Gobsmacking news: George Lamb wins radio Oscar, radio dies

By Jude Rogers

We are gobsmacked, shell-shocked, almost paralysed with speechlessness. Why? George Lamb, the much-reviled, misogynistic 6Music idiot morning DJ has won the coveted Sony Radio Rising Star award.

The Sony Radio award website says this: "Lamb swept to victory taking the most votes from the public for this new 'people's choice' award. Since his radio debut in April last year, George has become the latest star of BBC 6 Music with his blend of surrealist humour, irreverent interviewing techniques and tongue-in-cheek antics."

To which we say: WHAT THE F**K? But also...

(1) Who the crapping Jesus voted for him? ready know that nearly 3,000 have signed an online petition, and that George's petition in response was an embarrassing flop.

(2) Irreverent interview techniques? Knowing NOTHING about the bands he interviews, making sexist comments to Cat Power and Kate Bush, and shouting "shabba" every other second? Oh yeah, Lesley Douglas, it's the music that matters, isn't it?

(3) Surrealist humour? What, having a mofo-ing cravat day? Christ alive, radio movers-and-shakers, gong this comedy genius!

We also read elsewhere that Lesley's little prince has been signed up to present E4's Big Brother's Little Brother and ITV2's The Fashion Project with Abi Clancy, which obviously proves this God among men is in it for the music rather than the celebrity. Oh, sorry, I mean the other way around don't I, you colossal digital radio-killing dickhead?

We haven't quenched our anger yet, Lamb-o. We have plans up our sleeves. You wait, boy. You bloody wait.


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gigill2 13 May at 10:58 AM
I'm with you

WTF is right. If I hear one more "SHABBA" I'll...

MagicAl 13 May at 11:33 AM
Who voted for him?

Well as a matter of interest, was there anything to stop a small group of highly motivated people spending 21 hours a day voting for the imbecile using a variety of fictional email addresses? I don't recall having to verify my identity when I voted anti-Lamb.

moley75 13 May at 12:03 PM
Blimey

I specifically voted for someone else and he still won. Thank goodness for Listen Again between 10 and 1.

sweet_blindness 13 May at 08:04 PM
Can someone tell me

what the sexist stuff is about? I haven't heard about this! I just thought we hated him due to his rampant 'i'm-a-bit-crazy-me' knobbiness.

Flameboy 13 May at 09:34 PM
Idiotic

Our friend implied on air that he was going to vote for Boris Johnson in the Mayoral elections. Maybe he had thought about Boris's manifesto and decided that he was the best man for the job. Or maybe he was one of those idiots who voted for him because he's funny. It isn't for me to say that it's certainly the latter, so I won't.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/may/13/bbc.radio1

beck76 14 May at 09:38 PM
Moronic

GL is posse-radio at its worst. One consolation is that he'll probably be just the ticket on E4 and will soon leave 6Music listeners in peace. Lesley Douglas should put Adam and Joe on every day instead.

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