Veteran broadcaster Paul Moulton was told to "get out now" and that he should not be in the building after being interviewed about his five-decade long career. The 66-year-old, who has worked for BBC and ITV, was a guest on Manx Radio when the incident occurred.
Encounter with Director of Programming
Moulton, who previously worked for the station, had been invited in to discuss his 50 years in the business. However, the occasion turned sour when he was told to leave by director of programming, news and content Alex Brindley, shortly after recording the chat.
Discussing it on his joint Isle of Man TV show with Chris Robertshaw, Moulton recalled: "The door opened, and he said, 'What are you doing here, sort of thing?' He said, 'You need to get out of here'."
Reaction and Aftermath
He continued: "...It clearly was meant. He was furious. He was incandescent with rage. He said, 'Get out now!' And he just showed me the door." The chat has been viewed 6,500 times on YouTube so far.
Moulton has been a vocal critic of the station's current direction and suggested the confrontation stemmed from this. "Maybe we've hit home. All we've been talking about for weeks now is how Manx Radio has not hit its obligations to do the proper public service remit," he reflected.
Background and Career
The station receives an annual government subvention of £1.3 million funded by taxpayers, and Moulton believes it has moved too far away from its roots in speech-based programming.
Moulton presented shows on Manx Radio and Energy FM in earlier decades of his career and currently hosts a Saturday afternoon program on The Sound Radio. He is also the founder of independent online video news service Isle of Man TV, which provides coverage of local events, politics, and community stories.
In 2011 he ran as an independent candidate in the Isle of Man General Election for Douglas East. In 2023 he hit the headlines when he publicly addressed a legal dispute with the Isle of Man Government, describing it as an attempt to suppress his reporting.
