They have two sons and a daughter. Carlos joined Smooth Radio in September 2007. So Ian Skelly, a gentle, informed and subtly humorous presence, falls victim to the Radio 3 cult of the presenter. What happened Eagle Radio? The BBC. See more on our Privacy page. COME BACK IAN, WE ALL MISS YOU! Gordon Legal was established in 2010, the year after he left Slater + Gordon with an intention to never practice law again. Some of the other early 6 Music presenters; Jane Gazzo must've gone back to Oz where I wish the 'Queens of Noise' hopefully went. 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ALL ACCESS has learned that CINDY SCULL has departed iHEARTMEDIA's Rock KEGL (97.1 THE EAGLE)/DALLAS - FORT WORTH after 27 years with the station. The changes are being made to make way for Bauers Greatest Hits Radio brand taking over many local radio services next week. Read about our approach to external linking. Wessex FM was finally rebranded to Greatest Hits Radio at 6:00am on 1 September 2020. Classical radio does much of its business from 9-to-5, while in drive time, US classical listeners are generally more likely to listen to AM news/talk and public radio news (Morning Edition and All Things Considered). I have been a listener for over 40 years and am going nowhere. Bauer said the decision would provide the optimum mix of local content that listeners highly value alongside content from nationally known presenters, while also providing significant scale for advertisers. His sense of fun and gently cheeky humour has been such a delight, and his knowledge of classical music and performance has filled many an hour with interest and entertainment. DIGITAL SPY, PART OF THE HEARST UK ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK. "But there are lots of other tensions at play," Kanter continues. Dozens of towns and cities across England will lose their own distinctive local radio stations later this year, after the commercial group Bauer announced plans to fold almost 50 regional outlets into a national radio network. The shadow culture minister, Chris Matheson, raised concerns about the decision. Hes been perfect for the morning slot. End the day right with The Simon Mayo Drivetime Show. Oh dear, thats reducing my enjoyment of R3s morning slot by at least 50% for a while. Whichever way you look at it, its just more of the same. SCULL rejoined KEGL in 2008, a few months after the EAGLE brand returned. Perhaps the departures that attract the most uproar are when a presenter doesn't want to leave - but the BBC is looking to appoint someone new who will attract younger listeners and viewers. the umlaut were to her unknowe. The salary publication acts as what former director general Tony Hall described as a poacher's charter - giving commercial rivals a chance to outbid the BBC for top stars. What on earth is happening when someone can be simply emailed and told that they are being transferred without consultation! Radio since 25 July 2020. Given the BBCs propensity for wanting to refresh the lineup, isnt it more than time for the same dictum to apply to their management? The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". Kam has been a Presenter at Sam FM (Thames Valley) since 9 September 2019. Ian Skelly is one of the best presenters on Radio 3. Dozens of Bauer-owned regional stations will be rebranded under the Greatest Hits Radio name from September. PLEASE admit it was wrong to lose the local side to Heart!! Eagle FM owner John Walenga will talk about the idea of Eagle TV at 09h00 on 30 April 2020. Bring back the breakfast show on Heart and keep Kent happy in the mornings!. It has always been a very solid radio station that clearly cares abut its listeners. So we loose Ian Skelly and retain his week and week about This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. They have been in a relationship since 9 April 2011. Replaced by two big names who certainly dont need/suit this job at all, we miss our personal, lovely presenters! Thanks for the break, 3 happy years on Breakfast & for the life-long friends! When people move on, for whatever the reason, it creates an opportunity for new talent. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". There is nothing more annoying than having to turn up the volume or stand next to the loudspeaker just to hear what or who was just playing. ?? The station was sold by its original founders in October 2001 to Radio Investments Limited, which later became known as The Local Radio Company. This seemed to be the end of County Sound as we knew it. Eagle Radio was purchased by Bauer Media in 2019 along . Whats happened to David Heane, always sounded decent on Real. Ian has a personality that GM can only dream about. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". Cant help but smile. BBC local radio stations are seizing on this consolidation in the commercial radio market to reposition themselves around personality-led local programmes, with the corporations 40 local outlets across England increasingly presenters from former commercial rivals. Cindy Scull Leaves 97.1 The Eagle. Video unavailable Watch on YouTube Wave 105 Aircheck Pirate FM Aircheck GHR Aircheck Working for a large organisation does not mean one or in this case a presenter is good. Weekly quiz: Which house are Harry and Meghan vacating? Getty Images Heart features. Theme Kourtier Blog by. Norway ignores bad reception and starts FM radio switch-off, Digital radio overtakes analogue in homes for first time, Oslo calling: Norwegians prepare to scrap FM radio, slowly reducing the amount of local content. The arguments in favour of the brand and networked approach are well-rehearsed, and we all appreciate that the future of radio in a broader audio world not least with the economics of COVID around us is a very different picture, and it is dangerous to imagine that everything can carry on in the way it did in previous generations. How someone with a borderline speech defect gets to be a radio presenter is a mystery to me. Membership benefits will include a daily digest of stories delivered to your email, and occasional exclusive offers from our partners. But he said he understood the need to freshen schedules and attract younger audiences. As Gordon explains it, the firm was created to take on a matter for a man born with defects from thalidomide, one he felt compelled to take. The resulting show was a disaster, and Mayo left for Bauer, where he currently presents on Greatest Hits Radio. Mark is here every weekday with the Top 10 at 10 and every weekend with The Smash Hits Chart Show. Im currently listening to IS and realise that I shall miss his positive but unobtrusive manner. Eagle Radio was finally rebranded to Greatest Hits Radio at 6:00am on 1 September 2020. For example, Alex Jones was relatively unknown to national audiences before she was hired by The One Show, but that move made her a star. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. In Israel, meanwhile, there are similar protest over the morning classics show on Kol Hamusica, where new boss Omer Frenkel (formerly on Army Radio) has brought in a presenter, Alex Anski, who cannot let the music play without jabbering all around it. I have listened to Eagle a lot over the years. Sam FM, which currently has its own local daytime presenters including Kam Kelly, Mark Franklin and Downsy, will take the network shows outside of Drive. The County Sound network joined forces with Radio Mercury in 1991 to form Allied Radio. On 27 May 2020 it was announced that Eagle Radio will become Greatest Hits Radio from early September 2020. Skelly is the urbane co-presenter of Radio 3s mid-morning weekday show. Vic McGlynn used to have the afternoon show on 6 Music but she's disappeared off national radio. Last year Simon Rose at an OB took time to show my kids how it all worked. Combining stations into national outlets has generally been a success when it comes to boosting listenership, although it usually comes at the expense of hearing regional accents on air and substantially reduces the number of media jobs outside London. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. Fake cadences and top note squeaking is irritating beyond measure; talk properly and clearly as a present ought, thats all we ask surely? Do not miss this. By far the best would be Andrew McGregor who sounds engaged with the music. The number of these changes, and the speed of them, can drive audiences up the wall. Dozens of radio presenters said their final goodbyes on Friday morning after years of hosting local breakfast shows. Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley famously failed to transplant their chemistry from The One Show to ITV's Daybreak. Dorothy Byrne, former Head of News & Current Affairs at Channel 4 News, says: "Key journalistic talent now leave because they believe rightly that the BBC's erroneous interpretation of regulation . Ms Mann seems to be a pleasant and reasonably knowledgeable presenter certainly but Ian Skelly has that certain je ne sais quoi that raises his presenting to a higher level. So radio historian David Lloyd has created an audio montage to remember just some of those presenters moving on before being replaced by a national breakfast show: 2020 and another slew of stations reach the end of the road, as national radio brands become bigger. Closure. I find Georgia and Ian similar in their wit and sense of humour. Why shouldn't the BBC do that more often, and let long-established names leave? They believe that when they are presenting on the BBC, they are talking to the nation.". The station was acquired by Celador Radio on 7 September 2010. Bidding a farewell to her 19-year-old job as a QVC host, Gracie addressed the update as . "They couldn't give me any reason other than, they just wanted a change.". Ian Skelly though is much missed and I now go to Classic FM during her schedule as it is simply too unbearable. Meanwhile, Suzi Klein has reined-in her previously proving-her-worth stance and matured into one of the stations best presenters. Now it's a great big fat frightened rat. Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. 17yrs ago I joined a team launching a radio station in Barnsley and on 5/10/03 Dearne FM was born! Eagle and its market have the same conditions as Pirate where both are doing well in a competitive market with Heart available on FM. My voice has been heard on some of the biggest radio stations across the UK including, Smooth, Heart and Capital. By clicking Accept All, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies. Andy now runs his own studio doing voiceovers for radio & TV and producing many actors & sports stars voice sessions. Some people do like the change though, with one listener tuning in especially from Lanzarote to tell Amanda she was sounding blooming fab! Bauer rebranding will scrap regional identities and replace them with national network. Not a national one in London and especially NOT Amanda Holden!!!. Greatest Hits Radio The company said a small number of stations with particularly strong local followings such as Cornwalls Pirate FM and Lincolnshires Lincs FM will keep their existing line-ups. I am far more likely to listen to any programme presented by Skellers, who is by far the best presenter on R3. Britains Got Talent judge Amanda Holden caused a stir earlier this week when she joined Jamie Theakston on the Heart Breakfast Show. It broadcasts on FM, AM, DAB, digital TV and via BBC Sounds from studios at The Forum in Norwich. What percentage does Slater and Gordon take? He said: This kind of erosion of local independent broadcasting, with stationsassimilated into larger groups, means they losetheir distinctive and important voice. LBC still have him listed as a presenter, and he didn't say he was leaving, which is completely unlike him. Very knowledgable, experienced and skilled at delivering appropriate anecdotes occasionally a delightful personal one with charm and wit. Economics aside as I do not have access to their accounts some of these operations have proven that local radio can have a place most evident in smaller proud communities where its is well run by a committed team. pic.twitter.com/oMlLpehZQe, New audio @MattMunroe_dj at Tower FM Bolton (Aug 28th 2020).#aircheck #radio pic.twitter.com/rCjDs9gbM0, New audio Helen Wakefield at Wire FM Warrington (Aug 28th 2020).#aircheck #radio pic.twitter.com/VeYttLBujh, New audio Dave Johnson at Signal 2 Staffordshire & Cheshire (Aug 28th 2020).#aircheck #radio pic.twitter.com/nCEOPKRQ5q, New audio @blokeonradio at Pulse 2 West Yorkshire (Aug 28th 2020). Mann/Klein Mayo was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2021 Birthday Honours for services to broadcasting. A lot of that is driven by the need to reduce costs, and therefore a lot of people have simply taken voluntary redundancy (VR) and left by choice.". Oh for the days when we just had announcers as do most of the European stations still. Never say never again pic.twitter.com/BoDNkqIdBT, Minster FM Breakfast Show (@BenMinsterFM) August 28, 2020, Its my final day at Mix96 and this mornings Ben and Nia Breakfast Show (without Ben) is a celebration of the last 5 years and so Ive dug deep in to the archives! As a presenter on Classic FM I have the pleasure of sharing great music, fun stories and moments of relaxation with millions of people around the world. Peter Gordon launched 96.4 The Eagle at 7:45am on 4 January 1996, with the words "Hey, I've landed", an allusion to "the Eagle has Landed", the call sign Neil Armstrong used for the landing of the 1969 lunar landing craft. Were also on 103FM in Manchester, on 97-108FM on the South Coast, on 107.6FM in Bournemouth & Poole and on 106.5 in Bristol. Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet. Global will close 10 of its 24 dedicated radio studios - in Brighton, Cambridge, Chelmsford, Exeter,. It appears from some of the previous comments thats its fine for a man to be witty but not a woman. In America, and I assume also in the UK, classical music is a strong office listening radio format, along with other adult music formats such as classic rock, oldies, smooth jazz, country music, adult contemporary (AC), urban adult (soul and R&B oldies), etc. SCULL said, "Hey all- Time for the official 'Goodbye to KEGL' post, as of 11/30/21 I am no longer w/97.1 THE EAGLE/DALLAS. @Ofcom allowing @Rutland_Radio (where I spent ten, amazing years) and many others like it countrywide to disappear is a national DISGRACE. Or is this a remake of John Drummond being told by a BBC executive that he had been tainted by experience? Announcing his exit from weekday afternoons earlier this year, Steve Wright said: "My friend and boss Helen Thomas, head of Radio 2, said she wanted to do something different in the afternoons." His great personality will be largely wasted on Afternoon Concert. The industry-wide move towards consolidating local stations into de facto national outlets has been under way for years, with the move exacerbated as Britons increasingly listen to the radio via DAB radio and smart speakers such as Amazons Echo rather than FM radio. Scull served as APD/MD/afternoon host from 1994 until the stations 2004 flip to Soft AC. The come-to-bed, have another whisky voice of GM makes Classic FM a real temptation not, surely, what the BBC wants and Im sorry for her to be put in this position; shes NOT hugely experienced and, initially, German esp. Clemmie suffered a major brain haemorrhage over a year again in New York and was unconscious for 17 days and it wasnt certain she would regain her speech. . Now listeners have gone one step further, starting a Change.org petition to bring back the regional presenters and telling Heart they have made a terrible mistake. The early morning slot involves discussion of stories from the day's newspapers. Their departures have invited some uncomfortable headlines and questions for the corporation in the process. Kanter suggests: "What we're going to see increasingly, I think, is the BBC effectively hiding salaries through its commercial division or independent production companies. A large number of presenters have left the BBC in recent months - either by force or by choice. Auditions are clearly not behind a screen. Local journalists, engineers and marketing staff are expected to be affected by job cuts. After logging in you can close it and return to this page. All rights reserved. All I got was the usual dismissive stance and justification-led reply and nothing on the back of my final rebuttal to producer Vant. In some cases audiences may rise, and in others they may fall. "For example, top stars absolutely loathe having their salaries published.". I wanted to work from home, & they wanted in office. Eagle Radio was a local radio station in the Surrey and North East Hampshire area of England. For stars who made their name in news, such as Sopel, Maitlis and Marr, the freedom offered by rivals is a significant attraction. "What the BBC does have is an unrivalled platform," says Kanter. Let's dive into our overview of sacked talkSPORT presenters. I raised a direct complaint to GM and subsequently responding to the programmes producer after she was encouraging the listeners to make their (negative) feelings felt about the organ as an instrument one morning. These cookies track visitors across websites and collect information to provide customized ads. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. Sam FM Bristol is an English language adult hits format radio station that broadcasts on 106.5 MHz FM in Bristol, United Kingdom and is owned by Bauer Radio. We're grateful to all the presenters, past and present, who have played their part in the success of the station, and we also look forward to welcoming refreshed shows, new ideas and different voices to Radio 2, as we always have done. Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with relevant ads and marketing campaigns. It does not store any personal data. Radio 2 is going through a particularly tumultuous time, while many of the biggest names in news and podcasting have been lured away. Cookies are also used for Google Ads personalisation. Some stars, like Zoe Ball and Gary Lineker, have taken pay cuts following the scrutiny. Thanks to @harrissn#aircheck #radio pic.twitter.com/WKrfFk7ZrB, New audio @djandylawson at Wish FM Wigan & St. Helens (Aug 28th 2020). The station went through a transitional period where its playlist was changed over to the 70s, 80s and 90s era, and jingles changed to reflect the station playing "greatest hits". She underwent music based physio therapy and has regained her speech such that she was able to appear on womans hour. Lets not beat about the bush, its about sex and age. I wish presenters would stop mumbling into the microphone and speak clearly- those who drop their voices at the end of sentences are especially irritating as are those who speak intimately as though the listener is next to them in the same room. i feel sorry for the loyal Eagle presenters if they are passed over for complete idiots like alex lester! After a lengthy argument they decided to put it on the GWR FM website, as soon as this happened Paulina walked out on the show, leaving Bush and Troy to finish the show themselves.

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