Ken Bruce leaving BBC in 2024

[WTFH]

Nope he's leaving at the end of March - and seems to own Popmaster so that quiz goes with him.

Do you mean I’m One Year Out?

[Gibbon]

I'm betting on a BAME DJ replacement, as that's what's missing from the daytime Diversity Portfolio. There's only Sarah Sucks worth listening to now. Although I do listen if Garry Davies is filling in as I'm still 'young, free & single', well I have the t-shirt somewhere.

[SueEllen]

Who?

Glad I've only spent about a year living in the sticks where you could only get BBC Radio before DAB and internet radio existed.

[d000hg]

I'm betting on a BAME DJ replacement, as that's what's missing from the daytime Diversity Portfolio.

I don't see that being a problem. Black DJs need to go somewhere after they stop being relevant on R1/1Xtra as well... maybe there should be a 2Xtra Though truth be told I'm not sure the race of some DJs I listen to unless I see a photo or they mention it frequently.

[malvolio]

I don't see that being a problem. Black DJs need to go somewhere after they stop being relevant on R1/1Xtra as well... maybe there should be a 2Xtra Though truth be told I'm not sure the race of some DJs I listen to unless I see a photo or they mention it frequently.

Don't give a stuff about their race or religion and never have. What I hate is lazy modern music, either bubble gum, tediously boring rap or, all too often, some mashup of both. That's all R1 plays and increasingly all R2 does.

Yes, I know I'm old. My music collection starts with Monteverdi and ends (currently) with the Foo Fighters, so while I may have crap taste I do have a basis for comparison!

[sadkingbilly]

Don't give a stuff about their race or religion and never have. What I hate is lazy modern music, either bubble gum, tediously boring rap or, all too often, some mashup of both. That's all R1 plays and increasingly all R2 does.

Yes, I know I'm old. My music collection starts with Monteverdi and ends (currently) with the Foo Fighters, so while I may have crap taste I do have a basis for comparison!

what? no AC/DC or Zappa??

[malvolio]

what? no AC/DC or Zappa??

Oh yes. The quoted range was inclusive.

Only real problem is a lot of good stuff is on vinyl but I no longer have a deck! I keep dropping hints....

[sadkingbilly]

i got rid of a deck three months ago, to local charity.
All my sh1t's digital now.

[xoggoth]

Boring is good when you set it against the childishly ignorant prattling of most of his rivals on Radio 2..

Quite agree. Think I prefer to listen to the ads on other channels.

[d000hg]

If you want to hear DJs who know something about something, switch to C4 or LBC or something.

I listen to R1 evening shows on catch-up a fair bit for interesting new music.