All Radio articles – Page 42
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NewsBBC dodges flak on World Service
The government is facing a major political backlash over dramatic cuts to the World Service after the BBC placed the blame firmly at its door.
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NewsWorld Service can't be immune from cuts, Hague
The BBC World Service has a “viable and promising future” but cannot be immune from spending cuts, William Hague told MPs today as the corporation confirmed it will axe 650 jobs.
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NewsNUJ protest against World Service cuts
NUJ members of the World Service are staging a protest outside Bush House today over 650 job cuts at the BBC department.
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NewsWorld Service to cut 650 posts
BBC World Service is to shed more than a quarter of its roles and is closing five country services, as it attempts to find £67m of savings.
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NewsSomethin' Else to produce Brits for 10th year
Indie Somethin’ Else is to produce a range of digital and radio content for this year’s Brit Awards fronted from the red carpet by DJ Goldierocks.
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NewsNazi jibe presenter to appeal High Court ruling
Radio presenter Jon Gaunt has won permission to appeal a High Court ruling that branded one of his interviews as offensive and abusive and breached the Broadcasting Code.
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NewsRadio 4 shakes-up commissioning
BBC Radio 4 has unveiled two new strands and a shake-up of its commissioning process.
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NewsRadio 1 names first commissioner
The BBC has appointed its first commissioning editor for Radio 1 and 1Xtra, handing the job to Chris Moyles’ exec producer Piers Bradford.
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NewsPat Sharp replaces Blackburn at Smooth
Smooth Radio has signed up presenter Pat Sharp to host its weekend breakfast show following the departure of Tony Blackburn to BBC Radio 2 in November.
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NewsDJ dismissed over phone-in fakery
A local radio DJ has been dismissed after using his teenage son to pose as a contestant on a breakfast show quiz.
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The Broadcast InterviewTim Westwood: the big dog of BBC Radio
The longserving Radio 1 DJ and host of digital-only 1Xtra’s drivetime show is not convinced by DAB, he tells Alex Farber. But he still feels radio has a role to play in breaking new artists.
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CommentRobinson on Capital and Smooth going national
Commercial radio launches two national radio services this week kicking off a year in which it needs to build on the green shoots of 2010, writes Paul Robinson.
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NewsReal Radio launches across Wales
Today’s launch of Wales’ first national commercial radio station by GMG Radio is to be boosted by a major two-month marketing push.
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NewsPope to deliver R4's Thought For the Day
Pope Benedict XVI will deliver BBC Radio 4’s Thought For The Day for the first time on Christmas Eve.
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NewsAsian network DJ walks free from court
A DJ who fraudulently claimed more than £18,000 in benefits while working for the BBC’s Asian Network has walked free from court.
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NewsRadio 4 to mark Hollywood centenary
The BBC is to mark the centenary of the first Hollywood film studio with a series of special programmes.
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NewsFormer BBC DJ in court over fraud
A radio presenter who fraudulently claimed £18,000 in benefits while working as a DJ for the BBC is to be sentenced.
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NewsChristian O’Connell to cover for Danny Baker
Christian O’Connell is to host a Saturday morning show on BBC Radio 5 Live, providing cover for Danny Baker while he recovers from illness.
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NewsWogan calls for BBC to be 'slimmer'
Sir Terry Wogan has called for the BBC to be “slimmed down” and claimed that money being spent on construction work in Manchester and London has left the broadcaster looking like the “British Building Corporation”.
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NewsThompson stands his ground over cutting BBC services
The tough licence fee settlement will not see the closure of BBC TV or radio services, director general Mark Thompson has maintained, despite the BBC Trust chairman refusing to rule out the move in the final conclusions of his Strategy Review.