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2 minutes ago, Jono said:

Sara Cox breakfast show launches in the summer

Is it definitely happening then? They've just started playing out new trails on air for her drivetime show (talking about going into the Spring as the nights get lighter etc.)

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From the press release:

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Sara, who currently hosts the station’s weekday Teatime show (4-7pm), will launch her first show this summer. The Radio 2 Breakfast Show is the UK’s biggest Breakfast Show, and attracts 6.5m listeners each week (RAJAR, Q4 2025).

Sara says: “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. I honestly can’t wait to wake the nation up with the biggest most fun breakfast show ever.”

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 £11.5m for Children in Need on her Great Northern Marathon Challenge and thoroughly deserves this gig. I can't wait to hear her first show.”

 

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The presenter of the weekday 4-7pm slot, which Sara currently presents, will be announced in due course.

 

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Just now, Jono said:

From the press release:

 

Ahh. Although it's not in the best circumstances.. she's the best choice for the job. Will we possibly get OJ Borg to drive and Richie overnight full time? 

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Just now, Lee E said:

Will we see a comeback for Richie Anderson on breakfast travel ???? and Ellie moving to afternoons 

Tbh, it's more likely he'll move on from doing the travel and end up getting overnights out of this?

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Just now, TheSaviourisHere said:

Congratulations Coxy shame it's happened this way though

Very sad this is the way it has happened, but if anyone was deserving, it was her, she is stable, familiar, loved and will be as good at it as Scott and Zoe were. As I stated a few posts ago... will she now be known as the presenter that got the gig "because of" we will see. Also BBC news says it launches in a few weeks time, and the new drive host will be announced today. It was very clear it would be her when she was removed from covering this weeks shows. 

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2 minutes ago, Lee E said:

Very sad this is the way it has happened, but if anyone was deserving, it was her, she is stable, familiar, loved and will be as good at it as Scott and Zoe were. As I stated a few posts ago... will she now be known as the presenter that got the gig "because of" we will see. Also BBC news says it launches in a few weeks time, and the new drive host will be announced today. It was very clear it would be her when she was removed from covering this weeks shows. 

I wonder if Sara will have the drive host on her show today. It could be a few weeks away as June isn't far off so that could be it

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6 minutes ago, TheSaviourisHere said:

I wonder if Sara will have the drive host on her show today. It could be a few weeks away as June isn't far off so that could be it

Would be a good way of doing things, but the press release says "at a later date".

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10 minutes ago, xxladybarefootxx said:

Do we think Ellie will get to stay where she is?

I suppose it depends on what sort of team would suit Sara. I notice she didn't seem to do any zoo stuff with Tina or Ellie when she covered Scott (except for the very first time), so who knows? I can't see how else they could change the travel presenter line up though, it would be strange to undo the recent moves for Richie and Bobbie and there isn't really anyone else unless one of these hardly known guest presenters (Kirsten, Danny, JoJo) join permanently.

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2 minutes ago, UnofficialStark said:

I suppose it depends on what sort of team would suit Sara. I notice she didn't seem to do any zoo stuff with Tina or Ellie when she covered Scott (except for the very first time), so who knows? I can't see how else they could change the travel presenter line up though, it would be strange to undo the recent moves for Richie and Bobbie and there isn't really anyone else unless one of these hardly known guest presenters (Kirsten, Danny, JoJo) join permanently.

I think as someone said earlier it would be a step back for Richie, but feasable he could come with her and Ellie swaps to drive. But if Richie ends up getting a show out of it instead of travel maybe we will see changes there as well. And being the devils advacote... why the hell should Tina, Ellie or any of the production team have to move because of this........ it is not their fault this happened, and it is not like when Zoe quit the job, this was never supposed to, planned for, or envisiged to happen so soon, so with my "employee rights" hat on, leave them all where they are and just change the main host. 

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2 minutes ago, UnofficialStark said:

The Radio 2 news just said at a later date, are you sure they said later today on TV?

The TV said in the next few hours 

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Elliie hasn't posted any stories on Insta today, she's usually quite active on there. I really hope she doesn't have to move, I'm sure she would fit well with Sara and I agree it would be unfair to have to change anything for her and Tina.

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3 minutes ago, xxladybarefootxx said:

Elliie hasn't posted any stories on Insta today, she's usually quite active on there. I really hope she doesn't have to move, I'm sure she would fit well with Sara and I agree it would be unfair to have to change anything for her and Tina.

Just as I've posted this I've seen she shared the announcement half an hour ago. And so has Tina. Not said anything else other than congrats though, so hopefully it's good news for them.

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