And OBrien celebrated his latest listening figures, published this week, in the best way possible. Fr unsere Konzernzentrale in Kelkheim/Taunus (nahe Frankfurt am Main) suchen wir zum frhestmglichen Eintritt einen (Senior) Einkufer (m/w/d) The national digital station launched in June 2020 during the Covid-19 pandemic and recorded 637,000 average weekly listeners in its first set of results in the third quarter of 2021. "She is single & earns less than 30k, rents a room for 775pcm in Central London has student debt, 120 a month on travelling to work saves money every month, goes on foreign holidays & does not need to use a food bank.". LBC's left-leaning mid-morning presenter James O'Brien now has more listeners than breakfast show host Nick Ferrari, in the latest indication that British radio listening habits have. Listen to Her latest show The Unfriend is at London's West End Criterion Theatre until April 16. But he is at least aware of his own humble place in the pantheon of polite society: When did you realise you were clever? he fawningly asked the fox-killing, kimono-wearing celebrity tax-lawyer Jolyon Maugham. By the time Matthew Collins was 15 years old, he was enthralled by the far-right and had joined the National Front. Im delighted to see so many of our brands achieving record results from Heart breaking through 10million, LBC truly Leading Britains Conversation and going over 3 million for the first time in its long and illustrious history to Chris Moyles smashing though 1 million and Kate Garraway seeing over 2.5 million tuning in over on Smooth. Second obnoxious score only to Vanessa Redgraves early morning R2 show. I know what you mean when you point out the interesting idea that radio shows are going the same way as online echo-chambers; I only had to listen to one show by OBrien to realise how thoroughly opinionated, partisan and given to repetition he was, so that if I chance upon him again, I switch off as quickly as I can. He often comes across as sanctimonious, superior and smug, of course, but thats part of the schtick, integral to his appeal. on the web. You're listening to James O'Brien on LBC. "Go on seriously, riddle me that", he added. 30 Leicester Square Im immensely proud that so much of that increased listening is driven by the great work of our teams in growing Globals brands. A Christian caller phones LBC, citing a familiar passage from Leviticus - and James O'Brien is on hand with some Bible verses of his own.Listen to the full show on Global Player: https://l-bc.co/ListenNow#jamesobrien #religion #LBCLBC is the home of live debate around news and current affairs.Subscribe for more: https://l-bc.co/subscribeNick Ferraris latest show: https://l-bc.co/3biHVvMJames OBriens latest show: https://l-bc.co/3ONyPVIJoin in the conversation and listen at https://www.lbc.co.uk/ Sign up to LBCs weekly newsletter here: https://l-bc.co/signupFacebook: https://fb.me/lbcTwitter: https://Twitter.com/lbc Instagram: https://instagram.com/lbcTikTok: https://tiktok.com/@lbc Why did LBC get rid of Maajid Nawaz and keep James OBrien? We are surrounded by idiots who spout drivel everyday, but Beechs manifest nonsense only gained legs when senior officers said his claims were credible and true. But last weeks listening figures suggested a changing of the guard. But enormous investment in presenters and marketing has helped transform the outlet into a. Thats whats destroyed it. Subscribe for more: https://l-bc.co/subscribeThe latest videos from LBC: https://l-bc.co/LatestListen live to LBC on Global Player: https://l-bc.co/ListenNowNick Ferraris latest show: https://l-bc.co/3biHVvMJames OBriens latest show: https://l-bc.co/3ONyPVIShelagh Fogartys latest show: https://l-bc.co/3JkNEhaJoin in the conversation and listen at https://www.lbc.co.uk/ Sign up to LBCs weekly newsletter here: https://l-bc.co/signupLike, follow and subscribe to LBC!Website: https://lbc.co.uk Facebook: https://fb.me/lbcTwitter: https://Twitter.com/lbc Instagram: https://instagram.com/lbcThis is not your ordinary talk radio stream. Broadcaster Terry Christian grew up in a large Irish Catholic family in Manchester where not attending mass or university was out of the question. James O'Brien is divisive, patronising, bullying and repetitive. Agreed. An intriguing flaw is that very often he has his facts completely wrong laziness? Well put. Of course Hitchens eventually changed Grahams mind. Hold a mirror up for narcissists and youll never be out of work. He reserves a good deal of his scorn for the cap-doffing, forelock-tugging types who arent as articulate as him. 1.9m WEEKLY LISTENERS ADDING A MASSIVE 500,000, SMOOTH HITS A NEW RECORD IN LONDONINCREASING ITS AUDIENCEBY ALMOST A THIRD AND AN INCREDIBLE 17m HOURS, HEART IS LONDONS UNDISPUTED NO.1 COMMERCIAL RADIO STATION All of this works equally well from the opposite political position, of course. How do I find listening figures for James O'Brien? The Ukip leader had recently remarked that hed be concerned if a group of Romanian men moved in next door, and OBrien demanded an explanation. "How far up the nose does that get, now compare it to Rishi Sunak being filmed not wearing a seat belt because you've got two stories then because one does break the law. Teachers told a 15-year-old schoolgirl she needed to cover her ankles because they might be sexually attractive. Your morning brew of news about the world of news from Press Gazette and elsewhere in the media. Because while the tone of more-in-sorrow-than-anger piety may irritate some, it provides a self-righteous safety-blanket for others. O Brien proves me right pretty well every time I try it. We know this because theres a simple measure of how a radio station sees its presenters: the calibre of the person chosen to sit in for them when theyre away. After dropping out of a chemistry course he didn't want to start, a young Terry caught the eye of a TV producer, kickstarting his presenting career. Times Radios Aasmah Mir and Stig Abell beat their own last quarter performance attracting an average of 266,000 listeners, compared to 255,000 in the three months to December. OBrien is successful, I think, because, with the advent of mass university education, there are millions of idiots out there who, sunk in the absolute narcissism which is the main product of our atomized western nations, came into the world with the foundational assumption that they were carrying knowledge that no one before them ever had. Reference Julia Hartley Brewer, Mike even accepts the mockery for his concrete comment. But our family has had property there since the mid-1970s, when my father was transferred to the U.S. by his . O'Brien is back at it in January 2015, telling his listeners: 'It gives me a great deal of satisfaction to see many other areas of the media. And consequently he embodies many of the flaws found on social media. Listen to If it hadnt been for James O Boring I would never have discovered Talk Radio so for that I thank him. And for those of us who love phone-in programmes, its a symbolic moment in the evolution of the format. Aimed at marketers and those involved in the advertising industry. James continued: "Its quite funny listening to them trying to work out what theyre supposed to be angry about. Blackadder legend Tony Robinson talks to James about the state of British politics, the power of meditation and the return of Time Team. Due to the suspension, year-on-year comparisons are not available. Seriously, though, you can tell hes got some cajones with his talks with Peter Hitchens the two disagreed on the lockdown at first, but Graham allowed Peter on because he felt it was right to allow a different perspective on the programme. Brian brings the discussion around to talk about the three business beliefs that can make or break your business. My responsibilities included: -. his offensive comments made on his show claiming 'Those who support the likes of Donald Trump, Viktor Orbn and Marine Le Pen have switched sides and have joined forces with Nazis and have no right to wear the poppy' his comments should be retracted and he We let you join the conversation and hold politicians to account. NOW REACHES MORE THAN 1 MILLION LISTENERSIN LONDON ALONE, GLOBAL HAS THE #1 & #2COMMERCIAL BREAKFAST SHOWS IN LONDONFOR REACH, HOURS AND SHARE, LBCs NICK FERRARI AT BREAKFAST Referring to Ms Gray, James said: "Imagine she was the most biased, partisan, utterly twisted, completely corrupt human being that had ever walked the earth. Ferraris audience figures were back up after slumping slightly at the end of last year. I ask you, Eamonn Holmes and Anne Diamond. Alwyn W. Turneris a cultural and political historian. From Q3 2021, RAJAR adopted a new approach that relies on a broader group of data sources and includes panellist and MediaCell technology for the first time, alongside face-to-face interviewing. Certainly thats the view of his bosses. Radio call-in shows generally only attract the weird and the extreme. Despite concerns over the decline of radio, RAJAR data shows that listenership has remained remarkably resilient with 89% of people over 15 tuning into radio each week. His biggest story came in 2009 when he joined in the tabloid baiting of Frank Lampard over his treatment of his ex-girlfriend, only to find the footballer, somewhat enraged, calling in. Comedian Phil Wang has decided he's got to start being silly in response to a world which he thinks is getting serious. Born in Stoke on Trent to an English mother, Wang moved to Malaysia where his father is from one week after being born. I don't know which is worse. Its also why LBC has with the exceptions of Eddie Mair and Shelagh Fogarty not poached presenters from the BBC. The sort who didnt play sport and so avoided the life lessons of give and take. LBC Radio presenter James O'Brien is either the stupidest motherfucker alive, or the biggest shill who has ever opened a microphone. Speech radio stations saw a large audience boost in the first quarter of 2022 with a number of stations seeing record reaches, according to the latest RAJAR radio listening figures. OBrien has an animus against the Sun, the Daily Telegraph and, particularly, the Daily Mail though he is quieter about the Express, where he once edited the papers gossip column. To check these stats and get a feel for the show's audience size, you'll need to upgrade your account. Podcast streaming numbers or 'plays' are notoriously tricky to find. We are building new audiences across an array of platforms, and showing steady growth. Its flagship Today show, airing Monday to Saturday, attracted an average of 6.5m listeners each week - unchanged from the previous quarter. 'DEAR RISHI': Rishi Sunak wakes with a satisfied glow in a hotel room in Northern Ireland this morning after his "Windsor Framework" landed with almost universal acclaim. And while most of the British media was incredibly wary of giving a megaphone to Beech's lies, James O'Brien consistently used his LBC show to give publicity to Beech and his main promoter,. Was it? He has no idea how offensive and arrogant this is. cookies I dont do conspiracies, says OBrien. Why privilege shallow sneering and ranting over intelligent analysis? Or alternatively, after hes run through the charge-sheet yet again on how the country has let itself down: And thats. And were very glad they did because the response from OBrien no stranger to schooling people on Twitter was 10/10. Exactly. JOB has the mentality of a lower sixth debating society prize winner. OBrien long since drove away most of those who might not share his views on such subjects as Trump, Johnson, and Brexit, and his show resembles a familiar social media echo chamber. The past year I have stopped listening to LBC 97.3 and thus my hero James O'Brien because since researching into the main problems that exist within society, I realised there is a much bigger picture. He was so sneering and so rude to anybody who dared to oppose his view, that now, just the sound of his voice makes me rush for the Off button. info@global.com, Global 2023 modern slavery Please click here to view our media pack for more information on advertising and partnership opportunities with UnHerd. Listen to the episode to hear Chris and Brian discuss the ways that you can nurture or kill your business. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have drawn headlines amid their Netflix docuseries - but now, one angry caller has ranted to LBC's James O'Brien about why Meghan Markle reminds him of his exes.. Richard in Chelmsford said he had been "looking forward" to the call before sharing the different reasons as to why he wasn't a fan of the royal and certainly didn't hold back. He gets the best from his guests. Always spinning the worst possible interpretation of a guests opinion. Copyright 2023 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. Asked if Rishi Sunak might return to Brussels to . Emily Sheffield is Leading Britain's Conversation. LBC's Nick Ferrari and James O'Brien meanwhile drew in the biggest listenership of the commercial players, with 1.4m weekly listeners each. What was society to think? Nothing winds me up more than his elitist smugness. . For the first time, OBriens listenership has overtaken Ferraris. WINS COMMERCIAL REACH, HOURS AND SHARE ", READ MORE: Sue Gray joining Labour shows Partygate was 'deliberate and manufactured plot', Boris Johnson ally claims. (After Farages departure in 2020, OBrien tweeted in triumph: We got our station back.). But after one particularly violent incident in South East London, Collins began passing on his secrets to the other side. This requires a different attitude, which is why OBrien never really made the grade when presenting. I would say categorically JOB is the epitome of everything wrong with the Country. More info: to find out more, including station addresses, people who work there, audience figures and how to listen, see LBC's directory listing. Lee Anderson shared a photo of his parliamentary researcher Katy as he said anyone earning more and using a food bank must have a budgeting problem. June 13, 2021 by . People like JOB insinuate it must be corrupt Tories who cover up child abusers, as if that is what it means to be right wing when we all know a lot of that goes on on the left, from Cyril Smith and PIE to the systematic cover ups of Muslim grooming gangs overwhelmingly in Labour constituencies. Scott Taunton, News UKs head of broadcasting, said: "I am delighted with this record performance; it reflects well on the brilliant radio being produced across every area of the News Broadcasting portfolio. A fortnightly update from the front-line of news and advertising. Your privacy is important to us. But the pandemic has changed the way we listen to radio. LBC Most notoriously,heindulgedthepatently absurd liestold by Carl Nick Beech about VIP paedophile-rings, a conspiracy theory that hurtactualpeople. The question to ask is why LBC chose to be a propaganda vehicle for Covid vaccines and vaccine mandates. Im surprised TalkRadio havent snapped him up. The Ukip leader had, remarked that hed be concerned if a group of Romanian men moved in next door, and OBrien demanded an explanation. I see the psychopathology of James OBrien as the archetypal guilt of the public school class. He is credited with reestablishing the Labour Party as a mainstream, centrist political force after a period of hard-left internal conflict. It is the third data release since the radio listening survey was reinstated after being suspended in March 2020 due to the pandemic. Obviously. Emily Sheffield Absolutely pathetic individual with no obvious intellect. OBrien is very biased ..we can dress it up with chin scratching waffle about the media today and the feedback loop between MSM and Social media..and the need for journalists to expand beyond the brand and all that..but at the end of the day he is just a nasty person. Its the result, perhaps, of having been on the losing side of every national vote since his run-in with Frank Lampard, and because its not possible to sustain three hours of anger every day. We are where we are thats his world-weary catchphrase. In this episode of The Six Figure Home Studio, Chris rants about irresponsible business partners and contractors. Good summary I was actually listening to Nick Ferrari when this article appeared. Sammy Wilson critical of Stormont brake warning DUP Windsor Framework decision will be 'as long as it takes' The Irish News 09:57 1-Mar-23. I have lately become suspicious of phone-ins, as I think activists have woken up to their potential, like a form of entryism, and have just now started wondering about all those emails MPs are said to be receiving. I also get a blast and frequent laughs from the cathartic scattergun swearing on The Thought Police podcast with Mike Graham and Kevin OSullivan. 4pm - 7pm. James O'Brien is a presenter on LBC, which has seen a spike in listeners, according to RAJAR figures. His big break came in the form of The Word, a youth-led and often anarchic TV show for Channel 4. James loves sneering at people who dont live in the same woke, hyper-intelligent universe he imagines himself to inhabit. He sits in his echo chamber and most of us would rather hear all sides of discussion. Use the Global Player app to listen to live radio for LBC & LBC News. There has been a concerted effort to associate being conservative or right wing with anything bad. The weird thing is, Leavers could so easily have been seen as brave heroes had the narrative been different. "How could she have manufactured all the evidence that led the met police to issue 126 fines?". And in the comments sections, especially in Unherd, were similarly narcissistic but it provides an outlet for our frustrations. lbc listening figures by presenter 2021. acceptable use In 2017, the station let go of controversial commentator Katie Hopkins. People like JOB claim to speak up for the common man, the oppressed, the poor, but understands them so little it makes him seem even more like a metropolitan elitist snob than he already is. Privacy manager, HEART BREAKFAST WITH JAMIE THEAKSTON & AMANDA HOLDEN, Heart Breakfast with Jamie Theakston and Amanda Holden, Capital XTRA Breakfast with Yinka and Shayna Marie, As the voice of the nation throughout the pandemic, more people are tuning into. Sometimes first impressions count for more than a broadcaster would like. The BBCs Local Radio network, which includes news, music and entertainment programming, reached 8.6m people (down 4%). He has a beard.. enough for the off switch as far as I am concerned its not the beard per se its wanting to have one.. Nu Britn moans about clas prejudice, snobbery, judgmentalism if you look and dress up as a pond life oik then dont be suprised when you are classified as one opps sorry, I mean wonne. Others have fallen by the wayside. We also use cookies on for personalisation, analytics and ads. And after watching OBrien on YT being surprisingly obnoxious to a guest, when he should have remained respectful, if not gracious he turned me off tuning in to him, his show and LBC. For that alone if nothing else J OB should have lost his JOB. It dates back to 2006, when OBrien was still struggling to make the transition from showbiz hack to grown-up broadcaster. Wireless was among the broadcasters that said that the recent RAJAR results also reflected growing audience engagement. (After Farages departure in 2020, OBrien tweeted in triumph: Others have fallen by the wayside. The Global-owned brand reached 3.5m people overall. he asked, and Farage was nonplussed. Just a decade ago LBC was a London-only talk radio outlet known for its bellicose phone-ins. For almost two decades, the biggest show on LBC has been Nick Ferrari at breakfast, followed in the schedule by James O'Brien, the latter playing, according to Miranda Sawyer in The Observer, "Alan Partridge to Ferrari's Chris Morris". From European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's "dear Rishi" to the enthusiastic response of the . Absolutely, Paddy, Keir Starmers promotion of the doctrine of believe every allegation has traumatised hundreds of mainly men, with allegations likely to be permanently kept on file when even after investigation its clear they were fabricated. He has told us so often that Boris Johnson is Britains Donald Trump, that the two have eventually blurred into one, and a diatribe against the former is invariably laced with references to the latter. Asia Pacific; EMEA; Latin America; UK Solicitors; UK Bar; United States Mr Anderson, who was dubbed "30p Lee" for past comments that people could get by eating very low-price meals, wrote with the photo on Twitter: "Katy works for me. He nearly did with Frank Lampard. All figures quoted include listening across all platforms, including online. It is bathetically hilarious, catch it if only to hear Bercow explaining democracy. Ferrari's audience figures were back up after. To play this role in these times in an honour. NICK CELEBRATES HIGHEST EVER REACH WITH 837,000 WEEKLY LISTENERS IN LONDON, HEART BREAKFAST WITH JAMIE THEAKSTON & AMANDA HOLDEN His biggest story came in 2009 when he joined in the tabloid baiting of Frank Lampard over his treatment of his ex-girlfriend, only to find the footballer, somewhat enraged, calling in. Among his rivals, the most convincing for a while was, ironically, Nigel Farage, who had his own show on LBC for three years and who proved like George Galloway on TalkSport to be genuinely interested in having an argument with dissenting callers. LBC News We want to better help you understand how and why we use your data. To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account. collects facts that confirm his world view. . Olivia Williams, 15, a pupil at Trinity Academy Cathedral school in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, was told her trousers should not be tight and she had to cover her ankles to avoid 'drawing sexual attraction'. He has a range of tones, from sympathy for callers with tales of suffering, through to patronising sarcasm for those who dont agree with him. https://t.co/rFATmVmR1p, James Oh Brien (@mrjamesob) October 28, 2021. Nick Ferrari is just as opinionated if less predictable in those opinions yet he allows a far greater diversity among those who get put on air. When Beechs lies were exposed, did we hear any apology from OBrien? I like listening to James O'Brien, and David Lammy. Windsor Framework released as update to Northern Ireland Protocol ciltuk.org.uk 10:36 1-Mar-23. Unless your life was horribly affected by Beechs fantasies, this is mostly good knockabout fun. . "As the national and international news agenda continues to be a focus for more and more people, listeners are turning to brands they trust for analysis. The station has in the past been criticised for "shock jockey" tactics. As always physiognomy remains your best guide. Sound familiar? Accessibility mode is off Schoolmasters at the academy rated as 'outstanding' by Ofsted have banned . Only people who agree with him are allowed to be heard. (Picture: LBC) Press Image From: Colin Taylor By Gwendolyn Smith Associate Culture. Beechs lies ruined peoples lives. I struggle to credit that either OBrien or (the then) Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, Tom Watson, could have been taken in by such obvious fantasy, but they seemed to be so keen to believe that prominent people were involved in the rape and murder of children that they put aside all their critical faculties in order to convince themselves. Official RAJAR listener figures, released on Thursday, reveal that Ferrari now reached 1.295 million listeners in the 7am-10am slot. Subscribe to get a new episode every Frida OBrien led a calculated witch-hunt by promoting those lies over many months. This requires a different attitude, which is why OBrien never really made the grade when presenting Newsnight. He reserves a good deal of his scorn for the cap-doffing, forelock-tugging types who arent as articulate as him. Post pandemic, its fantastic to have RAJAR back with a bang. Talk Radios Insulate Britain gotcha was a magnificent self-own, 2023 The Poke. Update: Q2 2022 RAJAR figures show growth at Talkradio and GB News. Meanwhile, pretty much everything comes back to Brexit in the end, even ball-tampering in cricket. SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth Fresh from her record-breaking double at last weekend's County of Cornwall Athletics Association Western Championships at the St Elizabeth Technical Sports Complex, Petersfield High's Alexis James is hoping to carry her form into next month's Inter-secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) GraceKennedy Boys' and Girls' Athletics James said: "What he did to this young woman by using her essentially as a human shield is that he turned the spotlight onto her. To celebrate my frankly ridiculous new listening figures, I will be having a Brexit phone-in for the first time in ages. Politics gave O'Brien an opportunity. This is a catch-up version of James O'Brien's live, daily show on LBC Radio. I realise that commercial radios may simply do whatever increases the size of audience, but personally, I consider a radio interviewer who doesnt clearly reveal that he approves or disapproves of his guest to be professional, and more likely to enlighten the listener. Over 26m weekly listeners Globals highest ever audience figures Extending its position as the UKs #1 commercial radio company with, Figures sourced from: RAJAR / Ipsos-MORI / RSMB, Global He has a range of tones, from sympathy for callers with tales of suffering, through to patronising sarcasm for those who dont agree with him. The sound of his smug self righteous voice winds me up even when I think he has a good point, which is occasionally true. Nick Abbott is quality though James Edward O'Brien (born 13 January 1972) [citation needed] is a British radio presenter, podcaster, author, and former tabloid journalist and television presenter. And he wasnt above a bit of old-fashioned union-bashing; during a 2007 tube strike, he suggested that Londoners retaliate by boycotting the leader of the RMT: If Bob Crow turns up at your shop, pub, cafe or minicab firm, dont serve him.. I wouldnt call the fire service if he was on ..! Lampard gave rather better than he got, though it is possible that he didnt quite grasp the nature of the phone-in. The numbers, the stations third RAJAR results, are its best yet. No. Fr unsere Konzernzentrale in Kelkheim/Taunus (nahe Frankfurt am Main) suchen wir zum frhestmglichen Eintritt einen Teamleiter (m/w/d) Transportmanagement Overview for LBC A proper debating arena demands that you can understand and describe to a sufficient extent the argument made by the other side. The audience for my three hour show is now almost three times the size of the total audience for the entire station you mention here. Use the Global Player app to listen to live radio for LBC & LBC News. not prominent PEOPLEbut prominent CONSERVATIVE peopleor those thought likely to be, like Lord Bramallon the basis of fantasies originally concocted by a bunch of left-wing TU activists in South London, back in the seventiesthe fact that OBrien is first and foremost a Labour Party agitprop asset should not be overlooked. It couldnt possibly have been Labour ?? Thanks for reminding me. But even then there were naysayers. You cant be so glib as to suggest that was, in any context, mostly good knockabout fun.

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