All BBC local radio staff at risk of redundancy, claim presenters

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In the midst of the ongoing BBC shakeup of local radio, a pair of Radio Humberside journalists and presenters have claimed that all staff at the corporation’s local radio station face redundancy.

Radio Humberside’s afternoon show presenter and senior journalist Andy Comfort added that all existing presenter roles are also to be closed, with presenters forced to reapply for their jobs.
 

Unsurprisingly, Comfort describes himself and his colleagues as “stunned and upset.” Comfort’s Radio Humberside colleague Andy Burns, host of sports show The Burnsy show, also confirmed the redundancy threat.

 

Radio Humberside is understood to be among the first stations to have received a staff call on the ongoing developments yesterday, with further calls planned nationwide today and tomorrow.

Prolific North has approached the BBC for comment.

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