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New slot and presenters for Radio 1 nation shows

By | Published on Wednesday 3 November 2010

Radio 1 yesterday announced it will move its ‘nations shows’ slot – where Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland get there own new music programmes – from first thing Thursday morning (midnight to 2am) to first thing Monday morning (midnight to 2am). Presumably most people listen to these shows on the iPlayer anyway, so such things are a bit irrelevant. 

Possibly more interesting is the fact that, while Rory McConnell will continue to present the regional Radio 1 programme in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales will have new presenters, Ally McCrae and Jen Long respectively. This means Vic Galloway and Bethan Elfyn are departing Radio 1, though they will continue to present shows on BBC Radio Scotland and BBC Radio Wales respectively. 

Meanwhile, Radio 1 Deputy Controller Ben Cooper is very excited by having some young people to hang out in R1 towers (albeit not physically). He told reporters: “The BBC Trust asked us to appeal to the next generation of young audiences, and within that to look for the next generation of new talent – and Ally and Jen are just that. Ally’s enthusiasm and local knowledge is extremely impressive so we look forward to him bringing this to Radio 1 and Jen’s passion for music and experience will ensure the show continues to champion the best in new music coming out of Wales”.



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