Does anybody here listen to BBC Radio Sheffield? If you do what do you think of all the recent changes?
It's pretty obvious that the target audience for radio Sheff has changed because the station has been revolutionised and not for the better. I'm not averse to change but the standard of broadcasting has definitely declined. I listen to much more radio than telly as I like to get on with other things at the same time but hardly listen to Radio Sheff at all these days. I hate the term 'dumbing down' but can't think of a better description of what has happened. :evil:

I asked the station if I could interview them about their policies and plans for the future. I was then going to post their answers on the forum. However, the person I spoke to firmly (and rather rudely) informed me that they weren't interested and they would only take listener's individual questions. I then asked if they would be interested in showing support for Sheffield Forum by mentioning the site to their listeners. Yet another rude reply informed me that they have their own discussion area. So much for "public" broadcasting :(

Geoff, have you tried Hallam?

Changes are not always for the best and personally I think the changes made in radio sheffield recently are a step backward.

First of all why don't they tell some of their presenters to smarten themselves up, we went to meadowhall when it was giving a show from there.

One presenter called Rony Robinson, was dressed in clothes that I wouldn't be seen dead in, for a man of advanced years the clothes he wore were ridiculous.

He would have looked more at home as a clown in a circus, also that face fungus he wears makes him look scruffy, it is not even cut or trimmed. I felt embarrased just looking at him. :oops: :oops: :oops:

I miss Tony Capstick allthough Toby Foster Is funny in a different way. When he first started his show it was a bit of a shock to the system, I guess no-one likes change.
Any one know what Capstick is doing these days ?

As for Rony Robinson, he is the most genuine broadcaster have have listened to. He can wear what he likes for me, he even did a show in the nude once. Shock horror.:wow:

Originally posted by geoffbowen
I then asked if they would be interested in showing support for Sheffield Forum by mentioning the site to their listeners. Yet another rude reply informed me that they have their own discussion area. So much for "public" broadcasting :(

I'm not surprised they don't support Sheffield Forum. It's a competitor! BBC South Yorkshire has its own messageboard, but it is very poor... :(

I've only been listening to BBC Radio Sheffield over the past couple of months, but I like it. They have this woman with a nice voice on most of the time, and the news is very local (South Yorkshire only, no mention of those villages in North Yorkshire).

And it's a lot better than Radio 1

Not very fair competition as it's all paid for out of our licence fees and not self funded like this forum or any other site.
I don't see a problem with mentioning Sheffield Forum as it is not a business out to make a profit, just like the beeb.

:?

I don't listen to radio Sheffield i,m a radio 2 dedicate but radio stations are trying to find a younger audiance these days and stations like Gallaxy and Hallam loose there elder listeners to stations like Radio 2.
I like a bit of Gallaxy and Hallam but they play the same music and it gets a bit much, so radio 2 and the slipper brigade for me thankyou.
Actually radio 2 is pulling in more young listeners and apparantly the station is become trendy.

Very true, CR

It must be the Terry Wogan effect

;)

Is Winton Cooper still at Radio Sheffield? I used to listen to him every weekend when I was a kid.

Originally posted by The Cycleracer
Actually radio 2 is pulling in more young listeners and apparantly the station is become trendy.
I don't think this is true... I think it's just that younger people are getting older :lol:

hallam fm is the best radio station around. Galaxy is 2nd best...........i used ti have a crush on phoneboy from hallam fm till i met him! ew!

Ah but your only a youngster sammie, don't expect you to listen to Radio 2. OR maybe you do in secret.
Don't tell ya mates though it may ruin your street cred.:lol:

Think the Station is losing its marbles.
The presenters should not be given 3 hour slots as they simply cannot sustain quality output.
I am also unhappy about the airtime devoted to Bluebell Wood
charity -worthy as it may be.
And also the massive output covering football.There is only so much you can say about our local sides.
Nevertheless I still prefer BBC Radio Sheffield to Hallam and Galaxy -those stations are just money-grubbing jukeboxes.
I would like to see a local TV station here in the city -with a helicopter and a team of hungry, newsgatherers reporting on the
full spectrum of the city's life day and night.
Years back Sheffield did have a cable tv station.

Originally posted by BAZZO
The presenters should not be given 3 hour slots as they simply cannot sustain quality output.

Speak for yourself Bazzo. I could listen to that gravelly-voiced lady all day long mate! Her name is...Antonia Brickell ...ooooh her voice sends a shiver down my spine.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/england/radiosheffield/pres_antonia.shtml



And also the massive output covering football.There is only so much you can say about our local sides.
True - whether Doncaster / Chesterfield have found a new ground / chairman, I don't need the story repeating every 15 minutes.


Nevertheless I still prefer BBC Radio Sheffield to Hallam and Galaxy -those stations are just money-grubbing jukeboxes.
Agreed


I would like to see a local TV station here in the city -with a helicopter and a team of hungry, newsgatherers reporting on the full spectrum of the city's life day and night.
Now that would be something! Perhaps one of our Media graduates could take up the challenge?

Just when you thought that Radio Sheffield had reached its barrrel-bottom along comes Alex - a presenter who actually speaks in perfect gibberish.
She conducts a morning programme around a specific topic and invites listeners to ring.All well and good .
Unfortunately today nobody rang in for around half an hour in response to some irrelevant aspect of Uni degrees.
She then began babbling like a stream of consciousness
novel -stabbing at passing thoughts-while somersaulting in a frantic attempt to get listeners to ring.At one point she pleaded for someone to contact her about shoe repairs and cobblers.
In the midst of this psychotic performance she confided that she had spent the previous night watching a video of the Chicago musical.But then recalled that she had ignored a TV programme on C4 highlighting Sheffield's Police crimefighting activities.
Tony Capstick had his bad days but there was the odd strawberry amid the gravy.
This presenter is just stale stew.

Coudn't agree more, about the presenter not Radio Sheffield. I had to turn it off this morning, it's supposed to be a phone in not a listen to.
Look on the bright side, she's only filling in 'till Rony gets back from his hols.

Tony Capstick was pure class.:D

Is it my imagination or is Radio Sheffield manned entirely by people hell bent on pushing left wing views on the good people of Sheffield. Roney Robinson must have been wetting himself with excitement at the Kilroy-Silk episode. He talks nicely to the people who are in the same frame of mind and then tries to tie people in verbal knots who disagree.
This place looks to me like a sort of leftie domain so what do you think.


GEEERRONIMO!!!!!

Whilst I agree with you to a certain point (I mean that is the BBC as a whole, isn't it) I listened to some of that programme and a portion of the people who phone in leave a lot to be desired.

A proportion of them were very biased and one woman I heard even said outright that she 'didn't like Arabs' full stop. I mean, how can you say that on the radio?

To be honest I don't like that phone-in programme, it's seems to be the same people every day phoning up and talking about things they know little about.

I did start a thread here regarding Roney robinson under the title of Radio Sheffield. Has it been moved or hijacked?

It's 2 posts above. Please search the forum before posting threads about such popular topics as Radio Sheffield. I merged your new thread with one of the older topics, as they are both about Radio Sheffield. If you have any questions in the future then please either contact us (http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/misc/contact.php) or post in the site feedback forum.

My mistake,
Not used to it yet!

Originally posted by upholder
I miss Tony Capstick allthough Toby Foster Is funny in a different way. When he first started his show it was a bit of a shock to the system, I guess no-one likes change.
Any one know what Capstick is doing these days ?

As for Rony Robinson, he is the most genuine broadcaster have have listened to. He can wear what he likes for me, he even did a show in the nude once. Shock horror.:wow:

Sadly Tony died a couple of mnths back

dave

The way to influence changes to the programming on BBC Radio Sheffield is to apply to sit on the Advisory Board that discusses its programmes. Unfortunately the closing date for applications was December.

Radio Sheffield is good for one thing and thats the reports it gives out when its been snowing.

........oh and Toby's show!!!

If a doctor ever advises me to get complete rest and not get over excited at all, i will begin listening to Radio Sheffield at once... althought Katrina is a very nice person! :D

Originally posted by foxy27
Radio Sheffield is good for one thing and thats the reports it gives out when its been snowing.

thats true.... its only good to find out when your school/college was shut!!! :P

I xxxxxxx applied for a xxxxxxx job as a xxxxxxx raidio presenter but the xxxxxxx told me my xxxxxxx language was too xxxxxxx bad.
I was jolly upset. :(

Radio Sheffield is either very very good or utter rubbish, theres no in between.

Some of the phone in's Roney does are good but a lot of them are drivel. Roney himself can vary as well but for the most part just gets on my nerves a little.

The dinner time show is pants, theres nothing in it at all that makes me want to listen but I think its main target audiance is women.

Then there is the bright spot on the horizon the Toby Foster show. Its worth the licence fee for this one show alone.

I wish I had been listening when Tony Capstick was on, only heard his memorial special show and it had me in tears, especial the bit at the end about the supertram.

It appeared a little strange that they got Roney to do that show though as I got the impresion that Roney didn't like Tony in some way. Then a few weeks after he had a piece in the Star where he slagged Tony off a bit.

WHAT !!??

Radio Sheffield is fab !

Toby's show is the top of a very interesting, diverse and educational radio tree !

The phone-in's are ace - where else could you hear the 'should the over 50's have sex' debate ?!

The phone in regarding the MP who said that women from Yorkshire always have the tea on the table etc was fantastic !

If you approach Radio Sheffield in the right way and listen with an ironic and sarcastic ear then it's unbeatable.

And at least you don't have to put up with the absolute drivel that commercial stations offer you - both musically and presenter wise.

The folks on commercial radio must have 'dullness training' - for a good example of this listen to Galaxy FM in a morning..

Radio Sheffield ROCKS folks..

Hmmmmmm So what's the best brand of crystal wireless to pick up this station on?
Do they still play the national anthem when they close down and is Neville Chamberlain still prime minister!

Just when you think it can't get any worse what are you confronted with.....Antonia and Toby in the morning and Bernie Clifton in the afternoon, OMG. Do they have a deathwish for the station or what?

If Toby's in the morning....Sass, won't be awake to listen to him.

Originally posted by upholder
...she's only filling in 'till Rony gets back from his hols...

Worked in The Condom Shop for a while, had Rony in for a "Where's Rony" bit, where we gave clues to his location, & the correct guess got a prize...

First call... They guessed spot on (surprised us all), when we asked how they got it so quick, the answer was "just gone past on the bus, saw you standing in the door..."

*sigh*

Originally posted by foxy27
Radio Sheffield is good for one thing and thats the reports it gives out when its been snowing.

........oh and Toby's show!!!

LOL:P

Yep, it was good during the Winter of Discontent in 1979 when you never knew whether you were supposed to go to school or not.

Mind you, I haven't listened to it since.

Very funny thread by the way folks.

I agree that the presenters are rather poor. However, there is nobody there as charmless, talentless and paralytically STUPID as that Lancastrian cloddess, Sarah Cox. I genuinely cannot understand most of what she says. It sounds to me like a bizarre hybrid of Hottentot click-language, William Burroughs- type cut-ups and the kind of disgusting, slurred, drunken noise one might encounter at closing time in a Bolton pub. Nobody is as bad as "Coxy".

I'll second that. I can't stand listening to her, she always sounds drunk. I always turn off when she comes on TV or radio.

Cheers CR. It is a sign of the times[ there I go, sounding like a cynical 40- something] that someone like the moronically-stupid Cox can have a career in the broadcasting media. When I come to power, Cox and various other "celebrities" such as Zoe Ball, Davina Mc Call, Ant and Dec, the wretched Big Brother oafs, louts, ne'er-do-wells, hobbledehoys and slatterns will be sent to a Viet Cong-style "Re-education" Camp, where they can reflect upon their crimes.

Originally posted by Classic Rock
If Toby's in the morning....Sass, won't be awake to listen to him.

Neither will Toby

If Toby and the posh bird are off to the breakfast show whats happening to that grumpy sod Everad and is Roney staying where he is.

Originally posted by hj dary
If Toby and the posh bird are off to the breakfast show whats happening to that grumpy sod Everad and is Roney staying where he is.

Everard is reading the news (what a waste) and I think that Rony is staying put.

He's quite good. Lets hear more about him and his mobile phone!

I can honestly say I've NEVER managed to listen to Radio Sheffield for more than 3 minutes. In which case, you may say I'm uninformed in saying IT'S ABSOLUTE CODSWALLOP.

I've heard the bits with that Anthony Wooton bloke - he's talented! Wonder what happened to his mobile phone though?

Originally posted by Nicholarse
I've heard the bits with that Anthony Wooton bloke - he's talented! Wonder what happened to his mobile phone though?

What are you on about?

I find Radio Sheffield more interesting and useful than Hallam! I'm pleased Toby is moving to the morning slot to replace grumpy Everard - just can't understand how Toby is going to keep gigging and still be in work for 6:00 a.m.! If it's a re-creation of the Toby 'n' posh bird thing they did at Christmas it should be good fun.

Toby - can you stop Antonia talking such tosh? ty

i listen to the radio a lot whilst driving, were talking about 15 hours a week or something.
I very occasionally listen to radio sheffield, but to be honest, it's pretty damn poor. Radio leciester is better, derby okay, nottingham has it's good points. Most of the time i stick to Rad 1 (not Coxy) or Radio 4. Hallam is all music...

I can't identify why sheffield is so bad, because i never left it on for long enough, i guess it just doesn't do anything to engage my interest.

Originally posted by MrHelicopter
Toby - can you stop Antonia talking such tosh? ty

Pleeeeaaasee can she ditch the Womens Realm meets Homes and Gardens style now she's got a 'proper' show (come on Antonia, we know you're reading this) :P

Tobes, am I right in thinking that ED isn't really a presenter (like you I guess) but historically a backroom boy?

Good luck with it anyway... pro-plus is available at all leading chemists, or Phan might be able to recommend something stronger hehe. :thumbsup:

Never really been a Radio Sheffield fan and have certainly never listened to it in the morning but Toby Foster has got me by the short and curlies and I never miss a show.

He makes me giggle everyday and always seems to have a funny story to tell about pretty much everything.

He's banned from Safeways y'know!
Something to do with them not having plastic forks to eat your deli food with and him leaving in a huff and returning several hours later dressed as a scout master, he then ordered 40 meals for his imaginary scout troop and when they had finished preparing them he says "So where's the forks?" and after he was told they didn't have any he kicked off about them leaving little boy scouts to starve and walked out. Hehe, I've always wondered how you got barred from supermarkets. Not sure if it's a nation wide ban or not.

Maybe that story was a load of tosh but sounds like toby's sense of humour, Toby is it true? Are you banned from Safeway?

I heard it was Asda - no more on that story 'till after the court case though.

;)

NM

I'm banned from all sorts of FMCG outlets.

Originally posted by Toby
I'm banned from all sorts of FMCG outlets.
No swearing please

Originally posted by Nicholarse
He's quite good. Lets hear more about him and his mobile phone!

That Anthony Wootton is an amazing talent, wait for his breakthrough on BBC Radio Sheffield in the very near future. Exciting times are coming your way on the BBC's greatest local radio station.

I'm interested in his mobile phone story.

Toby and Antonia, what a great pairing. Their chats on the lunchtime program are fantastic, I can't wait for three hours of that. Breakfast will never be as good when they take over the airwaves.

Originally posted by Toby
I'm banned from all sorts of FMCG outlets.

Go on then, I'll ask. Whats a FMCG outlet?

Well, it's nice to see ILR/Beeb staff supporting each other for once.

Originally posted by hj dary
Go on then, I'll ask. Whats a FMCG outlet?

FMCG stands for fast moving consumer goods.

<waits for gags about items such as loaves with wheels>

What do you get if you cross a loaf of bread and a car?

A loaf with wheels.

Erm - I'll leave the jokes to Toby then shall I?

NM

I thought it was quite good

Toby's jokes are crap anyway!

Thought I'd try Radio Sheffield as it's a few years since I tried last. DJ was talking to someone in Grimsby about scooter parts in Grimsby. That's it, another 10 years before I try again.:rolleyes:

Originally posted by Tony
Good luck with it anyway... pro-plus is available at all leading chemists, or Phan might be able to recommend something stronger hehe. :thumbsup:

Provigil - aka modafinil

The Straight Site - www.provigil.com (although it is now available as a generic)

The 'underground' site - www.modafinil.com

By all accounts the best 'wake me up' available with none of the speedy effects of traditional stimulants, just a:

"memory-improving and mood-brightening psychostimulant. It enhances wakefulness and vigilance"

Keep us posted on the results.

Phan, you never cease to amaze. :thumbsup: :)

Originally posted by Toby
I thought it was quite good

You can use that one in your set if you want.

Or even better perhaps we should send it in to Viz magazine.

;)

NM

Nicholarse should be booked into the Lescar for an open mic spot. I've heard he goes down a roaring success!

I'd love to but it'd clash with my show. Tsk - what a bugger.

;)

NM

Originally posted by max
Thought I'd try Radio Sheffield as it's a few years since I tried last. DJ was talking to someone in Grimsby about scooter parts in Grimsby. That's it, another 10 years before I try again.:rolleyes:

I agree Max. It is dull and dreadful.

Does anybody know what the new line up will be?
Has toby foster left the station?
I only caught the last ten minutes of todays show,so am a bit confused.

Toby's been promoted to breakfast - along with Antonia Brickell. They start together a week on Monday, with Everard heading up the news.
Rony's show moves to 10am to 1pm, Bernie Clifton gets his first regular slot from 1 'til 4 then Sarah Major does drivetime until football heaven as usual at 6.

Originally posted by arsenallad
Toby's been promoted to breakfast - along with Antonia Brickell. They start together a week on Monday, with Everard heading up the news.
Rony's show moves to 10am to 1pm, Bernie Clifton gets his first regular slot from 1 'til 4 then Sarah Major does drivetime until football heaven as usual at 6.
Really surprised that toby has taken the breakfast show,thought it would be a struggle what with all the late nights.

Originally posted by deano
Really surprised that toby has taken the breakfast show,thought it would be a struggle what with all the late nights.

Oh believe me, it will be a struggle!

It's an interesting ride working on BBC Local Radio.

When I first started, I took over from Cappo who had been one of the finest local radio broadcasters ever. I doubt that anyone could ever hope to match him for sheer "localness" and incredible empathy with the listener. When I first went on, the backlash was incredible, and in truth, sometimes a little hard to carry. However, we stuck with it and, over time, brought most people on board. Obviously we still get the odd complaint, but to be honest we pay them very little attention any more, as they are now so few and far between that you have to go with the majority.

Today was the last afternoon show, and I will admit that it felt odd to be packing in a show that is performing so well in the listening figures, and now feels like home. More than anything, I felt sorry for Jamie the producer who has worked so hard, put up with me being an arse sometimes, and still retains as amazing enthusiasm for broadcast. If the truth be told, I would have liked to have done another year on the afternoons, just to let it really fly. However, it didn't work out like that.

I'm looking forward to working with Antonia at breakfast, and I'm certain we'll bring people along with us. When I first started on Chuff there were letters written to The Home Secretary complaining about me. Today we had over 200 messages from people saying they'd miss us in the afternoons.

Now who will agree to give me a knock at five every morning?

Radio Sheffield is going through some sort of identity crisis, I'm sure.

First it dumps it's greatest presenter - ****-artist he may well have been, but it only added to Capstick's cred. It was laughable listening to wannabe presenters producing his shows making snide comments about him every time he failed to turn in due to yet another hangover. But even on an off day suffering a splitting headache due to a night on the tiles, trying to fend off David Markwell screaming in his ear trying to turn the show into a Timmy Mallett Whackaday Funfest, he still was still miles better than the rest of the garbage the station had to offer.

Rony's phone-in is unintentionally hillarious. How many more times can the poor bugger sit and take another call from a sad old fart complaining that his bin wasn't collected? About time he was shunted off to Saga FM. With Everard. And his spitefull comments about Cappo immediately after his death were appalling.

Antonia was brought in after Tony left for the Women's Hour listeners. Which is fine, but a bit dated thinking that Women need a special slot (oo-er, missus) to cover - well, women's things.

And what is it with that Bernard fella? It seems that having a northern accent and forging a career by prancing about with a synthetic ostridge between his thighs impressed some berk enough at Radio Sheffield to headhunt him (suggest an axe next time) from a probable panto in Mablethorpe.

After Cappo was dumped, there was sod-all left to listen to at the station. I listened to Toby Foster more out of grudging morbid curiosity for the first show, wondering which circus freak they'd pulled in off the streets as replacement. I'd have loved to say he's crap just out of loyalty to Cappo, but I ended up listening to his show every day at work - he's a dude. But what does it say about a station that employs Toby Foster at the same time as Bernie Bleedin' Clifton? Struck lucky, that's my view. And not with Bernie Bleedin' Clifton.

Oooh, i'll certainly be listening in when/if im up at that time in the morning..

"kommen sie bitter unt listen.. to kraftwerk!"

If you get that on the show Toby you'll be the greatest man in radio :lol:

Originally posted by Toby

More than anything, I felt sorry for Jamie the producer who has worked so hard, put up with me being an arse sometimes, and still retains as amazing enthusiasm for broadcast.




Now who will agree to give me a knock at five every morning? [/B]

Toby,
what is Jamie going to be doing now ? he's a top bloke and would have been worth while for the station to give him his own show.(we still laugh at the time you had us ringing up saying you had been swearing while he was off line)


HUH! NO chance get your own backside out of bed, when I were a lad we had to....anyhow you get the message.

Good luck with the new show, I will have a listen to you....if I get up in time.

owdlad.

Toby is the best thing to happen to Radio Sheffield in years, so why on earth is he to be replaced by Bernie Clifton? He wasn't even funny 30 years ago?

I have loved Roni over the years but he sounds tired, as if he's going through the motions these days - time to hang the mic up I think.

Originally posted by timo
I agree that the presenters are rather poor. However, there is nobody there as charmless, talentless and paralytically STUPID as that Lancastrian cloddess, Sarah Cox. I genuinely cannot understand most of what she says. It sounds to me like a bizarre hybrid of Hottentot click-language, William Burroughs- type cut-ups and the kind of disgusting, slurred, drunken noise one might encounter at closing time in a Bolton pub. Nobody is as bad as "Coxy".

Wow I thought I was the only one,she is without doubt the worst DJ I have ever had the misfortune to listen to.

I have never known a radio dj with such an anoying voice.

she has lost radio 1 so many listeners over the years I am amazed they kept her job for so long.

I would put money on Chris Moyles increasing audience numbers.

Originally posted by Ant
Radio Sheffield is going through some sort of identity crisis, I'm sure.

First it dumps it's greatest presenter - ****-artist he may well have been, but it only added to Capstick's cred. It was laughable listening to wannabe presenters producing his shows making snide comments about him every time he failed to turn in due to yet another hangover. But even on an off day suffering a splitting headache due to a night on the tiles, trying to fend off David Markwell screaming in his ear trying to turn the show into a Timmy Mallett Whackaday Funfest, he still was still miles better than the rest of the garbage the station had to offer.

Rony's phone-in is unintentionally hillarious. How many more times can the poor bugger sit and take another call from a sad old fart complaining that his bin wasn't collected? About time he was shunted off to Saga FM. With Everard. And his spitefull comments about Cappo immediately after his death were appalling.



To be honest mate, Cappo's drink problem didn't add to his cred, it killed him. And I can only assume that you didn't actually hear Rony's comments, but read about them in The Star. What Rony said was full of regret and affection. It was then taken out of context to the nth degree by some kid at The Star whose sole aim appeared to be upsetting Tony's widow.

A caller on Rony's show mentioned Tony. Rony said something along the lines of (and I have to paraphrase as it's so long ago) " A lot of people here feel very guilty. We all knew the problems that Tony was having and now wonder if there was any more we could have done. Tony was the funniest man I ever worked with, and I wish I'd done more. I can't help thinking that if he'd gone a bit earlier, it might have been the wake up call he needed to sort himself out".

Cue superscoop at The Star to ring Gill and say "Rony says Tony should have been sacked earlier". Absolute rubbish.

Well then folks. Day 2 of the new format. Any thoughts?

I'm glad that Everard hasn't disappeared in a puff of smoke, and Toby is as good as ever. I've not heard much of Antonia, so can't really comment there.

I'm assuming that they have put Rant at Rony (sorry, Phone Rony) has been put back an hour to try to hang onto a few of the breakfast listeners after 9am?

It's a lot more integrated than I imagined, and it sounds quite complicated to produce. Hmm, I think I like it.

Sorry Tony but I don't share your optimism.

Tuned in this morning and the first thing I heard was Toby reading a text about Michael Winner needing ' a reight good kicking'. Sorry but not the best way to start my morning. Shall not be tuning in again in a hurray.

Was anyone stopped around Fargate last week sometime (Friday I think) by a guy from Radio Sheffield, asking people questions about finance. Or did any of you hear such a feature on the station that day?!

A young lad stopped me and asked things such as, 'How often do you think about money?', and 'What would be your ideal salary?'. I waffled on a bit, so I doubt it was used. I tend to do that a lot - waffle. See, I'm doing it now!

But if it was used, and you heard someone on Radio Sheffield blabbering on about credit cards with a Scouse twang, it was me!

Does anyone still listen to radio Sheffield in the afternoons now that Toby has gone to breakfast?

Originally posted by Mo
Just when you think it can't get any worse what are you confronted with.....Antonia and Toby in the morning and Bernie Clifton in the afternoon, OMG. Do they have a deathwish for the station or what?
Talking of drivel, Bernie Clifton is the absolute bottom of the barrel, what a load of c**p, for gods sake get Toby back, or even Jimmy Carol, but please, I thought Alex Hall was bad, Lets have some sparkle, Clifton is just not a radio presenter, he's dull, he's uninteresting and he's old c**p, get him off NOW!

Is it me or what ,I seem to get the impession that Toby has lost a lot of the old sparkle now he's on the morning slot.The show is falling as flat as a fart.

To be honest it's all a bit too lively first thing. I preferred the grumpy old man approach of Everard Davy. He seems to be right peed off by being relegated to the 6-7 slot. Very little comment, he just plays records and makes sarcy comments following trailers for other shows. Not a happy bunny - cept of course his daily chat up of the weather girl. And why does he have to do the 5 day weather forecast by asking "And Tuesday?....and on Wednesday?........and Thursday?.........and the weekend?.....etc.

jimmy carrol rules the airwaves (apart from nicholarse sunday - thursdays 23.00 - 01.00 hrs) never fails to make me laugh,good music,great scouser and some crazy callers all make a good show.

:hihi: :D ;)

What is happening on this station, Bernie Clifton, I ask you, we'll have the incontanence hour next. Afternoons are now so dull and if this wasn't enough, lets dumb down a bit more, scrap proper news at breakfast and here's Toby And Antonia.. What, someone get a grip.. get Toby back on afternoons, and bring Jimmy Carol on weekdays.
Decent listening now.. Rony, Sarah Major, Jimmy Carol and football, the rest.. ditch it all.

I couldn't agree more. Something drastic has happened to this station, and I think we should be told what.

About 8 months ago, I had a week off work, and started to listen to Toby Foster, quite by mistake. It was BRILLIANT, the best thing I'd heard in years. When I got back to work I convinced my colleagues to move from Steve Right, and we've loved it. It was like discovering a secret. We started listening to Ronie in the morning, and even kept it on for Antonia, but Toby made the afternoon fly by.


But what the hell has happened?

Toby and Antonia at breakfast time, with her not getting any jokes, and him hating it. It's pointless. If anyone can get the management of Radio Sheffield, or even Toby himself to answer the question "why?" I'd be intrigued. Toby mentioned that he's won awards with his brilliant afternoon show, but what is he going to win with this apology of a show?

Ronie is still fine, but then Bernie Clifton?????

Words fail me, almost. He's appaling, tedious, completely without point. What is all that "duck" nonsense? And who cares?

I doubt any of you have ever stayed tuned long enough to hear Sarah Major. Don't, that's the worst of the day. I imagine they've just given her a job to get her through to retirement, but it's some silly old woman wittering on about nothing.

The wife phoned the bbc today to find out who we complain to. After all, its our lisense fee. Its some woman called Tamsin, who I'm e-mailing tonight. I'll let you know if she bothers replying.

Get Toby back on afternoons, with Jamey. It's where they belong.

By the way, we're back on Steve Right now.

Paul

Originally posted by BigTallPaul
I doubt any of you have ever stayed tuned long enough to hear Sarah Major. Don't, that's the worst of the day. I imagine they've just given her a job to get her through to retirement, but it's some silly old woman wittering on about nothing.


She'll be there a long time then - I would put her in her early / mid thirties.

Originally posted by BigTallPaul
Its some woman called Tamsin, who I'm e-mailing tonight. I'll let you know if she bothers replying.
Hope they treat you more politely than they treated me when I first launched the forum and was looking for publicity/feedback... :rant:

Anyway, let us know what she says... I might send them something too and invite them to join this thread...

Originally posted by fridgeman
jimmy carrol rules the airwaves (apart from nicholarse sunday - thursdays 23.00 - 01.00 hrs) never fails to make me laugh,good music,great scouser and some crazy callers all make a good show.

:hihi: :D ;) Could'nt agree more, super scouser with a wicked line on the phones..

So, now it's had some time, what do we think of the changes at Radio Sheffield? Remember, it's our license fee that pays for it. What do you think to the new breakfast show, or Bernie Clifton, or Sarah Whatsername? Any Good?

Personally I Think that the Toby Foster show was the best show on the radio, fresh, funny and not like normal local radio. Now he obviously hates it in the mornings (what;s with the sudden fortnight off??), and Antonio obviously just doesn't get him. Bernie's OK, but a bit old for me, then I just don't understand why they've put that 4 till 6 show on.

Do the BBC have to justify what they do? Can we find out if anyone actually likes the changes?

Ginny

Originally posted by steelcitybab
thats true.... its only good to find out when your school/college was shut!!! :P

Ahh, what a memory. Sat in the kitchen, snow falling outside, wondering whether it was worth getting dressed because Radio Sheffield had just mentioned a dozen schools that would not be open today due to the snow.

But what about Nether Green Middle? No mention. And infact, I don't think I can recall ever hearing NGM school mentioned as being shut! On with the wellies then and off to school sulking in the knowledge that at least twelve other schools had closed and some lucky kids would be out sledging while I'd be learning how to use a protractor, again (whatever that was.....,).

Originally posted by Nicholarse
What do you get if you cross a loaf of bread and a car?
A loaf with wheels.
Fast Food?

I can't directly deal with Bazzo's points as I don't live in the Land of Sheffield anymore----but I can say that there's been an equivalent decline in Radio 4.
They dn't actually say," We really hate America and particularly Pres. Bush"... but reading between the lines.......
Also they ask the most moronic questions.e,g, after someone's spouse has been mangled up in a traincrash or burnt to a frizzle in a fire,"And how do you feel about...."[ usually "devastated" ].
No room to go on about Radio4---but to return briefly to Radio Sheffield.Years ago they had a sanctimonious,smug,geezer on ---always telling people how to live.After a heavy snowfall one morning he was moaning about people who didn't clear up snow on their bit of pavement..etc..Some neighbour of his then rang in and said,Well I live opposite you and you never clear yours up "...No answer.Perhaps there's something about local radio that attracts such people or do audiences everywhere get the products they deserve ?
By the way, Bazzo,we went to the same school but I was in a far better House than you----well,nicer colour,anyway.Have you checked "school houses" out recently?
p.s. The Radio 4 presenter's name was Michael something[?] Oldies will remember him----horrible man

Bit hard on Radio 4 that.

Believe it or not I quite like Radio Sheffield.

It does a job and to be fair we'd all (in the radio industry) be a lot poorer without the BBC.

Remember it's not the point of this organisation to compete with things like Hallam FM or Galaxy. It's there to offer a public service.

NM

Been off work this week and give the Beeb a listen, Toby is back to his best in the mornings, so much better without the dumb bird interupting! Rony's show is great too, I like the getting out and about stuff. No then, this is the time to re-tune to Radio 2 or 5, because the Bernie Clifton show is pure dross, does he have to say the same thing over and over again, he mentions something in the first ten minutes then we get it after every record, with every interview!! A man on a duck AGAIN...
repetertive boring drivel.. Footy Heaven is still brill though.. Jsut my thoughts.. back to work Monday.. and radio 2 in the afternoons.
Up The Rovers.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by duran36
[B]A man on a duck AGAIN...
repetertive boring drivel..

maybe if we bombard radio sheffy or do a picket thing outside with banners that read "drop the duck" that might work, perhaps its the curse of old cappy , bless him :clap:
ah, footy heaven what a brill prog, have you noticed though there's more owls fans phoning than any other sy fans , shows you what support they've got :P
radio sheffy king of the airwaves :cool:

All Radio Sheffield seem any good far is to keep you informed of stuff when its Snowing!

not listened to it for a while usually listern to either peak 107 or hallam but i hope they have not got shut of the morning phone in as i like this the best with all the old biddies phoning in moaning about everything under the sun it really cheers me up :thumbsup:

I still listen to Radio Sheffield, although seem to spend more time re-tuning or turning off when the dreadful insincerity of Jimmy Carrol hits the speaker.

Antonia seems to becoming far brassier with people on the radio (usually those who've achieved more than her). Everard is as funny as ever, shame he lost his slot.

Toby and Rony are fine genuine chaps, though I have met many people who say Rony should smarten up, I'm not too sure if Rony's attire is a deliberate move to perpetuate a lovable character image, but I like him all the same.

Bernie Clifton - NO ! How this guy managed to secure a contract with the Beeb I do not know, but I'll wager a few bob it won't get renewed. The guy must kiss the bricks of Radio Sheffield every day as he cannot believe his luck. I'd sooner listen to Bob Carolgee's Spit the Dog puppet for 3 hours than this man on a duck drivel.

Originally posted by honk
Bernie Clifton - NO ! How this guy managed to secure a contract with the Beeb I do not know, but I'll wager a few bob it won't get renewed. The guy must kiss the bricks of Radio Sheffield every day as he cannot believe his luck. I'd sooner listen to Bob Carolgee's Spit the Dog puppet for 3 hours than this man on a duck drivel.

Welcome to the Forum, honk. So you don't happen to work for Radio Sheffield, then ;)

That Antonia has a sexy, gravelly voice, no? :love:

Radio Sheffield is ace.

Toby Foster is by far the best broadcaster on the airwaves, especially at that time in the morning. Big John is a big bore, genuine comedy with the Foster lad.

The sport's great too on Radio Sheffield - all the best news on all the teams in the area, I love it!

It's like Radio 2 but in our own backyard! Get Jimmy Carol off and it'll be even better! Oh and that bird who's on before Toby. She obviously reads her stuff, sounds so false and can't pronounce her words!

i like radio sheffield, espaecially in the mornings with toby foster and rony robinson. the programmes have got a good sense of humour, i don't think they're dumbed down at all.

the biggest mistake the management made though was in 1987 when it decided to take r.o.t.t. off the air.

I can't abide the commercial presenters with their inflected happiness in their voice and insincerity - I'll leave that to the aweful Steve Wright -

Toby is a genuine character and would be a loss to Radio Sheffield, but he won't go, not just yet.

Generally I feel they've got the presenters spot on, apart from, well, Alex Hall - An appalling lack of investment in personality and just too patronising.

I can just about bear Alex, but Jimmy Carrol...a one-man walking blight-on-our-culture, a self-satisfied slapstick triviality engine, a git, a twit, a tosspot and an oaf. He dribbles tedious, repeated references to his roots, presumably to underline what a scouser-happy-go-lucky-style man of the people he is, athough from where I'm listening he sounds more like an unjustly elevated simpleton than a likable everyman. He shouldn't be on radio - He should be sitting on a country stile wearing a peasant's smock and chewing on a hayseed, some time during the Dark Ages (and preferably at the height of the Black Death).

Nonetheless, the presenters stimilate discussion, which is not a bad thing, and remember, this post is just fun.

jimmy carrol's okay i think.

btw, claim to fame spot, rony once did a 'live' broadcast from my flat!

The main thing that I think is wrong with Radio Sheffield, is the fact that it is split into two radio stations. If we run through the day, Antonia is awfull though I might be out of date as I havent listened to her for about two months, no can do. Toby is brilliant, a real find, the best thing on BBC local radio in the country. If he was on a commercial station, they'd plough money into him, hed be on posters all over the city, and he'd be paid a fortune.

Roni Robinson is an odd one. I really like his phone in, but then today he had some old biddy banging on for about an hour abot telly programmes fifty years ago. Who cares?

Bernie Clifton, as everyone has said is rubbish, then I don't listen to the woman after him.

The sport coverage is better than anything else I've ever heard, better than five live. Thats what I mean about it being split into two stations. If they could concentrate on doing what they do on Toby and sport, theyd be fantastic. Whoever heard of a station having a deliberately bad breakfast show?

The main thing that I think is wrong with Sheffield, is the fact that it is split into two radio stations. If we run through the day, Antonia is awfull though I might be out of date as I havent listened to her for about two months, no can do. Toby is brilliant, a real find, the best thing on BBC local radio in the country. If he was on a commercial station, they'd plough money into him, hed be on posters all over the city, and he'd be paid a fortune.

Well, it may just be an age thing because I know people who can't stand Toby Foster but would enjoy hearing about TV programmes from their youth. Just because you dismiss it with a flippant "Who cares?" doesn't mean it's a given. I'm glad the BBC don't "plough" money into Toby and instead spend it on the help desk stuff. I'm going to be outspoken now and say that Commercial radio is garbage - all of it. Local radio is filling the gap that this society leaves when many of its population are more concerned with the antics of Big Brother contestants than knowing the names of their next door neighbours. It's the backyard fence of broadcasting. Long may it reign.

Originally posted by honk
I can just about bear Alex, but Jimmy Carrol...a one-man walking blight-on-our-culture, a self-satisfied slapstick triviality engine, a git, a twit, a tosspot and an oaf. He dribbles tedious, repeated references to his roots, presumably to underline what a scouser-happy-go-lucky-style man of the people he is, athough from where I'm listening he sounds more like an unjustly elevated simpleton than a likable everyman. He shouldn't be on radio - He should be sitting on a country stile wearing a peasant's smock and chewing on a hayseed, some time during the Dark Ages (and preferably at the height of the Black Death).

I take it you don't like him then.

You can't really have a single radio station for Sheffield. The BBC is almost publicly oblidged to provide a station for the city, and the law of business economics suggest there's cash in providing another commercial station.

I have to agree with you, as time goes on Antonia is becoming dreadful, she is now too loud, brassy and very bombastic with any guest she feels justified in laying into. Listening to Antonia's opinions, you would be well advised to listen to what she says, then do the
opposite.

Toby is excellent, but I have to argue that as proud of BBC Radio Sheffield he is, this chap is a potential big name in Radio and other media, and like many many potential "stars", if the opportunity, fame and cash is offered, he will take it I'm sure - And good luck to him. On that basis either he's totally happy where he is for the time being, or a commercial station just haven't moved in on him or not offered him enough.

Rony Robinson is an odd one, if a bit contrived - He's almost a parody of himself. I do really like his phone in, but then the callers are usually over eighty and just complaining about council services or TV. To be fair to Rony, he often has good phone-in topics on VERY controversial issues, but who do we have calling... Winnie or Alfred who will ignore the topic and.... "Just complain about council services or TV" !!! It's worse when he has an Open Phone In, then the nearly-deads justifiably complain about council services or TV Zzzzz....

Originally posted by MobileB
I take it you don't like him then.

Ear-bashingly dreadful to listen to, particually the false laughter and the increasing reference to "Daaaaarrrrllllliiiiinnn" - On the insincerity.

I particually relish Jimmy's "gags" to the callers, he pauses for a while after the "delivery" as if allowing for the inevitable gale of laughter that he thinks should follow, but seldom does.

Originally posted by sheffix
I'm going to be outspoken now and say that Commercial radio is garbage - all of it. Local radio is filling the gap that this society leaves when many of its population are more concerned with the antics of Big Brother contestants than knowing the names of their next door neighbours. It's the backyard fence of broadcasting. Long may it reign.

I agree with you entirely here, and think that's why Toby Foster is so good. I'm not from these parts originaly but its great to here Toby talking asbout everywhere in south yorkshire as if he knows it well. As for being a backyard fence, listening to him and teaboy is like listening to two people chatting in a chippy queue while youre waiting for your supper,it feels great to be eavesdropping.

Thats why I don't like Antonia. She acts as if she's never heard of any of the places she's talking about, and pronounces everywhere wrongly. And why oh why doesn't she listen to what her guests are saying? She just ignores them. For a much better breakfast show, listen to Galaxy.

Originally posted by Videostar
I agree with you entirely here, and think that's why Toby Foster is so good. I'm not from these parts originaly but its great to here Toby talking asbout everywhere in south yorkshire as if he knows it well. As for being a backyard fence, listening to him and teaboy is like listening to two people chatting in a chippy queue while youre waiting for your supper,it feels great to be eavesdropping.

Thats why I don't like Antonia. She acts as if she's never heard of any of the places she's talking about, and pronounces everywhere wrongly. And why oh why doesn't she listen to what her guests are saying? She just ignores them. For a much better breakfast show, listen to Galaxy.

..is Toby so good? Or to put it another way..is he good in the slot he inhabits now..in the morning? Personally, I think he would be better back in the afternoon, where people are tuning in for entertainment and his light banter (wasn't this Cappo Land, for whom I guess Toby was heir apparent?. Rony and his phone in were great earlier in the morning, when people want to hear news and argue about current issues to put them in a miserable frame of mind for the rest of the day!!

It's that time of the year, the new Radio Ratings are in...!



So, BBC Radio Sheffield are changing their presenters. First for the chop, sorry to be moved is the dreadful Bernie Clifton who will lose his regular afternoon slot to Saturday morning. Even more appalling though, phoney Jimmy Carol has managed to nick the afternoon slot.

The management are still discussing others future, but dynamic dunderhead & sick-note-bonanza Antonia Brickell's future isn't looking optimistic. Everard looks favourite to re-take his morning slot if he can guarantee to curb his expletives.

Rony should stay in his slot. I doubt the execs relish the thought of hundreds of urine soaked gimmers waving placards outside reception is that appealing.

antonia we are laughing at you not with you toby is a 3rd rate fool and rony is barking

Originally posted by honk
It's that time of the year, the new Radio Ratings are in...!


It's not that time of year. The RAJAR radio ratings are released four times a year and the next set of results are due to be sent to stations on Wednesday 26th October.

http://www.rajar.co.uk/INDEX2.CFM?menuid=2

The BBC carries out its own audience research, although I doubt it is the same type of research as RAJAR (RAJAR measures the size of audiences and I think the BBC's own research is more concerned with what the audience thinks). Any schedule changes at BBC Radio Sheffield may be more the result of the need to decide whether or not to renew contracts rather than ratings.

In the spirit of latest research and forthcoming contract renewals this reshuffle is occuring. Expect to see Antonia at www.jobcentre.uk.gov very soon. Mind you, she should check into a clinic judging by the number of 'sick' days she's had.

Clifton is *seething* over Jimmy Carrol, and judging by staff at the beeb, Carrol is not the most popular of chaps. Teaboy is pushed into Carrols production work - A post he will not relish.

Toby was promised the 2-5.30 slot by management last year, and Toby is not best pleased that this talentless dumbo has nicked his prime slot.

i'm strangely addicted to football heaven even though the callers are almost always moaning.

but paul walker in particular seems to not have much time for a lot of the callers, especially if they're critical of players/managers/management.

but i think that's just typical sports journalists worrying too much about getting on the wrong side of their contacts at the clubs.

toby would be best in antonia's slot but i don't think he fancies the early starts!

My brushes with Rad Sheff are usually 'in car' and my knowledge of its presenters is not extensive.

However, why berate the affable, unpretentious and clearly all round top dude, Bernie Clifton? (or his duck?) He is sincere, empathic and earthed.
His laid back and genuine interveiwing style puts the famous and the not so famous instantly at ease. He has wit.

There are more deserving targets for critisism on the station.

Those who love and respect Cappo so much might come across as being more honest in this regard if they didn't refer to him as a '**** artist'. Drug addiction needs no other title.

As for the ravings of a third rate rag (Sheff Star) and their prodigious quantities of cr*p, trivia and downright lies, DON'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU READ. Rony, like Bernie is a humane and inteligent guy, do you really think he'd commit professional suicide by attacking somebody with the popularity that rivals that for the late queen mother?

Rad Sheff really could do with improvement but these reshuffles rarely make much difference to the overall quality of output.
Target audiences eh!

Yes I have to agree Bernie Clifton is sincere and an all round decent chap. Unfortunately he’s just not up to the job of presenting a peak-time afternoon show. Like many of his peers, they are only household names as they were cropping up on all TV shows at the time… “Quantity rather than quality”. Who should replace him now ?… Don Maclean ?

Conversely, Carrol has contempt for his listeners, and I know that from first hand comments he has made outside of the station. I think there’s only so much insincere “ Darlin’ “ comments and “happy-chappy what a cheeky guy I
am” I can take. I won’t be tuning in for the afternoons now.

I was too early for Capstick, and (sadly ?) all I hear are comments about him being drunk for years, then sober, then totally trolleyed. I’m sure the guy is worth more than this, can anyone fill me in on the guy, both good, and the bad ?

As to the Star, have they got it in for Rony ? I don’t read it that often. Presumably your pointing out Rony made comments about Capstick ? What lies did they print ?. Rony is certainly prone to the odd bit of attack though, he may remain impartial on phone-ins, but he often has a go at his ex-wife on air, which is very unfair.

Does anyone have any ideas out there on how they would improve the station ?

I have to confess that I haven't listened to BBC Radio Sheffield for a long time. The last thing I listened to regularly was Toby Foster's afternoon show and I stopped listening before he was moved to mornings because I got sick of hearing the same two dozen songs over and over and over. I used to listen more in the era when Rony Robinson was on from 9a.m. to noon or 10a.m. to 1p.m. (I think) and Tony Capstick was on in the afternoons. Moving Cappo to a morning slot was a very big mistake because the afternoon slot suited him and his broadcasting style (and when he was inspired he was absolutely brilliant) and his fans.

However, the main reason why I stopped listening to the station was that no matter who the presenters were and what times they were on none of them seemed to know why they were on air and what they were supposed to do when they were on air. That's not the fault of the presenters: that's the fault of the producers (who don't have enough ideas for programme content) and the station's management (who don't have a clear idea of the station's purpose). In that situation even the best presenters will struggle so just reshuffling the presenters won't achieve much if the situation remains the same.

Originally posted by honk


I was too early for Capstick, and (sadly ?) all I hear are comments about him being drunk for years, then sober, then totally trolleyed. I’m sure the guy is worth more than this, can anyone fill me in on the guy, both good, and the bad ?

Does anyone have any ideas out there on how they would improve the station ? [/B]

Should you want to listen to Cappo at his best, have a look on his web site then click on Capstick & Smith live. The genius at work.

http://tonycapstick.com/

:gag: Alex Hall is she for real, talk show my A***, have you heard her, god some one put her out of her misery.

Originally posted by honk
In the spirit of latest research and forthcoming contract renewals this reshuffle is occuring. Expect to see Antonia at www.jobcentre.uk.gov very soon. Mind you, she should check into a clinic judging by the number of 'sick' days she's had.

Maybe she actually was ill? Regularly getting up at 4am isn't great for the system you know.

Originally posted by Fingers
I have to confess that I haven't listened to BBC Radio Sheffield for a long time. .... (edit) However, the main reason why I stopped listening to the station was that no matter who the presenters were and what times they were on none of them seemed to know why they were on air and what they were supposed to do when they were on air.,,,

In that situation even the best presenters will struggle so just reshuffling the presenters won't achieve much if the situation remains the same.

Maybe you should tune in again - Toby in the morning, followed by Rony now get higher figures than Hallam. That's not happened before.
It's much the same for most of Saturday & Sunday.
Antonia has Sheffield's best breakfast audience for years and the news with Everard has never sounded better.
Hardly a struggling station - the best audience figures for any BBC City-based station. That's all from the official RAJAR figures.

Originally posted by arsenallad
Maybe you should tune in again - Toby in the morning, followed by Rony now get higher figures than Hallam. That's not happened before.
It's much the same for most of Saturday & Sunday.

Maybe I should but if I do "tune in again" it won't be because lots of other people are listening to it or it has "higher figures" than Hallam. The Sun has more readers than The Independent so does that make The Sun a better newspaper than The Independent? I'm not a sheep.

Originally posted by arsenallad
Antonia has Sheffield's best breakfast audience for years and the news with Everard has never sounded better.
Hardly a struggling station - the best audience figures for any BBC City-based station.

Is it just me or does this sound like someone quoting from a document produced for BBC Radio Sheffield which has been prepared for the benefit of anyone who has to deal with any questions from the media about the station, its listening figures and any changes to the schedules?

Originally posted by arsenallad
That's all from the official RAJAR figures.

Is it? That's interesting because the official RAJAR figures published on their website and available for free only give listening figures for the station as a whole. If you want listening figures for particular programmes you need to pay for that information and it's not cheap but some radio stations are prepared to pay for that sort of information.

If you work for the BBC why aren't you posting these nuggets of information on your own message boards?

Is it just me or does this sound like someone quoting from a document produced for BBC Radio Sheffield which has been prepared for the benefit of anyone who has to deal with any questions from the media about the station, its listening figures and any changes to the schedules?



Is it? That's interesting because the official RAJAR figures published on their website and available for free only give listening figures for the station as a whole. If you want listening figures for particular programmes you need to pay for that information and it's not cheap but some radio stations are prepared to pay for that sort of information.

If you work for the BBC why aren't you posting these nuggets of information on your own message boards? [/B]

Ooooh. Fight, fight, fight....

Originally posted by tgigreeny
Ooooh. Fight, fight, fight....

Don't you mean "Heated debate, heated debate, heated debate..."?

Originally posted by Fingers
Don't you mean "Heated debate, heated debate, heated debate..."?

More cerebral I suppose, but not as much fun.

Originally posted by tgigreeny
More cerebral I suppose, but not as much fun.

It might be but I doubt a heated debate is going to take place (never mind a fight) as Arsenallad probably won't be back for a while. He's posted 14 times in about two years and quite a few of those are about or seem to contain inside information on BBC Radio Sheffield. Perhaps he will reply to my recent posts but if he does it will probably only be after someone more senior has told him what to post.

radio sheffield to me is actually better football heaven is very good the sports team are great toby is fantastic antonia is friendly i have met here

:P e-mailed radio sheffield asking for any comments regarding the sheffield forum debate around this station, surprise surprise no reply as yet.
also e-mailed rony praising him on his sunday morning show, again no response :(

Originally posted by fridgeman
[B]:P e-mailed radio sheffield asking for any comments regarding the sheffield forum debate around this station, surprise surprise no reply as yet.[B]


What kind of response were you expecting?

Originally posted by Toby
What kind of response were you expecting?

Aren't you supposed to be sick in bed, get off the internet and rest up as you were badly missed this morning.

I am in bed, I've gone wireless!

Originally posted by Toby
I am in bed, I've gone wireless!

Don't tell us where you put the batteries!!!! ;)

I want Toby in the afternoon ( well, anytime really but that's another story).......until then i'm stuck with Steve Wright.........or Rad 4.......very interesting programme on yesterday about fungi though :gag:

Originally posted by Toby
What kind of response were you expecting?


any, defend the radio waves of sheffield :cool:

:clap: :clap: :clap:
yahoo just recieved an e-mail from a very nice lady at radio sheffield thanking me for my positive comments about Ronys show, radio Sheffield is definitly the king of the air waves, this has really made my day. :D

Yes, I have to agree Toby plays the same songs over and over again. I think this is because he doesn’t really care, he plays what he likes to hear and isn’t afraid of the “powers above”.

You have struck a chord on the presenters not really having any clear view of what they are supposed to do, I have to agree. They just turn up, play the records they’re told to, and inanely babble on. I would suggest it’s only Rony who has direction on his show, but that’s only because he has a ‘topic of the day’, Rony’s passion seems to have dissipated.

I’m sure if they had some new innovative presenters, they could take on their own direction and be more motivated, something that is lacking at Radio Sheffield. Presenters like Antonia, Bernie, Carrol and those on a Sunday (glumday) are just la…..zzzzy, and know they can get away with it and have the easy life because they know the producers are just, well, ambivalent. We need some new talent… If we can’t afford that, many of the presenters need a bloody good kick up the arse.

Originally posted by tgigreeny
Maybe she actually was ill? Regularly getting up at 4am isn't great for the system you know.

It certainly isn't. But if you're professional, you'll be tucked in beddy byes before 8.00pm. If you don't like the hours, don't do the job.

Originally posted by honk
Toby plays the same songs over and over again. I think this is because he doesn’t really care, he plays what he likes to hear and isn’t afraid of the “powers above”.

This may be true but sadly I fear the real reason is far less inspiring. I doubt that any of the station's daytime presenters choose any of the music they play. After posting on this thread earlier this week I put the station on and I heard Bernie Clifton say that "the computer" had chosen a piece of music and that's certainly not the first time I've heard someone say that on air. BBC Local Radio stations have a playlist which is produced centrally and is based on market research and a computer system at each station picks songs from the playlist and schedules them in the station's output (which also happens at commercial stations so I don't know why the BBC does it). If I remember rightly this playlist consists of around 1,000 songs (yes, just a thousand) drawn from a period of about fifty years (although new songs are added if they are bland enough).

Whilst people at BBC Radio Sheffield can change the music which is to be played I doubt many of them ever bother and I seriously doubt that any of them would challenge the centralised market research-led labour-saving policy. This is a pity because if the people working at the station took more of an interest in the music they played rather than just treated it as aural wallpaper which covers gaps in programmes more people might take more of an interest in the station, especially if they tailored the music they played to reflect what the listeners (as opposed to the people surveyed in the market research) liked, the musical history of the area or what mood they wanted the programme to create.

Originally posted by Fingers
This is a pity because if the people working at the station took more of an interest in the music they played rather than just treated it as aural wallpaper which covers gaps in programmes more people might take more of an interest in the station, especially if they tailored the music they played to reflect what the listeners (as opposed to the people surveyed in the market research) liked, the musical history of the area or what mood they wanted the programme to create.

I do agree with your sentiments, but I'm sure that in most cases, music selection is not up to individual programmes or presenters. Breaking ranks and playing whatever they fancied would probably result in disciplinary action.

I'm sure playing Dido and the Lighthouse family all day annoys the hell out of them! But who takes the stand? The bills have to be paid.

easy man, back in the day when i used to work it used to be pretty relaxed.. oh and im pretty sure toby doesnt play whatever he wants, there is usually some sorta guide! get a grip

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As to the Star, have they got it in for Rony ? I don’t read it that often. Presumably your pointing out Rony made comments about Capstick ? What lies did they print ?. Rony is certainly prone to the odd bit of attack though, he may remain impartial on phone-ins, but he often has a go at his ex-wife on air, which is very unfair.

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I didn't read the drivel the Star wrote. (I wouldn't use the 'news' paper for bumwrap even if the only alternative was nuclear waste).
Apparently they misquoted Rony, saying that Rony had said that Cappo should have been booted off the station long ago.
In fact Rony had said that, had Cappo gone sooner, it may have been the 'wake-up call' that may have saved his life.
The Star is famous for this type of vindictive tosh, they are, in my opinion, the lowliest rag avialable in this country.

And, of course Rony has the sword drawn occasionally. Though mostly in defense of others.

Lastly, I wish I could have the odd dig at my ex on air, come on, wouldn't anyone? One thing that Rony would admit to being is, human.

Thanks Supertyke, it probably explains why a few people at Radio Sheffield are so against The Star.

Originally posted by ryan123
easy man, back in the day when i used to work it used to be pretty relaxed.. oh and im pretty sure toby doesnt play whatever he wants, there is usually some sorta guide! get a grip

Sorry, should have been clearer. Radio stations have a set playlist of a few thousand songs. A computer does generate ideal playlists but they are numerous and the editor (or whoever!) picks them for the show. "Dead head" presenters will just press-and-play, whereas Toby will at least look at the playlist, and then go on to pick his own (off the full playlist), at least he's bothered. Very few would bring in their own CD's which are not on the playlist, they will certainly get disciplined.

Even the over-bearing Jonathan Ross won't dare do that.

Originally posted by honk
"Dead head" presenters will just press-and-play, whereas Toby will at least look at the playlist, and then go on to pick his own (off the full playlist), at least he's bothered. .


Originally posted by honk
Yes, I have to agree Toby plays the same songs over and over again. I think this is because he doesn’t really care



Make your mind up, I'm on in twenty minutes. I need to know what to do.

Originally posted by Toby
Make your mind up, I'm on in twenty minutes. I need to know what to do.

hah sounds like 2 of the same person.. heh

toby, sounded like you'd had a few shandies when you went on martin kelner's show on saturday night!

celebrating the success of the first last laugh weekend at the roundhouse?

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