It’s lost its way and strange how journos seem to tune into the zeitgeist that is reflected on tattle - not just on this thread.
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Joel Dommett is a welcome relief from Angela I must say.
He’s bleeping useless but preferable to the other rit we’ve had since Sara left
Aww no Greg James had his dog put to sleep 
Oh no, they loved that dog. Bella will be distraughtAww no Greg James had his dog put to sleep
He was always on her Instagram. That's so sad 
I don't mind Angela in the afternoons, just the general, let's grab a famous TV presenter and stick them on primetime radio. Listened to a bit of Sara Cox yesterday for the first time. I'm not a big breakfast radio listener, normally up and out to work early and do find there's too much chat. Anyway, her show was too much random members of the public. Too much airtime to people I don't know or care for.
greg’s asked people not to send DMs or try to discuss it with him or bella as they’re both heartbroken. i really hope people respect thatOh no, they loved that dog. Bella will be distraught
Hopefully. Especially Bella, she will take this very hard. Poor lovely Barney.
Are the callers on Sara’s guess the noise game thick on purpose or what? It’s far too early to be annoyed 
It infuriates me, but not as much as the idiots in the awful Mr and Mrs or Twins (yesterday was particularly bad) gameAre the callers on Sara’s guess the noise game thick on purpose or what? It’s far too early to be annoyed
The twins yesterday were especially thick
Greg’s post about Barney is so sad but I did really like that he said he obviously wouldn’t be on air today - I think it’s really important to normalise the grief we feel for our fur babies.
A friend of mine got 3 days compassionate leave when her dog passed away. It's good that organisations recognise this.
You’re so right! That’s what I’m finding so grating. It’s constant listener call ins, messages etc. All the games/ features are featuring listeners too aren’t they? So little conversation between themselves or with famous guests. I was looking forward to Sara taking over from Gary as always enjoyed her on the drive time show, and disappointed its such a mess. I used to listen at home whilst we had breakfast and then in the car and I’ve just naturally stopped putting it on at home as it’s just so boring yet over the top. I still have it on in the car out of habit but find it annoying. She seems to have transferred the style of her drive time show directly to breakfast with no tweaks to the vibe to suite the mornings. Really odd. How are the producers etc not realising.
They need to immediately reduce the amount of listener interactions more like the levels of Scott’s show and focus more on guests, themes and features that focus on Sara + team and celebrity guests. Can they not get the guests on? Are the team not gelling? Sara seemed to bounce off of Richie (dare I say it!) better then Ellie.
And for the love of god get rid of kids in a car. It’s tone deaf with all the privileged insufferable kids off to ride their ponies and stay at their holiday cottage etc
The reliance on listener input on some shows is so irritating and lazy. These people are paid a huge amount and should come up with their own material not just have people ringing in and constant shout outs to members of the public.
My local radio station DJs and presenters are far better and obviously do prep and work at making their shows interesting.
I see that Trevor Nelson is sick. Does anyone know any more on what's wrong with him? I don't have a chance to listen to his show that much, but I've always been a fan of his so hopefully it's nothing serious.
He's not made it public but I wouldn't be surprised if it was something like prostate cancer as sadly his ethnicity and age make him high risk. Just speculation on my part. Sorry if I'm wrong for saying that. I do miss him and his tunes and hope he's doing ok.
Yeah I wondered the same - it’s been stated in the media that it was a diagnosis / illness that was picked up during a routine medical screening. I hope he’s doing ok and responding to whatever treatment is needed
Sounds similar to how they caught Jeremy Clarkson's cancer I think. I'm pretty sure he was having a routine check up and they found it.Yeah I wondered the same - it’s been stated in the media that it was a diagnosis / illness that was picked up during a routine medical screening. I hope he’s doing ok and responding to whatever treatment is needed
It’s what I assumed too.
I’ve realised I really miss Ken. Not enough to go to greatest hits thoigh
I’ve realised I really miss Ken. Not enough to go to greatest hits thoigh