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Jo Whiley is moving to a weekend afternoon slot at Radio 1 as part of a major shake-up in the station’s schedule.

 

Fearne Cotton will take on the 10am-12.45pm, Monday to Friday slot, previously help by Whiley. Cotton will also take on the Live Lounge slot.

 

Early Breakfast presenter Greg James is moving to afternoons (1-4pm); while Dev is shifting from Weekend Breakfast to the weekday Early Breakfast Show (4am-6.30am).

 

As a result of changes to the weekday schedule, Edith Bowman will host Weekend Breakfast (7am-10am); Jo Whiley moves to weekend afternoons (1pm-4pm); and Reggie Yates keeps the late afternoon slot (4pm-7pm).

 

Nihal, who currently presents the weekend 1pm- 4pm show, continues with his specialist show on the station.

 

BBC Radio 1 deputy controller Ben Cooper explains the moves. “This is our first big shake-up of the weekday schedule for over five years. I feel it’s the right time to make these changes in order to offer our listeners some exciting new programmes,” he says.

 

“Bringing Fearne to the daytime schedule is really thrilling for us as she has proven herself to be a great broadcaster in the time she has been at the station. Greg has also been a real hit with listeners since joining Radio 1 so we believe he’s ready for a new slot, and Dev, who recently moved to us from BBC 1Xtra, is a star of the future.”

 

The changes come into effect from Monday September 21.

 

BBC Radio 1’s new weekday schedule:

 

4.00am – 6.30am Dev

 

6.30am – 10.00am Chris Moyles

 

10.00am – 12.45pm Fearne Cotton

 

12.45pm – 1.00pm Newsbeat

 

1.00pm – 4.00pm Greg James

 

4.00pm – 7.00pm Scott Mills

 

BBC Radio 1’s new weekend schedule:

 

7.00am -10.00am Edith Bowman

 

10.00am – 1.00pm Vernon Kay (Sat)/Sara Cox (Sun)

 

1.00pm – 4.00pm Jo Whiley

 

4.00pm – 7.00pm Reggie Yates (Request Show – Sat; Chart Show – Sun)

Bye Bye Fearne.

 

Cant they dump Reggie too?

 

Shocked at Jo and Edith eventually being shafted to weekends. No big surprise.

 

Fearne gushing everyday though will be hard for some people.

EW.

 

1) I DO NOT get all the Fearne hate on this site at all :/ She's amazing, and why would you move her away from Reggie and leave him alone :mellow: That's not a good plan.

 

2) WHY does Greg James, the only DJ i cannot stand, get the only slot I really listen to.

 

3) WHY move the best DJ to weekend breakfast :mellow:

 

What a joke tbh.

oh dear, ageism in the BBC is a bit of a hot topic at the moment so shifting Jo Whiley to weekends won't look good at all...

 

and Fearne's surely too devoted to other projects to be able to present a show every single day...won't she be filming for ITV/other shows etc...all the time

 

will Reggie be presenting the chart on his own from then on?

will Reggie be presenting the chart on his own from then on?

 

 

Seems Reggie is going solo, I think the chart show only needs 1 presenter, and he seems to be alright on his own, but I would have preferred Scott Mills more than anything.

 

As for Fearne Cotton on 5 days a week in the morning, people are going to turn their radios off, as I like Jo Wiley's show.

Sad that no more Fearne on the chart show but whoop at a lot more Fearne on weekdays. But her moving Jo to weekend afternoons means that i might have to start listening to the chart show a little bit later than usual just to avoid hearing that womans voice.

 

Shame for Edith though, i quite like her.

EW.

 

1) I DO NOT get all the Fearne hate on this site at all :/ She's amazing, and why would you move her away from Reggie and leave him alone :mellow: That's not a good plan.

 

2) WHY does Greg James, the only DJ i cannot stand, get the only slot I really listen to.

 

3) WHY move the best DJ to weekend breakfast :mellow:

 

What a joke tbh.

 

 

I don't have a clue why people hate her so much she is brilliant.

Bye Bye Fearne.

 

Cant they dump Reggie too?

 

 

Fearne isn't "dumped", she's now getting her own daily show ...

 

No! Edith is my fav, I don't listen to Radio 1 in the morning, so bye bye. :(

 

Anyway, I agree with both James and Steve69 about Fearne, I have gotten used to her when she covered many DJs before when they were away and she isn't that awful. :S

OMG, more f***ing Fearne! *shoots myself*

I think reggie should get his own show where he can play what he wants, not requests or chart.

Do people think Reggie might have more guest presenters now then? So people will use it as promotion to co host the chart show.

Do people think Reggie might have more guest presenters now then? So people will use it as promotion to co host the chart show.

 

 

I do think the chart show is best as a 1 person slot, at least that way you won't get the nonsense chat between each other, at least its going in the right direction now, but get rid of Reggie. Greg James would have been better suited, and left Edith in the week day afternoon slot.

Not too fussed about Jo Wiley moving as I often find her a bit snobby, but replacing her with Fearne is ridiculous. Give it to Sara Cox, I much preferred her whilst Jo was on maternity leave. Fearne is the worst thing at Radio 1. She is awful and completely vile. Not keen on Reggie but perhaps he'll get more sensible and less irritating without Fearne-but as he often does the show solo, I doubt it.

 

I like Greg but its a shame Edith is moving as I always enjoy her show and she is the only Radio 1 DJ to consistently read my texts/emails, although the one I sent to Fearne and Reggie was really a mick take (Pink for no.1 cos she is fit. Fearne is annoying)

Annoyingly? no. brilliant? yes.

Edited July 16, 200916 yr by Get Sexy Steve69

Annoyingly? no. brilliant? yes.

You can't really change their opinions. This is BuzzJack. :kink:

I can try my best to convert these people to Fearne's wonderful ways.

 

 

But i probably will fail.

Well in a way its sorta good thing that 1 person will do the chart show with maybe occasional special guests because i must admit them two taking up alot of it chatting can be a little grating and i also don't get the Fearne hate, maybe its because people think she ain't got good chart show skills or something but yeah i'm intrigued to see what Fearne will do on mornings although i don't like to Radio 1 that much.

 

P.S. I think putting all these hiccups aside Fearne & Reggie do a great job :D

Edited July 16, 200916 yr by Roboticallastico

My page is stretched on this thread.

Edited July 16, 200916 yr by Get Sexy Steve69

I do think the chart show is best as a 1 person slot, at least that way you won't get the nonsense chat between each other, at least its going in the right direction now, but get rid of Reggie. Greg James would have been better suited, and left Edith in the week day afternoon slot.

 

Completely agree, 1 presenter will be much better. I'd have preferred Greg James or Scott Mills doing the chart

show but Reggie on his own isn't as bad as Fearne & Reggie together.