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Further to posts above, here is an example of a comment dissing the BBC that Jo Good has given a "heart". I've put it behind a spoiler as it's long and not all here are BBC RL listeners
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Jo Good's narrative of "I blame the BBC late shift for giving me a virus" is now becoming a thing, gaining traction with her fans who are now echoing her complaints.

Why doesn't she blame the demands she imposed on herself by choosing to get a clickbait puppy after she started late shifts? Plus she chooses to run around the West End socialising and filming for her vlog.

She is continuing to give "hearts" to commenters who are dissing her employer on a public forum.

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If she needs the job as much as she implies you think she would be more circumspect in her criticism.

She has been whinging publicly about her 14 hour per week job since September last year. Her "commute" is 0.6 mile (including free cab home).
 
The music on Robert Elms' Radio London show is increasingly just the generic playlist, it seems. Very disappointing. I've listened for years and it was a rare day that I didn't encounter something new (to me) that led me to explore a number of artists/genres a bit more. It definitely changed during the pandemic and has become even more generic since the schedule changes last September.
 
LucyEyelesbarrow said:
The music on Robert Elms' Radio London show is increasingly just the generic playlist, it seems. Very disappointing. I've listened for years and it was a rare day that I didn't encounter something new (to me) that led me to explore a number of artists/genres a bit more. It definitely changed during the pandemic and has become even more generic since the schedule changes last September.
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Indeed it has. Since Sara David took over as the station's managing editor. I think the music for local radio is supposed to be the same across the country and BBC RL has had to toe the line and get with the programme. Bob must've been given some leeway as he still does cover-to-cover and the four-for and plays some of his chosen tracks but he also has to include some of the terrible playlist tracks you hear repeated elsewhere on the station. I don't listen to any other BBC local stations so I can't say if the tracks are the same across the nation.

Robert must have swallowed his pride to cling on to the three days he now does, he used to do six days pw. His new contributors for film and architecture are terrible. The shows have no flow and it's clear his heart is no longer in it. He's staying for the pay packet and as a place to punt his side hustles.

Like Jo Good he must be quite institutionalised after all these years and just can't give up the BBC lanyard. At least he has the good sense to not bite the hand that feeds him so stays quite about his schedule being pruned, unlike Jo Good who hasn't stopped complaining since last summer when it was announced.
 
VeeJayBee said:
Robert must have swallowed his pride to cling on to the three days he now does, he used to do six days pw. His new contributors for film and architecture are terrible. The shows have no flow and it's clear his heart is no longer in it. He's staying for the pay packet and as a place to punt his side hustles.

Like Jo Good he must be quite institutionalised after all these years and just can't give up the BBC lanyard. At least he has the good sense to not bite the hand that feeds him so stays quite about his schedule being pruned, unlike Jo Good who hasn't stopped complaining since last summer when it was announced.
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Yes, I wonder if he's just biding his time while other projects get off the ground, he certainly keeps his powder dry and moves callers along quickly if they make reference to the changed schedules. Perhaps other independent internet stations are interested in him doing that kind of show for them? Or, more likely, he may branch out into his own podcasts. The more solid contributors like Jason Solomans are noticeable by their absence, though. I like Louise Raw's contributions very much, although I thought they worked much better in the studio - they seemed more 'alive' in their connection to history.

I had quite high hopes for Jo's new show. She used to be good on the late show a number of years ago and I enjoyed her afternoon show pre-pandemic. There were the irritating quirks (pronunciations, "Key-change!" etc) but she usually had a number of interesting guests on, actors and writers and so on. The new late show seems to have dropped a number of planned items (out and about things) and is taken up with the Chewing the Fat segment, which is unnecessary. Jo is also making a lot of comment about not liking the new timeslot, which I can understand, but it's not coming across well.

And then there is the music again at this time: this completely ruined Duncan Barkes' late night show there in my opinion. I'm increasingly going back to 6Music, Radio 4, or other local stations.
 
A very bitter rant from Jo Good on BBC Radio London on her show yesterday (listen back on BBC Sounds from 1:43:40).

She takes a call from a regular called Denise who said she was pleased to hear an earlier contributor (someone Meggerson) talking about her spinsterhood podcast (which Jo has appeared on). Jo used this as an opportunity to launch into a bitter rant, claiming her personal circumstances make her "difficult to have as a presenter, not being family friendly, I think I am experiencing that, y'know I don't sit on air talkin' about my kids and grandkids and my partner so I do think I've been penalised for that somewhat...".

Wow! Bitter much? This must be a straight-up dig at Vanessa. So Jo "I'm so tired" Good thinks she could handle doing early mornings on Radio 2, then go on to a second shift for the day and handle the type of breakfast show V does on BBC RL. She's deluded if she believes her child-free status and lack of a partner is the main thing holding her back from a £250k pa BBC contract.

She went on to *again* whinge about finishing 4 nights a week at 1am (after a 3hr shift, with a cab to take her to her door 0.6 miles away).

I have a feeling she's looking to raise a grievance of some sort with the Beeb.
 
I tell you what, I've been listening to BBC London lately. I enjoy listening to Eddie Nestor. I like BBC London because it's got speech too. I like speech radio, so it's ideal.
 
Tatooine_legend1 said:
I tell you what, I've been listening to BBC London lately. I enjoy listening to Eddie Nestor. I like BBC London because it's got speech too. I like speech radio, so it's ideal.
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I usually leave BBC RL after Vanessa but I'm staying today now I hear that Jim Davis is sitting in for Eddie, who I must admit I find a painful listen. Jim will be covering the local elections.
 
I like Eddie, but I still don't know if this is the right slot. Sometimes his show simply follows on from Vanessa's, with more hours of exactly the same news stories, rather than having its own identity.

I used to listen to RL pretty much all day before lockdown if I worked from home, then even more days during lockdown. Now, much less so since the schedule changes (and policy changes of more music). Plus the constant attention to news stories over hours of the day, as if it's rolling news radio.
 
On BBC London evening news yesterday (on TV) there was a story about the effect of influencers on children. I was only half listening but they gave a statistic from the ASA, something about only 35% of social media posts that contained advertising were correctly labelled as such. (I would think it is a lot fewer who correctly declare). It was essentially about the insidiounousness and lack of transparency of the influencer/Ad thing.

The BBC wouldn't need to look far to see a culprit in their midst - admittedly targetting a different end of the age demographic - their own Jo Good who advertises constantly on socials without ASA-compliant declaration of the ads. And even worse she uses her BBC Radio London radio show to "urge" listeners to visit her social platforms, the more eyes, the more clicks, the more ad revenue and commissions from affiliate link click-throughs.
 
Very surprised that Jo Good on BBC Radio London last night was doing an Insta live using her personal Insta account. Jo kept giving out her Insta handle, ostensibly so listeners could join the the live but this will drive followers to her IG account, which she uses personally as an advertising platform. She advertises various fashion beauty and lifestyle brands. She also posts affiliate links.

Surely this is not in line with the BBC social media guidelines for staff. Why was this not broadcast via a BBC-managed social media account that could easily be set up, if not already in place?

This can be heard the second hour into her show.
 
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