Radio 2 in the Park 2024

[niena]

I was lukewarm towards Jameela before, but being paired up with Scott only serves to highlight all her shortcomings. She's abrasive in the interviews, hogs the mike and puts no thought in what she yammers on. Pair that up with a weak sense of humour and internalized misogyny in her comments - she went from meh to really, really annoying in just two days time for me.

[harrysmyth]

I was lukewarm towards Jameela before, but being paired up with Scott only serves to highlight all her shortcomings. She's abrasive in the interviews, hogs the mike and puts no thought in what she yammers on. Pair that up with a weak sense of humour and internalized misogyny in her comments - she went from meh to really, really annoying in just two days time for me.

This is very well put. Radio 1's latest recruits, with the exception of Alice Levine, have been seriously poor. I would consider myself a seriously dedicated Radio 1 fan, and cannot listen to any of the new shows from Dan & Phil / Jameela.

I think it was Phil the other day who called himself a 'DJ' and it made me cringe slightly, because they really arent. It actually makes a mockery of the job. They are, for want of a better word, external talent who have been brought into a radio broadcasting role, and it really shows in their lack of skill of broadasting and ettiquette. When Jameela interviews pop stars I actaully feel a bit embarrassed. The way she manages to wangle every question about them back at herself is quite incredible. She doesnt have the raw interviewing skills that other Radio 1 presenters have who come from radio backgrounds. She cant even hold a microphone correctly when interviewing!

If you read Scotts autobiography, you will see the enormous amount of effort he put in to eventually land up at Radio 1, from doing hospital radio to numerous different radio stations, and actually having to proove to numerous people he is worthy of a job at Radio 1, brining with it a wealth of experience, and I'm sure we can all agree, he deserves it, and is an absolutely class broadcaster.

There must be such a wide source of incredible talent coming out of universities, who have actually shown a genuine interest in radio, and do it at university, and are passionate about music and can slot straight into a fresh role at Radio 1 much like Greg James did back in 2007. Radio 1 are all about new music etc, and there is Nick, Greg, Phil Taggart talking about the gigs they have been to on their show the next day. What is Jammela doing? Talking about herself. What are Dan and Phil doing? Making stupid videos.

I can see what Radio 1 have done, and see why they have done it: they want to draw in a younger audience, so bring all the 15 year old fan girls in from Dan and Phil and all the guys who fancy Jameela. But I guess the compromise is they have to lose their mantra of "In New Music We Trust" because that certainly isnt any part of their ethos.

Radio 1 can continue to take this direction, but I'm just going to have to step off the bandwagon...

[Melvin]

Matt Edmondson did not have a radio back ground but I would say has done well, but with Matt he was given time and space to play around with idea on his Wednesday night show and time to build up radio skill covering lots of different show. Alice Levine is the other person that have made the jump from TV to radio this is because she been put with Phil Taggart how know what he is doing I am not sure if Alice is driving the desk yet but from a nervous start she built up the confidence to file solo.

Dan & Phil have a place at Radio 1 and there show is better then Tom Deacon was, but would say I feel they made a one trick pony and I can't see where Radio 1 are planning to take the show. I would say to Radio 1 keep then where they are and when a slot come free in Daytime (Scott) give it to Matt not Dan and or Phil. On a plus point for Dan and Phil Radio 1 have made then grow-up, they are slowly lossing the names DanIsNotOnFire & AmazingPhil and there video quality and subjects have got alot better.

Jammela I have nothing good to say about her show so I won't.