It’s all I’ve ever wanted! I’m so happy I’ll be spending all weekend with the Radio 1 listeners and I can’t wait to bring you lots of anthems and lots of fun new features! Roll on September!” Katie Thistleton says: “This is a dream come true for me, to have my own show on the best station in the world from the best place in the world, my home city. Her first show will be on Friday 9 September. Katie first joined the station in 2017 and will continue to present Radio 1’s Life Hacks (Sundays, 4pm – 6pm) and The Official Chart: First Look on Radio 1 (Sundays, 6pm – 7pm) alongside co-host Vick Hope. Meanwhile, Katie Thistleton will host her own weekend show (Friday and Saturday, 10.30am – 1pm) which will also broadcast from Salford. It is also a very special moment for Radio 1, as it means we’ll be broadcasting from Salford seven days a week which is great.” They’re a testament to the success of our Christmas Takeover initiative and I’m thrilled it will enable them to bring a smile to the nation on daytime. They are both highly engaging presenters who made me laugh so much in their company. “I feel extremely honoured to be in this position, Scott and Chris are the best that radio has to offer, a phenomenal team that have kept me laughing and smiling over the years and it’s privilege to follow after them.”Īled Haydn Jones, Head of BBC Radio 1, says: “I am so excited for Dean and Vicky. I am quite literally about to live my dream and I can’t wait to get going.
Vicky Hawkesworth says: “In all honesty, I don’t think there are words that can live up to how incredibly excited I am. I’m so grateful that this is happening, thank you Radio 1 for believing in me.” I’m really going to miss them on Radio 1 and hope that their brilliant listeners join us for this new chapter in September. They are hands down the best at doing the radio, ever. It’s bittersweet because like so many millions of people I am a huge fan of Scott & Chris. Vicky and I did the Christmas presenter search together in 2020 and I loved her from the second I met her.
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Being given the opportunity to launch a brand new daytime show on Radio 1 with the most talented production team and co-host is a full on dream come true. She most recently hosted the BBC iPlayer coverage of Radio 1’s Big Weekend 2022 in Coventry as well as Radio 1’s coverage of the Platinum Jubilee Concert.ĭean McCullough says: “I literally don’t know what to say, this is wild. They will be based at MediaCity in Salford as part of the BBC’s Across The UK plans, announced by the Director-General in 2021.ĭean and Vicky will be taking over from Scott Mills and Chris Stark who announced their departure from Radio 1 last Friday 1 July.īoth Dean and Vicky were given their first opportunity to host on the station during the 2020 festive period as part of Radio 1’s Christmas Takeover – an initiative created by Head of BBC Radio 1, Aled Haydn Jones.įrom there, Dean permanently joined Radio 1 in September 2021 to host weekends (Friday – Sunday, 10.30am – 1pm), whilst Vicky currently presents regular shows on BBC Radio Manchester and GAYDIO and has covered a range of shows across Radio 1.
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