R2OK! Forum Index R2OK!
Contact R2OK! admin

Click here for R2OK! Website


 
 FAQFAQ   SearchSearch   MemberlistMemberlist   UsergroupsUsergroups   RegisterRegister 
 ProfileProfile   Log in to check your private messagesLog in to check your private messages   Log inLog in 

Whatever happened to Miles Mendoza?

 
Post new topic   Reply to topic    R2OK! Forum Index -> Shows and Music on Radio 2
View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
Minx



Joined: 09 Dec 2006
Posts: 4088
Location: France/Spain/Peterborough/Tenerife

PostPosted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 4:30 pm    Post subject: Whatever happened to Miles Mendoza? Reply with quote

He was that computer buff that used to be on the Steve Wright show. I don't remember him leaving, but haven't heard him for ages. I quite liked him and he had some useful tips on websites.
_________________
Minx

To err is human, to forgive - canine.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
Rob



Joined: 27 Feb 2007
Posts: 163
Location: Leicester

PostPosted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 4:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

http://www.websiteoftheday.info/
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Ian Robinson
Site Admin


Joined: 11 Dec 2006
Posts: 3608
Location: Chorley, Lancashire

PostPosted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 6:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Steve had never been able to hide his disdain for the feature, so I reckon he just got rid (despite what Miles may say). Leaves more time for factoids and "public service announcements"
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
colby



Joined: 06 Feb 2009
Posts: 1216

PostPosted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 6:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ian Robinson wrote:
Steve had never been able to hide his disdain for the feature, so I reckon he just got rid (despite what Miles may say).


He never, ever showed any real interest in whatever information Mendoza was bringing to the table, so I'm not surprised. Wright hates it when the attention is off him for more than 3.5 seconds so he probably was behind the axing of the feature.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Minx



Joined: 09 Dec 2006
Posts: 4088
Location: France/Spain/Peterborough/Tenerife

PostPosted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 8:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

One of the many interesting links we got from Miles was www.houseprices.co.uk which is the Land Registry site which shows the selling price history of houses retrospective to a certain date.

Used in conjunction with www.nationwide.co.uk and www.hbosplc.com/economy/housepricecalculator.asp you can establish the current value of houses relative to a historical sale date/figure. We're currently househunting, and these three tools have proved very interesting. We found the last two by accident, but no doubt if Miles had still been doing his stuff we might have got there sooner.
_________________
Minx

To err is human, to forgive - canine.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
MadeinSurrey



Joined: 11 Dec 2006
Posts: 3130
Location: The Beautiful South

PostPosted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 8:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

So, I understand from this board that SW has axed the "Big Quiz", and "Website of the Day". Is this so he can spend even more time boring listeners rigid with his own voice, read the news headlines every 2 minutes, and give us "love the show Steve" e-mails ad nauseum? I have to ask as I only ever listen when he's on holiday. The "Big Show" disappeared up it's own behind years ago, an anachronism that belongs either on ILR or an obscure DAB station, not National Radio.
_________________
MiS
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Ian Robinson
Site Admin


Joined: 11 Dec 2006
Posts: 3608
Location: Chorley, Lancashire

PostPosted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 11:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

MadeinSurrey wrote:
So, I understand from this board that SW has axed the "Big Quiz", and "Website of the Day". Is this so he can spend even more time boring listeners rigid with his own voice, read the news headlines every 2 minutes, and give us "love the show Steve" e-mails ad nauseum?

Seemingly, yes.

Would you believe that Website of the Day was initially replaced by a daily "let's all comb our hair" feature? Genuinely. When he stopped doing that (and variations on it) Mendoza was quietly dropped and Steve now just does more headlines or stretches his pre-recorded interviews out even further.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
MadeinSurrey



Joined: 11 Dec 2006
Posts: 3130
Location: The Beautiful South

PostPosted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 12:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ian, it's worse than I thought! - are you serious about the "comb our hair" bit? Rolling Eyes Crying or Very sad What does this bloke have to do before TPTB realise he's years past his sell-by-date?
_________________
MiS
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Toggy



Joined: 18 Aug 2008
Posts: 1239

PostPosted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 1:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I can't say I miss website of the day, Mendoza has one of the most irratating voices I've ever heard, I have to switch him off.
I thought the big quiz was ditched when they were having all that bother with fake pohone ins, it might not be Wright's fault that it never came back.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message
Ian Robinson
Site Admin


Joined: 11 Dec 2006
Posts: 3608
Location: Chorley, Lancashire

PostPosted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 1:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yeah, to be fair, I think the Big Quiz went because of the fakery scandal. Seeing as it was all recorded and edited weeks in advance they couldn't get away with it now.

MadeinSurrey wrote:
Ian, it's worse than I thought! - are you serious about the "comb our hair" bit? Rolling Eyes Crying or Very sad

Totally serious. 4.45pm, everyone combs their hair. The next week, it was brushing teeth or something. He also did (and these are absolutely true) 'rummage in your drawer for a corkscrew,' and 'scrape out the mayonnaise from the jar.'

Apparently, everyone on his team has given up trying to sort him out. We can only hope the new controller does something.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
SantaFefan



Joined: 07 Dec 2006
Posts: 11258
Location: top of the cliffs in Norfolk

PostPosted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 4:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Razz
Of course, if you read Robs link, Miles himself decided to pull the Website of the Day feature... Wink
_________________
Johnnie Walker read out my message on Pirate Radio! Very Happy 13/8/07
I have heard how radio should be.
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message AIM Address
Ian Robinson
Site Admin


Joined: 11 Dec 2006
Posts: 3608
Location: Chorley, Lancashire

PostPosted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 4:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

SantaFefan wrote:
Razz
Of course, if you read Robs link, Miles himself decided to pull the Website of the Day feature... Wink

Yes, that's right... of course he did. It was all his decision! (I did look at Rob's link - I just think Miles is being diplomatic).
Back to top
View user's profile Send private message Visit poster's website
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic   Reply to topic    R2OK! Forum Index -> Shows and Music on Radio 2 All times are GMT
Page 1 of 1

 
Jump to:  
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum


Powered by phpBB © phpBB Group. Hosted by phpBB.BizHat.com