Articles tagged It Shouldn't Happen to a Radio Presenter:

It Shouldn't Happen to a Radio Presenter: No 3 - Being Recognised

  • 23 Feb 2013

“Excuse me,” said the elderly gentleman. “Are you the chap from ConservativeHome?” That happened yesterday afternoon on the train back to Tonbridge. “Er, no. I’m Iain Dale,” I said. Flattering, though it is, I am not Tim Montgomerie! “Ah yes, I see you on Sky News in the ev...

It Shouldn't Happen to a Radio Presenter: No 2 - Dealing With a Shouty Guest

  • 21 Feb 2013

Israel. Never touch the subject. That’s what one producer told me when I started presenting on LBC. I didn’t listen. It’s one of those issues which will fill the phone switchboard within minutes. It attracts zealots on both sides of the debate, but it can also attract some dam...

It Shouldn't Happen to a Radio Presenter: No 1

  • 19 Feb 2013

If you’re in the media, people inevitably have opinions about you. Some good, some bad.. They’re rarely shades of grey. The praise tends to be OTT (“You’re simply the greatest presenter ever to appear on the radio”) as does the criticism (“You have the voice of John Major cros...