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1Apr/101

Nicky Campbell F***s Up

If the language in the above title is rather too fruity for you, for goodness sake don't listen to what's below:

Nicky Campbell (Photo:BBC)

Radio 5 Live breakfast presenter Nicky Campbell is prone to the odd slip of the tongue (no individual appears more often on radio cock-up websites). You'd think therefore he'd've been particularly mindful of his mouth this morning when discussing the Countryside Alliance. Or should that be 'Hountryside'...

27Mar/105

Fans Protest 6 Music Closure

Today presenters have lead a protest against the closure of BBC 6 Music outside Broadcasting House.

Radio Items was there today. Here's our report:


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11Mar/104

119 Radio Don’ts

An American radio boss has issued his newsreaders with a massive list of banned words and phrases.

Randy Michaels (CEO of Chicago's WGN) sent a memo round the station's staff detailing 119 forbidden "Newsspeak" terms.

In it he explained: "The real goal here is to avoid using words that make you sound like you’re reading, instead of talking — that shatter the image you’re speaking knowledgeably to one person. By not using ‘newsspeak,’ you enhance your reputation as a communicator.”

The memo was leaked by media blogger Robert Feder, thanks to a tip-off from the speech station's News Director.

14Feb/100

Vernon Kay Makes On-Air Apology

Presenter of All Star Family Fortunes today used his Radio 1 show to say sorry to his family.

Vernon Kay (courtesy of TheBoltonNews)

Vernon Kay (courtesy of TheBoltonNews)

It follows the discovery that he'd been sending lewd text messages to five different women.

Kay halted his show shortly after it began at 10am. He told his 2 million listeners: "You may or may not be aware that, because of some foolish decisions I've made, I've disappointed and let down a lot of people. To my family and everybody else I am very sorry."

The apology was perhaps chiefly directed at his wife, and fellow TV personality, Tess Daly.

9Feb/100

And Now, Here’s Chavez

The Venezuelan President deploys shock tactics to turn around dwindling listenership to his broadcasts.

Courtesy of Fox News

Hugo Chávez (courtesy of Fox News)

Hugo Chávez hopes to sneak up on listeners with unscheduled presidential programming.

His 8-hour-long radio shows every Sunday have somehow struggled to maintain audience figures. The all new Suddenly Chávez hopes to avoid this problem by not giving people chance to make other plans.

The shows could be broadcast at any time, day or night. Each starts with a characteristic musical interlude.

"When you hear the pluck of a harp on the radio, maybe Chávez is coming," He said in his inaugural broadcast yesterday. "It's suddenly, at any time, maybe midnight, maybe early morning."