20-02-2024, 11:42 AM
(19-02-2024, 10:37 PM)Steve in Pudsey Wrote: I suspect you're right that what happened behind the scenes will have played a part in how this has played out. I imagine there would be some form of risk assessment of what could go wrong if they left him on air (I hesitate the use the phrase "doing a DLT" after recent revelations)It'll be partly that, although I'm sure like others who've left for Global or Bauer he'd be professional enough not to promote his new employers on air, nor slag off his current one. It's not a DLT problem, nor a Danny Baker situation where he's unhappy with the management
The problem will be more to do with confidentiality and competition. The longer he's at Radio 1 the more he'll know about what the station's got coming up in the next 6 months.... what their promotions will be, any special programmes coming up. Think of the next Greg James stunt for example, they'll be thinking about that now and they won't want their rivals breakfast show host knowing when it is or what they're doing.
With my two examples above it was the same... The news presenter worked in a newsroom where items were being planned for the next 6 months. My friend who worked in Soho dealt with customers, they didn't want the contacts taken over or him telling them where he was going