Pet hate Radio dj

joneve

Not sure if this has been mentioned already because skim read...but I had to stop listening to R2 as I'd probably end up going postal if I heard Steve Wright ruin one more song by insisting on singing over the end of it. Fucking knob. 

fandango

joneve said:

Not sure if this has been mentioned already because skim read...but I had to stop listening to R2 as I'd probably end up going postal if I heard Steve Wright ruin one more song by insisting on singing. over the end of it. Fucking knob. 

Despite all the criticism directed towards Steve Wright, at least his diction is generally good, and I think he's got a (reasonably) acceptable radio voice. Yes it's very 'London', but far preferable to some of the indecipherable voices that can be found elsewhere. Maybe that's the problem - we can actually make out what he says. The other part of the problem with Wright, is that he hasn't changed his show to any real degree in years. Quite possible a fresh producer/assistant and a kick up the backside to revitalise his show might reap some reward for the listener. 

To provide some semblance of balance, I couldn't ever gel with the late Sir Terry Wogan on the radio. I think maybe you had to be a regular to to really appreciate how great he was. RIP Sir Terry.

boogieman

fandango said:

joneve said:

Not sure if this has been mentioned already because skim read...but I had to stop listening to R2 as I'd probably end up going postal if I heard Steve Wright ruin one more song by insisting on singing. over the end of it. Fucking knob. 

Despite all the criticism directed towards Steve Wright, at least his diction is generally good, and I think he's got a (reasonably) acceptable radio voice. Yes it's very 'London', but far preferable to some of the indecipherable voices that can be found elsewhere. Maybe that's the problem - we can actually make out what he says. The other part of the problem with Wright, is that he hasn't changed his show to any real degree in years. Quite possible a fresh producer/assistant and a kick up the backside to revitalise his show might reap some reward for the listener. 

To provide some semblance of balance, I couldn't ever gel with the late Sir Terry Wogan on the radio. I think maybe you had to be a regular to to really appreciate how great he was. RIP Sir Terry.

The difference is, Wogan was hilarious at times, certainly if you were of a certain age. Steve Wright is a wanker all the time, not matter what age you are. 

Jalapeno

ICBM said:

Steve Wright.

Rhymes with Shoot On Sight for a reason.

This.   How he is still relevant these days is beyond me .... he was only ever Kenny Everitt Lite at best, and that was 20-30 years ago !

Not quite so bad, but still iffy (in no particular order) - Anneka Rice, Lisa Tarbuck, Elaine Page - common theme is that they fall over their own words regularly. The Organist Entertains (yech !(

Love - Whispering Bob, Jamie Cullum, Jo Wiley, and late-night Jonathan Ross & Jools (much better than TV)

Reverend

I struggle to think when I last listened to music radio. 

Tommy Vance was a fave. 
Back in the 80s I also liked Mike Allen. Actually Tim Westwood was pretty good back then
 

mar10

Radio 1 tw@ts
 
Nick grimshaw... fuck off, bring back Scott mills lol

& that ginger tosser matt edmundson

omg, why? Go back to kids tv

(edit no offence to gingerz he’s just a bellend)

Foster

When I was at college I used to enjoy listening to Toby Foster on BBC Sheffield in a morning during the drive to college.

These days it's Radio 6, Radio 4 and Radio 4 Extra.

I've found that if I set my DAB radio to turn on an hour before I'm due to wake up, leave it at a lowish volume and tuned to Radio 4 Extra I get really trippy dreams!

Philly_Q

Jalapeno said:

ICBM said:

Steve Wright.

Rhymes with Shoot On Sight for a reason.

This.   How he is still relevant these days is beyond me .... he was only ever Kenny Everitt Lite at best, and that was 20-30 years ago !

I always thought Adrian Juste was Kenny Everettt Lite, but to be honest I can barely remember what he sounded like now.

Jalapeno

Philly_Q said:

Jalapeno said:

ICBM said:

Steve Wright.

Rhymes with Shoot On Sight for a reason.

This.   How he is still relevant these days is beyond me .... he was only ever Kenny Everitt Lite at best, and that was 20-30 years ago !

I always thought Adrian Juste was Kenny Everettt Lite, but to be honest I can barely remember what he sounded like now.

Erm ... you may well be correct. Steve Wright is still a self-satisfied knobber though !

DrJazzTap

Podcasts! I'm generally not a fan of the radio. Evans is occasionally tolerable, but he plays some shite music. 

TheMarlin

I only listen to Radio 2,4, and 6.  Mostly Radio 6. 

I’m a big fan of Mark Riley’s show of an evening.  I rarely miss it, more often than not, listen on catchup. Gideon Coe is also pretty good. And old mumbling Mark Radcliffe with Stuart Marconie is worth a listen too.

I’m not a violent man, but I would love to beat the daylights out of Steve Wright, and his whooping and hollering sycophants. The sound of his voice can drive me to instant furious rage. Utter hatred for that self serving gobshyte. 

I love a bit of Radio 4 comedy when I’m cooking.  

Mrs Marlin only likes Magic. The same saccarin sweet six songs all day, and what feels like a half hour of adverts every ten minutes. Drives me up the wall!

i believe I’m getting old!

jonnyburgo

Steve Wright is the worst, I dont know how he's been getting away with it for so long. Zero personality, no opinions on anything just ....shit. 

Same for Chris Evans and his endless chirpy optimism, nobody is that happy all the time, you big fuck off fake.

Philly_Q

TheMarlin said:

Mrs Marlin only likes Magic. The same saccarin sweet six songs all day, and what feels like a half hour of adverts every ten minutes. Drives me up the wall!

Have you ever listened to Heart?  They seem to play She's Like the Wind by Patrick Swayze about 20 times a day.

tone1

Philly_Q said:

TheMarlin said:

Mrs Marlin only likes Magic. The same saccarin sweet six songs all day, and what feels like a half hour of adverts every ten minutes. Drives me up the wall!

Have you ever listened to Heart?  They seem to play She's Like the Wind by Patrick Swayze about 20 times a day.

That’s one of my guilty pleasures....

TheMarlin

Philly_Q said:

TheMarlin said:

Mrs Marlin only likes Magic. The same saccarin sweet six songs all day, and what feels like a half hour of adverts every ten minutes. Drives me up the wall!

Have you ever listened to Heart?  They seem to play She's Like the Wind by Patrick Swayze about 20 times a day.

If we can’t get Magic (DAB is patchy in our area), she listens to Heart.  Or as I call it, ‘Old Fart FM’. 

The rule is, whoever drives chooses the music.  So I drive everywhere.  Our tastes in music are vastly different. She has 20 CD’s, all pop pap..bit of ABBA and Buble, I’ve got thousands of CD’s, and LP’s, the cross over between out tastes is borderline insignificant.  So, we listen to a lot of Rat Pack stuff at home, as it’s somthjng we can both tolerate. I remember blasting ‘Bitter Tea’ by ‘Fire and Wine’ one day while ‘creating’ in the kitchen.  Wifey appeared to be physically distressed by that one, way too avant- garde for her parochial tastes. I put a bit of Melody Gardot on, and she calmed right down. Lovely woman, woeful taste in music 

Emp_Fab

I used to love Johnnie Walker's drivetime show.  I can't stand Steve Wright anymore though.  He was de rigeur in the 80's and genuinely funny.  However, the world has moved on and he hasn't.  I'm surprised he isn't still doing the phone-in characters like Gervais the hairdresser, Sid the manager and singing the "Gay Cavalieros" song.  What boils my piss most about him now is his insistence on sitting on the fence on every subject.  He could interview Dr Mengele and never ask him anything more challenging than what his favourite colour was.

57Deluxe

Dermot O'Dreary Steve Allen Dermot O'Dreary Steve Allen Dermot O'Dreary Steve Allen Dermot O'Dreary Steve Allen Dermot O'Dreary Steve Allen Dermot O'Dreary Steve Allen AND that bloke who does Hard Talk on World Service/telly

FarleyUK

Danny Bowes on Planet Rock.

Beacuse he.

Always.

Seems to talk.

Like this.

About everything.

Dominic

57Deluxe said:

Dermot O'Dreary Steve Allen Dermot O'Dreary Steve Allen Dermot O'Dreary Steve Allen Dermot O'Dreary Steve Allen Dermot O'Dreary Steve Allen Dermot O'Dreary Steve Allen AND that bloke who does Hard Talk on World Service/telly

Must say I can't stand Dermot on the radio especially the saturday afternoon spot on Radio 2 .....he comes across very creepy
.....everything he says is in a hushed whisper as if he's putting a 6 month old drowsy baby to bed.....all slow and hushed
sounds like a perv

boogieman

FarleyUK said:

Danny Bowes on Planet Rock.

Beacuse he.

Always.

Seems to talk.

Like this.

About everything.

He does play some decent music though (although he seems to lob quite a bit of Thunder into the mix, wonder why?   ) My wife made me listen to the horror that is Smooth the other day. Give me Danny Bowes any day.