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Old 15-08-2016, 14:57
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Dave Kelly on the 2 O'Clock Anthems covering for Darren Proctor this week, presumably won't cover the Saturday Anthems show as his Floorfillers is on the Saturday night. Wonder if he's coming from Manchester or Liverpool?
I think the 2 O' Clock anthems show comes from Key 103, how ever they might have somebody to cover the Saturday night show.
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Old 15-08-2016, 20:21
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Wow, that's a shocker, West FM in a bit of a mess then. You'd assume Fraser Thomson doesn't want the 10-2 show permanently, because he did XFM Scotland breakfast so is a big name who West FM would want to keep if they could?

Michael Smith doing the overnights for 4 weeks, this being week 3, wonder if they could bring him back, or maybe even Fiona Shields who seems to have disappeared?

Maybe Fraser could be tempted by breakfast.
It does seem rather sudden Colin leaving and he will be missed in Ayrshire.

Colin took over breakfast from Alan Shaw so I think Alan will return to the home run once a new presenter is found.

If Fraser does a weeks cover for breakfast then I would assume he is being tested for it.

I dont think Michael Smith will be back on West FM daytime. I think he could end up permantely doing the network overnight show If Fat gets a full time slot on The hits. Then again Fat is another presenter that could be considered for a show on West FM.

Then as you say Fiona Shields could also be considered.
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Old 15-08-2016, 21:09
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Dont know whats happening with the scottish city 1 stations but on the website it says - Y ur music y ur life. All the "o" are missing.
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Old 15-08-2016, 21:36
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Dont know whats happening with the scottish city 1 stations but on the website it says - Y ur music y ur life. All the "o" are missing.
Radio Aire are the same, and they're missing the A's from their logo too
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Old 15-08-2016, 21:39
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Hallam also, key 103 not.

Surely it's not... The end of the brands?!
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Old 15-08-2016, 21:57
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Old 15-08-2016, 22:29
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I dont think Michael Smith will be back on West FM daytime. I think he could end up permantely doing the network overnight show If Fat gets a full time slot on The hits. Then again Fat is another presenter that could be considered for a show on West FM.
You seem to have a certain dislike for Michael Smith, which is oddly puzzling.

Fiona came from West FM, so it would perhaps be unusual for her to go back on BC1 at the station she was on before taking her network show (and then vanishing) - and, as for Fat, I doubt it…
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Old 15-08-2016, 22:58
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Phew!
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Old 15-08-2016, 23:27
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You seem to have a certain dislike for Michael Smith, which is oddly puzzling.

Fiona came from West FM, so it would perhaps be unusual for her to go back on BC1 at the station she was on before taking her network show (and then vanishing) - and, as for Fat, I doubt it…
Personally I just dont really like Michael Smiths style on the radio. He never covered breakfast when he was on West fm so I cant see him getting that gig or going back to the one he has just left. So my only thinking is he could get the network overnight show in Scotland.

I know it would be strange for her to return but she was a very good presenter.

Again Fat is due a bigger show but I suppose the Hits would be a better move than West fm.
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Old 15-08-2016, 23:30
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chris moyles did that for a bit
...and Kevan James (Radio Solent - ex cricketer) until last year he was also an auctioneer and director of Southampton Motor Auctions
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Old 16-08-2016, 10:47
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I had a lot of time for Colin McArdle - I remember hearing him on weekend breakfast and wondering why on earth he wasn't doing weekdays. Excellent personality presenter who knew the area well. I wouldn't read much into that switch apart from the fact there's probably more money to be made being a car salesman, so fair play to him.

I'd like to see Fraser get a full-time gig on West FM - he's a good personality DJ who's been somewhat unlucky to be at the end of a raw deal several times over now, including XFM Scotland twice over.
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Old 16-08-2016, 10:57
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I'd like to see Fraser get a full-time gig on West FM - he's a good personality DJ who's been somewhat unlucky to be at the end of a raw deal several times over now, including XFM Scotland twice over.
Fraser was certainly good on the short lived Clyde Rocks trial… who knows, perhaps he'll be back there if Bauer get the FM licence.
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Old 16-08-2016, 15:20
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I had a lot of time for Colin McArdle - I remember hearing him on weekend breakfast and wondering why on earth he wasn't doing weekdays. Excellent personality presenter who knew the area well. I wouldn't read much into that switch apart from the fact there's probably more money to be made being a car salesman, so fair play to him.
He is an excellent presenter and it would be nice if he could do one of the weekend local slots. He has been called Mr Ayrshire. Zoe Kelly the co presenter hasnt been back on since Friday but maybe she is being kept off air till a new presenter is announced. Unless she is being considered for a solo slot as she has done christmas cover and cover on Westsound Dumfries.

He must have been working some hours if he was doing the breakfast show and selling cars.

There is no way Colin was on the same money as e.g Bowie or Boogie but I doubt it was peanuts but someone with a better knowlege of Radio wages can answer this better.

But best of Luck to Colin he will be missed.
I'd like to see Fraser get a full-time gig on West FM - he's a good personality DJ who's been somewhat unlucky to be at the end of a raw deal several times over now, including XFM Scotland twice over.
He is an excellent presenter but I think Bauer will be keeping him as a cover presenter till they find out if Clyde Rocks has got the FM licence as I think he will be getting a show on there. But if clyde Rocks doesnt get the licence he would be good for West fm
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Old 16-08-2016, 19:03
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There is no way Colin was on the same money as e.g Bowie or Boogie but I doubt it was peanuts but someone with a better knowlege of Radio wages can answer this better.
My guess would be - and this is purely a guess - between £100 and £150 per shift.

So lets assume it was £150 * 5 shifts a week

* 48 weeks a year

£36,000 a year.

I briefly did car sales myself after coming out of radio - and if you can be bothered to work weekends and bank holidays, and put in the effort with all the bonuses, I earned around £50,000 in the year I did it.

The other thing is - you get to a point when you work in radio where you realise you are not going to be a huge star. And opportunities are limited. And you don't want to have to constantly move around the country in search of your next gig if you are dropped at a moments notice. and the money isn't great.

So - fair play to him to leave to concentrate on a much safer, better paying career.
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Old 16-08-2016, 19:17
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Only my opinion, I would bring back Darren Procter to 10 - 1 slot back to key 103 and I also bring back 10-1 pm slot and 1-4 pm slot

Plus what about Adam catteral doing breakfast and toolan doing drive , just an idea
So I go with
6-10 am - Adam catteral breakfast
10 - 1pm - Darren Procter
1pm - 4 pm - debbie Mac
4pm - 7pm - Mike toolan drive
7pm - 10pm - Adam Cole
10pm - 2am -
2am - 6am -

Anyway just an idea
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Old 16-08-2016, 21:38
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Say if they did do that- who would they then get to Replace Darren Proctor in the mornings on the BC2 Stations?
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Old 16-08-2016, 21:54
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I'm surprised Darren Proctor still gets an hour on the City1 network, hes far more suited to his City 2 role....
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Old 16-08-2016, 22:38
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Say if they did do that- who would they then get to Replace Darren Proctor in the mornings on the BC2 Stations?
Andy Crane covering for DP this morning on BC2 would be a good choice to take over if he was to move back to Key 103, which would be a good idea for them to bring him back.
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Old 16-08-2016, 22:40
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Only my opinion, I would bring back Darren Procter to 10 - 1 slot back to key 103 and I also bring back 10-1 pm slot and 1-4 pm slot

Plus what about Adam catteral doing breakfast and toolan doing drive , just an idea
So I go with
6-10 am - Adam catteral breakfast
10 - 1pm - Darren Procter
1pm - 4 pm - debbie Mac
4pm - 7pm - Mike toolan drive
7pm - 10pm - Adam Cole
10pm - 2am -
2am - 6am -

Anyway just an idea
Generally agree with this, Darren should never have been moved and Adam should have been put with Chelsea on breakfast with Mike moved or leaving, but they won't bring that slot back and drop the Anthems show, which is actually good.

Not sure what's going on with the Debbie/Coley swap which disappeared from the schedule, but Coley is off next week so it could happen when he's back rather than start the show and the presenter immediately goes on holiday.
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Old 18-08-2016, 17:00
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"...Bauer has confirmed to RadioToday that Gem 106 and Free Radio are both joining the Bauer City Network 1." http://radiotoday.co.uk/2016/08/baue...go-on-gem-106/
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Old 18-08-2016, 17:19
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"...Bauer has confirmed to RadioToday that Gem 106 and Free Radio are both joining the Bauer City Network 1." http://radiotoday.co.uk/2016/08/baue...go-on-gem-106/
Free stations to re brand back to their heritage names? Thoughts?
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Old 18-08-2016, 18:15
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"...Bauer has confirmed to RadioToday that Gem 106 and Free Radio are both joining the Bauer City Network 1." http://radiotoday.co.uk/2016/08/baue...go-on-gem-106/
I was right, i knew it would happen
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Old 18-08-2016, 18:45
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I was right, i knew it would happen
To be fair you didn't have to be Nostradamus to figure that one out.
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Old 19-08-2016, 11:17
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To be fair you didn't have to be Nostradamus to figure that one out.
I know lol.
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Old 19-08-2016, 12:35
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"...Bauer has confirmed to RadioToday that Gem 106 and Free Radio are both joining the Bauer City Network 1." http://radiotoday.co.uk/2016/08/baue...go-on-gem-106/
Sounding quite political on the aircheck download on that link. Who wants to listen about Trump at breakfast on BC1 station.
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