Albinoni today - and a new presenter?

[AuntDaisy]

Yes, I think this is a sign that more and more so-called 'classical' programmes have been downgraded to the point where someone with specialist knowledge is simply not required any longer. Ms Her's persona is again calculated to appeal to listeners of her age group with, perhaps, a rather stronger interest in pop than anything in the 'classical' range. I believe a 'set' is a live sequence of pop songs of the kind in which the performer specialises

I hadn't thought of it that way & "set" worries me. Hands off The Early Music Show!

[oddoneout]

While the balance of probability and current experience suggests that ff's view #14 is quite likely correct, could I just point out that there does exist the tiny possibility that the person concerned might have a genuine wish to broaden her work horizons by accepting this offer. The information publicly available on her activities is aligned to her current work and so says nothing about such matters but that doesn't mean she has no interests/ability elsewhere? It isn't quite the same as the blatant "completely unsuitable and irrelevant" Dumbtime exercise in my view, or at least not just yet. I wasn't able to hear the programme but even experienced presenters can take few outings to settle into a new format an sound at ease, so judging on first time out is a bit unfair.
In these days of announcing preferred pronouns and seeing an earlier post refer to Ms Her did make me think that her surname could prove "interesting". But I suppose that's very bad of me...

[french frank]

could I just point out that there does exist the tiny possibility that the person concerned might have a genuine wish to broaden her work horizons by accepting this offer.

Yes, there's a three-way connection: employer, employee, listener. The employee can't be blamed for taking up an offer. It's R3 management's lack of consideration towards the actual audience, as against a desired (more desirable?) potential audience, that is the main problem. Form your own conclusions.

[ardcarp]

I didn't find any fault with 'the employee', Ms Her. I hope she isn't too discouraged if she reads The Forum. (It would be partly my blame if she is.) Let's hope she becomes an Early Music star and isn't just a passing fancy of the management!

I'd say the same if a middle-class, middle-aged white male presented EMS!

PS By coincidence on this afternoon's In Tune, Katie Derham was talking about a new scheme Radio 3 is hatching to attract new staff, wanabee announcers, producers, etc. etc. What is all that about?