They had travel news every 20 mins through until 1am and then from 4am which I assume is not normal.
I've not listened to Radio Manchester for sometime (they lost me when they dropped Beswick at lunchtimes, he's not suited to breakfast) but travel is usually every 20 minutes up until 1.00am, but as you said it was mentioned on NWT that RM was on air all night. I think they're a 24 hour station anyway, but do they share with Radio's Merseyside and Lancashire?
The late show is shared with BBC Lancashire. This causes Lancashire to have travel news every 15 mins until 7pm and then nothing until they suddenly get it every 20 mins from 10pm!
The overnight service is unique to Manchester I believe and are they the only local radio station outside London to run 24 hours a day?
The late show is shared with BBC Lancashire. This causes Lancashire to have travel news every 15 mins until 7pm and then nothing until they suddenly get it every 20 mins from 10pm!
The overnight service is unique to Manchester I believe and are they the only local radio station outside London to run 24 hours a day?
How can Manchester afford an overnight service but WM can't?
I don't think Manchester are usually live overnight, it's usually a voicetracked show playing out highlights of the day's output.
I can't imagine it's that expensive to get each show producer to "cart up" their best bits and for somebody (usually Stuart Barrett, ex Radio Leeds and currently of BBC Yorkshire pre-recorded continuity announcements, and whose day job is Station Sound Producer at Manchester) to record some links and the let the automation play it out overnight.
Radio Leeds used to be local all night but dropped that a while ago, but keep a token couple of hours that the other stations in Yorkshire don't take after the regional late show before going to 5 Live.
Gordon announced at the end of tonight's programme that he'll be presenting alongside Dianne tomorrow and Friday! (it's been Kate Simms Monday-Wednesday this week)
Gordon announced at the end of tonight's programme that he'll be presenting alongside Dianne tomorrow and Friday! (it's been Kate Simms Monday-Wednesday this week)
The bottom line is that she isn't a qualified journalist, which is what matters. A very stupid decision. What about someone who is, like Naomi or Annabel? She'll be so full of herself after this, although I am surprised it hasn't happened sooner.
Gordon announced at the end of tonight's programme that he'll be presenting alongside Dianne tomorrow and Friday! (it's been Kate Simms Monday-Wednesday this week)
The bottom line is that she isn't a qualified journalist, which is what matters. A very stupid decision. What about someone who is, like Naomi or Annabel? She'll be so full of herself after this, although I am surprised it hasn't happened sooner.
It's the summer holidays, maybe they're short, or maybe letting viewers see Gordon and Dianne present together before Gordon retires in the Autumn, she's presented NWT bulletins before and she's competent enough. Don't forget it's only for 3 days, and some of us prefer Dianne to Ranvir, not that she's a bad presenter, but I think she works better on her own.
It would be very stupid if they brought Eno in to do the weather when Dianne is already there. Will she or won't she?! EDIT: That's a no. Would it not have been better to have Gordon on his own, Dianne do the weather, and then not pay someone else to come in to do Dianne's job. That seems sense to me!
Hi guys. A bit of a lurker for years here and so this is my first post.
aconnell, you seem to really have it in for Dianne after reading your last couple of contributions. I don't think there was ever any doubt that Eno was going to be brought in to do the weather this evening. Ranvir doesn't read the weather when she reads the news (and theoretically she could) so why would Dianne. From a cost perspective, this isn't overtime in a factory, I assume that they are all salaried and contracted so would it have cost anymore?
As for her peformance this evening. I thought she was pretty good, she is familiar to viewers and well liked on the face of things. Technically she's not a trained journalist so I am led to believe but she did a good job this evening and one has to wonder that when there is a journalist present, whether there is a steadfast need for the co-presenter to be aswell, particularly on a regional news programme.
Anyone get the impression that Dianne is being lined up as a long term Ranvir substitute or even replacement?