dont mind’. Remember Scott Mills around roughly 207/2018 had feature around ‘Are we running out of music’ plucking the similarities.  And when theres a lot out there its hard to make greatest thing new, think thats why when you age its when did music stop becoming good.
Honestly, find people will sing praises of artists like Dua Lipa, Taylor Swift, Elton John even and get the feeling such names are kind of overrated and to an extent Queen.
But some of the music we could agree on being that middle bland opinionless dont mind may be on those who used the great resources

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

I have considered suggesting we put the office radio over to Radio 2.  My only sticking point is the Jeremy Vine show.  I actually don't hate the show, I just don't know that it's good fit for our workplace. I know the discussions are not always "political" but in our particular dynamic I feel like it could get awkward.  If only I could keep my mouth shut lol.

Today's 00's show sounded fantastic, and this is exactly how Anthems should sound like. Big mainstream hits you can still hear sometimes anyways are included of course (Cry Me A River, Complicated, Halo), but they are being played side by side with lesser-known ones. Some of them I haven't heard since they were new or never heard at all! No awkward mashups or mixes, just the songs in full. Especially grateful for "Alpha Beta Gaga", this is the second time I've heard it, and wasn't able to find it first time and gave up. Such a fantastic tune!
You're right, it's a bit too soon for that kind of 10's show, but it'd be great to hear those songs, which R1 played a lot in the (early-mid) 10's then completely forgot about (eg. The 2 Bears, Twin Atlantic, Madeon). The special, laid-back playlist they've been using since last weekend has some songs that would qualify and I loved hearing them (eg. Birch Tree by Foals and Eyes Shut by Years & Years from this afternoon).

The moaning from the old guard who believe the world stopped turning in 1982 would be immense. This kid from Radio 1 taking over from Ken would be unthinkable. I think Scott will end up on drive or breakfast at some point for Radio 2.

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 only heard the first 20 minutes, but starting 3 songs in a row wasn't a good sign. I guess I haven't missed much.
I'll probably tune in tomorrow though.

I also think if Radio 1 replaced Radio 1 Anthems with something like the Radio 1 Playlists where could not overly edited and some times guest selectors with different themes like could do like a Carnival Playlist at end of august to Uni Freshers Playlists or something with the minute and moment or marking the taste-making of the DJs and presenters