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Steve Wright Longest serving Afternoon Show
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Give or take a few years Steve wasn't on the afternoon show he's been hosting the show ' Steve Wright In the afternoon' since 1981. Firstly Radio 1, then Radio 2. He's not received any award for it and should at least receive an academy.
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Maybe its not awards material? He's getting a salary, is that not enough?
Why? What makes it award material?
Why should he, the public should be given one for "Loving the Show"
I think Roger "Twiggy" Day should receive an award before SW
I can see he might get the public vote popularity type of award but not any of the serious ones though there can be some bizarre winners so anything is possible.
I agree that Roger Day really deserves some kind of "Lifetime Achievement" award
Great broadcaster, interesting career path, still passionate about musc and radio, and always entertaining
Yes I agree though I don’t mind local presenters being awarded, the ones who go that extra mile in their communities and make a difference to peoples’ lives one way or another
It hasn't changed or developed much at all really, has it?
I remember when I was a kid I would hear him on Radio 1 with his "wacky characters" and his "posse" whooping and cheering his every word, now I'm 40-odd and I hear him on Radio 2 with his "wacky characters" and his "posse" whooping and cheering his every word...
Point taken, in total agreement. Award ceremonies are backslapping, incestuous w-fests.
Oh, come on! You've probably never worked in radio - the fact that the likes of Steve make it sound so easy is a testament to their professionalism.
I'm certain that Steve puts in a full day's work - the pre-recorded segments are evidence of that.
Meanwhile, on Tin Pot FM the drivetime presenter will do a full morning's ad scheduling, and probably another task, and will expect to do free appearances and marketing, probably six days a week. Not exactly unsung heroes, but conscientious grafters - just like your dad. I know - I've been there. But I don't deserve an award any more than Steve does.
BTW, he should be systematically slaughtered for talking over half of 'Smoke on the Water' during the non-stop oldies today.
Trouble is, the likes of Wright might be talented but they've become too big to take direction. Evans has already learned that lesson...
The BBC is unique, It's funding is protected from economics,
It didn't need to adapt following the financial crash and has only had to make "cuts" because of the licence fee freeze. Even now there's far to much wastage.
Commercial radio had to adapt to stay in business, Hence networking and co-locating.
If you have access to Rajar perhaps you might want to look at the individual breakdowns to see how Radio 2 performs up against individual commercial stations.
Do you know how many listeners Steve Wright has in the North West when comparing it to Capital's TSA? Or Heart in Cornwall, for example?
It's simple, his show is excellently made, he has fantastic guests and an excellent range of music.
No way. Kenny Everett was talented, Wright just has lots of listeners.
Kenny Everett was a genius, no arguments about that, but I wonder if Wright heard him in his early days, when he had comedy characters like Crisp the Butler, and modelled his ideas for joke characters on what Kenny was doing ten years previously. However, to be top of your game for 32 years must mean you're good.
Millions of people listened to Radio 1 then and still listen to him now on Radio 2.
And according to some on here that's not good enough.
I know that there are some DS posters who automatically hate anything that's popular, after all how can anything that's popular be any good.
Some say that people only listen to Wright because they used to tune in to Radio 1 in the 80s. Hang on, isn't that what radio presenters should do? You build a loyal band of listeners who travel with you when you move stations and support you wherever you are. It's the very thing radio can provide which no other medium will ever be able to.
That's a bad thing? I'd love to know why.
Anyone who can consistently get 7 million listeners a week for 32 years must be doing something right. Also he doubled the audience figures for Radio 1's afternoon show in a year, which was becoming a graveyard slot. While Paul Burnett probably is little remembered now, his show was bland in the extreme, Steve's shows are still fondly remembered and most of his fans have followed him across to Radio 2.
Good Post
Kenny Everette was a radio genius, now I did LOVE HIS SHOWS