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BBC Radio 1 to Replace Six Presenters with Five New Hosts in Schedule Overhaul
The station will replace Rickie Haywood-Williams, Melvin Odoom and four others with five new hosts starting in September. The moves follow a June announcement of BBC-wide cost reductions.
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BBC Radio 1 announced that six presenters will leave the station as part of a schedule overhaul. Rickie Haywood-Williams, Melvin Odoom, Dean McCullough, Nat O’Leary, James Cusack and Swarzy are departing, while Charlie Hedges will remain. Five new permanent hosts will join: GK Barry, Charley Marlowe, Mylo, Rosie and Emil Franchi.
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Mylo and Rosie will host the weekday Early Breakfast show, replacing Dean McCullough. They previously presented on West Yorkshire’s Pulse 1. Jeremiah Asiamah will host the Live Lounge show with Charlie Hedges, taking over from Rickie Haywood-Williams and Melvin Odoom.
Vicky Hawkesworth and Charley Marlowe will host the mid-morning slot on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Emil Franchi, who previously hosted at Absolute Radio, will host Weekend Breakfast, replacing James Cusack. ” He started at the BBC as a broadcast assistant for BBC 1Xtra and stated his last Radio 1 show will be at the end of August.
He will cover for DJ Spoony on Radio 2 for the next few months. Get Me Out of Here! ” Director General Matt Brittin announced in June plans to cut BBC costs by £160m, resulting in 1,800 to 2,000 job losses across the business.
