All Radio articles – Page 41
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NewsWhiley to leave R1; Radcliffe and Maconie to 6 Music
Jo Whiley is to leave BBC Radio 1 after 17 years as Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie’s popular evening show is dropped from Radio 2 after four years.
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NewsBBC axes Electric Proms
The BBC has axed its Electric Proms music festival due to “continuing efficiency savings” - ending a five-year run that included shows from Sir Paul McCartney, Robert Plant and Sir Elton John.
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NewsJacqui Smith to front BBC porn doc
Former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith, who put adult films watched by her husband on expenses, is to investigate the porn industry for a BBC documentary
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NewsBBC dodges flak on World Service
The government is facing a major political backlash over dramatic cuts to the World Service after the BBC placed the blame firmly at its door.
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NewsWorld Service can't be immune from cuts, Hague
The BBC World Service has a “viable and promising future” but cannot be immune from spending cuts, William Hague told MPs today as the corporation confirmed it will axe 650 jobs.
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NewsNUJ protest against World Service cuts
NUJ members of the World Service are staging a protest outside Bush House today over 650 job cuts at the BBC department.
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NewsWorld Service to cut 650 posts
BBC World Service is to shed more than a quarter of its roles and is closing five country services, as it attempts to find £67m of savings.
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NewsSomethin' Else to produce Brits for 10th year
Indie Somethin’ Else is to produce a range of digital and radio content for this year’s Brit Awards fronted from the red carpet by DJ Goldierocks.
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NewsNazi jibe presenter to appeal High Court ruling
Radio presenter Jon Gaunt has won permission to appeal a High Court ruling that branded one of his interviews as offensive and abusive and breached the Broadcasting Code.
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NewsRadio 4 shakes-up commissioning
BBC Radio 4 has unveiled two new strands and a shake-up of its commissioning process.
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NewsRadio 1 names first commissioner
The BBC has appointed its first commissioning editor for Radio 1 and 1Xtra, handing the job to Chris Moyles’ exec producer Piers Bradford.
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NewsPat Sharp replaces Blackburn at Smooth
Smooth Radio has signed up presenter Pat Sharp to host its weekend breakfast show following the departure of Tony Blackburn to BBC Radio 2 in November.
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NewsDJ dismissed over phone-in fakery
A local radio DJ has been dismissed after using his teenage son to pose as a contestant on a breakfast show quiz.
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The Broadcast InterviewTim Westwood: the big dog of BBC Radio
The longserving Radio 1 DJ and host of digital-only 1Xtra’s drivetime show is not convinced by DAB, he tells Alex Farber. But he still feels radio has a role to play in breaking new artists.
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CommentRobinson on Capital and Smooth going national
Commercial radio launches two national radio services this week kicking off a year in which it needs to build on the green shoots of 2010, writes Paul Robinson.
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NewsReal Radio launches across Wales
Today’s launch of Wales’ first national commercial radio station by GMG Radio is to be boosted by a major two-month marketing push.
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NewsPope to deliver R4's Thought For the Day
Pope Benedict XVI will deliver BBC Radio 4’s Thought For The Day for the first time on Christmas Eve.
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NewsAsian network DJ walks free from court
A DJ who fraudulently claimed more than £18,000 in benefits while working for the BBC’s Asian Network has walked free from court.
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NewsRadio 4 to mark Hollywood centenary
The BBC is to mark the centenary of the first Hollywood film studio with a series of special programmes.
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NewsFormer BBC DJ in court over fraud
A radio presenter who fraudulently claimed £18,000 in benefits while working as a DJ for the BBC is to be sentenced.