Radio DJs criticised for drink comments
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richjm
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To be fair they do the same show day in and day out, with hours of silence to fill. They probably run out of things to say and have to resort to talking about things like what they had for dinner the night before or how hungover they're feeling.
If they really wanted to be bad influences, they'd find out which records make people murder when you play them backwards and make up a playlist of them. That would be very reckless.
- 3 years ago
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richjm
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emmahill
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Dave Berry on XFM spent an entire show once going on about how hungover he was, and what a heavy night he'd had, and his sycophantic producer, of course, giggled inanely.
The wider problem is that these small-time 'celebs' think we're all fascinated by what they get up to in their spare time. I remember listening to Sara Cox on Radio 1 way back when, and she wouldn't shut up about her trip to the gynecologist!
- 3 years ago
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emmahill
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LindseyIndigo
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I think radio DJs (especially the likes of Chris Moyles on Radio 1) spend so much time banging on about how wasted they are/were/have been that they can't help but make drinking - and drinking to excess - seem like a really fun and brilliant thing to do. They're famous people with status, 'cool' jobs and money, so - sadly - thousands of people would be happy to emulate them and their heavy-drinking ways. The BBC knows this - why else would Radio 1 be running a 'serious' anti-binge drinking experiment at the moment?
- 3 years ago
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LindseyIndigo
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abbym0308
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I must say, I used to listen to the radio a lot more when I was younger. Radio DJ banter can get a bit carried away sometimes. I'm sure that no DJ is saying "you should get trollied. It's really cool." But if they talk and laugh about it, maybe the younger, impressionable listeners might think it's the thing to do.
Yes, this country has a drinking problem. And yes, we should ALL be responsible in promoting healthier lifestyles. But picking out something as specific as this seems a bit misdirected. - 3 years ago
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abbym0308
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rwylie
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I think Chris Moyles definetly does, but doesnt speak about it often enough for it to be a really big problem.
- 3 years ago
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rwylie
