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Global chief denies interest in Moyles
By CMU Editorial | Published on Tuesday 19 October 2010
Global Radio chief Ashley Tabor has denied he has had any conversations with Chris Moyles about the Radio 1 breakfast show host moving over to the dark side and taking a job on his Capital FM network when it relaunches next year.
As previously reported, rumours Moyles was already in talks to leave the BBC when his current contract runs out next summer were circulating last week, shortly before Radio 2 breakfast man Chris Evans told 5live it was time for Moyles to quit the nation’s favourite. Responding by Twitter on Friday, Moyles himself wrote: “To confirm; 1. I’m not leaving 2. I love working for R1 3. They love me working there 4. Some people need headlines cos they got a book out!”
Global had also already denied the rumours it was in talks with Moyles, but, speaking at the Radio Festival in Manchester today, the radio giant’s top man responded to the chatter directly himself.
According to The Guardian, he told the conference: “I want to put that one to bed. We haven’t had any conversations with Chris about joining us. If you look at what we did with Heart – [hiring presenters such as] Emma Bunton and Jason Donovan – they are people who have not done radio before and we are bringing them into the sector. That is more our strategy at Global”.
It’s a great strategy, ignore all the great radio talent out there, you know, people with ideas and personality, and instead hand prime time spots to pop stars who can just about read out the names of songs. Say what you like about Moyles, but at least he’s a proper radio DJ.
