them bas**rds on bbc said the exact same:
Thank you for your recent email regarding the Radio Five Live Review of the Year
which is due to be broadcast on Christmas Day.
We raised your concerns with Bob Shennan, the Controller of Five Live, who has
responded as follows to your concerns:
"We're sorry to hear of your objection to Kelvin MacKenzie's role as a presenter
for this programme. While we fully recognise the strength of feeling that some
people have against Kelvin, he has a great deal of experience in broadcasting
and a keen eye for stories, which makes him well qualified to give his views on
the news stories of the year.
Kelvin MacKenzie will always arouse strong feelings from our audience - that's
in his nature as a broadcaster and as a person - and clearly not everyone wants
to hear what he has to say, but equally there are many others who appreciate
hearing his opinions even when they don't agree with them.
Many people have highlighted to us Kelvin's recent statement in which he said he
wasn't sorry about the Sun newspaper's handling of the tragedy at Hillsborough,
but such private comments are entirely his own and they are in no way endorsed
by the BBC. We believe he is an appropriate choice as presenter for this
particular programme' but your comments have been registered and will be taken
into consideration."
Bob Shennan
Controller of Five Live
Thank you, once more, for taking the time to contact the BBC.
Regards
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