[Closed] moyles to leave breakfast show

Just announced, it is Grimshaw:

Oh no. Not that pillock. He tries sooooooo hard to be cool and fails becasue he's actually as thick as 2 short planks. Pretty much a male version of Lisa I'Anson (SP?)

Yeah Grimmy's the camp northern one. I used to think he was an idiot but after listening to his evening shows a bit more I think he'll be really good, although how he'll change his partying lifestyle for a breakfast regime will be fun to hear in the mornings.

Can any of you moyles fans name one original item he had in all those tedious years, apart from carpark catchphrase?

His song parodys are fantastic. 😛

I usually enjoy listening to Moyles' breakfast show, mostly due to the banter amongst the 'team' which is generally ok and can be amusing.

Don't like Scott Mills as a solo presenter, although his drive time show was entertaining due to the interaction with producer Becky.

Greg James - yawn. thank goodness he's not got the breakfast 'gig'.

Nick Grimshaw - don't think I've heard him before ... can't be worse than Greg James though, can he?

Can any of you moyles fans name one original item he had in all those tedious years, apart from carpark catchphrase?

No idea if what I've heard is original or not but since it doesn't really matter to me in terms of whether I enjoy his show or not, why would I care?

I think of all of the options, Grimmy is probably the one who will fit best. Like almightydutch, I used to think he was annoying, but his stand in shows for Scott Mills and Greg James are much better than their normal hosts. I was dreading they would move Greg James to the breakfast show which would be utterly horiffic, never heard someone so wet on the radio before.

Shame Moyles is going though - unashamedly enjoyed the last 8 years (and his afternoon show before that). Hopefully he'll get another show. If he got something that can be a bit less 'youth focused' then I reckon it could be a really good listen.

Used to listen to pretty much his entire show when I was driving a lot in the mornings. On more than one occasion he had me laughing so hard I had to pull over to avoid crashing. Music put me off in the end though.

TBH I'd rather him than Chris Evans.

For everybody stating they are too old for R1 and too young for R2 - 6 Music is were it's at! It's like R1 for grown ups!

not bothered misen, cant abide listening to radio1 and the utter shite they play,
and he knows nothing of music whatsoever.

I can't get R6 in the car tho.

Maybe I need to buy an Audi like the rest of STW?

To everyone who says they haven't listend to radio one since XXXX event. To anyone under the age of 30 you sound like you're just saying "I've not been 29 since I turned 30" or "I've not been cool since flares went out of fassion the first time round".

I agree about Ferne and Mills though, can't listen to them for more than 5 minutes. Greg James is wven worse, when he inherited Mills' show he seemt to just take the existing features, re-name them and do them in a compeltley un-funny way.

Grimmy I actualy find really funny though. Not sure how he'll cope with a daytime playlist, he's not been one to mince his words when filling in the daytime and playing 'playlist' stuff.

For everybody stating they are too old for R1 and too young for R2 - 6 Music is were it's at! It's like R1 for grown ups!

I tried it, but there's only so much Coldplay, nora Jones, U2 and Snowpatrol I can listen to before deciding that even Ferne Cottons inane drivvel is better.

I live in hope he's been offered a lucrative contract in Australia maybe?

No hope they have to play music rather than talk about what they didn't do in their lives or what was on tv.

His song parodys are fantastic.

No idea if what I've heard is original or not but since it doesn't really matter to me in terms of whether I enjoy his show or not, why would I care?

good grief

Grimmy I actualy find really funny though. Not sure how he'll cope with a daytime playlist, he's not been one to mince his words when filling in the daytime and playing 'playlist' stuff.

Yeah, agree with this - fingers crossed he'll be allowed to bring in some of the stuff he would usually play on his evening show. They let Zane Lowe do it when he covered for Moyles...although that was usually only for a week maximum. Thinking about it more, Grimmy should be really good for the show. He has a more 'adult' sense of humour like Moyles did, rather than the 'try and be zany for the kids' Greg James or 'rely on massively irritating catchphrases' Mills. Just seems a bit more like a normal bloke on the radio - which is a good thing.

not bothered misen, cant abide listening to radio1 and the utter shite they play,
and he knows nothing of music whatsoever.

Think this is the main reason I liked Moyles' show - I prefer presenters who aren't all serious and 'into' the music, and just seem to play it cos they have to ... actually, I don't listen to Radio for the music, just the banter amongst the presenter/production team/whoever.

Also like Mike Toolan on Key 103's breakfast show in Manchester. Good humour & banter with whats-her-name (Chelsea?) the traffic person (?).

Again, the music is mostly an interference.

I quite liked Moyles when he was on the early breakfast but that was a long time ago.

I rarely drive anywhere in the mornings so only listen to him occasionally when I can't be arsed to plug in my iphone. Can't stand Scott Mills, however this happened on his show

for which I may allow him a sliver of forgiveness

Thankfully somebody has seen the light and booted moyles off the radio, a totally boring idividual, with all his mates backing him up and laughing at his purile sexist and homophobic jokes,having to listen to his programe was like watching the skin form on a rice pudding, only thing is you can eat the rice pudding without it making you sick.

As for Grimie, at least you can understand him and he is from the north,and not pretentious or so full of himself.

Moyles is going to be Herod in the new Jesus musical, and we all know what Herod did.

Again, the music is mostly an interference.

opposite for me i listen to hear the music.though i do like shaun k for his wit and humour.

I tried it, but there's only so much Coldplay, nora Jones, U2 and Snowpatrol I can listen to before deciding that even Ferne Cottons inane drivvel is better.

hmm that sounds more like radio1-2 to me 😕

like Mike Toolan on Key 103's

Good god, there's a name I've not heard for a bit. I used to listen to him when he was on Rock FM in (I think) the late 90s. Does he still Toolanise people?

For everybody stating they are too old for R1 and too young for R2 - 6 Music is were it's at! It's like R1 for grown ups!
I tried it, but there's only so much Coldplay, nora Jones, U2 and Snowpatrol I can listen to before deciding that even Ferne Cottons inane drivvel is better.

Really?? That sounds more R2 than 6 Music. Main playlist at the moment is Vaccines, Paul Weller, Richard Hawley, The Cribbs, & Jack White among others. Never heard Nora Jones played & the others only come up occasionally.

As for Grimie, at least you can understand him and he is from the north,

Leeds isn't North then?

and not pretentious or so full of himself.

Yes he is.

Thankfully somebody has seen the light and booted moyles off the radio, a totally boring idividual, with all his mates backing him up and laughing at his purile sexist and homophobic jokes

Oh come on with the homophobic accusation! Considering one of the key members of his team is VERY openly gay, there is literally no way the man is homophobic! I could possibly give you sexist, but surely you can see its as part of the 'character' and is very very very rarely genuinely offensive.

the hatred towards moyles always makes me chuckle a bit, its a bit like me not understanding pokemon, i'm too old for it, i'm not pokemons demographic, but at least i've got the self-awareness to know tis not aimed at me so i dont find myself getting all angry at it like people do with moyles.

He's part of the reason i stopped listening to Radio-1 in the morning, his early breakfast show in '97 was good (but then i was 19-20 yrs old)....once he moved to the regular breakfast show and proclaimed himself the 'saviour of Radio-1' his ego spiralled out of control and it became boring very quickly.

Grimshaw is terrible, trying so hard to be achingly cool....another in the mould of Ferne Cotton and Edith Bowman.

I actually like Sara Cox when she guest presents, she's happy to mock herself (and the awful daytime playlist) and seems genuinely weird without trying too hard, i can happily listen to her wittering on and chuckle to myself without getting too angry about the awful music.

I tend to listen to Absolute (formerly Virgin) in the daytime now, great music from the 60s onwards, always rock/band orientated so it wont appeal to everybody but it means i dont have to listen to any dubstep or have my ears offended by any shite from Tulisa or her ilk.

Mark and Lard were brilliant, shame Radio-1's management cater for the lowest common denominator and gave them the boot.

Its not an age thing, i can happily listen to the breakfast show on KISS-100 and not want to break my radio....i dont always like the music but the hosts are funny without being ego maniacs....i just find Moyles to be like the loud annoying person at a party i would try to move away from.

Good Point
Mark and Lard from 6am - 7pm 5 days a week

Job done, I'd probably listen online for that

Chris Moyles almost single handedly turned me away from Radio altogether. Fortunately, I discovered 6music and all was well in the world once more. I couldn't stand his self-centred, aggresive, obnoxious style. It just wasn't pleasant.

I listen to the Grimmy / Annie Mac show on a Sunday night and really quite like their style; the music is good too. The only irritation is with the name dropping - "I was at such-a-bodies back stage party the other day" etc, etc. But mleh, who cares.

Morning listening is Radio 2. I can tolerate Evans and the music he plays isn't too bad. He has a reasonable mix of talk/music. Sean Keaveney (SP?) on 6 get's on my paps - it's the only show on there that does.

Well at least it's not huw *yawn* stephens. I'd have smashed the radio out of my car had it been.

God that countdown girl is hot.

Grimmy is OK at times although is either thick or plays a moron convincingly. Greg James is basically Moyles-lite, afraid of BBC management and doesn't do anything remotely controversial/edgy. Mills is OK to and innuendo bingo and the old feature he did getting two take-away food places conferenced together are brilliant, if juvenile, entertainment :p For sure though R1 isn't the best station to listen to if you want lots of music...

mark and lard were brilliant. Before they got the breakfast gig. That was a really, really terrible idea and was never going to end well.

+1 for Sarah Cox, most of the rest seem like they're trying far to hard to conform to an expectation of a "persona" - Cox comes across as being who she is.

Although, for me, Radio 1 will never be able to match the heights of broadcasting of the days of "ooo" Gary Davies. Now there was broadcasting..

TwinB on 1xtra.

or some local crap LOL

Irrelevant of your opinions on the guys, he brought a new high of listeners to Radio 1 and has lasted longer in the morning show than anyone else. Those things alone deserve credit.

It's also worth pointing out that Moyles may not have done a music based show but from what I understand, he is a real music fan, just maybe not a playlist fan. He's also a true radio geek, Zane Lowe said recently that no one else on Radio 1 can drive the desk as well as Moyles can.

He may not be to your taste but you can't say wasn't good at his job.

do people actually still listen to Radio 1?

I'm sad he's leaving radio 1, as I don't listen to it.

At least you knew where he was...

get a digital radio and listen to 6 music

As a public broadcast service, radio 1 is mandated to target a youth audience (one of the reasons moyles is going) should we really be surprised that half the people on here (middle aged I.T contractors, lest we forget 🙂 don't 'get' it?

slimjom78, yep, around 9 million of then for the breakfast show. However, guessing you were born in 1978 from your user name, you're not exactly target audience (neither am I if it matters).

do people actually still listen to Radio 1?

I very rarely listen to anything else, for 2 reasons

Can't stand adverts in commercial radio
It's the only station on FM that regularly plays anything NEW, AFAIK

🙂

EDIT

However, guessing you were born in 1978 from your user name, you're not exactly target audience (neither am I if it matters).

I was born in 1970.................................................

Mid-Morning Matters with Alan Partridge could easily fill the Moyles 'void'.

Radio 1 is a radio station for low IQer's

I much prefer listening to a heated debate on Jeremy Vines show.

[b]Teetosugars:[/b] I'm sad he's leaving radio 1, as I don't listen to it.

At least you knew where he was...

Inspired! 😀

Radio 1 is a radio station produced and presented by low IQer's

Most of the high IQer's I know can do grammer like 😉

And most of them take great pleasure from stupid/less highbrow things as it goes. IME, it's the people who are a bit insecure about their capabilities who like to make sure they constantly convey how seriously they take things and how only very clever/highbrow things are of any interest to them... YMMV.

Moyles. The original nob jockey.

slimjom78, yep, around 9 million of then for the breakfast show. However, guessing you were born in 1978 from your user name, you're not exactly target audience (neither am I if it matters).

He was around during my uni days.
Hated him then.
And 99% of the music on that station.

EDIT# not strictly true, Mark'n'Lard made me chuckle back then, and some of the choon's were ok.

It's just much worse today

And most of them take great pleasure from stupid/less highbrow things as it goes. IME, it's the people who are a bit insecure about their capabilities who like to make sure they constantly convey how seriously they take things and how only very clever/highbrow things are of any interest to them... YMMV.

Bit of irony in that paragraph.

Chris Moyles is a complete NOrBert. I'd much rather listen to Chris Evans in a morning or Silence.

Listening to that fanny banging on about Big Brother...How far he's gone on his treadmill before it fell through his floor in to the flat below.....and his arrogant view of everything.

Still not quite as annoying as Hallamster on hallam fm

I think the funniest thing about the "listen to x station, then you will no longer be a moron" argument is the assumption that by listening to moyles in the morning, that radio 1 is the only station that person will listen to.

I, for one, turn off R1 when music comes on and flick between radio 4, or TMS when it's on in the car, and 6Music and Absolute 90s at home.

At 6'2" I'm too tall to fit in a pigeon hole.