A whole new world of opportunities for the next generation of BAME presenters at the BBC opens with the slight narrowing of career focus by Amol Rajan, joining the Today presentation team on Radio 4.
Finally, he's moving away from the fluffy stuff. No longer can the producers of The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show and The Jeremy Vine Show on Radio 2 claim a diversity bonus point by using Amol as holiday relief. Expect The One Show to feature even more Jermaine Jenas, as cuddly Amol moves away from making Alex Jones look really relaxed and capable. We say farewell to the gabbling knowledge over-sharing that irritates so much on Radio 4's Media Show.
I'm not sure that new Today editor Owenna Griffiths concocted this deal. You don't really need 5 named presenters on Today, as long as you can use 'occasionals' (cf Simon Jack) in school holidays.
Amol, on £205k, can expect a salary boost; Justin Webb's on £250k. Did the BBC feel Mr Rajan might have been tempted after his long interview yesterday with GB News lead presenter and chairman, Andrew Neil ?
P.S. Today producers: Don't ever ask Amol and Mishal to bash through the papers together - they're both capable of spitting out words at speeds way beyond normal comprehension levels.
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