All Radio articles – Page 134
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Tarrant offered new role after Vaughan's arrival
Capital 95.8 FM managing director Keith Pringle has confirmed that he has held talks with Chris Tarrant about the veteran DJ taking on a new weekend show after he hands over the breakfast slot to Johnny Vaughan.
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6Music looks to make key appointment
BBC Radio 2 controller Lesley Douglas is hunting for a new head of programmes for digital station 6Music. Douglas handled the position at 6Music while head of programmes for R2 but is interviewing replacements following her promotion to controller. In addition, 6Music managing editor Antony Bellekom will also work with ...
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Cooke leaves Radio 4
Veteran BBC Radio 4 broadcaster Alistair Cooke is retiring after 70 years at the BBC. The 95-year-old has presented the Letter from America show since 1946 and joined the corporation in 1934 as a film critic. The current affairs and historical programme is the world's ...
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Blackburn returns to BBC
Tony Blackburn is returning to BBC radio after a 15-year absence to host a music and talk show on BBC London.
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NewsVaughan joins Capital on 19 April
Johnny Vaughan will take over from Chris Tarrant as host of Chris Tarrant's Capital FM breakfast show on 19 April.
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Promotion at TWG
The Wireless Group has promoted Michael Franklin from operations director to managing director of its national speech station Talksport. Franklin, who joined the station in August 2000, will take up the newly created role immediately and will report to TWG chief executive Kelvin MacKenzie.
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New Classic gold MD
Former Jazz FM programme director John Baish is to become managing director of UBC-owned station Classic Gold. Basih, who has been working as operations director at Classic Gold since last October, will take over from Colin Wilsher who steps down in early April. Wilsher will continue to consult for Classic ...
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Blackburn dropped
Veteran DJ Tony Blackburn is to be dropped from Jazz FM's evening schedule and replaced by former BBC Radio 1 presenter Clive Warren from Monday (1 March). Blackburn pre-records the late-night show but the GMG London station wants more live programming in its schedule. Blackburn will continue to present a ...
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Mills lines up to take over Cox slot at R1
BBC Radio 1 DJ Sara Cox is to be replaced by Scott Mills when the drivetime presenter takes maternity leave at the end of May. Mills will swap his weekend afternoon slot for the weekday position and fellow R1 DJ Edith Bowman will cover on Sunday afternoons. In addition, R1 ...
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NewsOFT greenlights Capital Choice deal
Capital Radio has been given the green light from the Office of Fair Trading to buy urban music station Choice FM.
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NewsComedy duo save Xfm's Bacon
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, stars of Channel 4 comedy Spaced , are to host Richard Bacon's show on Xfm while he presents Back to Reality for Five.
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NewsColin and Edith replace Mark and Lard
BBC Radio 1 duo Mark Radcliffe and Marc Riley are to be replaced by Colin Murray and Edith Bowman when they leave the station next month.
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NewsKerrang! tests in Manchester
Emap is to test Kerrang! Radio in Manchester on a restricted service licence (RSL) in preparation for the next swathe of FM licence bids.
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Mark and Lard part ways after 10 years
BBC Radio 1 duo Mark Radcliffe and Marc Riley are to split after 10 years on-air together.
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NewsEmap launches Kerrang! RSL
Emap is to trial Kerrang! Radio in Manchester on a restricted service license (RSL) in preparation for the next swathe of FM licence bids.
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NewsJohnnie Walker returns to R2
Johnnie Walker is returning to his Radio 2 drivetime show next month after taking nearly a year off to battle cancer.
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NewsPeebles joins Smooth FM
Former BBC Radio 1 presenter Andy Peebles is to help relaunch JazzFM in the north-west next month under the new title Smooth FM.
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More radio licences
Ofcom is to create 35 radio licences around the country. The broadcasting regulator has earmarked Liverpool, Manchester, Aberdeen and Cardiff for new licences, which will be created by squeezing more space out of the airwaves. Major groups such as Emap, Chrysalis, GWR and Capital are expected to pitch for the ...
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FCUK sets up radio station
Clothing label French Connection is launching a digital radio station on 1 April, broadcasting from its Regent Street store.
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SRH makes headway in FM104 purchase
Scottish Radio Holdings has been given the green light by the Competition Commission to buy Dublin music station FM104 for nearly£18m, providing it sells its 8.8% stake in Newstalk by the end of the year. It must also pull out of advertising group Independent Radio Sales. The Competition Commission has ...