So Jo Whiley has got what she wanted

[mydogmymate]

Simon Mayo is leaving radio 2. AIBU to think he's been pushed out?

Many people protested against Jo Whiley joining the show but obviously the BBC don't care what we think 🤬

[Riversleep]

I don't think that's what she's saying. She's saying she was abused on social media to a point where she couldn't go out of her house. I would have preferred the show to stay the old way and I don't enjoy her as a broadcaster, but I feel sorry for her being abused so outrageously. The responsibility for that lies with the people who did the abusing.
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[slippermaiden]

I think the show has lost listeners due to Grimmy's new show in radio 1 being at the same time. I always listened to radio 2 at home time until Radio 1 had a shake up, Grimmy makes me laugh too much!

[A580Hojas]

Not surprised NerrSnerr.

Whoever came up with the idea of the jointly presented show was wrong. I don't suppose Jo wanted to be chatting to kids on their way to great Aunty Doreen's 70th birthday party for a moment.

[NerrSnerr]

www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-46021053

[A580Hojas]

I don't mind Steve Wright. He is brilliant at interviews.

[A580Hojas]

@Deliphant - what show does Danny Baker do on R2?

[A580Hojas]

I'm really uncomfortable with the level of vitriol that has been aimed at Jo Wiley by some posters on Mumsnet just because they are upset about their beloved gettingalittledull Drivetime show.

This from Gabsalot being a prime example: "jo wiley is an annoying arselicker and thins shes so down with trkids"

But I guess Jo could probably put together a more legible post.

The show has grown on me and now I'm a bit sad they are both going.

Shan't be listening to Sara Cox.

Totally agree about Jeremy Vine "bed blocking" - greedy fecker.

[AutoFillUsername]

Gosh I hope not Cambs, I will get it deleted.

[Cambalamb]

Happy it's Sara on Drive Time. Would still have preferred Simon and his old team.

[Cambalamb]

Auto looks libellous to me!

[Cambalamb]

Love Steve Wright silly boy!

[overnightangel]

And Steve Wright is horrendous also .
Think that covers it!

[overnightangel]

Tarbuck is horrendous too

[overnightangel]

Radio 2:
The good....
Whiley, Mayo, Norton, Maconie,
Ball, Feltz, Radcliffe

The bad.....
Carr, O’Leary, Evans and Vine all make me switch off instantly. Evans was great when he first moved across but utterly cringeworthy now

[drivinmecrazy]

FWIW I think if nothing else it's fantastic that women now have 3 of the prime time daily shows on radio 2.

[StrippingLLamaWhisperer]

I listen to radio for bantz, not music? Cant believe they replaced chris evans with the female chris evans, zoe ball. Wowww pysh the boat out r2

Glad cox is in.....how the hell does steve wright do it though - awfuuulllllllll!

[cardibach]

Jeanclaude I do that. I also like to listen to radio sometimes to hear music I haven’t heard of orsome interesting interviews (maybe with people I wouldn’t have thought to look for in podcasts).
Kitchen yes - she sounds really childish t me, and her features are really annoying when she covers breakfast - Strictly Mum Dancing for example. Great radio feature...

[Jeanclaudejackety]

Radio 2 is shite anyway all you people getting worked up over it are quite hilarious, just Bluetooth your Spotify off your phone and listen to podcasts or your own music library like a normal person!

[TheKitchenWitch]

So, as expected, Sara Cox has got it.

I'll give it a go - it surely can't be worse than the disaster of Jo and Simon together - but she always puts me in mind of a children's presenter, I somehow can't really take her very seriously, so I suspect it won't be my thing.

All change....

[ChoccyJules]

Oh please take Nihal.
What I dislike the most is he says ‘we and you (the latter meaning us the listeners)’ all the time, whereas good presenters at least act as if we’re all on the same level. Sir Terry and Chris Evans are examples of this, whatever you think of Chris, who I know is marmite.

[derxa]

Send Nihal Arthanayake to do the show in R2, then at least I won’t have to listen to him on R5 Oh my god he's painful. He takes woolly liberal leftism to new heights. Not that I'm against woolly liberal lefties per se. I just suspect he doesn't really believe in any of it.

[Deliphant]

Yes I like the phrase bed-blocking! Jimmy Young (ironically Jeremy Vine's predecessor) was retired from his show at the age of 81, and he went with such bad-grace. He was 81 FGS - and he couldn't be grateful or see that it was time to give someone else a chance!

And he got another show anyway..

[Deliphant]

Agree it's unfair to blame Jo.

And also agree that Bobbi is good - and does seem a waste to limit her to traffic.
Re steve Wright - yes can't believe his longevity! And his pay! When the whole BBc pay thing came out Janet street Porter wrote that it basically comes down to people's agents and how good they are at negotiating - he must have a bloody good agent.

And the fuss generated when Chris Evans announced he was leaving radio 2 - you would think someone had died. He is (now, wasn't in the 90s) the very epitome of smarminess - every guest is gushed over. I like Simon Mayo because he is not like that.

The only other R2 presenters i really like are Graham Norton, Alan Carr and Mel Sykes and Danny Baker.

[Riversleep]

I think it's a bit selfish or Jeremy Vine to have carried on after he got The Wright Stuff. It's like bed blocking. He got made to take a slight pay cut and 'had' to take a second job? If you don't want to do it for the pay then let someone else have a go. I'm resigned to Steve Wright being taken out in a box.