BBC Presenters are egocentric (Edited)

BBC Radio 2 getting ever more introverted.

The first word this morning switching on the Apple HomePod was "my" from Zoe Ball the enormously overpaid chatterbox. Full of information probably next to nobody wants to hear but assuming she is encouraged by the number of listeners that send in emails, sms-messages and recently whatsApp text and voice messages hoping to hear their names on national radio. We would assume that many just want to be heard on radio and of course your chances of being selected increase dramatically if an overdose of praise and slime is directed at the presenters.

Tried to listen to the traffic info concerning an issue on the A35 which was important but Ball had to titter between sentences.

Irresponsible when one considers the BBC is a public service financed by the listeners and traffic information is an essential service.

The Telegraph pubished: A pound for every listener lost? The BBC has given Zoe Ball a whopping raise for failing. She lost a million listeners but at the same time gained a million pounds in salary. At that time they were down to 8.1 weekly listeners. The latest figurs show is now even lower at 6.4 million. There was improvement when Ball was off air for a few weeks, shrouded in secrecy, and Scott Mills took the morning slot over. He is not immune to self centred presentation either. Who cares what he does with his husband?

Thank God Jeremy Vine seems to be immune to this trend as do late night presenters Trevor Nelson and to a certain extent DJ Spoony.

Sara Cox is not entirely immune, but she makes everything so friendly that she must be excused.

Most popular Radio 2 presenter at the moment according to listener stats is Vernon Kay who has a chirpy attitude without being self centred or childish. He is also not without a touch of self interest but he doesn't push his love for American Football on to us listeners. The occasional mention is very harmless.

Sometimes the listeners must feel like uninvited guests at a kids birthday party.

Naturally one could ask "why listen? Change channels".

Simple answer the music is well balanced but probably unknown to most not chosen by the presenter but the producers at a weekly meeting with the music director.