Sara Cox will replace Scott Mills as the host of Radio 2’s breakfast show, the BBC has announced
Cox, originally from Bolton, currently presents Radio 2’s teatime show, which she has fronted since 2019. She will takeover the 6.30-9.30am weekday breakfast show in the Summer.
Mills was sacked after the BBC said it received new information relating to a police investigation over alleged historic sexual offences.
In a statement, Cox, 51, said she was “ecstatic, honoured and incredibly chuffed” to take over the station’s flagship show, which has 6.5m listeners.
“It’s been a dream to host the breakfast show since I joined Radio 2 and it feels like a bit of a full circle for me,” she added.
The BBC said it would announce who will take over the teatime slot at a later date.
Cox was overlooked for the breakfast show when Zoe Ball was announced as replacement for Chris Evans in 2019.
Cox said of her current role: “I’ve had the most glorious seven years of my career on teatime so thank you to my brilliant teatime listeners who hopefully will join me at breakfast for excellent music and all my usual nonsense plus some superstar guests.”
She concluded: “I honestly can’t wait to wake the nation up with the biggest most fun breakfast show ever.”
Gary Davies, who regularly covers daytime programmes when the main presenters are off, has been hosting Radio 2’s breakfast show since Mills was dropped by the BBC in late March.
Mills has been in the teatime slot on BBC Radio 2 since 2018, after joining Radio 2 from Radio 1 in 2011.
Helen Thomas, head of Radio 2 said: “I’m delighted that Sara Cox will be the new host of the prestigious Radio 2 Breakfast Show.
“Sara is adored by her millions of listeners at Teatime, and having regularly deputised in the slot, I already know she’ll build a brilliant rapport with the Breakfast audience and get the nation going each morning with her trademark warmth and humour.
“She captured the hearts of the country last November, raising a staggering £11.5 million for Children in Need on her Great Northern Marathon Challenge and thoroughly deserves this gig. I can’t wait to hear her first show.”
DJ and radio presenter Trevor Nelson announced the news on BBC Radio 2 and said: “We’ve just heard the news that our very own Sara Cox will be the brand new host of the Radio 2 Breakfast Show!“You are gonna smash it girl. So well deserved. Absolutely love her on radio, and she’s gonna smash it.”
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