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Martin Rowley writes:

"Col" wrote in message
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You know, one day I am really going to have to get round to listening
to Phillip on Radio 5!

... In my view (based on a short period of doing a similar job), Philip
and Bob are *the* finest broadcast meteorologists we have in this
country.

This morning Bob Pritchard said that it would be his last appearance on
Radio 5.
--
John Hall "He crams with cans of poisoned meat
The subjects of the King,
And when they die by thousands G.K.Chesterton:
Why, he laughs like anything." from "Song Against Grocers"

"John Hall" wrote in message
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This morning Bob Pritchard said that it would be his last appearance
on
Radio 5.
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.... yes, I didn't realise that this was happening *this* weekend: I knew
that it was sometime early this year. If you look-in on this ng Bob,
we'll miss you. [ Having worked with him in the past though, I doubt
he'll just fade away quietly ;-) ]

Martin.

Rubbish, I listened to the commentary on the Liverpool v Newcastle FA cup
tie in my car this evening on a perfectly ordinary analogue car radio. Five
live broadcasts on Medium Wave, not even VHF FM, let alone digital.

Rubbish. If you had a digital radio, you would have found a different
game on a digital version, Sports Extra. Or the Tennis, or any of the
other sports that 5 live neglects in its wall to wall premiershi*
football coverage.

Unfortunately, as for the internet, a lot of events are blanked out
because of rights issues. To avoid corperate censorship, like the
infamous total removal of radio news from the net during the Sydney
Olympics, you need the DAB. And then there is the problem of in car
listening.


Now Radio 5, how about a hill conditions forecast like the one on
Radio Scotland. It's sport and it's weather... Well within your remit.


Richard Webb

"Martin Rowley" wrote in message
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"John Hall" wrote in message
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This morning Bob Pritchard said that it would be his last appearance
on
Radio 5.

... yes, I didn't realise that this was happening *this* weekend: I knew
that it was sometime early this year. If you look-in on this ng Bob,
we'll miss you. [ Having worked with him in the past though, I doubt
he'll just fade away quietly ;-) ]

Yes, I can confirm that, although he'll be sitting silently alongside
Everton Fox next Saturday. I suggested that, should he develop
withdrawal symptoms, he'd be welcomed as a contributor here.
But he said he disliked newsgroups and chatrooms.

Philip Eden