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New Radio 2 breakfast host announcement

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AutumnLover1990 · 23/04/2026 14:38

Sara Cox 😀

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doodlyfiddly · 23/04/2026 14:40

Great news!
Now I'm worried about who will take over the teatime show! 😂

ParisIsMyGirlCrush · 23/04/2026 14:41

Ohhhhhhhh nooooooooo

Janesby · 23/04/2026 14:41

Now just need OJ for the teatime slot 🙏

AutumnLover1990 · 23/04/2026 14:41

doodlyfiddly · 23/04/2026 14:40

Great news!
Now I'm worried about who will take over the teatime show! 😂

Gary? 🤔

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doodlyfiddly · 23/04/2026 14:43

AutumnLover1990 · 23/04/2026 14:41

Gary? 🤔

He's very Marmite (although I really like him) 🤞

DuchessOfStuffit · 23/04/2026 14:44

ParisIsMyGirlCrush · 23/04/2026 14:41

Ohhhhhhhh nooooooooo

Same sentiment here. Need to start listening to smooth or spotify in the mornings now 🫠

LadyDanburysHat · 23/04/2026 14:46

Unless she changes her style up a bit I will have to stop listening too. I don't like all the chatting to the public she does.

Daisypod · 23/04/2026 15:08

Really happy about this but I will miss her in the afternoons. I think OJ for teatime would be good too

MeMeMeMeOw · 23/04/2026 16:03

doodlyfiddly · 23/04/2026 14:40

Great news!
Now I'm worried about who will take over the teatime show! 😂

I'm hoping it is OJ Borg, so I can listen to Drivetime for the first time in about 8 years once again, and have Greg James on every morning.

NerrSnerr · 23/04/2026 16:10

I will miss Sara at teatime. She’ll be great on the breakfast show. I think she’s one of the best Radio 2 DJs. Gary Davies won’t take over a full time show- I’m sure he enjoys being the stand in and not having the commitment, I’m glad as think he’s a bit dull. I like OJ. I do wonder if they’ll give it to Richie which will make a certain Radio 2 demographic implode so might be fun- the kind who complain about ‘box tickers’ and ‘youngsters’. The ones who forget that half the ‘old guard’ have died or been really ill over the last few years.

TheDogsMother · 23/04/2026 16:13

Oh noooooo ! I was hoping for OJ.

afaloren · 23/04/2026 16:15

I’m thrilled for her but I will really miss her on teatime! Have to start listening to the breakfast show now I suppose.

HarryVanderspeigle · 23/04/2026 16:18

I like Sara, but a little bit sad as I am driving more at tea time than morning, so this means I will hear her less. Don't want OJ or Gary, but the decision isn't actually up to me!

MississippiCroc · 23/04/2026 16:24

I think I’m the only one who doesn’t like OJ.

TheBeaTgoeson1 · 23/04/2026 16:25

Ughhh oh Gary Davis. Is there anything worth.

newmenewwhatever · 23/04/2026 16:25

Think Rylan will be offered Sara’s slot

Needtosoundoffandbreathe · 23/04/2026 16:30

Janesby · 23/04/2026 14:41

Now just need OJ for the teatime slot 🙏

I agree!

Needtosoundoffandbreathe · 23/04/2026 16:31

newmenewwhatever · 23/04/2026 16:25

Think Rylan will be offered Sara’s slot

Perish the thought

AddictedToTea · 23/04/2026 16:32

I’m really happy. Brilliant news!

RaraRachael · 23/04/2026 16:32

Glad it's Sara - she should have got it when Zoe left and saved us a year of SM.

I can't see Rylan wanting the commitment of a daily show as he's involved in so many other things.

Needtosoundoffandbreathe · 23/04/2026 16:32

doodlyfiddly · 23/04/2026 14:43

He's very Marmite (although I really like him) 🤞

Is he? I really like Gary. Probably because I grew up listening to him on R1. Love his 80s show.

TennisWithDeborah · 23/04/2026 16:32

I like her a lot. She’s so warm and easy-going.

I was hoping for her for Strictly but never mind! I’ll listen to her in the car on the mornings I don’t WFH.

Gary’s great but I get the impression that he doesn’t want a commitment beyond his weekend 1980s show.

changenameagain555 · 23/04/2026 16:34

I'm a bit disappointed as I have started listening to Sara at Drive again after getting fed up with the changes at Virgin radio. I still listen to Chris Evans for breakfast on Virgin though so will now miss Sara again.

Needtosoundoffandbreathe · 23/04/2026 16:38

I find Sara more natural, funny and easier to listen to than Zoe. I never felt Zoe gave anything of herself and therefore never felt any connection with her on the radio.

OvernightBloats · 23/04/2026 16:38

TheBeaTgoeson1 · 23/04/2026 16:25

Ughhh oh Gary Davis. Is there anything worth.

At least the 'Woo Wednesdays' will stop. How many times he says "woo" is so irritating!

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