Giannis Petridis just
informed the fans of his legendary show "From 4 til 5" on the National
Greek Radio 105,8 that the show comes to an end on June 30!!!
As a fan of the show since my childhood, this definitely sounds completely paranoid!
During this period, every year, the show organized various very interesting series of shows on several music topics, which as can be understood, will not take place. Giannis Petridis said on air that there are about 6 remaining shows, since there will also be strikes within the next few days.
Not to mention the fact that the show completed its 35th year just a few days ago!!! If the cut-backs begin from shows like this, what can I say... It is simply the history of Greek radio, the show that introduced us to the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and 00s is excluded from the program of the National Greek Radio 105,8, and from radio itself!
Every New Year we longed to listen to the previous year's top, his classical album reviews with which we sometimes agreed and other times disagreed... But we always looked with respect to the opinion of Giannis Petridis. Two people (there's also Zougris as part of the show, even if he usually stays at the background) without complexes, who taught us to listen to a lot with our ears truly open, and judge having broad horizons...
Don't forget that Giannis Petridis is the only Greek who entered Rock n Roll Hall of Fame!
What is there for Greek Radio and TV to gain from stopping the show? Two salaries? However high they may be...Let's wonder what will be the loss of music and culture from this story...
Update 16:44: The show comes to a definite end. The pause is not only for the summer! In fact, there are no plans to be aired form another frequency. Petridis said so himself on air...
Update 16:51: Neither Petridis, nor his associate Kostas Zougris knew the show was about to stop. They were informed the previous week. Even they are not aware of the reason for this sudden pause.
Update 16:59: As expected, the show on Third Program Petridis had (17.00-18.00), also comes to an end.
Update 19:19: Dimitris Kanellopoulos (a personal friend of Giannis Petridis) writes on e-tetRadio:
What does the plan of the MInistry of Internal Affairs (like an alternate IMF), faithfully obeyed by the administration of Greek Radio and TV say? All producers must pass exams organized by the Supreme Council for Civil Personnel Selection (ASEP) in order to be re-hired by Greek Radio and TV. When do they stop? On July 1st. When do they start again? Nobody knows. When will ASEP exams take place? Nobody knows that either. And what will happen until then to Greek Radio and TV, without employees to carry out the work? This is the ultimate depreciation of Public Radio (and TV). Party time for private radios....
As a fan of the show since my childhood, this definitely sounds completely paranoid!
During this period, every year, the show organized various very interesting series of shows on several music topics, which as can be understood, will not take place. Giannis Petridis said on air that there are about 6 remaining shows, since there will also be strikes within the next few days.
Not to mention the fact that the show completed its 35th year just a few days ago!!! If the cut-backs begin from shows like this, what can I say... It is simply the history of Greek radio, the show that introduced us to the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s and 00s is excluded from the program of the National Greek Radio 105,8, and from radio itself!
Every New Year we longed to listen to the previous year's top, his classical album reviews with which we sometimes agreed and other times disagreed... But we always looked with respect to the opinion of Giannis Petridis. Two people (there's also Zougris as part of the show, even if he usually stays at the background) without complexes, who taught us to listen to a lot with our ears truly open, and judge having broad horizons...Don't forget that Giannis Petridis is the only Greek who entered Rock n Roll Hall of Fame!
What is there for Greek Radio and TV to gain from stopping the show? Two salaries? However high they may be...Let's wonder what will be the loss of music and culture from this story...
Update 16:44: The show comes to a definite end. The pause is not only for the summer! In fact, there are no plans to be aired form another frequency. Petridis said so himself on air...
Update 16:51: Neither Petridis, nor his associate Kostas Zougris knew the show was about to stop. They were informed the previous week. Even they are not aware of the reason for this sudden pause.
Update 16:59: As expected, the show on Third Program Petridis had (17.00-18.00), also comes to an end.
Update 19:19: Dimitris Kanellopoulos (a personal friend of Giannis Petridis) writes on e-tetRadio:
What does the plan of the MInistry of Internal Affairs (like an alternate IMF), faithfully obeyed by the administration of Greek Radio and TV say? All producers must pass exams organized by the Supreme Council for Civil Personnel Selection (ASEP) in order to be re-hired by Greek Radio and TV. When do they stop? On July 1st. When do they start again? Nobody knows. When will ASEP exams take place? Nobody knows that either. And what will happen until then to Greek Radio and TV, without employees to carry out the work? This is the ultimate depreciation of Public Radio (and TV). Party time for private radios....
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