The transcript from our recent interview with Hallam FM's Nick Margerrison has now been posted online. You can read the interview by going to the 'Local Interviews' forum or clicking this link: http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?s=&threadid=14961

Please feel free to use this topic to post your feedback and thoughts on our interview.

Very good. Not sure he's right about the Radio Two audience figures though. I heard they were up on last year.

The last Radio 2 figures (out last week) were down.

You'll have to take my word for it, as it's unlikely they're going to broadcast that fact.

We get all the radio listening figures sent to Hallam FM for this area. I've seen them.

NM

The BBC's report that "BBC Radio 2 has attracted an extra 530,000 listeners" is here (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/3936361.stm)

Yes this is backed up here

http://media.guardian.co.uk/rajars/story/0,13281,1271834,00.html

You may have to be registered to read but it basically backs up what the bbc link says

said in the sheffield star hallam has taken over radio 2 in listening figures for south yorkshire

Good interview, although I must admit I've never heard Nick's show as I'm a Mark Radcliffe fan.

Does Nick know that Chris Moyles takes the mick out of him now and again? :-)

Originally posted by Murph
Does Nick know that Chris Moyles takes the mick out of him now and again? :-)
I would imagine that Nick wouldn't be too bothered... like he says, some DJs just talk about drinking beer (etc.) all day.

Yup I do know about Moyles' obsession with the show. He's not really my cup of tea nowadays (he used to be good years ago) so I've not heard him on his new show much. I wish him all the best though I'd politely insist that he thanks me by name on air every time he rips my stuff off.

My only problem with what he does is that it's nothing new. He has also in my opinion dramatically sold out. All that TV nonsense was nothing short of embarrasing. See I'm a big radio fan and I thought Moyles had the chance of doing something new and really making an impact on the radio world at one point. Instead he's ******* his talent away being a wacky breakfast show jock who thinks he's cutting edge. His comedy is very lazy as well.

As for the Radio 2 figures, I'm not sure about them going up nationally but in our area they really buggered things up this time round.

NM

PS - That Star article annoyed me a bit. I would like to state on record that the Hallam FM bosses have NEVER asked me to be naughty or rude or contro-f***ing-versial.

I hate that idea! There is NOTHING controversial about my show at all. The idea is laughable. In all seriousness if I could broadcast the conversations you or anyone else for that matter has in their normal day to day life, you'd discover that some people would take issue with your opinions. What to you are mundane everyday conversations and opinions would end up getting big heavy serious complaints sent in to the station. Real life would be labelled controversial if you put it on the radio. It's stupid but true. You shouldn't buy into it though. In fact you should actively stamp out the myth if you can. It'd make my life a lot easier.

lo nick - i often listen to bits of your show, mainly because it's so funny to listen to people's reactions - you have a remarkable ability to draw out someone's opinion, argue the reverse and leave them speachless. keep up the good work, it's great to listen to someone who has their own style for once.

Thanks mate.

NM

Agree with moldano comments and would like to add, if people dont know they are being wound up then they deserve whatever they get. Good Show


Dragon

What I like and also what I think makes the show so popular is the fact that the callers must know what to expect yet they are willing to be shot down in flames.

A little bit akin to masochism maybe?

My wife isnt impressed though because when I'm on evenings and driving home I can be sat on the drive for another 10 mins listening before I switch the engine off and its a diesel!!

Keep it up Nick

Everyone's being very nice.

Thankyou.

NM

Originally posted by coopster1974
My wife isnt impressed though because when I'm on evenings and driving home I can be sat on the drive for another 10 mins listening before I switch the engine off and its a diesel!!

Keep it up Nick

Why leave the engine running? Surely you know that the first position on your ignition key activates the electrics (including the radio) without the need to start the engine, or even illuminate the dash warning lights.

Originally posted by Maldonado
lo nick - i often listen to bits of your show, mainly because it's so funny to listen to people's reactions - you have a remarkable ability to draw out someone's opinion, argue the reverse and leave them speachless. keep up the good work, it's great to listen to someone who has their own style for once.

Just like Mark Meadowcroft, in fact, who presented the Hallam phone-in 8/9 years ago.

He used to get very annoyed with people who a) couldn't argye their case coherently or b) came on air and asked something they could find out at the Citizens' Advice Bureau.

Anyone know what he is doing now?

Originally posted by mojoworking
Why leave the engine running? Surely you know that the first position on your ignition key activates the electrics (including the radio) without the need to start the engine, or even illuminate the dash warning lights.

Been there before and drained my battery - dont want to make that mistake again.

Nick if you read this i would like to congratulate you on your fantastic show that you put on every night and have done for past 9 months or so (i think) now. I have listened to every single show except for one. Your talk show brightens up my evening every night (Sun-Thurs) anyway. I think you are the best talk show host hallam have had since Phoneboy did it back in 2002 for 6 weeks or so. Late Night Lucio was pretty good aswell, although he played a little too much music for a talkshow. You seem to talk a lot of sense, most of the time anyway lol.
Best for the future success of the show

HI nick ive been listning for a few weeks and i have to say im HOOKED when i finaly get time to ring the show i will coz i have a few things to ask you and say. i think you are the best Radio presenter hallem has ever ha if not the best in uk. nick for
EL PRESADENTE

i listend to the show about best cartoons and no one said

X-Men

keep up the good work nick you should be on for longer

I realised the other day that I've been listening since October! As much as I can, but I haven't heard it for over a month due to holidays in tents!

i only listen to his show now and again but when i do there is always an idiot that says they dont like the show etc etc yeh everyones entitled to there opinion but why dont they just listen to something else instead or are they too thick to do that!!

Nick should just keep doin what he's doin---his job.

I also enjoyed Phoneboy's show. I think in a few years time he'd do well to move back into doing a talkshow. He's a naturally funny person and that really came through on air. You can of course still hear him on evenings before 11pm.

Thanks to everyone who's being nice.

As for why don't people listen to something else? There's nothing else on. Haven't you noticed? It's all rubbish. The second problem is even the people who hate the show can still become addicted to it. I hate cigarettes but I'm hooked on 'em and in fact I'm off to have one now!

NM

the reson people who dont like you listen is so thay have something to moan about so thay are not important

im a chef get me out of here i really want to get into music and have a job in music but i dont feel i could be a radio presenter

altho i am the best person in the world everyone wants to be me and everyone wants to be with me

i am brilliant lol i am god and i didnt creatate everything because it isnt all perfect

(ego trip end)

thanks nick your a GEEZER

WILL END THIS WORLD

religion will end this world because religion is the worst thing ever because people belives in god and others belive in ala and other gods people belive in diffrent things but just because people dont agree thay will fight and kill

and religion will defeat us because no one can agree

Nick, I have not honestly heard your show for 3 or 4 months as I have had a FUBAR's car with no leading cable from ariel to box - I must admit this is a MAJOR problem and as so I WILL say this - I have my FM Radio "dials" 1-6 which my car has...

1> 105.6 > Galaxy 105
2> 105.1 > As above but with an alternate frequency.

3> 97.4 > Hallam FM (Evenin's if it was almost was asked)
4> ^^^ AT 103.4
5> 101.1 > BBC Classical
6> Real Radio.

Before anyone says this I will admit NORMALY I HAVE X

Originally posted by Nicholarse
As for why don't people listen to something else? There's nothing else on. Haven't you noticed? It's all rubbish.NM

Not quite true... Scottie does a good phone in on Magic AM at night, and I switch over to that when I'm driving if Nicholarse is being too boring or repetitive. Pity its not on FM though!

i disagree scotty's show is boring i used to listen to it (this was when i didn't know about hallam's talk show at night) it was so boring that i watched TV!!! and then a friend said to me did you know hallam did a talk show i didn't so i tuned in that night and i've been hooked ever since. i hate going on holiday because i leave yorkshire and i can't get hallam :(

No offence to Nick but who wants to listen to the windging public going on about useless and uninformative clap trap.
I mean, come on 'My boyfriends just left me after a week i can't cope'. Or some boring footy fan going on about some boring footy player.
Radio's about music and i much prefer to listen to Radio 2 than some talk rubbish.
I'm sure Nicks a good DJ and does a fine job but life in general is deppressing enough, not personally but politicly and its worse than watching East enders.
Put a comedy show on so we can have a laugh and leave the sad suicidal callers off our air waves.

music gets boring all day repeating the same songs, with a chat show you get to air your view and listen to other peoples ok so the subjects may be the same now and again but you can ring up on no topic night and talk about what ever you want!

Originally posted by Cycleracer
No offence to Nick but who wants to listen to the windging public going on about useless and uninformative clap trap.
I mean, come on 'My boyfriends just left me after a week i can't cope'. Or some boring footy fan going on about some boring footy player.
Radio's about music and i much prefer to listen to Radio 2 than some talk rubbish.
I'm sure Nicks a good DJ and does a fine job but life in general is deppressing enough, not personally but politicly and its worse than watching East enders.
Put a comedy show on so we can have a laugh and leave the sad suicidal callers off our air waves.

You've never even listened to this radio show have you mate?

We only have one suicidal caller ... and a very nice person they are as well. We rarely have conversations about football as I think it's a form of mind control, a bit like pop music. I've certainly not discussed many people's relationships on the show, apart from my own.

Makes me wonder how many other things you comment on without knowing anything about them?

It's a shame because you are criticising the listeners for being uninformed in a post which suggests the same thing about you. So to be honest, without intending any offence, I suggest you're not the sort of person to listen to a show like mine. We're the opposite of what you'd expect and if you rang in I suspect you'd only embarrass yourself. As you have with this post.

All the best luv.

;)

NM

Two similar threads going on in tandem... to avoid repetition I'll close this one. To carry on the discussion head to:
http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?s=&threadid=12918