Articles tagged It Shouldn't Happen to a Radio Presenter:
It Shouldn't Happen to a Radio Presenter 43: Interviewing a Friend Who's Become the Enemy of Another Friend
- 25 Mar 2016
I was on a panel the other day with Marina Hyde, the Guardian columnist. She said she never goes to media or political parties because she thinks if she speaks to any well known people or becomes friends with them she wouldn’t be able to write what she wants about them in ...
It Shouldn't Happen to a Radio Presenter 42: How to Lose a Listener
- 6 Jan 2016
Today we were talking (yet again) about Jeremy Corbyn’s Shadow Cabinet reshuffle. A listener phoned in to tell me how clever he had been, as a Conservative, to vote for Corbyn in the Labour leadership election. I lost my rag a little and told him he was being pathetic. It ...
It Shouldn't Happen to a Radio Presenter 41: The Consequences of Radio Regulation
- 30 Nov 2015
These are two short excerpts from my LBC show today. The first was part of an interview I did with Bernadette Smyth from the Northern Irish Pro Life group ‘Precious Life’. Now I have a pragmatic view on abortion issues, but I am not unsympathetic to the pro-life lobby. But...
It Shouldn't Happen to a Radio Presenter 40: When a Caller Tells You She Thinks You Should Be Killed...
- 21 Oct 2015
If you think the battle for gay equality is won, listen to this shocking call from Zainab, a 22 year old muslim woman who truly believes gay muslims (and presumably all other gays) should, a la Isis, be thrown off the top of buildings and be killed. She is followed by Soha...
It Shouldn't Happen to a Radio Presenter 39: And Over to the Travel
- 10 Oct 2015
For reasons best known to myself I have always wanted to read a travel bulletin. Well, on Thursday I did! I blackmailed James Rea, Managing Editor of LBC, into letting me do it on Shelagh Fogarty’s show by offering to donate money to the Global Radio Make Some Noise Appeal. He...
It Shouldn't Happen to a Radio Presenter 38: When an Interviewee Goes Rogue...
- 30 Sep 2015
Yesterday on my LBC show I did something I’ve never done before. I terminated an interview because the guest wouldn’t stop ranting and refused to engage with the questions I was putting. We were discussing whether Britain should pay reparations to Jamaica for its part in t...
It Shouldn't Happen to a Radio Presenter 37: Six Years on LBC - But It's Not About Me...
- 20 Sep 2015
Six years ago this week I broadcast my first show on LBC. Five years ago today I started my first daily show. It’s the most wonderful privilege and the best job I have ever had, in part due to the the people I work with but mainly due to the people who take the time to call in...
It Shouldn't Happen to a Radio Presenter 36: When a Politician Insists on Sticking to a Script (Yes, You Priti Patel!)
- 12 Sep 2015
I love interviewing people. I even love interviewing politicians. I usually manage to get them to say interesting things. But there are some politicians who, no matter how hard you try, are always going to stick to a script that has been drilled into them by a party spin d...
It Shouldn't Happen to a Radio Presenter 35: Staying Classy When Saying Goodbye
- 12 Sep 2015
Every radio presenter knows that at some point, they will leave their radio station. Some see it coming. Some don’t. Some get to broadcast a final show to say goodbye, others don’t. Today XFM’s breakfast show host Jon Holmes broadcast his final show for the station. His...
It Shouldn't Happen to a Radio Presenter 34: When Four Hours Become Three
- 31 Aug 2015
I’m back on the radio tomorrow after my summer holidays. I’m raring to go, to be honest as I’ve really missed it. I always need two weeks off in the summer to recharge my batteries and believe me, I’m at 100% charge again! From now on the show will be three hours long and f...