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. To celebrate my frankly ridiculous new listening figures, I will be having a Brexit phone-in for the first time in ages. I like TalkRadio because, though there is a clear editorial line, they give air time to different points of view. Most notoriously, told by Carl Nick Beech about VIP paedophile-rings, a conspiracy theory that hurt, But theres no doubt that this is the future of the format in a fractured and partisan world. It is bathetically hilarious, catch it if only to hear Bercow explaining democracy. Use the Global Player app to listen to live radio for LBC & LBC News. He is credited with reestablishing the Labour Party as a mainstream, centrist political force after a period of hard-left internal conflict. You know, open, honest debate. Content warning: this episode contains descriptions of racial violence, racial slurs and suicidal feelings. Katie Hopkins in 2017 and Maajid Nawaz this year both lost their LBC shows for Twitter offences. LBC - listening figures How many people listen to LBC? A fortnightly update from the front-line of news and advertising. Radio call-in shows generally only attract the weird and the extreme. I dont do conspiracies, says OBrien. My morning routine is Ferrari (LBC) and then just before 10am switch to Mike Graham (TalkRadio) I just cant stand hearing JOBs voice anymore. OBrien led a calculated witch-hunt by promoting those lies over many months. Remember that? No comments yet. Pity as I was into talk radio at the time and was looking into alternatives. And for those of us who love phone-in programmes, its a symbolic moment in the evolution of the format. The boost in listenership to talk radio stations comes in the context of a largely unchanged overall radio audience size compared to Q3 (49.7m people). 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. 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. 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. Fortunately, Rephonic provides estimated listener figures for James O'Brien and two million other podcasts in our database. 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 Over one fifth (22%) of hours are listened to through online mediums such as websites, apps or smart speakers. Please click here to submit your pitch. Im delighted that Global, in some of the most challenging times ever, has scored record audience numbers, both overall and also for many of our individual brands and shows. For the first time, OBriens listenership has overtaken Ferraris. Accessibility mode is off 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. I just dont. But he is happy to suggest that democracy is dictated by a small group of press barons the non-dom billionaires who installed Boris Johnson in Downing Street and even to allude to the one at the back of the room, pulling all the strings. He has no idea how offensive and arrogant this is. . (After Farages departure in 2020, OBrien tweeted in triumph: Others have fallen by the wayside. Wireless was among the broadcasters that said that the recent RAJAR results also reflected growing audience engagement. 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. OBrien has a touch of angry gamer about him. We only mention this because a Talk Radio listener took to Twitter to troll James O'Brien, a presenter on rival talk station LBC, to ask who else has been switching over to the News UK-owned home of grow-your-own concrete. But the pandemic has changed the way we listen to radio. Save. LBC Radio presenter James O'Brien is either the stupidest motherfucker alive, or the biggest shill who has ever opened a microphone. 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. Listen and learn. By the time Matthew Collins was 15 years old, he was enthralled by the far-right and had joined the National Front. Spot on, Chris. As always physiognomy remains your best guide. Although the BBC continues to dominate the radio market including speech radio, the corporation fared less well than its commercial rivals when it came to audience growth. The sort who didnt play sport and so avoided the life lessons of give and take. London ", READ MORE: Sue Gray joining Labour shows Partygate was 'deliberate and manufactured plot', Boris Johnson ally claims. 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. Nick Abbott is quality though Everyone listening knew what Farage was nudging towards. Watch out for long memories!! Most notoriously,heindulgedthepatently absurd liestold by Carl Nick Beech about VIP paedophile-rings, a conspiracy theory that hurtactualpeople. These are revealing interviews with people who rarely give in-depth interviews, be it from politics, entertainment or news. In 2004, OBriens cover on Easter Monday was James Hewitt, famous for having committed adultery with Princess Diana; fifteen years later, it was Labour MP Jess Phillips. And were very glad they did because the response from OBrien no stranger to schooling people on Twitter was 10/10. 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'. 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 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. But even then there were naysayers. It dates back to 2006, when OBrien was still struggling to make the transition from showbiz hack to grown-up broadcaster. The more I hear commercial radio the more repellent I find it, the comedian Kenneth Williams noted in his diary, back in 1973, the year LBC became Britains first legally approved independent radio station. 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. We only mention this because a Talk Radio listener took to Twitter to troll James OBrien, a presenter on rival talk station LBC, to ask who else has been switching over to the News UK-owned home of grow-your-own concrete. he allows a far greater diversity among those who get put on air I could put up with almost any presenter, however one-sided, possibly even OBrien, if they werent so controlling over who gets to call in and talk. For that alone if nothing else J OB should have lost his JOB. To join the conversation call: 0345 60 60 973 Published 02/28/23 James O'Brien - The Whole Show Published 02/28/23 Our country fell for an almighty con This is a catch-up version of James O'Brien's live, daily show on LBC Radio. cookies AND AN INCREDIBLE 17m HOURS, HEART IS LONDONS UNDISPUTED NO.1 COMMERCIAL RADIO STATION Paranoia turns self-hatred into hatred of all he sees as privileged. Following a meeting with the European . You're listening to James O'Brien on LBC. Add message. Personally, Im a little saddened by this development, because I. want the old-fashioned version. Our weekly does of strategic insight about the future of news media aimed at US readers. 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. 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. But theres no doubt that this is the future of the format in a fractured and partisan world. But last weeks listening figures suggested a changing of the guard. Thanks for mentioning Eddie Maire. ", "How does the appointment of Sue Gray as Keir Starmers chief of staff somehow render her responsible for the broken swing, the wine fridge, the suitcases full of booze, the sexual relations, the parties, the karaoke, the vomit all over the corridors. Apparently not, Mikey. IS LONDONS BIGGEST COMMERCIAL MUSIC BREAKFAST SHOW. Second obnoxious score only to Vanessa Redgraves early morning R2 show. Meanwhile, pretty much everything comes back to Brexit in the end, even. He did know. The steady politicisation of BBC hosts is why Im almost at the point of giving up on BBC radio altogether, finding a better alternative in a few podcasts in which there is a serious and in-depth discussion, and which can include people of different political beliefs. 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. But one important error . Actress Amanda Abbington, star of Sherlock and Netflix thriller Safe, speaks to James about her misdirected early attempts at dancing, the moment she realised she was an actor and the adrenaline rush of the stage. The more-in-sorrow-than-in-anger shtick is unintentionally hilarious. To join the conversation call: 0345 60 60 973 02:18:41 SHARE SAVE CLIP SEARCH PAST EPISODES Thats whats destroyed it. 30 Leicester Square In the social-media age, he is one of the finest practitioners of Radio Twitter. Sometimes you should think about things before you speak about them, he said, which isnt really how it works. We let you join the conversation and hold politicians to account. He nearly did with Frank Lampard. He obfuscates, picks out obscure, irrelevant information or just blatantly lies to make his case. O Brien proves me right pretty well every time I try it. This is a catch-up version of James O'Brien's live, daily show on LBC Radio. The Ukip leader had, remarked that hed be concerned if a group of Romanian men moved in next door, and OBrien demanded an explanation. Menu Home; Rankings. Having lost the debate, he calls his dissenters thick and racist. As it approaches its fiftieth year Im thrilled to see LBC celebrate its highest listening figures and our new rolling news channel, LBC News, reach the 1 million listener milestone, so quickly.". Mike Graham on TalkRADIO is so much better. 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. Others have fallen by the wayside. REACHES A MASSIVE 2.8m LISTENERS, RADIO XS CHRIS MOYLES GROWS HIS BREAKFAST AUDIENCE TO A 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. The UK and those receptive to a view that isnt drive by The Telegraph and Mail welcome his critical thinking. Award-winning LBC presenter and best-selling author James OBrien hosts a series of compelling conversations with fascinating people. Believe every allegation, unless it concerns white girls and Pakistani pea dauphile grooming gangs. . Whats the difference between that situation and a group of German children moving in next door? Meanwhile, pretty much everything comes back to Brexit in the end, even ball-tampering in cricket. GB News Radio meanwhile recorded 1.5m listening hours. They are, in my view, best described by the term bottom trawlers which for those of you ignorant of the term, is a term used in fishing for those who drag their hooks and nets along the bottom of the sea collecting the detritus. It is the third data release since the radio listening survey was reinstated after being suspended in March 2020 due to the pandemic. To check these stats and get a feel for the show's audience size, you'll need to upgrade your account. collects facts that confirm his world view. Its also why LBC has with the exceptions of Eddie Mair and Shelagh Fogarty not poached presenters from the BBC. As the Greeks said an open mind is the essence of intellect. "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. Sorry, but that is indefensible. Or alternatively, after hes run through the charge-sheet yet again on how the country has let itself down: And thats why we are where we are.. . His anger can lead him into strange territory: critics of the Leveson Report get dismissed as people bleating about how the government shouldnt control the press. But after one particularly violent incident in South East London, Collins began passing on his secrets to the other side. This page has the latest official audience figures. Our entire discourse is predicated on winning, which usually means using some rhetorical advice to flummox an opponent or win the cheers of the audience. I disagreed with a lot of his opinions, but they are always well-argued and he treats his callers respectfully. But enormous investment in presenters and marketing has helped transform the outlet into a. Or alternatively, after hes run through the charge-sheet yet again on how the country has let itself down: And thats. Jacob Rees-Mogg will give us an early guide to Brexiteer thinking when he pops up on Good Morning Britain at 7.25 a.m. Chicken and egg: One official Playbook spoke to said the DUP would not be given advance sight of any deal before it is presented to the Commons, adding that an agreement did not require the "consent" of any party or grouping. The question to ask is why LBC chose to be a propaganda vehicle for Covid vaccines and vaccine mandates. He weaselled and deflected never once mentioning the many people whose lives were ruined by the utterly far-fetched fantasy accusations that he had so enthusiastically promulgated. Comedian Phil Wang has decided he's got to start being silly in response to a world which he thinks is getting serious. 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