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Johnny Vaughan credits Lisa Snowdon for beating Chris Moyles

06.08.09
Capital Radio's Johnny Vaughan and Lisa Snowdon were celebrating today after their breakfast show was named London's most popular... more

Debenhams puts two women on its board

07.07.09
Debenhams has heeded the call to get more women in the boardroom, today appointing two female non-executive directors ... more

Testing time for Gervais

29.01.09
Gervais quickly made it clear that his Artsdepot show was a try-out for a future, still unannounced tour on the subject of science.... more

Dress-code harmony is still elusive at EMI

23.12.08
It's not been the happiest of years at EMI, where staff at the music company and their private-equity bosses at Terra Firma still regard each other as aliens... more

We're going to have a Ball at the 02 Arena

29.09.08
Will Young is the latest act to be added to a huge star-studded charity concert that will take place in December. ... more

A fella? No thanks, I need my beauty sleep... Why Lisa Snowdon doesn't need another George Clooney

12.09.08
She dated George Clooney, spends the morning with Johnny Vaughan and will tango with Strictly bad boy Brendan Cole. But Lisa is happy to spend her nights alone.... more

Pregnant Billie Piper bares her bump in a revealing sheer dress

11.09.08
It's not exactly the type of dress you would expect to see a pregnant mother wearing. But actress Billie Piper raised eyebrows after she donned a racy sheer grey dress to attend an engagement at Capital Radio. ... more

Former BBC comedy boss killed in road accident

29.08.08
Former head of comedy for the BBC Geoffrey Perkins, 55, a producer, writer and performer, was hit by a truck on the busy Marylebone High Street just after 9am this morning.... more

It was either quit my job or lose my man, says Denise Van Outen as she quits radio show

29.08.08
She had just bagged herself an amazing technicolor toyboy when she landed a job on breakfast radio. Not the best combination, says Denise Van Outen... more

Some media shares don't belong on the stock market

20.08.08
It is easy to see ITV's problems as a microcosm of the whole media sector, says Gideon Spanier... more

So is Paul McKenna a genius or a snake-oil salesman?

04.08.08
Flashy, ambitious and a little prone to psychobabble, it is no wonder celebrities have taken DJ turned hypnotist turned self-help guru Paul McKenna to their hearts. ... more

Magic for Fox as he leads radio breakfast battle

24.07.08
Veteran DJ Neil Fox today claimed victory in the battle for London's most popular breakfast show... more

Singing along to Take That nearly cost me my voice, says radio presenter Richard Bacon

28.06.08
When Radio 5 Live's Richard Bacon struggled to speak on air, doctors told him he had a career-threatening vocal cord polyp.... more

Out of control: 'Blotto' Tara Palmer Tomkinson spills drink and slurs speech at charity bash

17.06.08
Tara Palmer-Tomkinson proved she was still a party girl last night by getting tipsy at a charity party last night.... more

Hard to swallow at the Chicago Rib Shack

21.05.08
It's interesting to know that the Chicago Rib Shack could ever have seemed a hot ticket, says David Sexton after a disappointing meal.... more

Strange times if savers are scarier than raiders

08.04.08
There is definitely more trouble ahead. The only thing we can be sure of is that we don't know exactly what form it will take... more

Classic FM rival to be unveiled

07.04.08
A former GCAP director will unveil a rival to Classic FM TV at the Cannes TV festival... more

SMG reports progress on Virgin Radio sell-off plan

03.04.08
Rob Woodward, chief executive of SMG, remains tight-lipped about the upcoming sale of Virgin Radio... more

Sarah Harding lives up to her party girl reputation with wild night out after awards show

20.03.08
Girls Aloud singer Sarah Harding enjoyed a wild night out in London's West End with her boyfriend and pals after attending the Capital Awards. The stunning blonde stuck her tongue out at photographers as she partied until the early hours of the morning with DJ Tom Crane ... more

GCap turns down new £333m bid from Global

29.02.08
Capital Radio group GCap Media has spurned a raised £333 million, 202p-a-share takeover offer from Heart FM group Global Radio... more

Jokes are on me... and a few others

19.07.07
Children's TV presenter turned stand-up Kirsten O'Brien has enough mildly scurrilous anecdotes and more than enough cheekiness to make an hour fly by, says Bruce Dessau.... more

Will radio dare air the tune of the year?

19.03.07
Thou Shalt Always Kill by Dan Le Sac vs Scroobious Pip is Paul Connolly's favourite song of the year. But will commercial radio stations play a song with anti-corporate lyrics?... more

Take me out: best weekend events

25.01.07
It's the last chance to get your skates on at Somerset House, scruffy indie types will be gathering for XFM All-Dayer and you can catch our food critic Toby Young at Book Slam.... more

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