Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent

Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.

Chris Moyles to present his last Radio 1 breakfast show on 14 September

 

Robert de
Monday 06 August 2012 17:30 BST
Comments

Your support helps us to tell the story

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.

Your support makes all the difference.

Chris Moyles will present his last Radio 1 breakfast show on Friday 14 September, with Nick Grimshaw taking over 10 days later.

Scott Mills will fill in for the week in between.

Grimshaw faces the possibility of inheriting an audience of less than seven million when he takes over the show after the latest figures showed it pulled in 6.9 million listeners in the second quarter of this year.

That is down from 7.1 million in the first three months of the year.

Moyles has lost around half a million listeners in the last 12 months, according to the figures revealed by audience measurement body Rajar.

He is handing over to Grimshaw after more than eight-and-a-half years fronting the flagship show and his final period at the helm will be covered by the next set of Rajar figures.

Grimshaw - known to listeners as "Grimmy" - has been with the station for five years.

Moyles is talking with bosses about a new programme for Radio 1, to which he is contracted until the end of next year.

He was already due to take a break to appear as Herod in a touring version of Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Jesus Christ Superstar.

PA

Join our commenting forum

Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies

Comments

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in