Tony Blackburn thinks too many TV stars are being hired by radio stations on the basis of their fame
Tony Blackburn thinks TV stars are ruining radio. The 78-year-old presenter believes the industry is being hurt by TV stars who lack radio-specific skills and are instead being hired on the sole basis of their fame. He reflected: "Very few people are good on television and radio, I always preferred radio. "Noel Edmonds was good on both but he preferred television because he realised there was more money. "Nowadays, it’s reversed a bit. Quite often now you’ve got television people, who don’t really know what they’re doing on the radio, it’s a shame." In recent years, a host of well-known TV stars – including the likes of Rylan-Clark-Neal and Dermot O’Leary – have made the move into the radio industry. And Tony thinks that a lot of radio… (more)