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Which Retro R1 Presenter would you bring back?
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I know there was always a debate about ages of presenters etc, but which presenter of Radio 1's past, do you think would appeal to today's audience? People like Nightingale (and Peel before his sad passing) are constantly keeping up with the trends and thus being relevant. I'd like to suggest Adrian Juste and Simon Mayo. The former was a master at producing a show which was not just about music or just about comedy, but a nice mix of both. The latter was, and still is, an incredibly popular presenter who continues to bring in the listeners on Radio 2.
Also mention for Steve Lamaq as I used to like his show.
Also mention for Steve Lamaq as I used to like his show.
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Onegold was to Mike Read's attempt to recreate a retro r1 station but never worked out,
many ex R1 djs are on BBC local radio (aimed at over 50s) and notice Dave Cash is now on the Reading station with Mike, Looks like Mike and DLT are no longer on northern Magic with Tony Blackburn.
There is a character Eddie Watts in "that puppet show" with a similarity to Mike Read!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01cb1pt/profiles/eddie-watts
Sadly DLT is awaiting a court trial.
Smooth (the Guardian once called it the djs retirement home) and the Wireless seem to have ex R1 DJs (Dave Hamilton, Simon Barte's , Andy Peebles, Lynn Parsons)
Can't believe that Adrian Juste has been mentioned, a joke surely?
I can't see that Adrian Juste would appeal to Radio 1's current audience. I've wondered about how an updated version of his style would be - maybe using modern comedy including the use of non stand-up such as sketch shows, Family Guy etc and even then I think it would sound quite naff. I think it would require someone creative with some new perspective to make that work.
I agree with Whiley, Ball and Moyles - on the right show. I agree with Simon Mayo as well - he would be able to adapt his style - although him and Greg James would sound similar.
I'm actually within their target audience, I just have an interest in what they did in the past, as it seems more like Radio 2 nowadays, which I enjoy.
Mayo's wit is far superior to Greg James', Mayos morning show with features such as dead or alive was far more entertaining and edgy than what Greg James does.
No, I regularly see tributes to former presenters. Paul O Grady did it last week when he mentioned Jimmy Young, and others. It's funny that Radio 1 is dismissive, because TOTP 78 on BBC4 is a huge reminder of the work they did.
The only old presenter that seems to be remembered is John Peel. Yet his show went out to a small audience late at night and his music was distinctly niche. It's a shame Radio 1 is so dismissive of its past as it wouldn't still be here without the huge audiences that followed it in the seventies and eighties.
He still does it at 8.40 every morning on Smooth.
Not so retro but I miss Mark and Lard as a team.
Sounds like a firm of accountants:)
Love it.
It's called being appealing to your audience, not celebrating dated personalities that mean nothing to their target audience.
The oldest Radio 1 listeners shouldn't really be able to remember any Breakfast presenters beyond Zoe Ball. And I guess they celebrated her by doing the show from Ibiza this year
I agree with you. Radio 1 has it right by refreshing every few years (in fact I would argue the refresh over the last 18 months was probably two years overdue) and only the more influential presenters (Peel and I imagine Westwood will on the hip-hop shows) are remembered.