Forget what social media tells you, you’re probably not qualified to be on radio.
My last post seemed to upset some people. That’s good. Those people needed a shake-up. I suspect this post will win me few friends.
Jeremy Maggs asked me an interesting question the other day. It was to do with a new talk radio station launched last week called Times Radio. He asked me what I thought of it and whether the concept would work in South Africa.
Some context: Times Radio is the latest offspring of controversial media baron Rupert Murdoch, but don’t rush to judge it - it has promise. It’s part of the Wireless Group, which is owned by Murdoch’s News Corp, which also owns News UK, which publishes The Sun, The Times and The Sunday