Baker tucks into BBC London 94.9FM Breakfast
Danny
Baker is to take over the BBC London 94.9FM breakfast show (6.00
to 9.00am) from Monday 8 April 2002.
Baker currently presents BBC London 94.9FMs Saturday morning
show (8.00 to 11.00am), which will continue.
Danny
said: "The last time I was asked to host a breakfast show (BBC
Radio Fives Morning Edition) I had the most enjoyable two
years of my career. Now here we go again. Its difficult to
shoe horn the odd and provocative material we engineer on Saturdays
into one three hour slot. The e-mails and calls are sometimes still
coming in days later and by the next week I always forget what we
were talking about. For example, why dont people ride zebras?
Ive just remembered I asked that at the end of the Christmas
show and then forgot to pursue it. Well, no such danger now.
"From
now on, when BBC London ask the listeners in this great Metropolis
why people dont ride zebras well be right across the
subject. Yes, there will be perhaps more pressing matters being
expertly dealt with by the news team during my show but, by God,
well also find out why people dont ride zebras too.
Besides what a joy it will be to be able to vent my, admittedly
peculiar, views about current football results, all still fresh
as a daisy. Anyway thats how were going to approach
it. Radio plus News. But we promise we wont beat you over
the head with it."
BBC
London 94.9 Managing Editor David Robey said: "Danny Baker
is unique - a true radio genius - so I'm delighted he's taking over
the breakfast show on BBC London 94.9. It'll be the best breakfast
show in London - all the news, travel, sport and entertainment news
you need to start your day. Oh, and Danny - he should put a smile
on your face as you face the daily grind. An unmissable combination
that will certainly get Londoners talking!"
Notes
to Editors
Danny
Baker is a native Londoner, from Deptford. He is a Sony Gold Award
winner, a TRIC award winner, has twice been awarded the Gold Medal
at the New York Radio Festival. He is one of Britains most
sought after script writers, writing for among others Angus Deayton,
Jonathan Ross, Jeremy Clarkson and Chris Evans. Danny also has written
a weekly column for the Times for nearly five years. Then theres
all those Daz adverts... so hes clearly worth a few quid too.
bbc.kongjiang.org/www.bbc.co.uk/london
|
