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Simon Bates Joins BBC Radio Devon

 
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mark occomore



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PostPosted: Tue Dec 02, 2014 6:04 pm    Post subject: Simon Bates Joins BBC Radio Devon Reply with quote

Simon Bates is joining BBC Radio Devon to host the Breakfast show. The local former Radio 1 broadcaster who left Smooth Radio earlier this year will take over in January 2015.

http://radiotoday.co.uk/2014/12/simon-bates-joins-bbc-radio-devon-for-breakfast/
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Colin



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PostPosted: Tue Dec 02, 2014 9:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

As a Devonian, can I register the fact that we don't want this old has-been!!!
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 02, 2014 10:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well Colin - we'll happily have him on Radio Lancashire Merseyside or Manchester Smile

And really - is he that much older than you Laughing
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 02, 2014 10:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

As far as radio is concerned, his style is smarmy, dated and naff and - yes - he's an old has-been. The fact that he's now doing the breakfast on BBC Radio Devon says it all. Devon has lots of talented people who are more than capable of filling the breakfast seat so why recruit somebody who has little connection with the county?
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 03, 2014 5:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Colin wrote:
As far as radio is concerned, his style is smarmy, dated and naff and - yes - he's an old has-been. The fact that he's now doing the breakfast on BBC Radio Devon says it all. Devon has lots of talented people who are more than capable of filling the breakfast seat so why recruit somebody who has little connection with the county?


He lives locally and his connected to Devonshire. It'll take some listeners away from those who don't like listening too Evans.
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Colin



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PostPosted: Wed Dec 03, 2014 10:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

mark occomore wrote:
He lives locally and his connected to Devonshire. It'll take some listeners away from those who don't like listening too Evans.


He only lives locally because he moved to Devon recently, and he won't take listeners from Evans if (like me) they never listen to Evans anyway.
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PostPosted: Fri Dec 05, 2014 10:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Colin wrote:
mark occomore wrote:
He lives locally and his connected to Devonshire. It'll take some listeners away from those who don't like listening too Evans.


He only lives locally because he moved to Devon recently, and he won't take listeners from Evans if (like me) they never listen to Evans anyway.

Yes, that would do it. Laughing
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PostPosted: Sat Dec 06, 2014 1:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Simon Bates was the host of this week's Top of the Pops from 1979, and it really is worth a watch. From the awful but compelling and eclectic string of songs (Dollar, The Damned, Motorhead, Sugarhill Gang, Darts) to the inappropriately excited man in the audience Bates is Alan Partridge in a beige jumper as far more fashionable things pass him by.
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