George Lamb (presenter)
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George Lamb(born 1979, England) is an award winning British radio presenter, television presenter and producer.
Lamb, along with Marc Hughes, co-hosts the BBC 6 Music mid-morning radio show produced by Mike Hanson. On May 12, 2008 the show won the Sony DAB ‘Rising Star’ Award at the Sony Radio Academy Awards[1].
He also hosts E4's music show, Freshly Squeezed.
His 6 Music show mixes banter, interviews and listener-led discussions with an eclectic mix of music, much of which is 'Old Skool' dance, hip hop and northern soul. The show has proved controversial, provoking rival anti- [2] and pro- [3] online petitions, over 2,800 mostly critical messages on the 6 Music messageboard[4] and generally unfavourable reviews[5][6][7][8]. Lamb also attracted controversy for using his programme to endorse Conservative candidate Boris Johnson during the London mayoral election in 2008[9].
He is the son of actor Larry Lamb.[10]
Lamb, along with Zezi Ifore, replaced Dermot O'Leary as the host of Big Brother's Little Brother when it returned on June 6, 2008.[11]
He will also co-present new ITV2 show, The Fashion Project, with models Abigail Clancy and Michelle de Swarte, which makes its debut in Autumn, 2008.[12]
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[edit] Negative press coverage
New Statesman, 17 January 2008: "George Lamb, the crass new mid-morning host" [13]
Guardian, 24 January 2008: "But the last time I tuned in - forgive me, I forget the show - it was like overhearing a group of dull blokes in the pub. Imagine Chris Moyles, but without the humour." [14]
Guardian, 18 Februrary 2008: "Critics claim the station has moved away from its original music-orientated remit in search of a bigger audience. One said Lamb sounded too similar to a Radio 1 DJ and accused him of broadcasting 'meaningless drivel and street talk'.[15]
Guardian, 22 February 2008: "If only I'd realised that all I had to do to appreciate music was swoon at George Lamb, a tousle-haired gurner DJ who shouts "Shabba!" every four seconds, then I could've doodled some hearts on this page rather than bothered with words." [16]
Teletext, 12 March 2008: "It isn't just the puerility of what Lamb says that grates, it's the sheer amount of it: cutting off band sessions mid-song to shout "Shabba!" yet again. " [17]
Times Online, 11 April 2008: "And thus it was, it seems, that by trying to appeal to a wider audience 6 Music has actually succeeded in patronising a great deal of it. Shabba!" [18]
Guardian, 12 May 2008: "Few DJ appointments have created such a kerfuffle as George Lamb's move to the morning slot on BBC 6Music - Facebook groups, "Get Lamb out" petitions, that kind of thing. So expect a minor riot if Lamb wins the inaugural Sony "rising star" award tonight, for which he is nominated." [19]
The Independent, 12 May 2008: "Championing bad music is one thing. Being the poster child for idiocy is another." [20]
The Independent, 18 May 2008: "George Lamb, who is possibly the worst DJ I have ever heard in my life (and the subject of numerous petitions calling for his removal from 6Music) won the Rising Star Award." [21]
Timeout Magazine, 22 May 2008: "6Music's annoying George Lamb. It's rumoured that the BBC's music radio output is now powered by energy generated from John Peel's high velocity subterranean rotation."
The Word, June 2008, page 40: "6Music, a station that didn't assume you were an idiot. And then came George Lamb...the wilfully inane, "Shabba!" yelling audio bully who has sent listeners the world over hurtling towards their DAB radios with a mallet, has had his contract extended, in spite of his first six months' tenure attracting such derision that his employer, the BBC's Lesley Douglas, was forced to defend herself on Radio 4."
Daily Telegraph, 6 June 2008: "“Shabba”, for the uninitiated, is Lamb’s catchphrase, which he shouts frequently during shows – sometimes in the middle of interviews with musicians, or in the middle of songs. Which may be one of the reasons his detractors suspect that he isn’t terribly serious about music. [22]
[edit] Positive Press Coverage
Guardian May 15 2008: "I'm a George Lamb fan - what's so bad about that?" [23]
Miranda Sawyer, Observer, January 20, 2008 "Let's hear it for the boys" [24]
Guardian, 13 May 2008: "Controversial BBC 6 Music DJ George Lamb, who provoked a listener backlash among some sections of the station's audience, was last night crowned the Sony Radio Academy Awards inaugural "rising star"." [25]
Antonia Quirke, New Statesman 29 May 2008: "The George Lamb show on 6 Music (Mondays-Fridays, 10am-1pm) continues to inspire more than 3,000 signatures in an ongoing Getlambout.org.uk campaign. They all think he's thick. But he's easily the best thing on a station run and peopled by stiffs." [26]
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ The Sony radio awards - the winners, the losers... and George Lamb
- ^ Get George Lamb off 6Music
- ^ Keep George Lamb on 6 Music
- ^ 6 Music Feedback:George Lamb Show
- ^ Hark! Is that the sound of the nation switching off its sets?
- ^ The Sony award that broke my smugometer
- ^ I'm a George Lamb fan - what's so bad about that?
- ^ George Lamb has divided radio fans, but is he sorry?
- ^ 6Music's Lamb warned over Boris gaffe
- ^ "Meet us", E4. URL last accessed 2008-05-12.
- ^ "Revealed: The NEW BBLB presenters are...", Heatworld, 2008-05-12. Retrieved on 2008-05-12.
- ^ West, Dave. "ITV2 sets fashion show with Clancy, Lamb", Digital Spy, 2008-05-12. Retrieved on 2008-05-13.
- ^ New Statesman - A dose of passion
- ^ BBC 6Music: hit or miss? | Organgrinder | Guardian Unlimited
- ^ BBC 6Music boss Lesley Douglas defends morning DJ George Lamb | Media | guardian.co.uk
- ^ On music | | guardian.co.uk Arts
- ^ Teletext Entertainment News
- ^ http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article3722561.ece
- ^ Media Monkey's Diary | Media | The Guardian
- ^ Music & Me: Gareth of Los Campesinos - Music & Me, Music Magazine - The Independent
- ^ Chris Moyles, Radio 1 - TV & Radio Reviews, Film & TV - The Independent
- ^ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2008/06/06/nosplit/bvtvlamb06.xml
- ^ I'm a George Lamb fan - what's so bad about that? | Organgrinder | guardian.co.uk
- ^ Radio review: Miranda Sawyer's glance at the week's radio | Review | The Observer
- ^ Lamb crowned 'rising star' despite row | Media | guardian.co.uk
- ^ George Lamb: the defence
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