LBC Chit Chat #5

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Job looks so different compared to a few years ago, I can see all the bitterness in his face. It can't be good to be so angry all the time



Was Steve talking about Jamie today?

 
Yel said:
I wonder how Nick Abott's shows did?

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LBC’s Nick Ferrari and James O’Brien meanwhile drew in the biggest listenership of the commercial players, with 1.4m weekly listeners each. Ferrari’s audience figures were back up after slumping slightly at the end of last year.

RAJAR Listening Figures
Selected radio stations, Q1 2022

Table with 5 columns and 14 rows. Currently displaying rows 1 to 14. Sorted descending by column "Weekly reach, Q1 2022"
Station▼ Weekly reach, Q1 2022Q-Q change in reach (%)Total listening hoursQ-Q change in listening hours (%)
BBC Radio 214.58m−2161.3m−2
BBC Radio 410.6m1120.7m4
BBC Local Radio8.64m−461.8m−3
BBC Radio 5 live5.56m−632.9m−4
LBC Brand (UK)3.49m931.5m7
talkSPORT2.95m417.1m2
LBC (UK)2.74m528.8m7
LBC London1.52m517.3m7
BBC World Service1.52m227.2m16
LBC News (UK)1.06m202.7m0
Times Radio703k403.6m16
talkRADIO650k205.7m23
LBC News (London)576k421.5m18
GB News Radio239k1.5m
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Thank you Yel

If we look at the situation logically we see that LBC gets quite a boost in listeners from Steve Allen and his "spikers"
Then Nick Ferrari provides the biggest surge of all to at or around the LBC peak.
James O'Brien by contrast adds virtually nothing.
 
Redvers36 said:
Thank you Yel

If we look at the situation logically we see that LBC gets quite a boost in listeners from Steve Allen and his "spikers"
Then Nick Ferrari provides the biggest surge of all to at or around the LBC peak.
James O'Brien by contrast adds virtually nothing.
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Therein lies the rub ... surely it's just as much 'the slot' that has the audience figures as than the person. Give someone else O'Brien's slot for 6 months and see how they do. But of course, given the amount of narcissism in play, the broadcaster always thinks it's them. Again, it's why these people are so scared of taking holidays, or being sick, in case the person who replaces them gets higher listening figures. O'Brien has already failed on TV, Failed at the BBC, this is his last chance really. He wouldn't be missed if he went and he knows that I think.
 
Ndrangheta said:
Therein lies the rub ... surely it's just as much 'the slot' that has the audience figures as than the person. Give someone else O'Brien's slot for 6 months and see how they do. But of course, given the amount of narcissism in play, the broadcaster always thinks it's them. Again, it's why these people are so scared of taking holidays, or being sick, in case the person who replaces them gets higher listening figures. O'Brien has already failed on TV, Failed at the BBC, this is his last chance really. He wouldn't be missed if he went and he knows that I think.
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On the whole I agree with that. However, I would say that this also proves the point that Steve Allen is very special in that he is on a 4am and garners a huge audience. If it wasn't him in that slot I doubt the figures would be so impressive.
 
FenellaTheWitch said:
On the whole I agree with that. However, I would say that this also proves the point that Steve Allen is very special in that he is on a 4am and garners a huge audience. If it wasn't him in that slot I doubt the figures would be so impressive.
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LBC would be poorer without Allen, just think 24hrs of political doom and gloom would ensue.
Clive Bull and Steve make it worth listening at that time of day.
 
Bobby Chariot said:
LBC would be poorer without Allen, just think 24hrs of political doom and gloom would ensue.
Clive Bull and Steve make it worth listening at that time of day.
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I agree. Steve can grate sometimes, but he does offer something different. Regarding Clive, does anyone also enjoy it when 'Gil' from Newport rings-up at the end and gives his pre-written monologue about the days events? He cracks me up everytime. Ah bless ... Clive does some quite light-hearted piss-taking out of him but Gil takes it well (unless he doesn't realize he's being gently mocked). haha.
 
Redvers36 said:
Thank you Yel

If we look at the situation logically we see that LBC gets quite a boost in listeners from Steve Allen and his "spikers"
Then Nick Ferrari provides the biggest surge of all to at or around the LBC peak.
James O'Brien by contrast adds virtually nothing.
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It's a shame Paul Easton stopped doing his RAJAR blog. He had access to all the listening figures of London commercial stations and he used to do detailed graphs of who was listening to what and when. Nick Ferrari always had the highest spike, which hung around briefly at 10am and then dropped off throughout the morning.
 
Maggie Moggy said:
It's a shame Paul Easton stopped doing his RAJAR blog. He had access to all the listening figures of London commercial stations and he used to do detailed graphs of who was listening to what and when. Nick Ferrari always had the highest spike, which hung around briefly at 10am and then dropped off throughout the morning.
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Those graphs made more sense than anything else I've seen to explain the RAJAR results.
 
In between giving us Bodger soundbites Nick Abbot actually talked about music & movies last night.
"There has been no decent rock music since 1982, there have been no great movies since Terminator 2"

😁
 
Redvers36 said:
He sounds such a miserable soul. How do people stand him?
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That's a question for his partner I think haha. I do wonder how he lives his life day to day. Some people you can garner an idea of how they are off the radio, and they even give some of their personal life away, but Nick gives very little about himself away. I do know he seems to like Kew gardens and those public gardens. Apart from that, no idea.
 
FenellaTheWitch said:
Lots of people do. There are a lot of very bad diabetics out there. Every diabetic I know is always eating cake, biscuits, booze. One of my friend's solution to that is never taking his blood sugar readings so he never knows how bad it is :rolleyes:
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Yes that’s so true. I also think that many diabetics are prescribed medication for cholesterol and blood pressure and kid themselves that this is enough to keep themselves ‘safe’ .. it isn’t.
 
FenellaTheWitch said:
Lots of people do. There are a lot of very bad diabetics out there. Every diabetic I know is always eating cake, biscuits, booze. One of my friend's solution to that is never taking his blood sugar readings so he never knows how bad it is :rolleyes:
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Yeah it's mad. I have a friend whose uncle had emphesemya and continued to smoke. Steve always goes on about how much he loves crumpets and previously mentioned how he ate four lol
 
Aged 50, James is still coming to terms with his privileged, private schooling.
This is like listening to student radio.
Thankfully I'm off out to work soon and have my big boy pants on in order to engage in some heavy lifting.
 
Marilyn345 said:
Yes that’s so true. I also think that many diabetics are prescribed medication for cholesterol and blood pressure and kid themselves that this is enough to keep themselves ‘safe’ .. it isn’t.
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Bingo ! I have diabetes and have medication for that, as well as cholesterol and BP. Although sometimes I do indulge in sweet things (I do it in moderation!), but use sweeteners for tea (instead of sugar), and drink diet coke! I have regular blood checks with my GP, and they have been okay ....so far ! I think it may also be whether you are Type 1 or Type 2 diabetic. I am T2.

 
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