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Leigh Francis is joining Virgin Radio UK for weekends till Crimbo
Leigh Francis is joining Virgin Radio UK to host Saturday afternoons till Christmas. The actor and presenter will be on air from 12.30pm till 4pm, just after The Graham Norton Show. His first show will be this Saturday, 16th September, till 16th December 2023.Publication date: 13.09.2023
Frank Skinner returns to host Absolute Radio Live
Absolute Radio Live is back for another year at the London Palladium with Frank Skinner as host.Publication date: 13.09.2023
Pure Radio in Scotland closes citing disappointing figures
DC Thomson has closed its Scottish station PURE Radio after four years. The company says the service didn’t quite reach the expected listener and revenue numbers.Publication date: 12.09.2023
BBC Radio 4 Reith lecturer announced as Ben Ansell for 2023
This year’s BBC Radio 4 Reith lecturer has been announced as Ben Ansell, Professor of Comparative Democratic Institutions at Nuffield College, University of Oxford.Publication date: 12.09.2023
BBC to create four new commissioning roles in Network Radio
Four new roles are being created across BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 4 and BBC Radio 5 Live in Commissioning.Publication date: 12.09.2023
NUJ expresses disability and equality concerns over BBC Local Radio cuts
The NUJ has demanded an urgent equality impact assessment be done into BBC local radio staff formally facing redundancy across England.Publication date: 12.09.2023
Johnny Marr named as latest 6 Music Artist in Residence
Legendary guitarist and songwriter Johnny Marr is joining BBC Radio 6 Music as Artist in Residence.Publication date: 12.09.2023
Technical issues plague the start of networked show on BBC Local Radio
BBC local radio stations suffered major technical issues during the first week of shared programmes in the South and East as presenters say they are “clinging to the wreckage” of what’s left.Publication date: 11.09.2023
BBC Radio Solent removes advert for Drive presenter following backlash
A social media post asking for a new Drivetime presenter on BBC Radio Solent has been removed following major backlash from listeners.Publication date: 11.09.2023
New chapter for John Kennedy’s X-Posure as it goes daily on Global Player
Global has announced X-Posure Daily will be its first on demand show exclusive to Global Player. X-Posure Daily will be presented by Radio X’s ‘guru of new music’ John Kennedy, host of the music discovery show, X-Posure.Publication date: 11.09.2023