No more Chris Evans radio show
02-September-2010
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Is anyone else really fed up with listening to Chris Evans on his Radio 2 show broadcast every day around teatime?  I do admit that he can be quite funny at times and I often enjoy the show, but he is no comparison to Johnny Walker surely?

A radio studio

What Chris did on Wednesday teatime was unforgivable!  He announced the following song - the brilliant 1990s hit by Mark Morrison 'Return of the Mack' - played it for only five seconds, during which my friends and I excitedly turned the sound up so that we could enjoy the song, when suddenly without warning, he cut the record and said smugly "No, don't worry, I am not going to play that!".

We turned off the radio in disgust...

What gives and why did he start playing the song in the first place?  We turned off the radio in disgust and have not switched it on since!  Chris Evans is obviously quite full of himself these days and I won’t be listening to his show in the future.

Why can’t radio broadcasters play a complete song without ruining it by talking through it or cutting it short?  We want to listen to music, not dribs and drabs of sound bites punctuated by inane rambling, jingles and adverts.  We want to listen to music and we want to hear the whole song thank you.

In this case Chris Evans did more than cut the song short he insulted his audience!

By: Ruth, Lancaster, England


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Why God have you allowed the childish half wit called Chris Evans to be allowed to be famous.He is not funny.He is immature.He is talentless.What is this fixation with children that he has?What on earth is he doing on the radio and television?The answer could be the fact that some so called powerfull person within the BBC allows it to happen.I resent paying the licence fee which pays his salary.I am totally at a loss for words.Just listen to his stupidity on the radio and the television and any right minded person has to agree that he is just a nobody who thinks he is somebody.
*Austin  02-Sep-2010 19:32

 
What were the powers that be thinking of when they put Chris Evans on the morning show, he is possibly the worst choice I could imagine. I think the choice is made all the worse by the fact that Terry Wogan was so well suited to job, he was easy going, intelligent, funny and above all entertaining, in fact the exact opposite to Chris Evans. While I appreciate that Terry could not go on forever, I feel replacing him with Chris Evans is such a poor choice. Believe me I have tried listening to his new morning spot but he just grates on the nerves and makes me cringe, in my opinion he is just not up to national radio standard. I am in my 50’s and thought that Radio 2 was intended for people in my age group but now find myself listening to Radio1 in the mornings to avoid the irritation that is Chris Evans.
*Ricky_Tog  13-May-2010 09:05

 
I don't mind Chris in the morning to be honest. I was gutted when Terry finally hung up his microphone but Chris is one of the few that could fill those boots. The thing I am most upset about is having to listen to that total pr*ck Simon Mayo on the way home from work. I wish they could have replaced Chris with Jonnie Walker, or alternatively, put Johnny in the morning slot and leave Chris on drive time.
*Freddie  08-Mar-2010 08:27

 
The Chris Evans show is like an alarm clock to me, as soon as he comes on I switch off.
I used to listen until 0740 and when Terry left he said give Chris a chance.
I tried for a few weeks but I could not stand his shouting and childish presentation.
Why can't we have somebody presenting the breakfast show like Richard Allinson ?
*Dennyboy  05-Mar-2010 18:46

 
The BBC have got it very wrong with Chris Evans as Wogan's successor. I actually couldn't stand Wogan but that said, you can expect a certain mood and tone that suits R2 listening around that time of the morning. Evans follows his own loud and inane format and is out of synch with his neighbouring presenters. So why Evans? Perhaps the BBC are trying to be radical! No, just chasing ratings using a 'name' whilst at the same time I suspect, scaring away their loyal listeners.
*JPB, Herts  14-Feb-2010 00:47

 
Who in the BBC thought that the people who enjoyed Wakeup to Wogan would be in the least bit interested in a presenter like Chris Evans shouting in their homes in the morning. To make matters worse there is the drivel spouted by members of the public who seem to like the sound of their own voices. The show lacks humour and content and my mornings are now silent after Sarah Kennedy signs off.
*Trish Chester  10-Feb-2010 20:14

 
I have listened to chris evans for 15 minutes each morning since he took over to give him a chance, oh dear! he just gets worse, manic and puerile, no more early morning radio 2 for me
*fred , Yorks  04-Feb-2010 09:41

 
I have to comment on the last comment, Steve Wright in my opinion has got to be the best radio presenter ever by far, even today he hardly ever plays a duff record, and I even used to tape his show in the eightys on my hi-fi at home every day, to listen to at night on my walkman at work, every show was brilliantly hyped up, really brightened up my nights at work. a legend.
*Gainsborough lad.  02-Feb-2010 22:39

 
What is going on at Radio 2. Switched on today and thought I had got tuned into childrens hour.Give us a break BBC and get a grown up to do the early show and while you are at it ditch the other one (My name is Steve Wright My name is Steve Wright) repeated every other sentence.Mind you, going by the idiots that phone in to Steve Wright Steve Wright my name is Steve Wright, it's a good thing he does repeat his name and his show because I'm sure they would soon forget who they were listening to.
*tomredrum  02-Feb-2010 17:34

 
Chris Evans taking over from Terry Wogan has been a disaster. What overpaid half-wit at the BBC made the decision to alienate the biggest audience on radio? His show sounds like Tizzwas on the radio, he has the mind of an adolescent, and unfortunately for the BBC, having Johnny Walker for the interegnum served only to illustrate how purile, immature and talentless Chris Evans actually is!
*peter south wales  02-Feb-2010 15:32

 
Chris Evans was probably the worst choice made by the producers to replace Terry Wogan. Chris Evans is loud and uncouth and his whining voice, as far as we are concerned, has no place on the Radio. Surely the producers could have found someone more like Terry to take his place. We have now switched to either Radio 1 or Radio 5 - Radio 2 is a no-no.
*Greggy  29-Jan-2010 09:44

 
I just wish Chris Evan's would grow up and act like a real DJ - or even better be a real DJ and let us hear the songs. He is one of the BBC Luvies and just cannot get enough of his own voice. But wait, there is hope, here is a News Flash: Boring, Childish, Idiotic, Egoistic Radio Presenter Chris Evan's has just disappeared up his own rectum... Don't worry, we will need lot's of money if we have any chance to coax hims out... Terry Wogan's audience will desert his show in droves, but the BBC Executives are too busy stuffing money into their pockets to notice the dwindling audience figures and it acts as a convenient distraction from the real issues.
*WholeSongJunky  06-Jan-2010 23:49


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