All Change At Radio 1 - Jo Whiley Out, Huw Stephens In

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Gavin Riley

01st February 2011
At 15:00 GMT

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Radio 1 legend Jo Whiley is to leave Radio 1 to front a new evening show on BBC Radio 2. The presenter is to bid a fond farewell to BBC Radio 1 after seventeen years with the station.

Jo currently hosts weekend afternoons (1pm-4pm) on Radio 1 but will leave at the end of March to take up her new Radio 2 programme, handing over her slot to Radio 1’s new music champion, Huw Stephens. 

Ben Cooper, Deputy Controller, BBC Radio 1, says: “Jo has been an amazing ambassador for Radio 1. From the Britpop days of the Evening Session, via the muddy fields of Glastonbury, to incredible performances in the Live Lounge, her passion for breaking new bands has been second to none.” 

Huw Stephens became the youngest ever Radio 1 presenter when he joined the station, aged just 17, in 1999 to front the Nations output. Since then he has built a solid reputation within the music industry along with launching Cardiff's Swn Festival from scratch.

Huw currently presents two weekly shows on Radio 1 on Wednesdays (9pm-10pm and 12am-2am). Under the move he will continue to host his later show, concentrating on the finest new music and unpredictable emerging talent.

Whiley's move to Radio 2 also sees a shake up across the whole of BBC Radio.

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