[Stooky Bill]

Seemed an odd choice to me when I first heard it and I was surprised that I've read people being positive over it. But I hadn't realised he'd been doing fill ins on Radio 2 recently.

I imagine the appointment won't go down well amongst a lot of the older Radio 2 listeners, and having the headline about him being an 'ITV presenter won't help'.

I wasn't that keen on him during his short stint on Radio X, but perhaps Radio 2 suits him better

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I know it's not quite the same, (though given local radio's become a 10 hits in a row and a bit of speech lately),  but it's a kick in the teeth for all those local BBC presenters who'll be losing their jobs soon.

That would never happen. It's currently the most listened to radio programme in the country, they're not going to hire someone unknown from Radio Suffolk to present it. 

That's not to say there's not a pathway for someone good from local radio to get onto Radio 2, but it's by doing fill ins and try outs and building up experience and a reputation