The Nottingham Post's piece was actually published last night:-

End of era as plug pulled on jazz, folk and country

PRESENTERS ditched by BBC radio in the East Midlands in a shake-up of evening programming are "furious" about the changes.
From January 1, the specialist music shows, which are simultaneously broadcast across BBC Radio Nottingham, Derby, Leicester and Lincoln, will be scrapped.
They include Jazz Incorporated, Folkwaves, Celtic Fringe and Country. Each was a weekly two-hour show, broadcast from 7pm to 9pm.
"I'm angry about it for a number of reasons," said Mick Smith, who has presented a country music show in the East Midlands for 34 years.
"We weren't consulted and allowed to put our case forward. And it's not to save money. I get about £70 for every two hour show."
He added: "They're retiring me and of course I'm sad to go but I'm angry about the way they handled it."
Jazz Incorporated presenter Chris Moore said: "It's the end of an era on our local radio.
"Past management, perhaps recognising the licence payer should have a choice, supported a jazz programme on Radio Nottingham in various forms for 38 years."
He said the programme's support for local jazz musicians and gigs would be missed.
"Despite me putting up a spirited defence, management had made their minds up that the licence payers in the East Midlands would be better served by extending the Radio Nottingham daytime programmes into the evening schedules."
Current afternoon presenter Richard Spurr will host a new show each weekday evening from 7pm to 10pm.
BBC spokesman Bryn George said: "After a wide ranging review of evening programmes in the East Midlands, we are extending the hours of broadcast to 1am and providing a new early-evening programme designed to appeal to a wider number of licence fee payers."
No-one from BBC Radio Nottingham management was prepared to be interviewed.
Jazz Incorporated and Mick Smith Country are broadcast from Nottingham, Celtic Fringe from Leicester and Folkwaves from Derby.
Mick Peat, who has been presenting Folkwaves for 22 years, said he and co-presenter Lester Simpson were notified two weeks ago.
"To take two hours of folk music off the air is a crime.
"I wonder if the people who make these decisions actually listen to anything other than pop music.
"All they are going to give us is bland radio after seven o'clock. I wouldn't mind if that included folk music but it won't.
"Folk music will die on local radio because no-one will play it, even though it's not a minority music any longer."
Local talent would no longer have an on-air presence, he said: "We promoted local talent and for many people it was a way of finding out where and when gigs were happening."
Post folk writer Dave Sutherland said: "Folkwaves has been good for the area especially in the promoting of many of our young performers.
"Mick and Lester will be sorely missed."
More than 1,400 have joined a Facebook group called Save Folkwaves.
Post jazz writer Alan Joyce added: "Local radio programmes dedicated to specialist musical genres, compiled by enthusiastic and knowledgeable presenters, will disappear forever."