I was quite shocked and surprised to see the news in today’s Crawley Observer that Chris Oxlade is leaving Mercury FM. They say he has been ‘sacked’ or ‘axed’ although Chris hasn’t commented on it at all.
I will admit that I hardly ever listen to Mercury FM and I don’t think I have ever heard any of Chris Oxlade’s programmes so I don’t know personally if he is any good, but lots of people say he is and he has been there a long time so I am assuming that he is good at his job.
However, I have seen Chris around town a lot. I have seen him perform as master of ceremonies at various civic and charitable events and I know that he takes a keen interest in what goes on around town. It sounds corny but he does do a lot for charity, he is well-known around town and well-liked. For most of us he is the most recognisable presenter on any of the local stations.
Mercury FM must be mad to even think about letting him go.
That’s a stupid thing to do, get rid of one of your best presenters and probably the only member of the team will truly local connections. No wonder I don’t know anyone who now listens to Mercury FM. Quite typical of the new GCap (KneeCap) organisation though!
I’m sure that Chris will be back somewhere soon.
I agree. I notice that the bloke who was in charge when that decision was made has now been handed his cards too.