Once again, I’m blown away by the response to the show. It’s brilliant getting so many texts and e-mails and it’s great to know that people enjoy what they hear.
However, it does mean that some nights I struggle to get round to all your correspondence. My problem is that I feel really guilty if there are lots of people who don’t get a mention on air. Every text or e-mail we get in does get read, but there’s just not enough time to mention them all on air.
I got this e-mail from Alan Thomson, a new listener to the show. It made me think a lot about the balance of music and speech on the show and I wonder if we have got the mix right.
“Great programme and good idea. But I get so frustrated that you only manage to get 10 or 11 tracks played in an hour. Too much chat about what people are asking for - most of which does not get played. We even get a summary of what was played last night! Please less chat and more tracks!!!!!!”
So what do you think about the points Alan has made?
I don’t want the show to become a jukebox with “that was” and “this is” links. For me, part of the fun is hearing about your musical passions and if someone takes the trouble to get in touch with suggestions, I feel they deserve credit for that on air.
Do we lobby for a longer timeslot? Do I cut back on the texts and risk frustrating the people who are texting in? Do you enjoy hearing the montage of stuff from the previous night or could you live without it?
Why don’t you post a comment and let me know what you think?