diff --git a/src/Classes/MyRadio/MyRadioNews.php b/src/Classes/MyRadio/MyRadioNews.php
index d536dbdb2..e607982dc 100644
--- a/src/Classes/MyRadio/MyRadioNews.php
+++ b/src/Classes/MyRadio/MyRadioNews.php
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public static function getNewsItem($newsentryid, MyRadio_User $user = null)
         $db = Database::getInstance();
 
         $news = $db->fetchOne(
-            'SELECT newsentryid, fname || \' \' || sname AS author, fname || \' "\' || nname || \'" \' || sname as nickname, timestamp AS posted, content
+            'SELECT newsentryid, fname || \' \' || sname AS author, timestamp AS posted, content
             FROM public.news_feed, public.member
             WHERE newsentryid=$1
             AND news_feed.memberid = member.memberid',
diff --git a/src/Classes/ServiceAPI/Profile.php b/src/Classes/ServiceAPI/Profile.php
index d710f7156..88c313d55 100644
--- a/src/Classes/ServiceAPI/Profile.php
+++ b/src/Classes/ServiceAPI/Profile.php
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public static function getMembersForYear($year)
         */ 
 
         $result = self::$db->fetchAll(
-            'SELECT member.memberid, CONCAT(fname, \', \' ,sname)  AS name,  fname || \' "\' || nname || \'" \' || sname AS nickname, l_college.descr AS college, paid, email, eduroam
+            'SELECT member.memberid, CONCAT(fname, \', \' ,sname)  AS name, l_college.descr AS college, paid, email, eduroam
             FROM member INNER JOIN (SELECT * FROM member_year WHERE year = $1) AS member_year
             ON ( member.memberid = member_year.memberid ), l_college
             WHERE member.college = l_college.collegeid