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  3. Grimmy to leave Radio 1

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    1 hour ago, BBCAaron said:

    I can imagine they planned a bit around this seems both Vick and Jordan will end up doing TF bits quite a bit I think it’s starting to go back to the era where Radio personalities become TV personalities and do mix of the two

    Jordan certainly has become a regular as a guest on TV since I’m A Celeb. I wouldn’t be surprised if he gets his own show soon though I guess this thing with Bev is his own show.

     

    It’s nice to see a presenter that worked so hard and is almost universally liked getting this success.  
     

    This new line-up is incredibly strong, hard to find a single weak link weekdays or weekends.

  5. Grimmy to leave Radio 1

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    9 minutes ago, Jono said:

    Personally I'd like them to announce before September that we're going back to a Monday to Friday schedule with the exception of the chart show. Doesn't seem likely though.

    You can see the path being laid for Jordan eventually taking over the chart on Fridays.

  8. Radio 1 Schedule Changes

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    1 hour ago, Old Codger Fan said:

    Not particularly. I've always listened to a mixture, since I was a kid. Never really understood why there isn't more 'channel hopping', like there is with TV.  The 50th birthday of R1 did re-kindle my innate love for that station though ...

    I also think age brackets are very assumptive in a time when the generation boundaries are blurring.  I am outside Radio 1's stated target audience but I find Radio 1's music and humour much more for me than what is offered elsewhere.  If you are an older listener there really is nowhere playing new music unless you are into the 6 Music style of new music and not the broader view of new music found on Radio 1.  As I said elsewhere, Radio 1 actually has a great line-up of warm presenters at the moment.  As much as I am not a huge fan of Grimmy these days, I think him replacing Moyles at Breakfast really improved the tone of the station for the better. I know Moyles was very popular with many, but his abrasive style and lack of music also drove many away from the station.  I know he was a net-gainer for the station before anybody points out his great listening figures but just saying as much as he pulled in listeners, he also very much pushed others away.

  10. If Greg left the breakfast show tomorrow, who would take over?

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    Some good points here but there is a problem Radio 1 has faced since the 90s and that’s getting the line right between being a different sounding youth station (thought I’d argue it is as much about music as “youth”)  and being popular.

    Loose too many listeners and it’s a problem, chase listeners at the expense of sounding different and it’s a problem.

    Right now I think they have it about right.  

    Grimmy needs to go simply as his show sounds the most dated on the station and Scott is clearly preparing to move to Radio 2 when the time is right for him. 

     

  11. If Greg left the breakfast show tomorrow, who would take over?

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    It also has to be said that Radio 1 is far better than Radio 2 which generally uses a string of TV stars to cover for the regular presenters.

    Radio 1 really feels like quite a diverse station that steadily gets more diverse so I don't see a problem as it is on a steady natural evolution.  If you look at the history of the station, it's a massively different place today.   You can't achieve these things by revolution because the other side of public service broadcasting is producing something people actually want to listen to.  If you want to listen to people learning their trade listen to Community or Student radio.  (Both of which do a great job BTW so not knocking them but it's not the style needed for national radio).  The current Radio 1 approach of gently easing new talent in is the perfect approach and pretty groundbreaking.

    One other point to remember (and anybody who has ever been around a radio station knows this) - not enough females want to do radio compared to men.  When I was running a station I struggled to get more female presenters.  Now that's a good reason for encouraging women into radio and running campaigns like highlighting people like Clara, Annie, Katie, Vick from Radio 1 and Zoe, Sara, Jo, Vanessa, Claudia etc from Radio 2.  But it doesn't get away from the fact that right now there is a much smaller pool of talent to give opportunity to.  If you look at Capital, Kiss etc you'll find even fewer females than on Radio 1.  It's not because a modern station doesn't want female voices, there simply isn't the talent to give an opportunity to.

  12. If Greg left the breakfast show tomorrow, who would take over?

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    14 minutes ago, BBCAaron said:

    Do you think some people get jobs or easier in the radio industries? Do you think there needs to be more equal chances to move up in the industry? Than relying on small pool of an exclusive selection. Thing is BBC are facing real challenges at the moment it won’t get better if it keeps hiring the same people.

    But what would you do?  I think (as you mentioned) the radio 1 new talent scheme is a great way of building more diversity but that takes time.

    I mean I think things are moving in the right direction surely?  when you look at the line-up compared to the U.K. population as a whole..


    Clara is the first non-white presenter of the preserve of the evening new music show.

    Rickie and Melvin (with Charlie) are taking on one of the biggest shows on the station.

    I would be shocked if Jeremiah Asiamah isn’t a major star at Radio 1 in the next few years. 
     

    Females have probably never been so well represented on the station too.

    Arguably Asian groups are underrepresented but I suspect that’s partly down to Asian network. 
     

    Regional accents are pretty well represented.

    LGB interests are well represented.

     

    How would you do it differently?

    (I stress that’s a question and not an attack)

  13. If Greg left the breakfast show tomorrow, who would take over?

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    1 minute ago, BBCAaron said:

    Seems rather lazy and complacent rake of addressing things on merit. How can with examining other presenters for the role do you know Greg or Grim were the best for the role. Is it merit if women and non white, non internal bbc, disabled people are never considered for the role it’s not merit if there’s institionak biases and can’t state why Greg James or Grimshaw were better placed candidate. The fact it’s well there were no candidates doesn’t sound right as it seems like it’s a closed door ad BBC should have open selections to ensure they aren’t discriminating against people who don’t work for the station

    But you can’t compare filling a Breakfast presenter role with say the civil service filling a role.  There is a very very limited pool of people who are right for that job.

    The BBC and most broadcasters have been fantastic in general at not seeing gender, sexuality, race etc.  I totally support diversity and tick a few minority boxes myself but I’d hate to get a role for any reason other than my ability.

  14. If Greg left the breakfast show tomorrow, who would take over?

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    1 hour ago, Ash101 said:

    Totally right. There were zero female candidates better placed for the role when either Grimmy or Greg took on Breakfast. Plus like you say, it should always be on merit. 
     

    Yes it’s good to address gender balance but “for the sake of it” always risks undermining the talent you’re actually putting there.

    It’s a shame Alice has left as she would have been my ideal female candidate for either breakfast or drive. 

    Agree completely about Alice - should have been destined for bigger things.  

  15. If Greg left the breakfast show tomorrow, who would take over?

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    I think part of the problem is that for a long time there haven't been female presenters strong enough / of the right style to do Breakfast.    But I think that's changing, Vick and Katie, Mollie King, Arielle are all really strong music entertainment presenters so you never know.

    It should all be on merit anyhow as otherwise that's just patronising to women - just as Greg was definitely the right choice.  I think as much as Grimmy's show sounds tired now, he was the right choice to replace Moyles to make a total break with that era.

    I think aside from Jordan and maybe Jack Saunders in time, all the obvious next breakfast candidates are female actually.  

  16. If Greg left the breakfast show tomorrow, who would take over?

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    2 hours ago, BBCAaron said:

    Do like the idea of a pairing as seems like they haven’t had duo for sometime and for a breakfast show it helps to have for entertainment person another person to converse with and could end spell of quality of breakfast as poison chalice. I do definatley feel it would be good next lead breakfast presenter being a femal presenter. Thou Jordan would fit 

    No reason why a Jordan and Arielle pairing wouldn’t be equals. Just as Dev and Alice were and Matt and Mollie 

  18. Radio 1 Schedule Changes

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    You really wonder if Radio 1 is succession planning and gradually phasing in some of these people.

    I mean if and when Jordan and Vick n Katie go to daytime and we see Grimmy and Scott and Chris leaving and maybe Adele at some stage there will be quite a few vacancies.

    I wonder too how long Mollie King will want to do radio.  You could see her wanting to go back to music or theatre or whatever at some stage.

  20. Radio 1 Schedule Changes

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    2 hours ago, Bluestraw said:

    I would be a little surprised to see Jordan back on Drive this year... Just a hunch that he won't present that show again until he gets it permanently (hopefully in January). Of course I could be wrong!

    Notable too that Rickie, Melvin and Charlie aren't covering for Clara this week for the same reason (that they are moving to that slot later in the year).

  23. Radio 1 Schedule Changes

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    3 hours ago, R1Fan1 said:

    Arielle covered for Jordan a couple of months ago so she could have easily done it. Jess probably wouldn't as she does her show on BBC London the night before. Splitting up Matt and Mollie would be a strange move in my opinion.

    I'd be shocked if it wasn't Arielle on the Sunday.

  24. Radio 1 Schedule Changes

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    1 hour ago, Lily Georgia said:

    Vick & Katie are in for Jordan from Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd May.

    He just said on air that he is taking week commencing 17 May off so he can go home and see his family as soon as the restrictions on overnight stays are lifted.

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