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Colin Murray leaves Radio 1


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I think because it is causing a lot of comment on boards like this...R1 should make and leave a statement somewhere about it! Colin has been part of R1 for a long time..and it wouldnt hurt to say thank you and goodbye! Not every listener was listening to newsbeat yesterday evening.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2009/03_march/17/grimshaw.shtml

Is that the official statement you're wanting?

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As for weekend brekkie replacement I can see Greg James doing it, maybe have Sara Cox go 1 - 4 weekdays and either have Edith doing lie - in or Edith (and James King) 1 - 4 weekends and Nihal doing lie - in. I don't think they'll want to let go of any of the daytime presenters at this point (unless they want to move to another station, but radio 2 have already announces their re - shuffle and no radio 1 presenter is in sight!) I say Ronnie Herel for early brekkie, or get Moyles to start at 6 and have an extra specialist show?

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Wouldn't want to go down to 2 shows a week. Early breakfast is the place for me.

However, they go where they are put, so if the bosses decide they want him on weekends theres nothing he can do.

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I have just read the press office article. Its odd that they have not named his replacement. Mot likely they dont know who yet. I think it would be a step backwards for Greg as it is less airtime as others have said. Maybe Coxy will do it and get someone else on lie in.

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Finding a sucessor to Colin could be complicated. I think theyve put Nick Grimshaw in the slot too quickly,

I heard some of the show on thursday..and it was strange hearing Nick's approach to the listeners, he was very quick to mention that he was just covering for Colin...and he was almost too deferential to listeners.. rather than Colins approach where he talks to us listeners as if we are part of an exclusive club!

I also wonder who they will put on early weekend morns...nobody who has done that slot since Spoony has sounded as if they want to be there at that time! Nihal wasnt too bad but I dont see how they can put him on afternoons and change that a couple of months later.

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