In Rod we trust - for one day only

There has been a change at the top of GMG Radio, part of the group that publishes Monkey and home to Smooth, Real and the Century brand of radio stations. But only for 24 hours, Monkey hastens to add, after GMG Radio chief executive John Myers promoted Rod Hardisty, technical producer at Century's north-east station, to the top job for the day. It was his 60th birthday, see? Hardisty was allowed to fire but not hire while Myers apparently spent the day playing golf. Myers returned to his post with the business still intact, although by the look of this picture Hardisty found it tougher than he thought.