By Steven McIntosh Entertainment pressreporter Image caption, Roger Bolton stated bringing in moreyouthful speakers on the BBC was “not an unreasonable thing to do” Broadcaster Roger Bolton has recommended the BBC is “spooked” by the decrease in young audiences to standard radio. Bolton, 76, was speaking after being dropped as host of Radio 4’s Feedback after 23 years. “If you were running Radio 4, you should be concerned by the reality that not numerous young individuals are coming to listen to you,” Bolton stated. A BBC representative stated the station had constantly “kept up with the quickly altering transmitting landscape”. After his exit made paper headings at the weekend, Bolton informed BBC News he did not hold a animosity and comprehended the corporation’s drive to drawin brand-new audiences. ‘They have to be mindful’ “The BBC is scared, normally, by the reality that moreyouthful individuals are not coming to broadcast programs, so they’re investing extremely greatly in podcasts, and hoping that that method, they’ll drawin moreyouthful individuals,” he stated. “At the exactsame time, they have to be mindful that their providing group aren’t all of a specific age… So my guess is, and I’ve no first-hand understanding of this, that this [decision] is part of the procedure. They’ve looked at the speakers, individuals who’ve been here for a long time, and they’ve chose to make some modifications – not an unreasonable thing to do.” A representative for the corporation informed BBC News: “Throughout the years, Radio 4 has kept up with the fast-changing broadcasting landscape by periodically rejuvenating its programs and group of speakers, developing brand-new chances along the method. “We’re extremely grateful to Roger for being a fantastic speaker of Feedback for almost a quarter of a century. He’s been a champ of our listeners, asked incisive concerns of program makers and assisted the audience comprehend more about BBC radio.” Image caption, Craig Charles justrecently lost his BBC Radio 2 program, however he will continue as a speaker on sis station 6 Music The declaration concluded: “We will reveal the brand-new speaker in due course, who will serve a
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