Roger Wright moves to Aldeburgh Music

[Mary Chambers]

Roger Wright is to become CEO of Aldeburgh Music, replacing Jonathan Reekie who has moved to Somerset House. Oh.....not sure what to say!

[Radio64]

Roger Wright leaving

Apologies if you all knew this already but..

Roger Wright to leave the BBC: Roger Wright, Controller of BBC Radio 3 and Director of the BBC Proms, has today announced that he will be leaving the BBC to take up the post of Chief Executive of Aldeburgh Music in early September.

[Honoured Guest]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2014/roger-wright.html

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

I don't know what to say either. I know what to think though.

In the Young Person's Guide, the narrator will now add: "Text us to say how much you liked the piccolo… "

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

Apologies if you all knew this already but..

Roger Wright to leave the BBC: Roger Wright, Controller of BBC Radio 3 and Director of the BBC Proms, has today announced that he will be leaving the BBC to take up the post of Chief Executive of Aldeburgh Music in early September.

So who will fill his shoes?

[LHC]

Roger Wright leaving

I see that Roger Wright is leaving his role as controller of Radio 3 in September to become the CEO of the Aldeburgh Festival.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2014/roger-wright.html

Recruitment for his successor will begin in due course, but let's hope whoever takes over doesn't follow down the same path set by Wright, but instead takes time to think about what is distinctive about Radio 3.

[MrGongGong]

So who will fill his shoes?

Mr Pee ?

[Flay]

In the Young Person's Guide, the narrator will now add: "Text us to say how much you liked the piccolo… "

Tweet surely?

[Richard Tarleton]

Roger Wright is to become CEO of Aldeburgh Music, replacing Jonathan Reekie who has moved to Somerset House. Oh.....not sure what to say!

By coincidence in today's post a circular thank you from Jonathan Reekie, and a chance to contribute to his leaving fund.

I hope that at least some of the damage done to R3 by RW is reversible, and just wish he was going somewhere that didn't concern me. Surely the Falklands need an artistic director? Obviously nobody at AM listens to Radio 3. Presumably next year's programme is largely booked already? After that....

[MrGongGong]

Attack of word blindness hits R3 forum (and RW leaving)

I read somewhere that R... W..... was leaving somewhere ?
but thought I had better start ANOTHER thread
just in case other people can't see the three that are there already


ff: Delete if necessary........

[Honoured Guest]

I think that the immediate fate of Radio 3 is very much in the hands of Tony Hall. He has such a bias in favour of music and arts programming that, for now, changes may be relatively limited. But if Tony Hall were to emulate George Entwistle (i.e., totally f*** up and depart early), then anything could happen to BBC classical music and arts!

[mercia]

off-topic (sorry) - apparently some sort of Arts announcement coming tomorrow

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26706229

[french frank]

I think that the immediate fate of Radio 3 is very much in the hands of Tony Hall.

That was my immediate thought, within two seconds of hearing the news (thanks ds - I'd just gone to lunch!).

Or rather, I just got as far as, What next for Radio 3?

[aka Calum Da Jazbo]

now that is sensible mercia

ah well i was going to ask him on Friday when he was leaving, now we know! he is the longest serving controller no?

[Frances_iom]

...What next for Radio 3?

it's prob dead within a couple of years - longtails leaving sinking ships comes to mind - however the main concern is what will happen to the BBC orchestras in the short term once the proms are over - large savings possible here.