Sara Cox is the new Drivetime host on Radio 2 (Ian West/PA) December 7 Fiona Bruce was confirmed as the new presenter of Question Time - saying she is "thrilled and not a little daunted". But it was a grim transition. The problem was that all the shows had been going ages and had terrific listening figures . In practice, the over used platitude that the Beeb is a National Treasure has been getting a bit hardto swallow just recently. The Today Programme on BBC Radio 4 - 7.1 million weekly reach. RAJAR Sara Cox is an acclaimed English broadcaster. "Always loved doing his show, and seeing him work his magic. Indeed she was given a daily show as part of the May schedule reshuffle, albeit from 10pm to midnight. The standard industry measure is for 15-plus, but those figures were unavailable for Radio 1 today. Director General Tony Hall has defended the right of his (highly paid) executives to have second jobs, such as hisController of Business, Knowledge and Daytime, who, according to Private Eye, had time to run a caf business in Berkhamstead called Here. After riding high on Radio 1 during the late 90s and early 00s, her career stalled. Radio 1 fas were equally upset to learn favourite Scott. Simon Mayo has said the decision to bring Jo Whiley in as a co-host on his BBC Radio 2 show was the result of "genuine pressure from the top about improving the number of women in daytime". It must have given their listening figures a huge boost. Simon Mayo, 62, revealed that his BBC Radio 2 listeners were "annoyed" after the broadcaster merged his show with Jo Whiley's in order to attract more female listeners. Sara Cox is the new Drivetime host on Radio 2 (Ian West/PA) December 7 Fiona Bruce was confirmed as the new presenter of Question Time - saying she is "thrilled and not a little daunted". Personal Life. RAJAR stands for Radio Joint Audience Research and is the official body in charge of measuring radio audiences in the UK. Hours is normally the most important number for advertising sales. RAJAR Q2 2022 - Page 3 Digital Spy She has made no secret of how hard she fought to get her foot in the door of Radio 2. What Are the Most Listened-To Radio Programmes in the UK? This is hardly promoting education and learning or stimulating creativity and cultural excellence that paragraphs 4 (b) and (c) of the BBCs Royal Charter loftily aspire to. This market overview is based on the first three waves of the Tracking Panel, comparing listening through April, May and June with pre-lockdown. But that wasn't really the truth - I just didn't have a . Figures last week showed an improvement with 8.2 million weekly listeners, but is still a long way short of the 9.1 million listeners from a year earlier, when Evans was presenting. Alongside his new station slot, he will continue to front his weekend show on Scala Radio, where he found himself at the centre of a legal issue with the BBC, over the copyright surrounding Ken Bruces popular quiz PopMaster. The station broadcasts a wide range of content, the BBC Radio 2 about page stating: "With a repertoire covering more than 40 years, Radio 2 plays the widest selection of music on the radiofrom classic and mainstream pop to . It was announced on Friday that Wright in the Afternoon, which broadcasta weekdays between 2-5pm will end at the end of September. Managing editor Darren Henley said: "At a time when sports stations such as Radio 5 Live have picked up listeners with their World Cup coverage, those who are not so interested in football have come to Classic FM for something a little different.
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