To be bemused by Radio 2 today?

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Romesh Ranganathan show with Sally Traffic messing around and just talking all the time and not playing music? I don't want to listen to them chattering away as if there's no audience.

Infuriating

Infuriated is a bit strong from PP, you can just change stations?

I turn over if his show is on. I think he has no rapport with people who call in and I get bored of his chatter.

Radio 2 is awful at the weekend.

I find making a traffic person a co-presenter annoying, this is what is happening, they're taking over! Richie Anderson was fine and was a DJ before doing that role and is fine on his own show but the others who are overexposed are puzzling. @Bougainsillier I like it on Sunday after Elaine Paige has finished.

I don't listen to Radio 2 so I can't comment on this particular show.

But on a similar theme I would like to have listened to the Radio5live coverage of the Australian Open. But the absolutely appalling Gigi Salmon makes it impossible because not only does she bang on endlessly about idiotic things she actively talks over and prevents people giving any coverage of what is actually going on in the match they are supposed to be covering. You can hear the ball being hit in the background and the crowd reactions but have actually no idea of what's going on because the commentary team are laughing and chatting amongst themselves. Absolutely annoying and frustrating.

All these radio "personalities" in love with their own voices

I can't stand Sally Traffic! She is dreadful at delivering the traffic news! So many 'ums', stumbling over her words, mumbling - when I'm driving I want to know if there's a problem on my route and she fails miserably to let me know in a coherent manner. Why is she given so much airtime?!

Vernon is starting to grate now, far too much shrieking, giggling and waffling on with Janice/Janine.

Zip it! I listen for the music not your inane yakking.

I feel sorry for Sally, is she getting paid for all this interaction? She probably earns a fraction of what RR does, sounds like radio2 are trying to get a cohost on the cheap.

Why can't they just play music? Or mostly music? No-one cares about what the presenters have to say.

Surely the presenter is part of the draw of a radio station?
else you’d just pop some music on?

Just twiddle your dial!

I loved the rapport between Sally traffic and Johnnie Walker when he used to do the drivetime show.

I tend not to have the radio on at the weekend but I was listening to it I'm the car today and had a few laugh out loud moments this morning, especially when they were talking about made up rapper names and band names.

I love listening to the presenters chatting. I find it funny and interesting. If I wanted to listen to music I'd just use Spotify.

It can be serendipitous to hear a song you haven’t heard for a long time. Also there is still something about shared experience - everyone listening to the same thing at the same time. Or if you’re not sure what you’re in the mood for. I’m almost always driving when I have the radio on and it’s often quicker to just press radio than faff on with iTunes.

I can’t listen to RR though. He is dreadful; as is Vernon Kay. I liked Ken Bruce. I don’t mind Sarah Cox.

I like listening to the presenters on Radio 2 too, it makes me laugh. It's a good mix of chat and music. I prefer radio to Spotify or other streaming music.

Trouble is Sally traffic is an outdated way of getting traffic news. She needs retiring.

They're on every bloody show. Also whether I turn over or not doesn't remove the problem, and it does seem to be an irritating thing for more people than just me.

Apart from Liza Tarbuck who is the best presenter on all radio.

Running joke in our house that Sally must know where all the bodies are buried as she has been increasing her part over the years!
Im sure she’s a lovely woman - I just dont enjoy hearing her waffling on

I really like Sally Traffic and Romesh’s chat. I find it very funny because he obviously finds her hilarious. I love it that she’s still on Radio 2 because I think back to her time with Johnny Walker.
honestly can’t stand Vernon Kay. I was listening the other day and he sounded like he was in a really bad mood. He was really unpleasant. I can’t remember in all the years listening to radio ever thinking that the presenter is in a bad mood. I don’t listen to Jeremy Vine for obvious reasons. I really like Trevor Nelson. He’s been such a great addition to the daytime. Not massively keen on Sara Cox. Like Vernon she can sometimes be a bit tetchy. Love Jo.

Sally Traffic has gone off the boil recently. The other week it was ramblings of a mad women. I think the traffic presenters are trying to follow Ritchie Anderson and failing. Stick to the day job and knowing what the proper name of junction 12 of the M6 is or whatever

Then you run the risk of tuning in to Jenny bloody Powell (Greatest Hits Radio) who only seems capable of saying inanities like ‘and here’s a record for you, now’, and ‘that was a record for you, there’.

No, she's also annoying. To me anyway but the music she plays is so different it's really worth listening to. I also like the lack of audience participation.

What a pity there are only two radio stations to choose from.