chrismoyles.net
- Mon May 08, 2006 8:38 pm
#228318
From todays Guardian 8th May, Lauren Laverne article about her, and her breakfast show on XFM
The article starts..
Lauren Laverne and Terry Wogan don't immediately appear to have much in common, apart from both being early risers. You might struggle to link the Radio 2 legend's homely ramblings and his audience of 8 million "old geezers and gals" with Laverne's youthful, gig-going listenership on London-based indie station Xfm. But a quick flick through the radio dial of a morning is enough to prove that they stand almost alone in believing that shouting, sound effects and a whooping posse or sycophantic sidekick are not the only means of welcoming listeners into a new day. "The reason I find them hard to listen to is because it just becomes a shout-fest," says Laverne. "It's who can shout the loudest and they're all shouting about the same things. That's fine and a lot of people like that, just look at the numbers. But there needs to be an alternative to being hit in the face with a big stick to wake you up in the morning."
Good little article until the author states "She is radio's only solo female breakfast DJ and the rest of the shortlist is an all-male affair, pitting her against Chris Evans and Jamie Theakston among others.
Oops!
The article starts..
Lauren Laverne and Terry Wogan don't immediately appear to have much in common, apart from both being early risers. You might struggle to link the Radio 2 legend's homely ramblings and his audience of 8 million "old geezers and gals" with Laverne's youthful, gig-going listenership on London-based indie station Xfm. But a quick flick through the radio dial of a morning is enough to prove that they stand almost alone in believing that shouting, sound effects and a whooping posse or sycophantic sidekick are not the only means of welcoming listeners into a new day. "The reason I find them hard to listen to is because it just becomes a shout-fest," says Laverne. "It's who can shout the loudest and they're all shouting about the same things. That's fine and a lot of people like that, just look at the numbers. But there needs to be an alternative to being hit in the face with a big stick to wake you up in the morning."
Good little article until the author states "She is radio's only solo female breakfast DJ and the rest of the shortlist is an all-male affair, pitting her against Chris Evans and Jamie Theakston among others.
Oops!
