THE BIG VOTE

TEN QUESTIONS ON NICK'S SACKING AND HIS FUTURE

Following Nick's sacking the 'Big Vote' ran for approximately one month gathring your thoughts on Nick, his firing and his future. Below are the compliled results from all the questions asked.

Do you think Nick's short time on Talk Radio weekday evenings produced his best radio shows or do you still prefer the old Virgin days, GLR or Talk Radio Saturdays?

Yes - Nick's best shows - 58%
No - Talk Radio Saturdays/Overnights were better - 20%
No - Virgin days were better - 13%
No - Old Nick from GLR was better - 0%
Unsure - 9%

Following the sackings of Nick and Tommy Boyd and the proposed the change in station format, do you think Talk Radio's audience overall we be higher or lower in a year's time?

Lower audience - 80%
The sackings will make no difference - 8%
Higher audience - 5%
Unsure - 7%

Now that Nick is no longer with Talk Radio, who do you rate as their best presenter?

Peter Deeley - 43%
Ian Collins - 17%
Scott Chisholm - 14%
James Whale - 13%
Danny Baker 6%
Other - 7%

Do you believe that Nick will ever work for Talk Radio again?

Yes - some time in the future - 23%
Perhaps - but not under Malcolm MacKenzie - 73%
No - never again - 3%
Unsure - 1%

Do you think Chris Evans is ever likely to let Nick return to the phones at Virgin Radio?

Yes - 64%
No - 25%
Unsure - 11%

Do you think that certain presenters knew about Nick's sacking before it actually happened? If so, which ones?

1st - James Whale
2nd - Ian Collins
3rd - Peter Deeley

Do you believe that anymore presenters are likely to be fired over the coming weeks? If so, which ones?

1st - Lorraine Kelly
2nd - Carol McGiffen
3rd - Ian Collins

Do you believe that his time on Talk was the highlight of his career and he will never get as good a radio show like that in his career?

Yes - His career has peaked - 18%
No - He will get another chance to do something as big - 68%
Unsure - 14%

If you were the new Managing Director at Talk Radio and had to fire THREE presenters, who would you have kicked out?

1st - James Whale
2nd - Lorraine Kelly
3rd - Anna Raeburn

Assuming Nick doesn't ever return to Talk Radio, what do you believe his ideal job would now be?

Station - Virgin Radio
Time - Late night (10pm-1am)
Format - Talk (no music)
Team - As at Talk Radio