The midday current affairs slot on Radio 2 just isn't the same without Jimmy Young. I know it's twelve years since JV took over but I can't warm to him at all. He constantly interrupts his guests, has a generally abrasive manner and has difficulty coping when two or more guests have a difference of opinion. I wish the phone-in element would be scrapped as well; another aspect JV can't seem to control. When two listeners start squabbling on the telephone over national radio it makes me want to switch the radio off.
Jimmy Young, on the other hand, was my broadcasting hero. I grew up listening to his programme. I concede his playlist was rather limited and parts of his patter were scripted. But he was a reassuring presence on the radio, a first class interviewer and had a great rapport with Bill Thomas, Tony DeAngeli etc. I still miss the JY prog 
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