Evans’ departure from Radio 2 made headlines. But it was northern broadcasters of the 1940s who ended the reign of RP
What happens when a newspaper’s star writer – today that tends to mean a columnist – decides to jump ship for more money or more interesting work? So far as the newspaper he or she leaves behind is concerned, almost nothing at all. Even in the days when big circulations made print journalists more consequential figures, the most that could be expected was a farewell party in a pub a speech by a colleague naming the 10 things the departing writer was never heard to say (“Just a small lemonade for me please” – laughter), and, if he or she were especially liked in the composing room, a ritual “banging out”, in which typesetters and page makeup men made a racket with their tools.
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