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Mark Mayhew
Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 2897
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Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 6:35 pm Post subject: Breaking News-Paul Gambaccini |
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It has just been announced that after 10 years Paul Gambaccini has been dropped as host from the annual Sony industry awards ceremony in favour of a "younger" presenter.
59 year old Gambaccini is thought to be gutted at the decision. |
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Briant
Joined: 02 Jun 2007 Posts: 964 Location: Liverpool England UK
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Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 6:50 pm Post subject: Sony Rock'n'Roll... |
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Didn't Gambo criticise Ross and Brand and Lesley Douglas? Were the knives out for him? Anyway these Sony awards are a joke in my view! |
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Lord Evan Elpuss
Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 3417 Location: Cloud Cuckoo Land
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Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 8:21 pm Post subject: Re: Sony Rock'n'Roll... |
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Briant wrote: | Didn't Gambo criticise Ross and Brand and Lesley Douglas? Were the knives out for him? Anyway these Sony awards are a joke in my view! |
He certainly does in this artical: http://blogs.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/ianwylie/2008/10/russell_brand_the_inside_story.html
I believe you're right about the sony awards too Briant. The aforementioned Lesley was on the judging panel. Much was made about that on the 6 music message boards earlier in the year when the 2008 awards were made and one of her other pets - George Lamb was up for the 'most promising newcomer' (or something very similarly titled) against a few even lesser known people, probably minnows when compared to Lamb, who was the only one on a BBC national station, I'll leave you to guess who won _________________ Lord Evan Elpuss, Your ideal job is a Lumberjack. |
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mark occomore
Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 9955 Location: UK
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Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 8:42 pm Post subject: |
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Wogan and many others have spoken out about the BBC before. Personally I think Paul was right what he said. Ross should have got the chop as well only looking at other resigning around him. |
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mark occomore
Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 9955 Location: UK
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Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 8:51 pm Post subject: |
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Simon Mayo would be good hosting the show. Or Maybe they will have someone else different who doesn't work at the BBC? |
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mark occomore
Joined: 07 Dec 2006 Posts: 9955 Location: UK
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NickSheffield
Joined: 22 Jul 2007 Posts: 508
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Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 9:06 pm Post subject: |
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mark occomore wrote: | http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/dec/22/radio-bbc |
Gambo for Controller! Or if not, how about a new ministerial post: Chancellor of Broadcasting. |
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MadeinSurrey
Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 3130 Location: The Beautiful South
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Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 8:50 am Post subject: |
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Gambo speaks a lot of sense: of course it's absurd that Lesley D lost her job but Ross keeps his.
He's so right about radio requiring a particular skill set, and it's plain that a lot of the tv faces just don't have it. _________________ MiS |
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Boy Perkins
Joined: 18 Dec 2008 Posts: 128
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Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 9:08 am Post subject: |
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Moral of the story... Keep your mouth shut about anyone and anything with any influence. Unless of course your self respect means more than crawling up the ladder... |
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Nickherts
Joined: 12 Mar 2007 Posts: 15 Location: Hertfordshire
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Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 9:49 pm Post subject: |
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Gambo's position at Radio 2 is only under threat if the next controller is... Lesley Douglas. Its a shame if she feels that Paul didn't support her but the fact is her judgement in hiring Brand was proved to be horribly wrong. |
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Lord Evan Elpuss
Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 3417 Location: Cloud Cuckoo Land
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Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 9:58 pm Post subject: |
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Brand wasn't her only questionable appointment in my opinion. And no, for once Evans is not foremost in my mind when I say that, even though I am still an Evans 'refusenik'. Just as bad a signing as Brand was is George Lamb on 6 music. _________________ Lord Evan Elpuss, Your ideal job is a Lumberjack. |
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