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mark occomore · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 9955 Location: UK

Let me begin to welcome Vanessa Feltz to Radio 2. Please discuss anything you like about her new early breakfast show.

PJ in Kent · Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 1102 Location: Go on, guess!

It was fairly safe and fairly bland- I think we should see how she develops the show over the next week week or two then see how she's getting on.
PS: Mark- when will you finish welcoming Vanessa to R2?
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I like it ( The great thing about that is, no one can disagree with it, well actually that's not quite true cos you could say- "no you don't" but that wouldn't be true so there!)

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RockitRon · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 7646

Well, I suppose you could say that there's too much from the newspapers in it - in fact there was nothing else this morning - but at least it wasn't from the tabloids and it was delivered with a smile on her face. The selection of music was good too.
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I like the gardening bit- what we should be doing- outside at this time of year - do me a favour! Smile

RockitRon · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 7646

I know. I keep looking... it looked much better under six inches of snow Laughing

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RockitRon · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 7646

No, it's not drab, by any of those definitions.

You're very hard to please, CB... you don't like lively, "nobody sleeps while I'm on"... you don't like a lot of texts and emails (which are only the same as all the postcards DJs read out in days of yore)... you don't like the cosy, girly Sarah/Tarbuck chat... and you don't like the newspaper reviews, be they the trashy celeb/soap sort or the lighter bits from the broadsheets.

The early morning island between Alex and Chris is presumably briefed to provide a contrast (what other reason is there for its existence?), which it does.
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Helen May · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19335 Location: Cheshire

Well I didn't listen, she put me in a bad mood all day yesterday and life's too short already.

It's the woman's yappy voice which is too high, in a similar fashion to Evans. I like very few female broadcasters, it's the high pitch of their voices that grates.

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Ally Gory · Joined: 15 Sep 2010 Posts: 72

"what we should be doing- outside at this time of year"

This year I have mostly been wearing a ski jacket and I don't ski.

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ruddlescat · Joined: 16 Sep 2010 Posts: 18010 Location: Near Chester

Can someone please change the record Mad

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ruddlescat · Joined: 16 Sep 2010 Posts: 18010 Location: Near Chester

Preferably one that avoids the words 'text' and 'e mail' and come to think of it 'stand in'

Nod,I have every respect for what you are saying but it does get rather boring when every post contains the same information

We all know you hate shows which include these things and that's fair enough
Do you keep mentioning the subject in order to wind people up or are you doing it for a bet?

Do I detect a bit of mischief here Confused

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mark occomore · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 9955 Location: UK

Vanessa is on The One Show tonight. She does look a little tired. I noticed she does put on a different voice for Radio 2.

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RockitRon · Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 7646

I think you're all very cruel.

She hasn't got a soft face but she's not ugly.
She mentioned make-up tonight - her 3.50 alarm doesn't give her much time for it - I'm sure there will be a photographer handy to record the odd morning she goes without.

Her voice in normal conversation is actually quite low, but when projected for radio goes up an octave, and there's quite a lot of sibilance. This might improve as she relaxes a bit. However, despite speaking quite quickly, she is very clear - you can hear and understand every word she says, which is more than you can say for some R2 presenters, news and traffic people.

The newspaper interviews suggested that she's been given carte blanche (and that she was first choice for the slot - I detected some incredulity about that!). As I suspected she would, she acknowledges that what's not required at 5am is the more strident and trashy side of her broadcasting persona.

I don't see why everyone gets on their high horse about texts and emails. They all do it - it's unfair to criticise some and not others - and it's only the 21st century equivalent of the postcard or phone message which they've relied on since day one.
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ruddlescat · Joined: 16 Sep 2010 Posts: 18010 Location: Near Chester

That's the point I have been banging on about for several weeks Ron

Certain posters here seem to have an obsession about certain presenters being too heavily reliant on texts and e mails but the fact is it's a part of modern life and all presenters do it to some extent

Even though I don't like Ms Feltz I wouldn't criticise her on that particular point

Modern technology is a fact of life and people need to adjust to it
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That may be true, Ruddles (I'm a fervent supporter of uses for new technology when it makes life easier and more interesting for me) but the problem arises with radio presenters who seem entirely reliant of such approaches as a mask for their own inadequacies as broadcasters.

There are plenty of good radio stations - Radio Caroline and Planet Rock being two of my current favourites - that make occasional use of such "listener input" without it becoming tedious. Sadly, Radio 2 employs a fair few presenters (Evans, Wright and others) who couldn't last a minute without reading reams of silly texts and emails from listeners.

It's a question of balance, but many Radio 2 shows seem to have lost grip and - to me at least - it's just annoying.

MadeinSurrey · Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 9:36 am Post subject:

Completely agree Colin - no-one minds the odd e-mail/text but as you say certain "presenters" rely on them almost exclusively. Without them and "Factoids" what would SW do? Rolling Eyes

(sing annoyingly over tracks I suppose!)
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Helen May · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19335 Location: Cheshire

It's a fine line as to which is worse MiS Laughing

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ruddlescat · Joined: 16 Sep 2010 Posts: 18010 Location: Near Chester

Perhaps I'm unusual but it really doesn't bother me

To me e mail and texts are just the modern version of listeners writing in

I suppose others would say that the presenter controls the agenda with texts and e mails but if you have a sensible presenter it's not a problem

As for Steve Wright I have long said his format is old and outdated and so I can't argue with what has been said
Dale Winton was much better but I don't suppose we'll see him for a while if he's living in Florida
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MadeinSurrey · Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 2:23 pm Post subject:

I bet some of yours ARE odd, Rach!! Laughing

I get fed up with those from people who are "driving to Cleethorpes with my girlfriend. Plesae say hello to her"....say it yourself loser Rolling Eyes

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Yes those sort MiS, are pointless - they boil down to, "please say my name on the radio". It would save a lot of time and effort if those DJs just read out extracts from the phone book.

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MadeinSurrey · Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 3:07 pm Post subject:

No offence, Tiny...name was first that came into my head. That must be a good thing? Smile

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tiny51 · Joined: 28 Jan 2009 Posts: 915

No offence taken but i gotta agree with you.
the number of times you here texts from people sitting in same car/room/etc who want to say something to them
sunday love songs is a perfect example