All Radio articles – Page 42
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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.
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NewsChristian O’Connell to cover for Danny Baker
Christian O’Connell is to host a Saturday morning show on BBC Radio 5 Live, providing cover for Danny Baker while he recovers from illness.
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NewsWogan calls for BBC to be 'slimmer'
Sir Terry Wogan has called for the BBC to be “slimmed down” and claimed that money being spent on construction work in Manchester and London has left the broadcaster looking like the “British Building Corporation”.
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NewsThompson stands his ground over cutting BBC services
The tough licence fee settlement will not see the closure of BBC TV or radio services, director general Mark Thompson has maintained, despite the BBC Trust chairman refusing to rule out the move in the final conclusions of his Strategy Review.
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NewsMobile radio listening growth continues
Radio audience research body Rajar has found that 2.2 million smartphone owners downloaded a radio app last month - with 16.6m listening live online.
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NewsGlobal begins top-level reshuffle
Global Group is set to name Ashley Tabor as its new executive president as part of a restructure of the firm’s senior management.
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NewsBBC Radio 3 rolls out HD Sound online
BBC Radio 3 is rolling out a high definition audio stream for live online streaming ahead of its wider deployment.
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Shelagh Fogarty to leave 5 Live breakfast
BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast host Shelagh Fogarty is to leave the show in May to take over the vacant lunchtime slot left by the departure of Gabby Logan.
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NewsUTV: BBC should review all stations
Radio 5 Live should be included in the BBC’s review of costs of its radio output, according to Talksport owners UTV Media.
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NewsTrevor Dann named Lincoln professor
Former Radio 1 boss Trevor Dann has been appointed visiting professor in radio and sound by the University of Lincoln.