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New Blue Peter Presenter

(June 2006)

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BE
Ben Founding member
Aston posted:
Brekkie Boy posted:
I think ironically one of the most successful ex-Blue Peter presenters of recent years has been Richard Bacon - though he's now pretty much disappeared from TV (though I think he has a regular gig with XFM).


Richard is the afternoon presenter on Capital FM during the week - hardly any time for TV!


Capital Radio actually Razz
AS
Aston
Ben posted:
Aston posted:
Brekkie Boy posted:
I think ironically one of the most successful ex-Blue Peter presenters of recent years has been Richard Bacon - though he's now pretty much disappeared from TV (though I think he has a regular gig with XFM).


Richard is the afternoon presenter on Capital FM during the week - hardly any time for TV!


Capital Radio actually Razz


Pedant Wink
PB
PremiumBrand
Brekkie Boy posted:
It's been announced on the programme and was announced earlier by the BBC.

He used to be a runner for CBBC.


It's worth noting that Zoe has jumped from being the fifth presenter to second presenter in just 18 months!

Now, if only they could find a way of getting rid of Konnie - she must have hosted with three complete teams of different presenters now -
Gethin/Zoe/Andy, Matt/Simon/Liz and Katy/Richard/Stuart.


Hasn't she already announced she's leaving, Konnie that is. I'm sure I read many reports of her announcing she was to leave.
SP
Spencer
james2001 posted:
It's on Wikipedia. His name is Andy Akinwolere


Are you sure that's not an alternative Paul Akinbola username?
JA
james2001 Founding member
PremiumBrand posted:
Hasn't she already announced she's leaving, Konnie that is. I'm sure I read many reports of her announcing she was to leave.


I hope she doesn't leave. She's almost part of the furniture now, she's been there so long. She's only got 3 years to go to become the longest serving presenter anyway!
JA
james2001 Founding member
Spencer For Hire posted:
james2001 posted:
It's on Wikipedia. His name is Andy Akinwolere


Are you sure that's not an alternative Paul Akinbola username?


I wonder.........
BR
Brekkie
It does seem to have been a quick appointment - don't know how long the BBC knew Matt was leaving but it was only announced a couple of weeks ago.


Another thing, they mentioned that at the Proms in the Park thing they would be premiering the "new" Blue Peter theme.

I thought they only changed it last year!
JA
james2001 Founding member
Brekkie Boy posted:
Another thing, they mentioned that at the Proms in the Park thing they would be premiering the "new" Blue Peter theme.

I thought they only changed it last year!


They did! Though I guess they feel the need to change it again! As long as it's nothing like the "pots and pans" version from the 90s.
BU
buster
Brekkie Boy posted:
It does seem to have been a quick appointment - don't know how long the BBC knew Matt was leaving but it was only announced a couple of weeks ago.



They will have known a long time, you don't just hand your notice in with two weeks to go. Difference this time is that Matt departure was announced a lot closer to the actual event than Liz's was.

A friend of a friend was down to the last 20 for the job back in April, so it's obviously been on the cards a while. At the time I assumed it must be Konnie finally going!
JA
james2001 Founding member
I wonder if this was connected.

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