End of line for Reeve phone-in

Seb Ramsey

July 20, 2006

GONE: Reeve.

CONTROVERSIAL disc-jockey James H Reeve is leaving Key 103. The 55-year-old's contract to present the radio station's late-night phone-in show finishes at the end of the month and is not being renewed.

In a turbulent career, Man City fan Reeve has had stints with the former BBC GMR, Piccadilly, Century and Talk Radio. A spokesman for Key 103 said Reeve's departure was amicable and had been a mutual decision.

Simon "Nicksy" Nicks will be the new presenter of the Key 103 talk show from July 30. Anthony Gay, programmes director at Key 103, said: "Nicksy has a wealth of talent in radio broadcasting and a strong affiliation with Manchester."

WILL you miss Reeve from the Key 103 airwaves? Have your say.

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ace riley, manchester (20/07/2006 at 11:12)

Reeves dont like him but he will be missed from local radio very entertaining ? I know ive been listening to him for years still dont like him "Too much like me " self appinionated"

Frank, Heaton Moor (20/07/2006 at 11:25)

A great loss. I do hope he re-appears somewhere else soon. Keep going James!

Anon, Manchester (20/07/2006 at 13:36)

Of course JHR will be missed. I can't believe that they're gettting rid of someone who's seasoned in this line of work, only to replace him with the current 'pap' being used by Key 103 and their sister station Magic 1152, at the moment.

These 'newbies' are diabolical. Get rid of them and get proper presenters in instead!

CommonSense, Manchester (20/07/2006 at 15:01)

Key 103 has been on the wane for a good few months now, another indication shown in the lose of JHR.

Louise, Ashton (20/07/2006 at 15:08)

I'm sorry to hear this news. Its rare I can listen to the current DJs, they are absolute rubbish, even worse than the ever increasing children's TV presenters with no sense of embarrassment or realisation of how naff they sound. James has been a great DJ for donkeys years and one of the few left still worth listening to. best of luck to him in the future.

MVC, Stalybridge (20/07/2006 at 15:21)

First Stannage now JHR - turn the lights out as you leave James......

Gutted, Manchester (20/07/2006 at 15:37)

I know that James is not as animated as Stanage was, but he does not deserve to leave (or be pushed). He came to Key 103 at one of their most difficult times and dug them out of the big hole Stanage left behind. I don't think that Nicksy will be any good, especially when Big Brother ends and he runs out of stuff to talk about! I don't know what Key 103 are thinking, seems like they are scrapping for listeners and they sound more like Century FM every day! Eye off the ball??? me thinks.

cityal, cheshire (20/07/2006 at 16:40)

no more key 103 for me smooth fm in future

Phil, Eccles (20/07/2006 at 17:00)

R.I.P Key 103. There is now absolutely no reason to listen to the station. Nicksy will not provide reasoned debates. Another example of "dumbing down"

Lauren, Manchester (20/07/2006 at 17:39)

Key 103 has really gone downhill. Its seems to be stuck playing crappy chart songs, and has more adverts than music. Smooth, Century and Xfm are now a lot better and far less repetitive.

What was a presenter like James H Reeve doing on Key 103 in the first place?

Chris Rudd, Leeds (20/07/2006 at 17:49)

Key 103 is losing another presenter.

Warren Moore is going to BRMB to present overnights.

Donkey, Hyde (20/07/2006 at 18:06)

If there's one DJ who should be leaving Key 103, it should be the awful Mike Toolan.

rory, manchester (20/07/2006 at 22:15)

Some local station needs to snap JHR up.He is a diamond,and i am a red

Larry Love, Coldharbour Lane (20/07/2006 at 23:14)

For a brief period in it's broadcatsing life, key 103 actually had someone worth listening to. The station is an embarrassment to this city and the music's rubbish. Good luck James and don't ever change.

Sinbad, Stockport (21/07/2006 at 04:46)

Griffo from Radio Leeds is taking Warrens show according to UK Media News

David Allaun, Cheadle (21/07/2006 at 09:28)

Tragic. Easily the most intelligent man in radio. It's no good talking about who will take over - he's irreplaceable.

Roger, exiled in Holmfirth (21/07/2006 at 10:14)

James H is a broadcasting god. I used to roar laughing listening to him back in the eighties when I was still young, ish. The Barnsley Belly Slappers...superb

Mark, Stockport (21/07/2006 at 11:30)

A disaster for Manchester radio.
No local station dares to take risks anymore and hence Manchester just does not produce any fresh talented broadcasters anymore.
They poach it from smaller regions - that's all.
It's about time OFCOM was regionalised and Mancunians choose what Mancunians can listen to!

jo, ashton under lyne (21/07/2006 at 15:29)

Bland is not the word for KEY 103

Stannage, Reeve, Mark Ratcliffe, even "Woo Gary Davies" all had personality albeit Gary's was pure cheese.
Also Stu Allen was another great Piccadilly d.j.
Hmm just remembered didnt Timmy Mallett start on Piccadilly?

Tim, Bolton (21/07/2006 at 17:42)

James H Reeve is a living legend of radio broadcasting.
Everyone I have spoken to today has met this news with dismay.
Anthony Gay (aka Williams when in Sheffield) is bent on making 103 an adolescent music station.
As if we do not have enough.
Manchester needs an open forum talk station.
An evening listening to JHR is both entertaining and an education.
The man is a giant and the airwaves will be thin until he returns.

Simon Mason, Kingston Upon Hull (22/07/2006 at 13:05)

Sad news indeed. I live 100 miles from Manchester, but listened to Key 103 over the internet when possible, just to listen to JHR. I hope he turns up somewhere else, or a certain organist in Doncaster will be very much worse off in the pocket.

gary burt, doncaster (22/07/2006 at 13:47)

Where will I steal my gags from
now?I will loose a fortune.
James is to radio what Cyril Smith was to hang-gliding.
Nontheless,it has to be said [albeit through gritted teeth]
that he will be sadly missed.
So long old pal.
Rest in peace.

Gary,organist & theif of bad gags.

iain lee, london (22/07/2006 at 16:56)

A real shame. James is a fantastic broadcaster - witty, creative, sharp, incisive, intelligent...the list goes on and on.

I may be in London, and even work on a different radio station, but he has been a great influence in what I do, and his show will be missed.

The business being what it is, I'm sure it wont be long before he pops up again elsewhere, but a great loss to Key 103.

iain
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Radio-Active, London (22/07/2006 at 21:57)

The way I see it is that it's Key103 loss, a man of James talents should have no trouble finding a new radio station for his show. The sooner that happens the better.

steve m, middleton (22/07/2006 at 22:05)

sorry to hear that james is leaving but it shouldnt surprise anyone. his intellect and programme style was out of sync with the rest of the key 103 output, good luck james,

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