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By Fathomer
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1Xtra presenter Letitia is the new host of the Sunday Surgery from April.

Emma B has presented the Surgery since 2000 will leave the station at the end of March.

Dr Mark Hamilton will continue to co-host the show and Letitia will continue to host her show every Saturday and Sunday (2pm-5pm) on 1Xtra.

Andy Parfitt, Controller Radio 1 said "I'm really happy to welcome Letitia to Radio 1 and she's bound to do a great job. The Surgery is a hugely important programme and is the front for all of our social action campaigns. Emma has been brilliant as the host for the last five years and I wish her all the best in her future career"

Letitia said "This is an amazing opportunity and I can't wait to get started. There isn't a show like the Sunday Surgery anywhere else on the radio and it's a real honour to be asked to front it and continue to take it forward"

Emma B said "I've had a wonderful time presenting the Sunday Surgery and am very proud of what we have achieved. I now feel ready to move on to work on new and exciting TV projects but I will be keeping my toes in the radio water with my Top Of The Pops World Service show and regular depping on 6 Music."

:cry:
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By Matt F
#169554
Gutted :( - I really like Emma B and think she's going to be an extremely hard act to follow.

The news doesn't really come as a surprise to me though; Emma's profile on Radio 1 has diminshed dramatically over the last couple of years. I remember the days when practically every daytime slot (Moyles, Mark & Lard) was filled by her.

Well, I guess it's another reason to listen to 6 Music...
Last edited by Matt F on Wed Mar 16, 2005 1:32 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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By Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog
#169562
shes awful on TV though. I cant see her having a major career.
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By Quincy
#169566
for emma b tv career = voice others on vh1 with lisa ianson and briggy smale
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By Sidders
#169574
Did she ever have a full-time slot on radio 1? I thought she was alright when she used to cover for Moyles.
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By Dickie
#169579
I found her very boring when she used to replace Moyles in the afternoons.
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By Sidders
#169581
She was better than anyone else around at the time though.
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By Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog
#169585
she wasnt that bad covering actually.. mostly because she didnt talk much.
By David
#169589
Sidla wrote:Did she ever have a full-time slot on radio 1? I thought she was alright when she used to cover for Moyles.


She used to have a regular slot on a a Saturday afternoon after Moyles. There was a couple of times when she was ill and Moyles ended up doing 5 hour "marathons".
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By Sidders
#169596
Yeah, I remember that actually.
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By Adam
#169597
I think she suited the Sunday Surgery rather well. It's a shame to find out she's quit. Not heard Letitia yet, so look forward to it.
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By Uglybob
#169616
i didnt like emma b, had personality bypass
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By DemonHorse
#169617
Sidla wrote:She was better than anyone else around at the time though.
and better than anyone that does cover shows at the moment too... well maybe on a level with Nemone but better than the others...
By MC
#169643
Ha thats rubbish. She is and always has been dull.

The station has far better DJ's now than it did a few years ago, hence her not being able to get a decent gig anymore.
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By iSeb
#169673
I listened to Letitia on Listen again... and I like her slick style. I recon she has a voice that I would either place on Radio 1 or 1Xtra as well...
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By Jonny Hoare
#175615
Emma B- Very very underrated- 6 music would be a good gig for her.

I think the Sunday surgery would be better placed during the day...
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By DemonHorse
#175618
MC wrote:The station has far better DJ's


JK and Joel? Cox-ucker?


nuff said
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By Quincy
#175656
yeah who do you mean by far better djs now than a few years ago?
By MC
#175783
Jonny Hoare wrote:Emma B- Very very underrated- 6 music would be a good gig for her.


She's got a gig on 6 Music hasnt she? Filled in for Jupitus on the breakfast show the other week anyway..

Quincy wrote:yeah who do you mean by far better djs now than a few years ago?


Bar Mark and Lard and Vicky Marsden, the DJs that have left have all been sh*t, e.g Theakston, Sarah HB, KC etc. But the ones coming in I think are much better - Colin and Edith, JK and Joel, Zane Lowe, Annie Mac etc.

The point is, Emma B used to be regular daytime cover - but before she left was fourth or fifth choice... behind even Spoony. Says it all really.

nuff said
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By Sidders
#175929
Forth or fifth choice? Was she even a choice at all?

I quite liked Theakston BTW, I was dissapointed he didn't come back after his 'six month break'.
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By Matt F
#175960
Sidla wrote:Forth or fifth choice? Was she even a choice at all?

I quite liked Theakston BTW, I was dissapointed he didn't come back after his 'six month break'.


Emma B always seemed first choice to cover for the daytime DJs - Moyles, Mark & Lard, Dave Pearce, etc.

When you compare her to Spoony (who I'm enduring now) you realise just how good she was...

As for Theakston, I never really paid attention to him. He's over at Heart doing the breakfast show now anyway, isn't he?
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By Sidders
#175961
Matt F wrote:Emma B always seemed first choice to cover for the daytime DJs - Moyles, Mark & Lard, Dave Pearce, etc.

I'm talking about recent times.
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By Jonny Hoare
#175967
Emma B suffers from female DJ'sxit route from R1

She Got pregnant...

Whiley is lucky - cos i find her odious

Coxy only came back cos she has pictures of Parf Daddy in the buff

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