All Radio articles – Page 66
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GMG Radio lines up six blasts from music's past
GMG Radio has ordered six major music documentaries from three indies. Smooth Operations will make The Pacific Coast Sound, a nine-part series about the influence of the US west coast on music over the years. It will air from 18 April.
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BBC unveils major arts and music plans
The BBC is to spearhead a significant arts and music initiative that will include forging web partnerships with the British Museum, the Arts Council and the Public Catalogue Foundation.
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More than 100 complaints for Ross' OAP gag
Jonathan Ross's controversial OAP sex joke on his return to Radio 2 last Saturday (24 January) led to just over 100 complaints, the BBC said.
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Shennan named Radio 2 boss
Former Radio 5 Live controller Bob Shennan is to return to the BBC as controller of Radio 2 and 6 Music, following the resignation of Lesley Douglas in the wake of the Sachsgate scandal last year.
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Davis to front TV version of Bottom Line
The BBC is piloting a TV version of Evan Davis' radio show, The Bottom Line, and has signed him up as a permanent presenter on Today.
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LBC's Ferrari to cover Obama inauguration
LBC 97.3 breakfast presenter Nick Ferrari will broadcast live from the US later this month to cover Barack Obama's presidential inauguration.
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R4 to air Vicious doc
BBC Radio 4 will go in search of the real Sid Vicious to mark 30 years since the punk icon's death.
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Wheatly in talks to buy Jazz FM
The Local Radio Company (TLRC) is in talks to sell Jazz FM to a consortium led by the station's executive chairman Richard Wheatly.
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Indies ‘starving' due to R4 commissioning changes
Independent radio producers have claimed the BBC is “starving” them out after Radio 4 unveiled plans for a major overhaul of its commissioning process.
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R4 tightens leash on Political Animal
BBC Radio 4 is tightening up its editorial control of Avalon's Political Animal after the BBC Editorial Complaints Unit upheld a complaint about the satirical comedy.
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Gaunt attacks Talksport over freedom of expression
Ex-TalkSport DJ Jon Gaunt has accused the broadcaster of “blocking freedom of expression” and “preventing listeners from having a voice” following his sacking from the station last year.
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Folder Media renames Fun Radio
Folder Media has renamed its children's digital radio station Fun Radio as Fun Kids as a part of its rebranding process.
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NewsBBC staff air Sachsgate frustrations
Around three times the usual number of BBC staff turned out for a routine editorial policy meeting this month, to vent their frustration about the Ross-Brand debacle.
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NewsGovt urged to set digital radio deadline
The government should set a date for Britain's migration from analogue to digital radio, the Digital Radio Working Group has concluded.
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NewsOfcom slaps£95,000 fine on BBC
Ofcom has hit the BBC with a£95,000 fine for conducting competitions unfairly on the Dermot O'Leary Radio 2 show and the Tony Blackburn BBC London 94.9FM show.
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NewsRoger Daltrey to front Dennis Wilson doc
Roger Daltrey, frontman of The Who, will narrate a special one-off documentary commemorating the 25th anniversary of the death of Beach Boys drummer Dennis Wilson for BBC Radio 2.
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NewsTalk Sport fined£20,000 over James Whale broadcast
Ofcom has fined Talk Sport£20,000 after presenter James Whale criticised former mayor Ken Livingstone and encouraged listeners to vote for Boris Johnson in a broadcast earlier this year.
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NewsBarrowman's flash lands BBC in more hot water
The BBC has been forced to apologise again after actor John Barrowman exposed himself on a live Radio 1 show which was recorded on webcam.