Scott says: A brand new era begins for me at my new home, BBC Radio 2. Kay, who is married to Strictly Come Dancing presenter Tess Daly, is best known for fronting Channel 4s T4 and ITV programmes including All Star Family Fortunes, Just The Two Of Us and Beat The Star. On the same day, a new Unitary Board (combining both BBC high-ups and independent non-executive directors) took over internal oversight of the corporation from previous committees of governors or trustees. 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The following year he fronted the Radio 2 Breakfast Show, taking over from Sir Terry Wogan. Having started his career as a presenter here in Wales, its wonderful news that hell be taking to the airwaves from Cardiff and waking listeners across the UK. Roger Bolton was recently dropped from Radio 4's Feedback, to listeners' (and his own) disappointment. By entering your details, you are agreeing to our terms and conditions and privacy policy. On the Monday Mayo tweeted that he was leaving Radio 2, it was school half-term in many areas, so the stations schedule was filled with stand-ins for vacationing regulars. Wrong-footing the BBC publicity department, Mayo, in an interview scheduled to talk up the launch of the new show, admitted that it had been difficult and upsetting to lose his own Drivetime. Vernon Kay will be replacing Bruce on his mid-morning Radio 2 slot, the BBC has confirmed, however Kay's new show won't launch be launching until May 2023. While some DJs view the songs as an occupational threat to their on-air monologues, shes one of those with specialist enthusiasm and knowledge, and it was impossible sometimes not to detect a critical cringe as she introduced Drivetime playlist hits that clearly wouldnt be let near her iPod. Scott Mills will launch his new weekday afternoon show on Radio 2 on Monday 31 October, from 2pm-4pm. "And it's not just salaries - top news stars have their third party earnings disclosed if they're doing a conference or after-dinner speaking gig, and that is very unappetising for a lot of presenters.". But at the same time, presenter paranoia exists for a reason - we're all aware there's always somebody behind you wanting to do your job. It takes place on Sunday 6 November at Londons Theatre Royal in Drury Lane. Barry Humphries says: In this three-part series Im celebrating the centenary of the BBC, an institution thats older even than me! "We must remember we are talking about human beings, at the end of the day, who want to stay in a job they enjoy doing, who are experienced and talented in their field," notes North. Even the biggest Frozen fans will be in for some surprises, as the production features brand-new music from Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, writers of the unforgettable Let It Go. Some of their CB slang she innocently relayed caused consternation among the BBC hierarchy but that didnt stop her. Everyone is welcome from nine to 90.". by Norman Long, Dont Lets Sing About The War by Ronald Frankau and The Broken Record by Henry Hall. Although no longer reporting for domestic media, I continue to freelance for overseas news agencies, including BBC World Service and Canada's CBC Television. Schedule changes are also sometimes made, controversially, for reasons of diversity. At the time Wright said the move was "no great psychological leap. Pages in category "BBC Radio 2 presenters" The following 182 pages are in this category, out of 182 total. Its a dream come true to join the Radio 2 family and I cant wait to start.. "Its great to be back on BBC Radio 2. The presenter of the Radio 2's mid-morning weekday show Ken Bruce has become the latest BBC star to quit for pastures new. Leonard Parkin, ITN newsreader in the 1970s and 1980s. Terry hosted breakfast on Radio 2 from 1972 until 1984 when he left for his own TV show, returning to the early morning slot from 1993-2009. For a generation of a certain age, Radio 2 could never be complete without a daily dose of Wogan. Going back to the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s, the music choices include titles such as Twiddling with the Knobs On The Radio by Dorrie Dene; Are You Having Any Fun? Some licence payers may find this behaviour ironic, given the way in which BBC news presenters routinely mock Government departments and businesses who reply that no one is available to speak about a controversial issue. EXCLUSIVE: The BBC is confident that it will stem the flow of its presenter exodus by signing a new deal with its highest-profile news anchor . Will everything work technically? Owain takes over from Vanessa Feltz, who stepped down from presenting the Early Morning Breakfast show in July this year. Starting with music presenting, news reading, and acting work on the British Forces Network in Germany, Brian went on to train at RADA in 1949. He will be counting down from 20 to the No. "So it's difficult to say to anyone in a job they enjoy that it's time for them to go - especially if the reasons are not explained. Jenni Murray11. Hes a hugely talented, warm and witty host who has already proved himself to be a firm favourite with our listeners when hes presented many and varied shows across the station. Owain has worked as a television and radio presenter for over 20 years, and began his broadcasting career at the age of 18 as a children's news presenter at BBC Wales, before moving on to become a weather presenter for BBC Look North (Yorkshire), BBC North West Tonight and BBC Breakfast. A seemingly never ending stream of reporters up and down the country covered the weekends action, and for 20 years the voices of Renton Laidlaw and results announcer James Alexander-Gordon became as well-known as their TV counterparts Frank Bough and Graham Goode. A BBC Audio production. In July 2017, when the income of top BBC presenters was published for the first time, Garvey said: Radio 2 extraordinarily male and entirely pale and big salaries. In further interventions, she publicly urged the BBC to sack one of the stations big boy beasts. Legendary radio presenter Janice Long has died aged 66 following a short illness. Zoe reminisces about Radio 1 in Ibiza where she first met Fatboy Slim, a 13-hour round trip in a van to see a Super Furry Animals gig the night before a breakfast show, and being in the BBC bar with her dad and The Two Ronnies. It sounded stuffy so pop music moved to Radio 1. To see the world differently, listen - how Radio 4 reinvented itself from the Home Service. Owain Wyn Evans will host the all new Early Breakfast Show (Monday to Friday, 4am-6.30am), and the new live show will come from Wales. The Weeknd? Steve says: Im thrilled to mark this years National Album Day on BBC Radio 2 by playing top tunes from some awesome music debuts. There he remained until he was 88, when in 2017, he presented his final Sounds of the Sixties, his best remembered programme. Croeso Owain!. - BBC News Find out more about Tony. Sheila was something of an enigma. It drew in a young male audience that would never normally listen to the station. And it feels as if that casualness and that callousness is applying not just to the presenters but to the audience. Helen Thomas, head of Radio 2, said Kay was picked as a hugely talented, warm and witty host who is already a firm favourite with listeners after filling in for other hosts. He is a familiar face on Radio 2 having previously filled in for presenters including Zoe Ball, Steve Wright, Rylan Clark and Dermot O'Leary. He will introduce a new weekday pop quiz to replace Bruces popular PopMaster format, as well as continuing his own radio show, which he has fronted since 2018. Let's enjoy the week ahead!". The BBC has employed many journalists and newsreaders to present its news programmes as well as to provide news reports and interviews. Enjoy this party classic with an updated RT twist - fun for all the family! Youre too old, youre too staid, youre too middle-class, youre too middle-aged., Archie Bland and Nimo Omer take you through the top stories and what they mean, free every weekday morning. I look forward to playing some of the best music in the world whilst in the company of the Radio 2 listeners who I feel I've got to know over the last 18 months. Terry had already had a presenting career, beginning as an announcer on RTE in Ireland and then freelancing for the BBC. Before serving as a presenter, Jo was BBC political correspondent where she covered the London Mayoral election in 2000. If his pay was reduced, it may have given him another reasonable cause to feel unease at the BBC. A BBC spokesman said: Ken decided to leave Radio 2 and its always been known hes leaving in March. Others think the BBC should let its biggest names leave rather than offer huge sums to keep them, and grow a new generation of stars instead. The song spent 17 weeks at No. So Drivetime was seen as the only option for the desired diversification. Vanessa Feltz, Simon Mayo, Andrew Marr, Peter Crouch, Emily Maitlis, Jon Sopel, Dan Walker, Steve Wright, Paul O'Grady, Craig Charles, Graham Norton, Shaun Keaveny and Sue Barker are some of the biggest names who have either been poached, dropped or demoted. The BBC are celebrating 50 years of Radio 1 from September 30, launching a pop-up channel called Radio 1 Vintage, which will include aspecial show looking at the evolution of the Official Chart over the years. Please review our, You need to be a subscriber to join the conversation. The 51-year-old presents the show from Monday to Wednesday alongside co-presenter Dan Walker. Bruce is moving to rival commercial station Greatest Hits Radio to present a new mid-morning show from 10am to 1pm. In fact, said Goodier breezily, the only regular presenters on today are Simon and Jo at 5pm!. And, within the BBC, presenters and producers in what is inevitably an off-the-record collage of impressions because they have been instructed (under a standard clause in contracts) not to speak publicly give a picture of a serious breakdown in trust and communication between the hosts and makers of programmes and the bosses. Although the track was never released as a single in the UK, Madonna promoted the song in February 1983 at nightclubs including Heaven and Camden Palace in London and the Haienda in Manchester (now available on BBC Sounds). Maitlis, meanwhile, was told off for impartiality breaches during her time at the corporation. Published: Monday, 27th February 2023 at 11:40 am, Subscribe to Radio Times magazine and get 12 issues for 1, Ken Bruce has become the latest BBC star to quit. Read about our approach to external linking. Now it's a great big fat frightened rat. When approached for comment by RadioTimes.com, a Radio 2 spokesperson said: Ken decided to leave Radio 2 and its always been known hes leaving in March. The resulting show was a disaster, and Mayo left for Bauer, where he currently presents on Greatest Hits Radio. Bore da dahlings as we say in Wales!, Helen Thomas, Head of Radio 2, says: Id like to welcome Owain to the Radio 2 family. Following a request for stories on Jeremy Vines show, listeners have sent in their special recollections about, for example, the big chart battles between the likes of The Beatles and Rolling Stones, Blur and Oasis, and Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Victoria Beckham. Presenters point out that there is no evidence that any manager involved in the reputationally and financially disastrous lost legal case against Sir Cliff Richard, the gender pay or presenter contract controversies has faced any consequences at all. This list may not reflect recent changes. Why shouldn't the BBC do that more often, and let long-established names leave? Radio 2 will also broadcast each decades charts from 1960-1999 during the Sounds Of The 60s/70s/80s/90s shows on Saturday and Sunday 11 and 12 November, alongside a one-off programme on BBC Sounds - Most Streamed Songs of the 50s - to showcase the songs from 1952-1959, presented by Paul Gambaccini (BBC Audio production). A leading showbusiness agent, though stressing that he knows of no such specific moves or negotiations, says: If I were a commercial radio rival to the BBC, Id conclude that what has happened with Evans and Mayo has shown how the all-powerful Radio 2 might be taken down. Disneys multi-award winning musical brings Elsa and Annas story to the stage with incredible special effects, jaw-dropping scenery, and all the songs you know and love, starring Samantha Barks as Elsa. O'Grady left the station after being forced to share his slot with Rob Beckett, a younger comedian who co-hosts a successful parenting podcast. Covid-19 'most likely' from Chinese lab, FBI director says, Iran can now make enough material for nuclear bomb in 'about 12 days', The Ukrainian postal workers keeping the front line moving, moving to Bauers Greatest Hits Radio in April. Bruce will present his final 9.30am-to-midday show on 3 March. Benny Green; Pete Murray (1967-1983) David Hamilton (1975-1986) Ray Moore (1967-1988) Graham Knight Weekend Breakfast (1988-1992) Anne Robinson (1988-1993, stand-in for Jimmy Young in 1996) Alan Dell (1967-1995) Gloria Hunniford (1981-1995) February 28, 2023 2:00am. For tickets, visit www.bbc.co.uk/radio2. "So they have a responsibility. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The chart represents the incredible embryonic starts to magnificent pop careers. What's he waiting for? Paul O'Grady left Radio 2 after management forced him to share his slot with Rob Beckett, Sopel and Maitlis will not be as restricted by impartiality rules at Global as they were at the BBC, Graham Norton still hosts his BBC One chat show, but left his Radio 2 show to join Virgin Radio, Match of the Day host Gary Lineker has stayed at the BBC - but taken a pay cut, After Christine Bleakley left The One Show, the BBC hired the relatively unknown Alex Jones (pictured), Steve Wright has hosted his weekday afternoon show on Radio 2 since 1999, Craig Charles said of his Radio 2 departure: "They couldn't give me any reason other than, they just wanted a change", Former Radio 2 host Simon Mayo described the star salaries' publication as an "annual turkey shoot", Vanessa Feltz (pictured with partner Ben Ofoedu) waved goodbye to the BBC for a new job at Talk TV, Record numbers of guide dog volunteers after BBC story. 90. `` dose of Wogan it 's a great big fat rat..., BBC Radio 2 and its always been known hes leaving in March need! 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