Sara Cox has been announced as the replacement for Scott Mills on the BBC Radio 2 breakfast show. The news was confirmed just under a month after Mills was fired from his popular slot following allegations about his personal conduct, bringing an end to his three-decade career with the BBC.
Cox's New Role
Cox, who until now had been hosting the station’s weekday teatime show between 4pm to 7pm, will begin presenting the breakfast show to its weekly 6.5 million listeners this summer. In a statement, the radio host said: “There are not enough adjectives to really sum up how I’m feeling about being trusted with such an iconic show but let’s start with ecstatic, honoured and incredibly chuffed.”
“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. 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 added: “I honestly can’t wait to wake the nation up with the biggest most fun breakfast show ever.”
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