I am not overly surprised you are leaving the BBC. To be honest I was rather surprised when you joined. Although I am a BBC supporter it is a monster that was going to drive you mad at times.

Great to hear that you have a new plan within radio and I hope to see you around soon.

Good luck, and sounds like you’re in for some interesting times.

Your next job will be in radio you say? So the rumours that you were up for the CEO of ITV rule are unsubstantiated then? (Or was I thinking of Fru?).

It must be lovely to have a little break coming up!

Oh, for heaven’s sake. You’ve forgotten to put in the date and location of the pub you’re all going to be buying us drinks at.

Seriously though, it’s a big change and it’s a brave move to leave the encompassing (although doubtless also constricting) bosom of Auntie. Stride out, and make waves.

Having worked in both commercial radio and at a vaguely senior level of management in the BBC, I can appreciate how challenging your role will have been and how you’ll have fought tooth and nail to make a difference at the Corporation.

The fact the BBC is losing somebody of your calibre should be setting off alarm bells. The BBC won’t even flinch when you leave because, well, they’re the BBC. And that’s the problem.

Anyway. What Nick said. And good luck.

PS – if you could pay me that £5 you owe me while you’ve still got a job, that’d be smashing. Cheers.

Best of luck. Sounds like lots of exciting times ahead. I’ll deffo buy you a pint the next time you’re wandering around the West End :-)

Best of luck – it’s a huge shame for the BBC, but I’m sure you’ve got some nefarious plan up your sleeve!

Oh bugger. And congratulations. But, oh bugger.

Also: what Paul Smith said. Except you don’t owe me a fiver.

Yes… what Paul said. A loss for the Beeb.

Good luck with things, regards from over here.

Best of luck Cridders. A job well done.

great to hear you’ll be staying in radio. Can understand the reasons for wanting to move on. But the beeb is losing its heart and soul when it comes to many radio channels…especialy the stuff chucked in the direction of foreign parts.

They are fools to let you go. Or rather fools for creating an environment in which you didn’t want to stay.

Paul is right about the alarm bells. I hope someone will wake up soon. This really is a sad loss for the BBC, but I look forward to finding out where you’re next going to make your mark.

Good luck James – may your new adventures be all that you wish them to be.

Best wishes for what’s next, James.

The new Heart network drivetime it is, then?

All the best.

Good heavens.

Well done, though. You continue to inspire and confuse, and I’m not entirely sure I actually managed to go for a pint with you throughout your BBC career.

Hope it all goes well for you – and thanks for making the iPlayer sound blood good.

That should be ‘bloody’, but my keyboard is defective, and I’m sure you guessed.

Good luck cous… so random I just came across this! See you sometime in the next decade…

Best of the luck for the future James! :)

Every technical job after the BBC is less complicated in terms of politics. You’ll be some sort of corporate politics ninja now.

A fine idea, I think. Come a little bit further north, eh?

Good Luck James, hope to see you in Shoreditch soon.

Hi James,

Good luck with whatever your next move is. You are a truly creative and inspiring person, always thinking ahead.

Best of luck,
Hannah.

James

Don’t forget to nick loads of stuff when you leave!

Andy Bantock

You’ll surely be missed J.
Good Luck.

Cheers
Vipul

I don’t know what first tipped me off that you weren’t *entirely* happy at the BBC, but possibly it was being grabbed by the lapels and having you scream, “for fuck’s sake, I can take it any more here, you have to help get me out,” that was one of the early clues.

I strongly suspect that your departure is bad news for the BBC but I can’t be absolutely certain since I’ve never really understood what you did there, nor a single word you’ve ever said to me about it.

Congratulations and good luck and all that.

Good Luck! Keep up the twitter updates. I enjoy them!

A huge loss to the BBC, but i hope that you bring happiness and inspiration to what ever organisation is lucky enough to get hold of you…

M

Wow, well I’ve not heard a better excuse in yonks. When and where are we caning the real ale?

Loss for the the BBC but you’ll be snapped up quickly!

Have you thought about Australia? It’s warm, you know we’ve got ale aplenty here, not to mention the ABC and your favourite radio station – 2GB!

Good luck James.

Hi James, at Streema, we all wish you the best for this new journey!
Juan

That’s Khak you’re leaving (big knolwedge gap to fill when you go)- you won’t remember me only met the one up in PQ Glasgow – you gave an inspiring talk on the future of radio (between tweets) was grateful to have had the opportunity to go along to it.

Bad you didn’t get a beer when you were up the road though, I heartily reccommend a Harvieston ale (bitter and twisted’s my preferred choice)

- Anyways all the belhaven best and yotta bytes to you

Sx

Hi James,

Your work at the BBC has made a real difference to fans of radio and digital up and down the country.

On a selfish note, coming over to the commercial side is a massive win for all that work in digital/radio.

Best of luck with your new ventures.

From all at Revolution.

All the best James!

I’d try to get you to do some overnight shifts on Traffic Radio, but I know to my own shame there isn’t a decent real ale pub nearby to tempt you. Anyway, as everyone above has already said – it’s a huge loss to the BBC, but I know you’ll be great at whatever lies in store for you next!

Congratulations on the new and exciting post.

Doh, sad you’re leaving us – I’ve really enjoyed and appreciated all the fabulously inspiring stuff that you’ve worked on at A&Mi – stay in touch!

Thanks for all your enthusiasm, your pragmatism, your love of simplicity, your tenacity — and your sheer bloodymindedness.

Those qualities are exactly what we need to get real things done around here — as you have proven with your great work — and they were very much appreciated.

Best of luck, I’m sure we haven’t seen the last of you.

Brendan

I wish you the very best luck James…. and really hope that you can pop up somewhere showing to be as aspiring to all of us as you always are…..
If you leave the radiosector we will hunt you down and drag you in !!!…. and you know what that means , coming from me….
cheers Jorn

I’m sure you’ll be missed; looking forward to whats next for Cridland and Radio!

Good, luck. I notice you have today posted on the iPlayer mb to say you are leaving. Hope your successor keeps up the work on the online Radio and the IPlayer messageboard.

Wow I only just found out about this. Good luck with the future

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I also feel somehow sad,
having read many of your highly inspiring postings over the months, and myself working at public radio in another european country. Thank you for many interesting articles. However, I felt strangely disconnected from your online presence when a board room full of radio engineers waited for your speech at some EBU radio conference at the BBC radio house, and you could not manage to drop by. How sad, would have wished so much to meet you in person.

Hi James

I’m sadly behind the times with your news, so I hope you won’t mind me posting a belated goodluckogram.

Thanks for what you tried to do, and what you did. I admired the way you aired the problems, as well as the successes, and hope you will accept my very best wishes for the future.

Enjoy your trip – I’ll be keeping an eye out for where you pop up next!

Cheers, Martyn