Nick’s had his fill of breakfast
PRESENTER QUITTING RADIO 1 SHOW AFTER SIX YEARS
DJ Nick Grimshaw has announced he is stepping down as the host of BBC Radio 1’s breakfast show.
Oldham-born presenter Nick made the announcement live on air yesterday morning, saying that the time was right after six years in the chair.
Greg James will take over as the new presenter, starting in September.
But Nick is staying at the station and is preparing to host a brand new drivetime show.
Greg joined Nick live on air yesterday to share their news with listeners.
Nick – also known as Grimmy – began hosting The Radio 1 Breakfast Show in 2012. This week he became the second-longest running breakfast show presenter in the station’s history, beating the record previously held by Tony Blackburn.
Now he is passing the breakfast show baton over to Greg, who is the current presenter of the station’s drivetime show.
Nick said: “It was always my dream to do the breakfast show and I’m very grateful that I got to live my dream every day for what will be nearly six years. But six years is a long time and this isn’t a forever job. I’m tired. Like, really tired.
“I had the time of my life. I’ve decided it’s time for a change and a new show. I love Radio 1 and can’t wait to get on with the new time slot and the removal of all alarms from my house.”
Meanwhile, Greg said he is ‘completely beside himself’ at landing the job.
“It really doesn’t get any bigger than this and I really want to build on the great work Grimmy has done.
“It’s going to be the most enjoyable challenge I’ve ever undertaken and I can’t wait to get started.”
Ben Cooper, controller of Radio 1, 1Xtra and Asian Network, added: “Greg gets his childhood dream, Grimmy gets a lie-in and the Radio 1 audience gets two exciting new shows with the biggest and most popular youth presenters in the country.”