This week has seen big change at Radio 1 as Dean McCullough and Vicky Hawkesworth joined forces to host a new daytime show, taking over from the legendary Scott Mills. Their 1pm to 3.30pm show is the first weekday programme to move out of London for broadcast from MediaCity in Salford as part of the BBC’s Across The UK plans, announced by the director general Aled Haydn Jones last year.
The pair, who were both given their first opportunity to host on the station during the 2020 festive period as part of Radio 1’s Christmas Takeover, are thrilled to have had positive feedback in the first days of their new show, while Scott takes over from Steve Wright at Radio 2 and his co-presenter Chris Stark moves to Capital Radio.
"The feedback has been amazing," said Dean. "We thought stepping into Scott and Chris's show it was going to be a minefield because their audience is so loyal.
