Iain Lee Joins Virgin Radio For New Sunday Night Show | Shindiggery Podcasts & Video Update
Almost two weeks ago, lanky funnyman Iain Lee left his job as a talk show host on LBC Radio, and I wrote a long post telling the story of his time there, and imploring someone to employ him sooner of later. Well, I’m delighted to tell you all that someone has, with Virgin radio giving him a show on a Sunday night.
From January 6th 2008, Iain will be hosting his own 10pm-1am show on Virgin. This is the same timeslot in which Iain used to host his Triple M straight to air experimental programme, although we don’t yet know what format the new show will take.
It also puts Iain in direct competition with former LBC colleague and friend Clive Bull, who took over the timeslot when new LBC owners Global radio decided that Iain’s face didn’t fit any more.
Iain and Clive have an interesting relationship in that Iain used to ring Clive’s show under different pseudonyms well before taking the job working alongside him.
This is the first hire by Virgin Radio programme director, David Lloyd, who was a big fan and supporter of Iain Lee when he was at LBC. He left his role as LBC managing director around two months ago to join Virgin, and has now seemingly decided to take Iain with him.
Although Iain will only be doing one show a week at present, that could hopefully increase as time goes on. It’s certainly a step in the right direction for Iain, as Virgin is a bigger station than LBC in London, and also transmits nationwide on the AM frequency.
Iain isn’t being totally silent in the run up to his new show though, as he is still producing his fantastically funny Shindiggery podcasts, although not as often as I would like. The latest one sees him taking the piss out of an advert on his old station, and ringing the Royal Mail to complain about lost mail.
He has also been spotted on his YouTube channel, where a video has turned up showing what he has been up to since quitting LBC 97.3. prepare to be surprised, it’s a bit of a come down for the lad, but he has to pay his bills, the same as we all do…
I’m really looking forward to his new show, and will keep myself occupied in the meantime with his podcasts. It’s nice to have you back Iain, keep up the good work. If you’re a fan of Iain Lee, let me know what you think of the move in the comments section. Or just add Iain as a friend on Facebook for all the latest updates.
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