The NEW Central West and BBC Midlands thread

Cheeky buggers.

Don't know how to start a blog & don't care either.

Ps - Got 2 mentions with Adrian Goldberg between 10 & 11 this morning!

Maybe we are interested but not replying?

Ashley Blake convicted:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/aug/03/bbc-reporter-ashley-blake-pole

Westy, you might be interested to know that BBC Radio 7 is giving a network airing to some Doolan's "Other side" interviews with comedians, and actually introduces it as having been first broadcast on Radio WM.

Very sad news about Ashley - always found him a good presenter. Waves!

ST, that makes you sound like you're going to be in the cell across from him .

I feel sorry for the bloke, I wasn't much a fan of his work but it's sad to see someone who's worked their way up in business and the media to fall the way he's done, admittedly through his own actions. Once he gets through this I hope there's a helping hand out there somewhere to give him a chance to rebuild his life.

One for Westy. And rumour has it (well someone from Digital Spy) that Tony Butler is joining Tom Ross on and BRMB (and presumably Beacon and Mercia) this season.

Blimey ain't the old git gonna retire or what?

I notice Mark Regan is looking after the WM footy phone in Monday to Thursdays, while Franksy continues with Fridays.

Flupton's back & have you noticed(unless it was only dropped while he was on hols) that there's no more 'Phil & Jo' at 930am, it's Jo Malin all the way from 930 to 12.

I was aware of the BBC 7 Doolan repeats as they've done that before, by the way.

The 'infamous' Don from Edgbaston is getting around a bit as I heard him get a mention on the BBC Late Show that goes out on Stoke, Shropshire & H & W. (Obviously the 'black' programming on WM not to his taste!)

All over then!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/8200565.stm

Any bets on who will be the new 'Inside Out' presenter then?

My money's on Giles Latcham, as he did cover last time, along with Suzanne.

midlands today's fabulous early 90s set appeared in this week's bbc scotland's network quota filling vehicle "the funny side of politics".

diane kemp (i think its her - you only see her from the side) telling sir john major that her husband is related to him through 'the balls' *titter*



see it here on bbc iplayer http://bbc.co.uk/i/m5pgf/?t=1m51s (expires thursday at 9.30pm)

That bird who reads the Central News during GMTV.

Was there something with her eye this morning?

I saw the 635 this morning & something looked a bit off.

(I'm a bloke & no expert mind!)

Well what do you see through?

A pinhole camera?