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All industry ears will no doubt be on @bbcradio2 this morning to hear @RealKenBruce’s final show on the station. Who’s tuned in? (And let’s see your photos with Ken in the replies!)
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Naga Munchetty is to replace Emma Barnett on BBC Radio 5 Live's mid-morning show in the new year radiotoday.co.uk/2020/10/nag…
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Kylie Minogue surprised the crowd at Capital's Summertime Ball with Barclaycard on Sunday afternoon radiotoday.co.uk/2023/06/kyl…
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Former Heart North West Breakfast host @joelrossradio is moving to @974RockFM to present the breakfast show with Janine Marsh radiotoday.co.uk/2019/11/joe…
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Their Royal Highnesses The Prince and Princess of Wales have visited BBC Radio 1’s Newsbeat to take part in a special episode on World Mental Health Day radiotoday.co.uk/2022/10/roy…
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The @ChrisMoyles Show on @RadioX Podcast is amongst the radio shows shortlisted for an award at the British Podcast Awards 2019 on.radio.today/2G8VDPC
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BBC Radio 2 presenter @realKenBruce has been named as Britain's favourite radio presenter in a new poll radiotoday.co.uk/2021/02/ken…
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New @AbsoluteRadio Hometime show announced - it'll be @bushontheradio & @RichieFirth, while @benburrell takes over on afternoons on.radio.today/2JFO1qp
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Not banned: BBC Radio 1 is to play an edited version of Fairytale of New York by The Pogues this year, Radio 2 will continue to play the original and 6 Music will play both! radiotoday.co.uk/2020/11/fai…
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Deborah Meaden is to host a weekly show on BBC Radio 5 Live @DeborahMeaden @BBC5Live radiotoday.co.uk/2022/02/dra…
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We love this! RadioToday presents: Radio Stations of the United Kingdom, created by Chris Kirk & Connor Moseley.
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Ken Bruce is now live on Greatest Hits Radio... and his choice of first song was........ radiotoday.co.uk/2023/04/ken…
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Three special programmes paying tribute to Steve Wright will be aired on Bank Holiday Monday on would have been his 70th birthday... radiotoday.co.uk/2024/08/bbc…
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And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make, and I've loved being here with you, thank you so much, and may we meet again, somewhere radiotoday.co.uk/2023/03/its…
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Ken Bruce will be hosting another All Day PopMaster on BBC Radio 2 and BBC Sounds this May Bank Holiday Monday radiotoday.co.uk/2021/05/ken…
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Broadcaster Shaun Keaveny is returning to radio through his own station called Community Garden Radio @shaunwkeaveny radiotoday.co.uk/2022/02/sha…
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Prince William leaves surprise voicenote for Scott Mills and Robert Irwin on Radio 2 this morning radiotoday.co.uk/2025/06/pri…
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BBC Radio 2 is moving Paul Gambaccini off Pick of the Pops to make way for Steve Wright... radiotoday.co.uk/2023/08/ste…
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Happy anniversary @shaunwkeaveny - 10 years on breakfast @BBC6Music radiotoday.co.uk/2017/04/sha…
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Later this month @scott_mills will cover for Steve Wright on the big show @BBCRadio2 radiotoday.co.uk/2020/08/sco…
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Paul O'Grady is joining Boom Radio to host a special show on Christmas Day radiotoday.co.uk/2022/11/boo…
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BBC Radio 2 presenter Johnnie Walker has died aged 79 radiotoday.co.uk/2024/12/bbc…
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The BBC will celebrate Steve Wright’s time at Radio 1 and Radio 2 by rerunning four episodes of Top of the Pops from the 80s presented by Steve...
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We are extremely sad to report that our friend and radio executive John Myers has died at the age of 60 on.radio.today/2JU4SWX
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Ken Bruce is taking PopMaster to TV for the first time in a new six-part series for More4 radiotoday.co.uk/2023/04/pop…
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Former talkRADIO and BBC radio presenter @IainLee is launching his own online radio station called @Radio Anywhere1 radiotoday.co.uk/2021/11/iai…
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Congratulations to our hero @TonyBlackburn on 60 years in radio, and still going strong!
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Hear how radio stations across the UK entered obituary mode following the announcement by the Royal Family regarding the death of The Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip radiotoday.co.uk/2021/04/aud…
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Capital, Heart, and Smooth radio stations are all ending local and regional breakfast shows this year as @Global introduces national programmes on all frequencies on.radio.today/2H2SMZh
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"My name is Greg James and I love radio more than anything else in the whole world" Greg welcomes listeners to the new Radio 1 Breakfast @gregjames @bbcr1 @bbcradio1pr on.radio.today/2My1Rwr
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BBC Radio 2 morning presenter Ken Bruce has announced he’s leaving the station at the end of March radiotoday.co.uk/2023/01/17/…
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BBC Radio 2 is down one million listeners in the latest radio listening figures provided by RAJAR for quarter 2, 2023, as Ken Bruce helps commercial radio increase... radiotoday.co.uk/2023/08/bbc…
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Producer and music collector Phil Swern has died after a long illness... radiotoday.co.uk/2024/09/rad…
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Happy Birthday to us! 18 years ago at this very moment we published our first story, about Mark Ronson and Rishi Rich joining KISS 100! radiotoday.co.uk/2004/01/mar…
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A pop music return for @SimonMayo who's joining @greatesthitsuk on top of his work for @ScalaRadio radiotoday.co.uk/2020/08/sim…
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Thousands of tributes have been paid to radio presenter Steve Wright who died at the age of 69 yesterday... radiotoday.co.uk/2024/02/ste…
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Steve Wright has died - his family has just confirmed "with deep sorrow and profound regret" 😢
More soon at RadioToday.co.uk
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We are sad to let you know that Absolute / Virgin Radio presenter Pete Mitchell has died. We’ll bring you more and your tributes on the site soon 😢 RIP
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Radio broadcaster, journalist and podcaster Howard Hughes has sadly died. radiotoday.co.uk/2024/11/tri…
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Global is to end all local and regional shows on Heart, Smooth and Capital brands in England, adopting a new Nations Strategy. radiotoday.co.uk/2025/01/glo…
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Every presenter working at every local BBC radio station has been put at risk of redundancy today radiotoday.co.uk/2022/11/eve…
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BBC Radio 2 has appointed Jordan Hemingway as Producer for the Zoe Ball Breakfast Show @jordanhemingway @BBCRadio2 radiotoday.co.uk/2021/07/jor…
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Radio executive and pioneer Paul Chantler has sadly died after a very short illness... radiotoday.co.uk/2024/03/fri…
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New @BBCRadio4 Any Questions? host announced as @ChrisMasonBBC, who replaces @dimbleby_jd radiotoday.co.uk/2019/10/chr…
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Happy 50th anniversary to commercial radio in the UK!
Lots of articles on RadioToday to mark the occasion today but let’s hear your favourite moment working in or listening to a commercial radio station..
#commercialradio50
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Sad news today as former BBC and commercial radio broadcaster Andy Peebles has died at the age of 76 radiotoday.co.uk/2025/03/rad…
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Ofcom has rejected the request by XS Manchester to change format to rebrand as Capital XTRA. More at RadioToday.co.uk with RCS soon
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Some say it's been a long time coming: @SimonMayo is joining Greatest Hits Radio full-time radiotoday.co.uk/2021/02/sim…
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BBC Radio 1 presenter Annie Nightingale @aanightingale has been awarded a CBE for services to radio in the New Year's honours list radiotoday.co.uk/2019/12/ann…
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Tony Blackburn has taken over the breakfast show on BBC Radio 2 in a stunt to celebrate 60 years since the launch of Radio Caroline... radiotoday.co.uk/2024/03/ton…
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Simon Mayo is reunited with @Mattm_Williams via the magic of Podcasting @booksoftheyear on.radio.today/2N11RT9
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Sophie Little, a presenter with BBC Radio Norfolk, has voiced her personal opinion on the changes across the network saying they are ageist and ableist... radiotoday.co.uk/2023/09/bbc…
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“A generation of senior BBC bosses appear not to know that that the creation of stunning day-to-day radio is a skilled job” - The silent killer davidlloydradio.com/post/the…
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"I'm listed as having a salary of 700-750k. How do you justify that?" @theJeremyVine asks senior BBC exec. Brilliant.
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#hohoho Bauer Media has today launched pop-up station Magic 100% Christmas - four months before Christmas Day radiotoday.co.uk/2020/08/bau…
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End of an era as BBC Radio 2 moves out of Wogan House
Radio 2 is moving out of Wogan House this week. I’ve been lucky enough to work there for 7 years.
I know it’s only a building but I’ve had some extraordinarily happy times in there. Will you tolerate me reminiscing?
This was taken on my first day of work experience.
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David Lloyd writes about the role of BBC local radio saying there's been a systemic failure at the corporation. radiotoday.co.uk/2024/12/blo…
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Former Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson is joining LBC to host five Christmas specials radiotoday.co.uk/2019/12/rut…
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It’s exactly 20 years since this website published its first news article. The industry was full of EMAP, SMG, GWR, SRH and many more. Let’s look back!.. radiotoday.co.uk/2024/01/twe…
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Janice Long has died after a short illness at the age of 66 radiotoday.co.uk/2021/12/bbc…
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If you are being 'let go' from your job at Global or Communicorp due to the upcoming changes in programming - RadioToday would like to help > radiotoday.co.uk/available
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BREAKING: BBC Local Radio shared evening show dropped after 5yrs - local programmes to return on.radio.today/2hetVn3
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Devastating news as 5 live's Rachel Bland shares that she has just days left to live on.radio.today/2Nadsly
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BBC Radio 1 presenter Jordan North has received an Honorary Fellowship from the University of Sunderland... radiotoday.co.uk/2023/07/jor…
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Mark Goodier is heading back to BBC Radio 2 as host of Pick of the Pops following the passing of Steve Wright... radiotoday.co.uk/2024/04/mar…
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Happy @tonyblackburn day! Let’s see your photo or selfie with the legend himself. Don’t be shy, we’ve all got one.
I’ll start.
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50 years ago this very minute, 12.15pm 02/08/1967, @tonyblackburn started his first BBC show! radiotoday.co.uk/2017/08/ton…
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Former BBC Radio 1 Going Home co-host Jordan North is taking over from Roman Kemp on Capital Breakfast... radiotoday.co.uk/2024/02/jor…
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Presenter and broadcaster @1AaronPaul is taking over the BBC Radio London breakfast show from January..
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Radio Caroline is paying tribute to its founder Ronan O'Rahilly who has died today at the age of 79 radiotoday.co.uk/2020/04/rad…
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Aled Haydn Jones @AHJ has been appointed as the new Head of BBC Radio 1 radiotoday.co.uk/2020/06/ale…
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Former Editor and Head of Production for BBC Radio 1 Rebecca Frank @0Bex0 is the new Content Director at KISS radiotoday.co.uk/2020/01/reb…
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Global has a must-attend all-staff meeting at 10.15am tomorrow (Thursday 9th Jan) to share its plans in relation to the new Media Act.
Global franchisee Communicorp (CCUK) has a similar meeting at 10.30am.
We'll bring you more in the morning.
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Radio 2 has a new boss -
@MissHelenThomas has been named Head of Station, effectively replacing Lewis Carnie radiotoday.co.uk/2020/05/hel…
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Jonathan Cowap is leaving BBC Radio York after being told the only way to keep his daily radio show after 34 years is to make a demo tape and have an interview radiotoday.co.uk/2023/05/jon…
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Graham Dene, David Hamilton, Nicky Horne, Diana Luke, Kid Jensen and Roger Day are just some of the presenters announced for shows on Boom Radio UK radiotoday.co.uk/2021/01/sch…
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Clyde 1’s Superscoreboard team are celebrating reaching 10 million podcast downloads this season alone on.radio.today/2YBYGWM
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Capital Breakfast and Greggs have teamed up to launch a new breakfast roll called “The Jordan”... radiotoday.co.uk/2024/04/fiv…
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Joe McGrath is taking over as host of BBC Radio Manchester’s breakfast show from Anna Jameson and Phil Trow radiotoday.co.uk/2025/01/bbc…
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Pure Radio has announced Amber Zoe Livingstone as the newest addition to its schedule radiotoday.co.uk/2020/01/amb…
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Boom Radio's Phil Riley has praised Ofcom for blocking a proposed BBC Radio 2 spin-off station aimed at older listeners radiotoday.co.uk/2025/04/boo…
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Phil Riley and David Lloyd's radio station, @BoomRadioUK, has officially launched with breakfast host Graham Dene welcoming listeners at 10am
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Global is launching @Heart70s on national DAB digital radio tomorrow with former Smooth and Heart presenter @CarlosRadioGuy on Breakfast radiotoday.co.uk/2019/08/hea…
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Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood has joined the campaign to keep BBC local radio local radiotoday.co.uk/2023/05/ron…
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Bauer has hired Charles Nove to host the Breakfast Show on its new classical music station Scala Radio @charlesnove on.radio.today/2GFo0Fx
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Exclusive: Jammy move as Global poach MistaJam to launch new national radio station @CapitalDance radiotoday.co.uk/2020/10/jam…
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A brand new radio station for Scotland is launching before the end of the year with @djrobingalloway on Breakfast @PureRadioScot radiotoday.co.uk/2019/10/273…
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