Chris Evans

[rallycross]

LuS1fer said:

Ooh, Gary Davies should have it.

Ooh Gary Davies on your Radio 1!

[RJG46]

LuS1fer said:

AdeTuono said:

RJG46 said:

Sure I remember Danny Baker saying he used to get £500 a show at GLR (100 Grand a year or so) And that was great radio.

I could listen to DB all day. Consummate broadcaster.

I am sure it is a locality/what you're used to issue but listening to a London accent grates, terribly, to we people in the provinces.
I think accent is a dividing issue hence Craig Charles, Sara Cox, Steve Wright etc all grate on my ears.
people like Evans, anglicised Bruce etc are far more neutral.
Those whose natural accent has been toned down tend to get on.

For me there are far too many Northerners on the Radio already.

[Stan the Bat]

[Trevatanus]

RJG46 said:

Had no idea Jon Holmes had his own Saturday AM show on BBC Radio Kent until a couple of days ago. Supposed to be rather good.

I thought he was an American porn star who died of AIDS?

[Escort3500]

RJG46 said:

LuS1fer said:

AdeTuono said:

RJG46 said:

Sure I remember Danny Baker saying he used to get £500 a show at GLR (100 Grand a year or so) And that was great radio.

I could listen to DB all day. Consummate broadcaster.

I am sure it is a locality/what you're used to issue but listening to a London accent grates, terribly, to we people in the provinces.
I think accent is a dividing issue hence Craig Charles, Sara Cox, Steve Wright etc all grate on my ears.
people like Evans, anglicised Bruce etc are far more neutral.
Those whose natural accent has been toned down tend to get on.

For me there are far too many Northerners on the Radio already.

Your point being?

[Welshbeef]

Is he off air this morning due to he birth of ping and pong his new twins?

[Hosenbugler]

Welshbeef said:

Is he off air this morning due to he birth of ping and pong his new twins?

Who was that sat in for Evans? Bloody dire ,near made my ears bleed. Another switch off incident.

[r11co]

Welshbeef said:

Is he off air this morning due to he birth of ping and pong his new twins?

Did you need to ask? It is not as if he hasn't been signposting it every day for the past nine months or so.

[Shakermaker]

Welshbeef said:

Is he off air this morning due to he birth of ping and pong his new twins?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-45585070

[RJG46]

Escort3500 said:

RJG46 said:

LuS1fer said:

AdeTuono said:

RJG46 said:

Sure I remember Danny Baker saying he used to get £500 a show at GLR (100 Grand a year or so) And that was great radio.

I could listen to DB all day. Consummate broadcaster.

I am sure it is a locality/what you're used to issue but listening to a London accent grates, terribly, to we people in the provinces.
I think accent is a dividing issue hence Craig Charles, Sara Cox, Steve Wright etc all grate on my ears.
people like Evans, anglicised Bruce etc are far more neutral.
Those whose natural accent has been toned down tend to get on.

For me there are far too many Northerners on the Radio already.

Your point being?

Look at 6 Music

Shaun Keaveney
Lauren Laverne
Radcliffe and Maconie
Mark Riley
Liz Kershaw
Guy Garvey
Jarvis Cocker
Craig Charles

Radio 1 Breakfast

Moyles
Mark and Lard
Chris Evans
Coxy

[AdeTuono]

RJG46 said:

Escort3500 said:

RJG46 said:

LuS1fer said:

AdeTuono said:

RJG46 said:

Sure I remember Danny Baker saying he used to get £500 a show at GLR (100 Grand a year or so) And that was great radio.

I could listen to DB all day. Consummate broadcaster.

I am sure it is a locality/what you're used to issue but listening to a London accent grates, terribly, to we people in the provinces.
I think accent is a dividing issue hence Craig Charles, Sara Cox, Steve Wright etc all grate on my ears.
people like Evans, anglicised Bruce etc are far more neutral.
Those whose natural accent has been toned down tend to get on.

For me there are far too many Northerners on the Radio already.

Your point being?

Look at 6 Music

Shaun Keaveney
Lauren Laverne
Radcliffe and Maconie
Mark Riley
Liz Kershaw
Guy Garvey
Jarvis Cocker
Craig Charles

Radio 1 Breakfast

Moyles
Mark and Lard
Chris Evans
Coxy

Let's not forget Mary Anne Hobbs, the new, in her mind, Whispering Bob Harris.

[LivingTheDream]

Can I just add.....

Ping and Pong!?!?!?!?!?

What the actual fk?????

[Escort3500]

RJG46 said:

Escort3500 said:

RJG46 said:

LuS1fer said:

AdeTuono said:

RJG46 said:

Sure I remember Danny Baker saying he used to get £500 a show at GLR (100 Grand a year or so) And that was great radio.

I could listen to DB all day. Consummate broadcaster.

I am sure it is a locality/what you're used to issue but listening to a London accent grates, terribly, to we people in the provinces.
I think accent is a dividing issue hence Craig Charles, Sara Cox, Steve Wright etc all grate on my ears.
people like Evans, anglicised Bruce etc are far more neutral.
Those whose natural accent has been toned down tend to get on.

For me there are far too many Northerners on the Radio already.

Your point being?

Look at 6 Music

Shaun Keaveney
Lauren Laverne
Radcliffe and Maconie
Mark Riley
Liz Kershaw
Guy Garvey
Jarvis Cocker
Craig Charles

Radio 1 Breakfast

Moyles
Mark and Lard
Chris Evans
Coxy

I still fail to see what the ratio of Northerners has got to do with the quality of radio programmes/DJs

[AdeTuono]

Escort3500 said:

RJG46 said:

Escort3500 said:

RJG46 said:

LuS1fer said:

AdeTuono said:

RJG46 said:

Sure I remember Danny Baker saying he used to get £500 a show at GLR (100 Grand a year or so) And that was great radio.

I could listen to DB all day. Consummate broadcaster.

I am sure it is a locality/what you're used to issue but listening to a London accent grates, terribly, to we people in the provinces.
I think accent is a dividing issue hence Craig Charles, Sara Cox, Steve Wright etc all grate on my ears.
people like Evans, anglicised Bruce etc are far more neutral.
Those whose natural accent has been toned down tend to get on.

For me there are far too many Northerners on the Radio already.

Your point being?

Look at 6 Music

Shaun Keaveney
Lauren Laverne
Radcliffe and Maconie
Mark Riley
Liz Kershaw
Guy Garvey
Jarvis Cocker
Craig Charles

Radio 1 Breakfast

Moyles
Mark and Lard
Chris Evans
Coxy

I still fail to see what the ratio of Northerners has got to do with the quality of radio programmes/DJs

Because they all play brass band music from the coal miners. That and songs about flat caps and whippets.

[suffolk009]

Welshbeef said:

Is he off air this morning due to he birth of ping and pong his new twins?

His wife's expecting twins? Who knew!



Seriously, though Sara Cox was a breath of fresh air this morning. I know she's not everyone's taste, but I really enjoy listening to her.

[L100NYY]

Boo (girl) & Walt (boy) just announced

[DoctorX]

Boo? I think I prefer Ping or Pong.

[LuS1fer]

suffolk009 said:

His wife's expecting twins? Who knew!



Seriously, though Sara Cox was a breath of fresh air this morning. I know she's not everyone's taste, but I really enjoy listening to her.

Boo and Walt? FFS.
Clearly from Monsters Inc and Mr Disney himself.

A friend of mine used to call my daughter "Boo" after Monsters Inc and she hated it.

Listened to Cox this morning, for an hour - absolutely terrible. Then again, Evans is going to be back tomorrow and he is going to be insufferable so I'll give him a miss.

Edited by LuS1fer on Thursday 20th September 19:24

[r11co]

LuS1fer said:

Boo and Walt? FFS.
Clearly from Monsters Inc and Mr Disney himself.

It does show you where his head's at!

But then this is the guy who modelled himself after Timmy Mallett.

[Front bottom]

r11co said:

LuS1fer said:

Boo and Walt? FFS.
Clearly from Monsters Inc and Mr Disney himself.

It does show you where his head's at!

But then this is the guy who modelled himself after Timmy Mallett.

There is the small matter of his wife having a say.

Maybe they were more her choice of names.