We are in Mr Bates safe pair of hands for his first day today. Hearing he's just trying to find his feet. I think once he's settled the show will go down a storm.
Well Simon Bates to Smooth.
Well Simon Bates to Smooth.
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Our Tune is back for the next few Fridays. Then if listeners like it he may put it on for 5 days a week. The Golden Hour will return between 9-10am.
[quote=occy;47060245]We are in Mr Bates safe pair of hands for his first day today. Hearing he's just trying to find his feet. I think once he's settled the show will go down a storm. QUOTE]
I would agree that Bates is a pro and about as safe as it gets. In spite of that, the whole thing leaves you distinctly underwhelmed. If the eventual aim is to provide some kind of Radio One retread for the bored and the listless, I hear failure in the air yet again.
This whole operation is about as pointless as it's possible to be.
I would agree that Bates is a pro and about as safe as it gets. In spite of that, the whole thing leaves you distinctly underwhelmed. If the eventual aim is to provide some kind of Radio One retread for the bored and the listless, I hear failure in the air yet again.
This whole operation is about as pointless as it's possible to be.
Simon's first hour has been scoped and is now online at www.aircheckdownloads.com
[quote=Francis H;47060613]
Agreed. It's like someone sat down and wrote a list of the most boring ex-Radio 1 presenters they could think of, and promptly hired them all. Bates, Goodier, Jensen and Peebles is not a line up designed to excite. It'll be very interesting to see what effect all this has on listener figures.
Originally Posted by occy:
“We are in Mr Bates safe pair of hands for his first day today. Hearing he's just trying to find his feet. I think once he's settled the show will go down a storm. QUOTE]
I would agree that Bates is a pro and about as safe as it gets. In spite of that, the whole thing leaves you distinctly underwhelmed. If the eventual aim is to provide some kind of Radio One retread for the bored and the listless, I hear failure in the air yet again.
This whole operation is about as pointless as it's possible to be.”
“We are in Mr Bates safe pair of hands for his first day today. Hearing he's just trying to find his feet. I think once he's settled the show will go down a storm. QUOTE]
I would agree that Bates is a pro and about as safe as it gets. In spite of that, the whole thing leaves you distinctly underwhelmed. If the eventual aim is to provide some kind of Radio One retread for the bored and the listless, I hear failure in the air yet again.
This whole operation is about as pointless as it's possible to be.”
Agreed. It's like someone sat down and wrote a list of the most boring ex-Radio 1 presenters they could think of, and promptly hired them all. Bates, Goodier, Jensen and Peebles is not a line up designed to excite. It'll be very interesting to see what effect all this has on listener figures.
Originally Posted by Airchecks:
“Simon's first hour has been scoped and is now online at www.aircheckdownloads.com”
“Simon's first hour has been scoped and is now online at www.aircheckdownloads.com”
I can't wait not to hear it.
Simon was a breath of fresh air this morning after days and days of Pat Sharp - who sounds like he's reading everything he says. Welcome back Mr. Bates (not that he ever left the airwaves)
Did I hear Simon say that he is doing the show from his home studio, or did I hear wrong? Simon is a class act and there's no getting away from it, sounded good this morning.
I did notice we were treated to not one, but two consecutive 11am news bulletins playing on top of the music, links and adverts at around 10:45 this morning on Smooth!
Originally Posted by Bangers:
“I did notice we were treated to not one, but two consecutive 11am news bulletins playing on top of the music, links and adverts at around 10:45 this morning on Smooth!”
“I did notice we were treated to not one, but two consecutive 11am news bulletins playing on top of the music, links and adverts at around 10:45 this morning on Smooth!”
Yes heard that what a cock up.
There is sometimes a link problem at the news on top of the hour with the presenter not finishing the weather, and a slight gap with commericals being played. It does sound awlful, but how does Heart do it?
Originally Posted by Bangers:
“I did notice we were treated to not one, but two consecutive 11am news bulletins playing on top of the music, links and adverts at around 10:45 this morning on Smooth!”
“I did notice we were treated to not one, but two consecutive 11am news bulletins playing on top of the music, links and adverts at around 10:45 this morning on Smooth!”
That kind of thing is a regular occurrence on Smooth and has been for years. Sometimes these technical foul-up's go on for a very long time. Cue mass exodus to Radio 2, or any professional radio station.
He sounded distinctly low power compared to his old Radio One style. I think he's been on Classic FM too long. He was basically using the same laid back style as he did there. His ex-R1 listeners will be disappointed.
Originally Posted by occy:
“Simon said a new studio has been built. Does he present from London?”
“Simon said a new studio has been built. Does he present from London?”
He must have been broadcasting from Smooth this morning as Lyn Parsons popped in around 7.15am and as she only came off air at Radio 2 at 6.30am she must have hot footed it over to Smooth to wish Simon luck
Originally Posted by FM Lover:
“He must have been broadcasting from Smooth this morning as Lyn Parsons popped in around 7.15am and as she only came off air at Radio 2 at 6.30am she must have hot footed it over to Smooth to wish Simon luck”
“He must have been broadcasting from Smooth this morning as Lyn Parsons popped in around 7.15am and as she only came off air at Radio 2 at 6.30am she must have hot footed it over to Smooth to wish Simon luck”
Smooth must be around the corner from Broadcasting house.
Originally Posted by occy:
“Smooth must be around the corner from Broadcasting house.”
“Smooth must be around the corner from Broadcasting house.”
If they are still in Jazz FM's old home of Castlereagh Street it is not far from BH (other end of Oxford Street)?
It could be in a new location as they don't need so much office space if the London staff numbers have sadly reduced!
Originally Posted by occy:
“There is sometimes a link problem at the news on top of the hour with the presenter not finishing the weather, and a slight gap with commericals being played. It does sound awlful, but how does Heart do it?”
“There is sometimes a link problem at the news on top of the hour with the presenter not finishing the weather, and a slight gap with commericals being played. It does sound awlful, but how does Heart do it?”
Properly?
Lynn came into the studio again today ( Wednesday ) to give Simon a bottle of champagne. Seems ' Our Tune' the relect is upto the listeners if if should stay for good after Fridays airing.
I think it should continue.
I think it should continue.
Originally Posted by occy:
“Lynn came into the studio again today ( Wednesday ) to give Simon a bottle of champagne. Seems ' Our Tune' the relect is upto the listeners if if should stay for good after Fridays airing.
I think it should continue.”
“Lynn came into the studio again today ( Wednesday ) to give Simon a bottle of champagne. Seems ' Our Tune' the relect is upto the listeners if if should stay for good after Fridays airing.
I think it should continue.”
Agreed i liked our tune and hope it makes a return and i think it would fit in with the smooth listeners.
I was a bit uncertain about "our tune" as I thought it would be a struggle to place it within a breakfast show but I recall that eons ago Mike Read used to run a feature on his breakfast show called "first love" and that used to feature a story and then an associated song and ran at around 8.15. It ran for ages and worked well from what I can remember. Maybe "our tune" would work with the proviso that only happy endings should be featured!??
Incidentally, Simon sounded a whole lot more comfortable this morning. I'm enjoying it.
Incidentally, Simon sounded a whole lot more comfortable this morning. I'm enjoying it.
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I have said this before but, You can't go back in time & re-create the R1 heydays of the 70's & 80's.
Smooth seem to think that hiring a bunch of old R1 DJ's is the key to bringing in a mass audience. I really don't think it is.
Bates & Jensen are good presenters, Goodier & Peebles...i'm not convinced, but it all totally misses the point.
R1 was hugely successful in the 70s & 80s,on AM, because for large parts of tthe country there was nothing else on the dial playing pop music & even for those who could get commercial radio, it really wasn't targeted at pop music fans.
Commercial had some great shows in those days, BUT, it also had hours of news, people plugging their latest book, phone ins with the AA Guy & people selling their old tat on the air.
Compared to all that ANYONE playing the hits on R1 would have got large audiences. R1's success in the 70s & 80s wasn't really anything to do with Bates, Read, Edmonds, Jensen etc and i really think that Smooth will find it does nothing to increase audiences, especially in a tightly controlled format with little personality & 10 mins of adverts
EX-R1 presenters certainly did nothing to increase the audiences of Classic Gold in the late 90s.
Originally Posted by Francis H:
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Agreed. It's like someone sat down and wrote a list of the most boring ex-Radio 1 presenters they could think of, and promptly hired them all. Bates, Goodier, Jensen and Peebles is not a line up designed to excite. It'll be very interesting to see what effect all this has on listener figures.”
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Agreed. It's like someone sat down and wrote a list of the most boring ex-Radio 1 presenters they could think of, and promptly hired them all. Bates, Goodier, Jensen and Peebles is not a line up designed to excite. It'll be very interesting to see what effect all this has on listener figures.”
I have said this before but, You can't go back in time & re-create the R1 heydays of the 70's & 80's.
Smooth seem to think that hiring a bunch of old R1 DJ's is the key to bringing in a mass audience. I really don't think it is.
Bates & Jensen are good presenters, Goodier & Peebles...i'm not convinced, but it all totally misses the point.
R1 was hugely successful in the 70s & 80s,on AM, because for large parts of tthe country there was nothing else on the dial playing pop music & even for those who could get commercial radio, it really wasn't targeted at pop music fans.
Commercial had some great shows in those days, BUT, it also had hours of news, people plugging their latest book, phone ins with the AA Guy & people selling their old tat on the air.
Compared to all that ANYONE playing the hits on R1 would have got large audiences. R1's success in the 70s & 80s wasn't really anything to do with Bates, Read, Edmonds, Jensen etc and i really think that Smooth will find it does nothing to increase audiences, especially in a tightly controlled format with little personality & 10 mins of adverts
EX-R1 presenters certainly did nothing to increase the audiences of Classic Gold in the late 90s.
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