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mark occomore



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PostPosted: Wed May 14, 2014 7:08 pm    Post subject: Chris Evans To Step Down Reply with quote

As the host of the Radio Academy Awards. Nearly got some of you going..Some live in hope.

http://radiotoday.co.uk/2014/05/chris-evans-steps-down-as-awards-host/


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PostPosted: Wed May 14, 2014 7:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

If only, as you say Mark!

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PostPosted: Wed May 14, 2014 8:16 pm    Post subject: Re: Chris Evans To Step Down Reply with quote

mark occomore wrote:
As the host of the Radio Academy Awards. Nearly got some of you going..Some live in hope.

http://radiotoday.co.uk/2014/05/chris-evans-steps-down-as-awards-host/


Cor...I was overcome with excitement then..............what a disappointment now! Sad
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PostPosted: Wed May 14, 2014 10:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mark, you are a tease! Smile
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PostPosted: Thu May 15, 2014 7:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well done, Mark!

I hear Evans was on good form this year.
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PostPosted: Thu May 15, 2014 8:41 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have to say I did experience a very, very short moment of excitement on reading the headline. I have to congratulate Mark on a very good wind-up this time.

Ah well....
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PostPosted: Thu May 15, 2014 7:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Colin wrote:
I have to say I did experience a very, very short moment of excitement on reading the headline. I have to congratulate Mark on a very good wind-up this time.

Ah well....

Likewise, in the meantime, does anyone now when he's next on leave? So I can again enjoy hearing the kind of Radio 2 that I've been missing for so long! At present I'll enjoy Sara Cox on the Dawn Patrol spot again tomorrow.
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PostPosted: Thu May 15, 2014 8:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Forgive me if I'm wrong Lord Evan but the last time I checked, Chris Evans was only on from 6.30 am to 9.30 am.
Surely you can enjoy hearing the kind of Radio 2 that you've been missing during the other times of the day?
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PostPosted: Fri May 16, 2014 7:29 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

gazmando wrote:
Surely you can enjoy hearing the kind of Radio 2 that you've been missing during the other times of the day?


Does such programming exist?
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PostPosted: Fri May 16, 2014 12:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

gazmando wrote:
Forgive me if I'm wrong Lord Evan but the last time I checked, Chris Evans was only on from 6.30 am to 9.30 am.
Surely you can enjoy hearing the kind of Radio 2 that you've been missing during the other times of the day?


You would think so but sadly I now find it unlistenable between 05:30 and 09:30,12:00 to 17:00, 20:00 to 22:00 on weekdays (and Ken Bruces holidays betwen 09:30 and 12:00 )Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: Fri May 16, 2014 1:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

nod wrote:
You would think so but sadly I now find it unlistenable between 05:30 and 09:30,12:00 to 17:00, 20:00 to 22:00 on weekdays (and Ken Bruces holidays betwen 09:30 and 12:00 )Rolling Eyes


In other words - most of each weekday!

To be honest, I now don't even bother with Ken Bruce either. The format's the same, day after day, and the music is generally appalling. By contrast, Russ Williams on Absolute is much more bearable (apart from the awful station IDs and football talk), as is Caroline online.
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PostPosted: Fri May 16, 2014 2:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Colin wrote:
nod wrote:
You would think so but sadly I now find it unlistenable between 05:30 and 09:30,12:00 to 17:00, 20:00 to 22:00 on weekdays (and Ken Bruces holidays betwen 09:30 and 12:00 )Rolling Eyes


In other words - most of each weekday!

Indeed. I hardley listen in the week now, save for Ken Bruce if i'm not at work & Drivetime in the evening & some specialist shows later on in the evening. Saturday morning? Now that's much better!
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PostPosted: Fri May 16, 2014 7:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I agree with pretty well all of the recent comments but I do have to say that I enjoy listening to the 'Oldies' on the SW show - and today's were unusually good including 'Softly Whispering I Love You' by The Congregation immediately followed by 'Friends' by Arrival which only recently almost everyone here agreed was a superb track

I'm beginning to think they should dispense with the current lot of producers and get the audience to choose the music instead - it might work provided they were given an unfettered truly free choice Smile
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