hissingsid Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 Is she South African ? I have friends that are and I understand them. No disrespect here she may be a valued member of staff but I do not think she is the best person to read the news. Simon Richardson is good and a couple of others they seem to just get anyone who is handy to read the news which is probably the most listened to broadcast on the station the weather people are problematic too. Having said all that I doubt I am missing much and there is generally a rehashed version some days later on a quiet news day. Phil Gawne is another matter just a nasal whine. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Git Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 We only listen to the 7am news and weather forecast. If she’s doing the news and the Scottish bloke is doing the weather it’s often a waste of time listening. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voice of Reason Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 4 hours ago, hissingsid said: Is she South African ? I have friends that are and I understand them. No disrespect here she may be a valued member of staff but I do not think she is the best person to read the news. I must confess I thought she was an escapee from the short lived “small talk” competition on the breakfast show where they got children to talk about something and you had to guess what that thing was. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOR Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 Well I like her. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0bserver Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 If there's demand to have the news read in the Queen's English then I don't see why they can't get the Governor in Monday - Friday to read the news on a zero hours contract. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newsdesk Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 22 minutes ago, AOR said: Well I like her. But do you understand her? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Voice of Reason Posted July 3, 2022 Share Posted July 3, 2022 13 minutes ago, offshoremanxman said: Well reports in the Queens English would make it a whole lot more sensible. But you don’t need the Governor to do that 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hissingsid Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 Thank god Andy is back, Bonzo was on fire today, Quirky not so much I didn’t hear Howard I do hope he is well 😜 it was about wind power in the main Daph is coming on in three weeks to tell us how she and her Committee are progressing that should not take long. The amount being trollied around has now dropped from the 41,000 to 37000 or something like that no one said where the rest has gone although sea defences were mentioned very briefly. It is was mentioned if we lease the land they require to build the turbines the boat going to Liverpool will be sent off course which is a bit of a buggar when we have just paid out a nice few quid for the all singing, dancing landing stage but hey ho it is Tynwald day tomorrow so drinks all around 🤩. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOR Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 I don't listen to MR much these days but heard some Mannin Line today. Quirky was on giving it lahdee lahh about "this Government" being inactive. The presenter nicely responded by suggesting to the former MHK and self-styled elder statesman that the said problems were there when he was in Government. (non-developed sites: Summerland, Vic Rd Prison, Castletown Golf Links Hotel etc) The reply was less than convincing. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hissingsid Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 It is getting embarrassing now , nearly every day he is on pure waffle and crap how he ever got voted in heaven knows the trouble is the voters of Onchan have never really had much to choose from and have to go for best of bunch, look at the last lot of wannabes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 3 minutes ago, hissingsid said: It is getting embarrassing now , nearly every day he is on pure waffle and crap how he ever got voted in heaven knows the trouble is the voters of Onchan have never really had much to choose from and have to go for best of bunch, look at the last lot of wannabes. Maybe they could give him and Gawnio a programme to themselves...we've got "Talking Heads". We could call theirs, "Talking Shit". Where they both get airtime to discuss their remarkable achievements whilst in office. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holte End Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 1 minute ago, Non-Believer said: Maybe they could give him and Gawnio a programme to themselves...we've got "Talking Heads". We could call theirs, "Talking Shit". Where they both get airtime to discuss their remarkable achievements whilst in office. It would be the shortest show in Manx Radio History. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Mexico Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 17 minutes ago, Holte End said: It would be the shortest show in Manx Radio History. Are you suggesting that either of that pair couldn't talk at great length about nothing? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omobono Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 they should do what David Callister used to do with marg Joughin and Roy Gough and give them a rest for a week or so , I think Bonzo and a few others like Quirkie are tending to hog the programme now ,and it would be good to have a few manin lines when people are encouraged to phone in for the first time for a comment , either that , or find some presenter who will subject callers to much more scrutiny and not just let them rant on , 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quilp Posted July 20, 2022 Share Posted July 20, 2022 They could invite Ashford on as a guest and call it 'Talking Shreds' 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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