The BBC 6Music producer fired over the whole faked phone contest thing is expected to name and shame more senior programming execs who she claims knew that the radio station sometimes fixed radio phone ins (given that surely everyone working in the media surely knew that sometimes TV and radio phone ins were fixed, presumably she could name and shame anyone). As previously reported, Leona McCambridge was fired last week over a faked phone in on the Liz Kershaw show. Two further incidents of dodgy phone ins then came to light, leading to the station's Director Of Programmes, Ric Blaxill, to resign.
In appealing her sacking McCambridge is expected to claim that faking pre-recorded phone ins was standard practice at the station. Luke Crawley of Bectu, the union organising McCambridge's appeal, says: "My member was of the clear understanding that what she was doing was standard practice on the show and expected of a producer, and the knowledge of this was known further up the chain. In July when Mark Thompson said he needed to know of any other examples of questionable behaviour in production techniques, she ruminated about it and said I think there was some questionable stuff done last year. Her reward for this is to be sacked, which is quite amazing. She was not under the impression that owning up would put her in the frame. That was what was implied to her in terms of the process. It was only latterly that it became a disciplinary issue".
Presumably McCambridge is threatening to name and shame more than just Blaxhill - given he's already gone that wouldn't make much of a story. Exactly who will be identified as approving the "standard" fake phone in policy remains to be seen - but expect more fallout on all this before the Beeb get to put the phone in fixing debacle behind them.