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| DJ loses job over 'boring' speech | DJ loses job over 'boring' speech |
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| A radio DJ has lost his job after stopping the Queen's Christmas message, telling listeners it was boring. | A radio DJ has lost his job after stopping the Queen's Christmas message, telling listeners it was boring. |
| Birmingham-based BRMB presenter Tom Binns cut short the speech during his live show on Christmas Day, saying: "Two words: Bor-ing". | |
| The show was broadcast on BRMB, Wyvern in Herefordshire and Worcestershire, Mercia, in Warwickshire, and Beacon Radio in the Black Country. | The show was broadcast on BRMB, Wyvern in Herefordshire and Worcestershire, Mercia, in Warwickshire, and Beacon Radio in the Black Country. |
| The stations' owner Orion Media said a number of listeners had complained. | The stations' owner Orion Media said a number of listeners had complained. |
| On-air apology | On-air apology |
| David Lloyd, group programme and marketing director, said: "On Christmas Day, one of our presenters, Tom Binns, made some inappropriate comments surrounding the Queen's speech. | David Lloyd, group programme and marketing director, said: "On Christmas Day, one of our presenters, Tom Binns, made some inappropriate comments surrounding the Queen's speech. |
| "We do not condone what he said in any way; whether said in jest or not. We are making contact with the small number of listeners who were offended by Tom's comments and have complained to us to convey our apologies, and have also apologised on air." | "We do not condone what he said in any way; whether said in jest or not. We are making contact with the small number of listeners who were offended by Tom's comments and have complained to us to convey our apologies, and have also apologised on air." |
| He added that Mr Binns, who had worked as a freelance presenter, had been hosting shows for the stations on a "show-by-show basis" but would not be featuring again. | He added that Mr Binns, who had worked as a freelance presenter, had been hosting shows for the stations on a "show-by-show basis" but would not be featuring again. |
| In October 2007, BRMB was criticised by media watchdog Ofcom for misleading listeners after a prize trip to "Athens" turned out to be a restaurant. | In October 2007, BRMB was criticised by media watchdog Ofcom for misleading listeners after a prize trip to "Athens" turned out to be a restaurant. |
| In 2006, Church leaders condemned a competition run by the radio station to find two strangers willing to marry live on air and in 2004 it paid compensation to a woman who suffered permanent scarring to her buttocks by sitting on dry ice to try to win a competition. | In 2006, Church leaders condemned a competition run by the radio station to find two strangers willing to marry live on air and in 2004 it paid compensation to a woman who suffered permanent scarring to her buttocks by sitting on dry ice to try to win a competition. |