LBC have also got rid of the execrable Lisa Aziz at 0630 and extended Steve Allen [Chris's new best friend ironically] until 0700. No popping in from his new 'camp' friend to fill the guest gap, unless Rinder starts turning up before his dancing lessons.
The Chris Moyles Show – RadioX
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Originally Posted by Icaraa:
“I'm that first one!
I remember saying when Moyles was first announced for Radio X that this won't work. I think people almost forced themselves to listen at the beginning "I really like Moyles, let's see if I can put up with this limited selection of indie music". Of course that didn't work, and those people stopped listening.”
“I'm that first one!
I remember saying when Moyles was first announced for Radio X that this won't work. I think people almost forced themselves to listen at the beginning "I really like Moyles, let's see if I can put up with this limited selection of indie music". Of course that didn't work, and those people stopped listening.”
While I'm on the opposite side of that divide. I loved Jon Holmes and Danny Wallace, and a few of their predecessors. It is also my favoured genre. I might well be back to the station further down the line, but not at this point in time.
Originally Posted by 1974:
“While I'm on the opposite side of that divide. I loved Jon Holmes and Danny Wallace, and a few of their predecessors. It is also my favoured genre. I might well be back to the station further down the line, but not at this point in time.”
“While I'm on the opposite side of that divide. I loved Jon Holmes and Danny Wallace, and a few of their predecessors. It is also my favoured genre. I might well be back to the station further down the line, but not at this point in time.”
Holmes is being heavily pushed by Talkradio at the moment and was also a 'guest' on Talksport yesterday.
Originally Posted by Mou Mou Land:
“Holmes is being heavily pushed by Talkradio at the moment and was also a 'guest' on Talksport yesterday.”
“Holmes is being heavily pushed by Talkradio at the moment and was also a 'guest' on Talksport yesterday.”
I do listen to his show on talkRadio here and there. Ironically, it's me dipping into a station for the presenter and not the genre.
Originally Posted by 1974:
“I do listen to his show on talkRadio here and there. Ironically, it's me dipping into a station for the presenter and not the genre.”
“I do listen to his show on talkRadio here and there. Ironically, it's me dipping into a station for the presenter and not the genre.”
As do I. An age thing in my opinion.
I am 60 soon and dip in and out from many channels. I have no brand loyalty now, I just follow those I like. I think stations forget we have so many alternatives to the actual shows now - I am a 75 percent podcast listener now.
Originally Posted by Mou Mou Land:
“Holmes is being heavily pushed by Talkradio at the moment and was also a 'guest' on Talksport yesterday.”
“Holmes is being heavily pushed by Talkradio at the moment and was also a 'guest' on Talksport yesterday.”
He's covering Breakfast on Virgin next week too.
Originally Posted by theboyrodd:
“Interesting to see Alice Levine is sitting in for Greg, the next couple of weeks and not Dev”
“Interesting to see Alice Levine is sitting in for Greg, the next couple of weeks and not Dev”
Alice is very much worth giving a go on weekday daytime. She can be bloody hilarious at times, albeit generally her best stuff has been as a bit of a sidekick or as part of a collaboration - interviewing celebs on the red carpet, or on the My Dad Wrote A Porno podcast. I've always found her weekend show a little undeveloped, but seeing what she can produce with the weekday producers should be interesting.
She's unlikely to be the voice of yoof who chases away the older listeners - I imagine she would appeal to older listeners as well. But it's worth giving her and Matt Edmondson a go on weekdays, given that Scott Mills will have to move on someday and breakfast is not setting the heather alight.
I wonder if anyone has the heart to tell Dave that his beloved Courteeners are doing a very good rip off of Prefab Sprout.
I download the old show on podcast daily currently from 8 years ago and download Radio X show daily
Just listening to Monday and I'm struggling with it
Just listening to Monday and I'm struggling with it
Originally Posted by botson_is_whack:
“Er... no. That's not what happened. They haven't lost any listeners, they just failed to attract them.”
“Er... no. That's not what happened. They haven't lost any listeners, they just failed to attract them.”
Well maybe they lost people who initially listened but they got replaced with other listeners. Rather than adding and adding which you'd expect if a new station was going to be a success. So the listening figures have stabilised but at a fairly low level.
Originally Posted by p_c_u_k:
“Alice is very much worth giving a go on weekday daytime. She can be bloody hilarious at times, albeit generally her best stuff has been as a bit of a sidekick or as part of a collaboration - interviewing celebs on the red carpet, or on the My Dad Wrote A Porno podcast. I've always found her weekend show a little undeveloped, but seeing what she can produce with the weekday producers should be interesting.
She's unlikely to be the voice of yoof who chases away the older listeners - I imagine she would appeal to older listeners as well. But it's worth giving her and Matt Edmondson a go on weekdays, given that Scott Mills will have to move on someday and breakfast is not setting the heather alight.”
“Alice is very much worth giving a go on weekday daytime. She can be bloody hilarious at times, albeit generally her best stuff has been as a bit of a sidekick or as part of a collaboration - interviewing celebs on the red carpet, or on the My Dad Wrote A Porno podcast. I've always found her weekend show a little undeveloped, but seeing what she can produce with the weekday producers should be interesting.
She's unlikely to be the voice of yoof who chases away the older listeners - I imagine she would appeal to older listeners as well. But it's worth giving her and Matt Edmondson a go on weekdays, given that Scott Mills will have to move on someday and breakfast is not setting the heather alight.”
I often feel Radio 1 need better producers. I'd be intrigued to know what level of involvement they have in telling the presenter what to do do, and mentoring them. Alice's weekend show is a prime example of needing a better, stricter, producer. It can be in parts very funny, and she's a good natural presenter, but sometimes she just needs to know when to finish a link and play a song.
A beautifully scathing remark by Chris today. He had forgotten to play the 'out' jingle and had obviously been told about it. He played it and said:-
'Yeah, that'll get the RAJARS up'.
'Yeah, that'll get the RAJARS up'.
Originally Posted by Mou Mou Land:
“A beautifully scathing remark by Chris today. He had forgotten to play the 'out' jingle and had obviously been told about it. He played it and said:-
'Yeah, that'll get the RAJARS up'.”
“A beautifully scathing remark by Chris today. He had forgotten to play the 'out' jingle and had obviously been told about it. He played it and said:-
'Yeah, that'll get the RAJARS up'.”
Would that be the 'out' about 'Radio X....... FROM GLOBAL'
Originally Posted by HistoricDealer:
“Would that be the 'out' about 'Radio X....... FROM GLOBAL'”
“Would that be the 'out' about 'Radio X....... FROM GLOBAL'”
I think so yes.
Speaking of Chris and RAJAR, a year ago today, Chris said "I want to double the audience that exists on that show now" and "I’ve said I’ll get figures up and make them money if they let us get on with it."
Although he didn't put a time frame on it, we all know he's got a long way to go.
Source:
http://radiotoday.co.uk/2015/09/chri...-xfm-audience/
https://www.thesun.co.uk/archives/bi...digital-radio/
Although he didn't put a time frame on it, we all know he's got a long way to go.
Source:
http://radiotoday.co.uk/2015/09/chri...-xfm-audience/
https://www.thesun.co.uk/archives/bi...digital-radio/
Jon Holmes was gossiping about what Chris was like at Radio X today:
https://my.pcloud.com/publink/show?c...inwS64fm9V3Fmk
https://my.pcloud.com/publink/show?c...inwS64fm9V3Fmk
Originally Posted by Mou Mou Land:
“A beautifully scathing remark by Chris today. He had forgotten to play the 'out' jingle and had obviously been told about it. He played it and said:-
'Yeah, that'll get the RAJARS up'.”
“A beautifully scathing remark by Chris today. He had forgotten to play the 'out' jingle and had obviously been told about it. He played it and said:-
'Yeah, that'll get the RAJARS up'.”
He's not himself , I don't think he's happy at the moment, no way they're happy with the figures
Originally Posted by radamfi:
“Jon Holmes was gossiping about what Chris was like at Radio X today:
https://my.pcloud.com/publink/show?c...inwS64fm9V3Fmk”
“Jon Holmes was gossiping about what Chris was like at Radio X today:
https://my.pcloud.com/publink/show?c...inwS64fm9V3Fmk”
I used to love Moyles, but his attitude over the past week with people unhappy with about the 'Best Of...' saga, and listening to thing like this (which i can appreciate was a while ago) concerns me of his attitude and how he views himself.
Their appears to be a disconnect, apart form his loyal fanbase, of what he thinks of himself & the show, and he believes the 'listener' wants.
He needs to watch out, because we all know to be careful how you speak to people on the way up, because you very well might meet them on the way back down.
That John Holmes audio is extraordinary. Moyles isn't coming across well on X, increasingly so. I've given up & gone to O'Connell. Honestly think X would be best off ditching the whole Moyles / Kay thing before they lose even more ground. Get Vaughan on breakfast, Colin Murray for drive time.
Originally Posted by botson_is_whack:
“That John Holmes audio is extraordinary. Moyles isn't coming across well on X, increasingly so. I've given up & gone to O'Connell. Honestly think X would be best off ditching the whole Moyles / Kay thing before they lose even more ground. Get Vaughan on breakfast, Colin Murray for drive time.”
“That John Holmes audio is extraordinary. Moyles isn't coming across well on X, increasingly so. I've given up & gone to O'Connell. Honestly think X would be best off ditching the whole Moyles / Kay thing before they lose even more ground. Get Vaughan on breakfast, Colin Murray for drive time.”
We have to be a bit careful, that is one person's tale and we haven't heard the other side yet. However, there have been plenty of tales over the years where people have had issues with Moyles. People who have taken him on in the past have actually found him to be a decent bloke once they get to know him, but you fear quite how many people he has pissed off on his way up. It also makes it trickier to root for the guy when he hits a bit of trouble. I imagine it would be the same with most relatively controversial DJs - these guys have to be almighty or they start sliding down badly and fast.
While accepting he was an excellent presenter I'm not one for playing the John Peel was a saint and God card, but I do fear the "DLT in waiting" line he made about Moyles when he first met him could be about to come true - and true as in when that statement was made, not anything that's happened since, natch. (A weird postscript to that one - in that instance Moyles slated him, and then Peel made the approach and they got on quite well.)
I had a quick listen to Virgin this morning and immediately felt that Moyles would fit more comfortably with that playlist. It's actually quite frustrating to hear relatively inexperienced presenters who have a very London sound do perfectly ok with it, but know that Moyles would be all over it, and more everyman/woman as well. However, it doesn't have FM frequencies and hey look, someone else that Moyles has p-ed off happens to work there as well.
As established earlier in the thread, radio is the one thing Moyles is good at. He happens to be exceptional at it. It would be good to see him land at Radio 2 at some point in the future, but I'm struggling to see that path as it stands. (he left the BBC, and has plenty of enemies over at Radio 2 as well)
The timing of Jon Holmes on Virgin Breakfast isn't ideal really. Not that Virgin will pull much from Radio X, what with TWG not bothering with unimportant stuff like promotion(!), but it does show the difference.
Virgin is tinpot. Sorry, but it is. Yet Holmes, on his own (seemingly?) is putting on a much better show than Moyles on X, despite the money being pumped into it.
Virgin is tinpot. Sorry, but it is. Yet Holmes, on his own (seemingly?) is putting on a much better show than Moyles on X, despite the money being pumped into it.
Has a brief listen this morning and it was good. Glad he's back on air live.
My local Screwfix also has Radio X on all day.
My local Screwfix also has Radio X on all day.
Originally Posted by HistoricDealer:
“The timing of Jon Holmes on Virgin Breakfast isn't ideal really. Not that Virgin will pull much from Radio X, what with TWG not bothering with unimportant stuff like promotion(!), but it does show the difference.
Virgin is tinpot. Sorry, but it is. Yet Holmes, on his own (seemingly?) is putting on a much better show than Moyles on X, despite the money being pumped into it.”
“The timing of Jon Holmes on Virgin Breakfast isn't ideal really. Not that Virgin will pull much from Radio X, what with TWG not bothering with unimportant stuff like promotion(!), but it does show the difference.
Virgin is tinpot. Sorry, but it is. Yet Holmes, on his own (seemingly?) is putting on a much better show than Moyles on X, despite the money being pumped into it.”
Perhaps the two points are connected- as pointed out upthread, having a DJ from another station fill in is unusual, so maybe they're looking at making sure they're getting the station right, tinkering with the lineup etc, before going big on marketing to avoid a situation similar to Radio X where they've spent big money on making a song and dance about something that's turned out to be a bit of a damp squib?
Tuesday's show
The part with the kids shouting "Pippa Pippa !!!" From a CBeebies programme , Chris said I'm gonna annoy you with this for the next 2 years. Interesting he was time specific. Could have said annoy you forever but he said 2 years. Chris did say last year he was on an initial 3 year contract. So does he know already he will be leaving in 2 years if things don't dramatically improve ?
Tues show IMO better than Monday
(I download it and am a day behind)
The part with the kids shouting "Pippa Pippa !!!" From a CBeebies programme , Chris said I'm gonna annoy you with this for the next 2 years. Interesting he was time specific. Could have said annoy you forever but he said 2 years. Chris did say last year he was on an initial 3 year contract. So does he know already he will be leaving in 2 years if things don't dramatically improve ?
Tues show IMO better than Monday
(I download it and am a day behind)
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