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Times Radio have made their first signing, picking up John Pienaar, BBC Deputy Political Editor,
as 'drive' presenter. It's interesting that they're using the language of 5Live and LBC, rather than Radio 4, in their schedules.

John, 63 (Bromley Technical High School, then NCTJ training at Highbury College, Portsmouth) is a Crystal Palace fan.  Stig Abell, the Times Radio cuckoo in the Radio 4 Front Row nest, said Pienaar’s hiring would help make his station a “new destination for those people hungry for quality reporting and trusted, expert analysis”.  He would have known where to pitch a salary offer - Mr Pienaar's current BBC deal is between £160k and £164,999.