BBC manages to get more straight, white and male...

July 4 2014 , Written by Ola Fagbohun Published on #BBCRadio5Live

BBC manages to get more straight, white and male with every passing "shakeup" #BBCRadio5Live http://t.co/w8xyNaLyfI
Ola Fagbohun (@DiverseTraveler)July 04, 2014

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Is Radio 5 Live's future blokey? Unfortunately it's looking that way

As a broadcaster who began my career as a travel news presenter on BBC Radio 5 Live I always saw it as a BBC station that was keen to nurture and represent women on air. The news that Victoria Derbyshire and Shelagh Fogarty are both departing - while Adrian Chiles gets an expanded role - leaves me with my head in my hands.

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