Bye bye popmaster!

Well, now i know what he looks like.... i'd never have thought it was how he looked.

He's taking Popmaster to his new gig, I believe.

A national institution anyway.

Edit to say...

Dermot - yawn
Claudia - yawn
Trevor - dunno
Rylan - would be my choice, but I haven't heard him on the radio

Rylan – would be my choice, but I haven’t heard him on the radio

He's very 'keen'!

Yeah he’s taking it with him.

Anyone but Jo ****ing Whiley. Couldn't stand her when she was on Radio 1.

To where?

Couldn’t stand her when she was on Radio 1

I can't stand anything to do with R1, and haven't since I was about 14 and they banned Frankie's Relax.
Love Jo Whiley, I listen to her on evening dog walks.

It's in the article; greatest hits radio.

I used to loathe the Steve Wright show with a passion and they managed to replace it with something worse! Don't mind old Ken so god knows who they're going to replace him with.

I as much as I enjoy Liza Tarbuck, 5 days a week might be a bit too much.

Nelson is a decent shout but that mid morning spot without gentle leg pulling is going to be weird.

Richie Anderson ??

I as much as I enjoy Liza Tarbuck

Genuinely one of the worst things ever. It's like an insane internal monologue spoken out loud. Utter nonsense.

Utter nonsense.

But that's why she is good... but not everyday 🙂

I as much as I enjoy Liza Tarbuck

Really! Each to their own. I cant stand her whining droning voice that says nothing interesting or funny. Please let it not be Rylan or Feltz both make my ears want to bleed.

What about Gary Davies, he’s pretty good when he does stand in duties

I hope Kermit O'Dreary does not get it, Jo would be Ok but with the way things are going I would not surprised if Tim Westwood gets it.

That's morning tea break ruined. I liked his tone of I don't give a crap, at least that's how he sounded to me!

Gutted pop master has been 20 years of my life

Really cheesed off now.
Ken, the only decent DJ on radio 2 during the week days.

Gutted pop master has been 20 years of my life

Sounds like he's taking it with him.

KB/popmaster has been a part of my working day for 20odd years now since I was an apprentice. Shame but its been on the cards for a while now, surprised he's carrying on though given his age!

Sad times - but not entirely surprised following Mayo going a wee while back.

His departure speech didn't in any way remind me of Terry Wogan's statesman-like address, which I kinda like because I'm sure he's chasing the cash! Good on him.

A shame for sure - as said above there's many a teabreak ritual been built around popmaster.

As for a replacement I don't really care as I've stopped listening. The Mayo debacle and the introduction of morons like Rylan, Liza Tarbuck and Sara Cox has shafted it.

You're never going to like all the presenters on any channel but R2 is going through a particularly bad patch and the daytime line up now looks pretty poor up until Jo Wiley but it's an only in the wife's car kind of channel these days (no dab).

Glad I've found 6Music - great music and mostly decent DJs.

Apparently there's calls for Keaveney to be brought in. That'd be fine for me, but can't see that happening.

Please not Tarbuck, her entire show is made up of reading texts from people sat in their cars or making their tea.

I’m sure he’s chasing the cash! Good on him.

If he's earning north of £350k at age 71, I don't know what he's planning on buying that needs more cash. Glasgow, perhaps.

Making a nest egg for his family?

If he’s earning north of £350k at age 71, I don’t know what he’s planning on buying that needs more cash. Glasgow, perhaps.

C & H hopefully 🙂

It's a shame. That cuts Radio 2 down to Johnnie Walker once a week.

I think he'll be in for a surprise on Greatest Hits Radio though; it has the highest ratio of ads:music than any other station I've listened to outside the USA. It's unbearable. Song - ads - ads - DJ speaking - ads - song - ads - news - ads - travel - ads - DJ - ads - song.

Surprised that Mayo has stuck with it. Virgin Radio is a much better home for competent presenters.

Dunno if he jumped or was pushed, but I suspect he loves his job and just wants to keep doing it.

Craig Charles might be a good fit as a replacement

Craig Charles might be a good fit as a replacement

...and Keaveney back on 6 Music!

I don’t know what he’s planning on buying that needs more cash.

I doubt it's about cash - more likely sick of the BBC. And jump before he was pushed.

I think he’ll be in for a surprise on Greatest Hits Radio though; it has the highest ratio of ads:music than any other station I’ve listened to outside the USA

Presenters don't always care as to what's on air. Marc Riley was asked about the playlist when he was on Radio 1. He said that he didn't know and that it was Mark Radcliffe who put the records on and would turn the speaker off and have a chat, so it could have been anyone. Don't blame him.,😃

Stopped listening to R2 years a couple of years ago when they started shedding good presenters and replacing them with dross. 6Music only now.

I love R2 for work. It's a weird one. It generally has/had a kind of relaxing, nostalgic effect. On paper it doesn't make sense, I should hate it as I usually listen to house and techno. Radio 6 music has the potential to make me scream at the radio. They play some amazing music but my god, the waffle! I can't stand it. I'd rather listen to Ken Bruce than some insufferable little millennial telling me about the early nineties rave scene that I spent most weekends actually experiencing first hand.

My workday generally goes like this. R3 early morning - R2 until lunch - 6Music for Keaveny/Craig Charles, R3 or R4 to close. Commercial stations are a no, full stop.

I started listening to R2 a few years ago when they got rid of the old duffers. Getting better with mayo and wright gone. Just Vine to get rid of now.

Careful what you wish for Drac, have you heard the Scot Mills show!?

If he’s earning north of £350k at age 71, I don’t know what he’s planning on buying that needs more cash. Glasgow, perhaps.

This crossed my mind as well - surprising moving to a new job at 71... i very much hope to have retired before then.

have you heard the Scot Mills show!?

Now he's settling in, it's better than Wrighty!

I like Sara Cox too and the way she goes off on a random tangent.

Don't actually mind Rylan either - I could cope with him in the morning slot.

Vine - very much depends on the subject matter!

Zoe Ball - just can't listen to her. I listen to Chris Evans on Virgin instead or my local radio DJ Andy Twigge (who is so bad at times it's great!).

Trevor Nelson is good.

Claudia and Dermot - big no from me. Stick to TV.

Thank god hes going, hes from a different era. Unfortunately at 49 I am nearly at the top end of their demographic.

R2 is not what it was and Ken leaving is a final nail in the coffin for me. Sara Cox is OK, like Jo Whiley and most of the stuff that's on at 9pm, Johnny Walker on a Sunday and can just about cope with Ryland but Ball, Vine, Mills, Winkleman, no thanks. Prefer Virgin these days, ratio of music to ads to inane babble isn't too bad.

@FunkyDunc and @Drac you're obviously their target market! I did wonder if anyone likes these people. Especially the Rylan/Tarbuk/Cox triumvirate. Obviously it's not just middle aged housewives.

I'll be happy so long as R2 keep packing out the roster with dross the less likely they'll appear elsewhere.

Still a shame they've screwed it all up though as I do like Whiley, Dermot, Claudia and most of all Johnnie Walker.

I must admit I'm surprised the BBC are letting him take Popmaster with him.....you think they'd own the rights, not him.

The only thing I'll listen to on R2 now will be Sarah Cox while I'm cooking and Whispering Bob occasionally.
Can't stand R6 in the mid morning with that bloody awful Mary Ann Hobs and her fake "down with da kidz" speak

Now he’s settling in, it’s better than Wrighty!

It would be difficult to be any worse.

I must admit I’m surprised the BBC are letting him take Popmaster with him…..you think they’d own the rights, not him.

He might own the rights to the 'Popmaster' name, but it's only a music quiz so easily replicated with a different name.

I like the R2 line up with the exception of Jeremy Vine - Ken will leave big boots to fill.

Jo Whiley for me would be the best choice, she is good in the evenings. But don't they have a habit of bringing in ex Radio 1 DJs so it could be Nick Grimshaw.