Radio Leeds

STICKS · Post by **STICKS** » Wed 06 Oct, 2010 10:33 pm

sorry if i sound dummmmm but i listen to Radio Leeds in my workshop every day all of a sudden no Paul Carrington, is it true he is leaving and got a slot on Emmerdale carnt belive he is going .Radio Leeds will have a job on there hands to get someone has good and as talented as he is.

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Thu 07 Oct, 2010 12:42 am

[quotenick="raveydaveyAh well, I shall have to find summat else to listen to as I drive home if that person is to be broadcasting then. I'm confident that you're not on your own there raveydavey - I can't stand the man at all - I believe somebody on here described him as "self obsessed" - the understatement of the Century !!

dogduke · Post by **dogduke** » Thu 07 Oct, 2010 2:35 am

STICKS wrote: sorry if i sound dummmmm but i listen to Radio Leeds in my workshop every day all of a sudden no Paul Carrington, is it true he is leaving and got a slot on Emmerdale carnt belive he is going .Radio Leeds will have a job on there hands to get someone has good and as talented as he is. Paul sadly has been gone for several months.Liz Green and now Andrew Edwards have carved up his spot.Forward planning ?Paul is a great talent along with many other presenters at Radio Leeds but sadly if your face doesn't fit you'r out.Don't know if the Emmerdale thing took off,never watch the soaps.

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Thu 07 Oct, 2010 9:47 am

Well, I certainly never thought I'd consider saying "Come back Andrew and Georgey all is forgiven" but after this morning I almost feel like it. Mr. Kelner and his partner have reached the heights of arrogance and lack of experience or research while "interviewing" a Leeds councillor about the decision to impose "not under 50" restrictions on the lettings policy for a block of flats at West Park. The prattling pair continuously rudely lambasted him about "discrimination" and made sarcastic jibes about the Council thinking that people were drug taking anti social louts until they were 49 and then became pipe and slippers saints at 50. Its a fair bet that Mr. Kelner and Katherine have never tried to get a peaceful evening or a night's sleep while feckless louts partied loudly and strewed unmentionable rubbish everywhere and burgled and intimidated decent folks.I have suffered all this first hand years ago when Grayson Heights at Kirkstall rapidly changed rom a lovely peaceful block full of great people into a crime ridden and filthy dump. I was "lucky" enough to escape on medical grounds. That particular block was eventually sold by the Council and is now privately owned student accommodation.Every quarter of an hour we have also to put up with David James and his undicipherable "trendy" traffic reports - traffic reports that is after he's finished "acting the goat" with the other two.I appreciate, as I've said before, that folks might say "Well you know where the on/off switch is" - that's a very reasonable and valid point but I like the local news and, along with many others, I admit to a certain amount of amusement at the smug self satisfied "own trumpet blowing" throughout the Station's broadcasts. These observations are not confinesd to Radio Leeds either - most local stations have a fair amount of tripe by would be "personalities" - nobody's suggesting "Bring back Lord Reith" - oh I don't know though !!

Optimod · Post by **Optimod** » Thu 07 Oct, 2010 10:11 pm

BLAKEY wrote: Well, I certainly never thought I'd consider saying "Come back Andrew and Georgey all is forgiven" but after this morning I almost feel like it. Mr. Kelner and his partner have reached the heights of arrogance and lack of experience or research while "interviewing" a Leeds councillor about the decision to impose "not under 50" restrictions on the lettings policy for a block of flats at West Park. The prattling pair continuously rudely lambasted him about "discrimination" and made sarcastic jibes about the Council thinking that people were drug taking anti social louts until they were 49 and then became pipe and slippers saints at 50. Its a fair bet that Mr. Kelner and Katherine have never tried to get a peaceful evening or a night's sleep while feckless louts partied loudly and strewed unmentionable rubbish everywhere and burgled and intimidated decent folks. I truly despair at what has become of BBC Radio Leeds. I am a big fan of Martin Kelner but I think he was the wrong choice for breakfast. As for his co host, the only question she seems capable of asking during interviews is "what do you make of that then ?" Is it too much to ask that they employ some decent broadcast journalists? I really wish the station would return to how it was in the mid 1990s when it was a well respected News Talk radio station - almost like a local newspaper of the airwaves.

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Fri 08 Oct, 2010 12:58 pm

[quotenick="Optimod"[I truly despair at what has become of BBC Radio Leeds. I am a big fan of Martin Kelner but I think he was the wrong choice for breakfast. As for his co host, the only question she seems capable of asking during interviews is "what do you make of that then ?" Is it too much to ask that they employ some decent broadcast journalists? I really wish the station would return to how it was in the mid 1990s when it was a well respected News Talk radio station - almost like a local newspaper of the airwaves.It certainly was a pleasure to listen to Radio Leeds in its earlier days- "professional but quietly homely" sums it up I think. I used to like Peter Levy particularly, and his banter with a young and upcoming Paul Hudson was genuinely funny and totally harmless.

BLAKEY · Post by **BLAKEY** » Sun 10 Oct, 2010 11:29 pm

Something else where they are all driving us mad with repetition as if we're thick "or you can text me 81333 and START YOUR MESSAGE WITH LEEDS." The amateur religious Richard Staples just "lost it" altogether this morning and sometimes repeated it three or four times in a sentence.Tomorrow at 3.00pm Andrew Edwards returns to "get you home" for three hours. Already we've had to listen to his "blowing his own trumpet" trailer assuring us of "THE BEST sport, news, travel, music" etc.

Post by **chameleon** » Mon 11 Oct, 2010 12:08 am

BLAKEY wrote: Something else where they are all driving us mad with repetition as if we're thick "or you can text me 81333 and START YOUR MESSAGE WITH LEEDS." The amateur religious Richard Staples just "lost it" altogether this morning and sometimes repeated it three or four times in a sentence.Tomorrow at 3.00pm Andrew Edwards returns to "get you home" for three hours. Already we've had to listen to his "blowing his own trumpet" trailer assuring us of "THE BEST sport, news, travel, music" etc. Aren't these numbers the text equivalent of premium rate call? Alot of news programmes use them - charging YOU to give them news or opinions they can use! There'll always be someone willing to part with their cash for the privilage though - maybe they don't really check their bills

anthonydna · Post by **anthonydna** » Mon 11 Oct, 2010 12:14 am

I love the people who pay a quid to register a "dont know" vote.

dogduke · Post by **dogduke** » Mon 11 Oct, 2010 1:03 am

chameleon wrote: BLAKEY wrote: Something else where they are all driving us mad with repetition as if we're thick "or you can text me 81333 and START YOUR MESSAGE WITH LEEDS." The amateur religious Richard Staples just "lost it" altogether this morning and sometimes repeated it three or four times in a sentence.Tomorrow at 3.00pm Andrew Edwards returns to "get you home" for three hours. Already we've had to listen to his "blowing his own trumpet" trailer assuring us of "THE BEST sport, news, travel, music" etc. Aren't these numbers the text equivalent of premium rate call? Alot of news programmes use them - charging YOU to give them news or opinions they can use! There'll always be someone willing to part with their cash for the privilage though - maybe they don't really check their bills This one is normal service provider rates as are most BBC contacts.They say start your message with the word LEEDS because they use the same number for other progs,start your message WYS,West Yorkshire Sport etc.'Blakey' -----------Keep some decent CD's in the car in case of emergency.