A huge day for @BBCR1 @scott_mills and @Chris_Stark last show. Dean McCullough and Vicky Hawkesworth will present Radio 1's first weekday show from Salford, Chris Stark, who joined Scott Mills on Radio 1 in 2012, is also leaving the station. SCOTT Mills has built a successful career on TV and radio. I actually thought maybe I was making it up, maybe I dreamt it, she declared excitedly. Reading, the often grim, news on their show for two years during the pandemic was a challenge. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). pic.twitter.com/dfLEYEDCfJ. They will present the Monday Thursday, 1pm - 3:30pm slot where they will broadcast from Salford. Ive got in the car feeling down, heard 5 minutes of them and the world has seemed brighter. She currently looks after all things Lifestyle for Woman&Home, Goodto.com, and My Imperfect Life. "To find out who will be taking over their slot on the station, tune in to their show on Tuesday afternoon via BBC Sounds.". After 24 years on the Radio 1 airwaves Scott Mills (opens in new tab) is soon set to take the plunge and make a move away from his long-time broadcasting channel. He has presented Steve Wright in the Afternoon on the Radio 2 slot since 1999 and also presents Steve Wrights Sunday Love Songs on the network. Im beyond excited to be joining the team and working alongside my radio idols and friends at the legendary Wogan House.. The station I pretended to be on in my bedroom from the age of six. But it isnt. So lets give somebody else a go.. After a whopping 24 years at the station for Scott, and 10 years for Chris, the pair are . Scott is leaving Radio 1, which has been his home since 1998, and will also no longer present his Saturday morning show on Radio 5 Live. Thank you to everybody that has sent a message!I'm so excited to be joining the @BBCRadio2 family! Announcing the news on his show, Wright said: Why Ed Sheeran is both right and wrong to say most pop songs fit over most other pop songs, The sexist bunny boiler trope is gone. Scott's final show this afternoon marks the end of an era before he makes the short move to Radio 2 to take over from Steve Wright. Scott Mills is vacating his position as host of BBC Radio 1's Official Chart show, it's been announced. [23][24] He also had a cameo in the BBC Scotland soap opera River City after praising the show highly on his radio show. Love you, bye. Steve said: After nearly 24 years of presenting 6 shows a week on Radio 2 - onwards and upwards for some brand new challenges. Radio 1 has confirmed Scott and Chris replacements as hosts of the early afternoon slot will be announced on Tuesday. ? The DJ has built up an army of fans thanks to hit games and features like Innuendo Bingo, Flirt Divert and the Who Game. Scott Mills is leaving BBC Radio 1 after nearly 25 years, it has been announced. This is going to be a roller-coaster, all the music I or we really celebrated at the time.. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. 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[23] He has narrated Dating in the Dark on Living. He might be best known as the voice that's brought the nation the UK Official's Chart Show and invented countless silly games with his co-presenter, and best mate, Chris Stark to make listeners fall over laughing. The schedule shake-up will . Meanwhile, Hawkesworth said: It seems sort of not real. [39] Mills was the 50th most influential gay person in Britain the previous year. You are also agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Weve got some news Over to our official spokesman Listen to @BBCR1 Monday at 1pm! He and @Chris_Stark are the pros of making engaging, hilarious radio that is ALWAYS culturally relevant. Like best friends buried in your ears. Radio 1 DJ avoids reading out name of explicit Boris Johnson Christmas song, Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in, Please refresh your browser to be logged in. From the prank calls and Ready for the Weekend when I was at school, to the Fun & Filth Cabaret and the Lolathon, to listening at lunchtime at work, he's been on as long as I've listened to the radio! Fans and fellow broadcasters joined in with tributes. And Saras an amazing presenter, and a wondrous person.. Scott Mills is taking the well-trodden path from BBC Radio 1 to BBC Radio 2 after 24 years working on one of pop's biggest stations. So creative and the best of the best at presenting a chart show. Im beyond excited to be joining the team and working alongside my radio idols and friends at the legendary Wogan House. You are also agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. [13], On 28 May 2018, he did Bank Holiday Monday show Radio 2 Remix from 4pm till 7. "The boys are absolutely terrified to tell you anything that might upset you or make you feel sad, and I am not," said Lewis. [43], In October 2021, Mills announced he had got engaged to Sam Vaughan, his boyfriend of four years. Mills and his co-host Chris Stark hosted their final ever Radio 1 show on Thursday (25 August), with Stark also leaving the station after a decade on air. Thank you boys. [22] He was challenged to do a one-man show, as was his co-host, Rebecca Huxtable, his producer, The One That Doesn't Speak, and ex-Newsbeat sports reporter, Mark Chapman. Andrea Falconieri: Folias (1640) Gabriel Faur: Dolly Suite (1897) Erich Wolfgang Korngold: Captain Blood: Overture (1935) 16:00 CLASSICAL MUSIC with Bill O'Connell. (Image credit: Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImage via Getty), (Image credit: Photo by Eamonn M. McCormack/Getty Images), (Image credit: Photo by David M. Benett/Dave Benett/WireImage via Getty), Empowering parents to do it their own way, MONEY DIARY: I tried a no spend challenge - and failed. So what we did is to tone down the features, the music and wait to get advice on what was actually happening.". To view this content choose accept and continue. Wrights departure was met with disdain by fans who called it a terrible decision. I know what a massive part of your life Radio 1 has been and I know how much hard work goes into the shows, and we are so proud of everything you have achieved. Scott is a brilliant and versatile broadcaster, he is the man for the job! I really cannot believe Im going to be calling Radio 2 my new home! In July 2005 he shifted to an early-evening weekday slot while covering for Sara Cox who was on maternity leave. Scott and his co-host Chris Stark will present their last Radio 1 show on Thursday 25 August, and will also finish up hosting their Saturday morning show on 5 Live. Scott Mills made history during his time at Radio 1 as a radio innovator and becoming a rare out, gay broadcaster in the early 00s. Mills said: Yeah, because if youve been on the radio for that long, like for me, if Im lucky thats a quarter of my life right on Radio 1? The station I told my mum I wanted to work at, but never in a million years thought I would. Elsewhere in the conversation about the friendship theyve formed over the years, Mills and Stark said Radio 1 has provided an escape from the stresses of real life. While being a regular daytime show host on BBC Radio 1, Mills did some work on Radio 2 as a cover presenter. Scott was joined by Chris at Radio 1 in 2012 and their bromance has blossomed over the last 10 years - but Chris found his way on to the show almost by fluke. By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. The DJ . This Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Their show has genuinely meant so much to me. Scott Mills is a Radio 1 legend having joined the popular station in 1998. Newsbeat are also relocating to Birmingham, which will also be the base for the Asian Network. Visit our corporate site. The secret mine that hid the Nazis' stolen treasure. Head of BBC Radio 1, Aled Haydn Jones, said the pair were "highly engaging presenters who made me laugh so much in their company". Ive been on Radio 1 for 24 years, thats insane. ", We have some sad news to share..@scott_mills and @Chris_Stark have decided that they will be leaving Radio 1 later this summer.Thank you from all of us for everything, we'll miss you greatly Tune into their next show, this Monday from 1pm to hear what they have to say. he said. And although Vicky and Dean have yet to kick off their new Radio 1, the pair arent strangers to working with the station. The thing that struck me when I worked closely with Scott and Chris was their professionalism. They are hands down the best at doing the radio, ever. Radio 2 told me several months back that they wanted to do something different in the afternoons, and I thought fair enough. [40], He was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Arts from Southampton Solent University on 2 November 2009. @sarajcox is bringing you an extra hour of fun from 4-7pm. [33], On 16 and 17 November 2022, Mills raised over 1 million pounds for Children in Need after riding on a treadmill for twenty four hours.[34]. As part of the changes at Radio 2, Sara Coxs tea-time show will also be extended, airing for an extra hour from 4-7pm each weekday. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Read about our approach to external linking. [10] Cox did not return and Mills became pemament presenter of the early evening programme which was renamed The Scott Mills Show. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. [38] Occasionally on the show, deflective comments are made, and Mills often jokes that he "doesn't have much luck with the ladies". Lets give somebody else a go. Dean and Vicky will take over Scotts Monday-Thursday from 1pm-3:30pm and the show will be broadcast from the BBCs base in Salford, Greater Manchester, as part of the BBCs Across The UK plans to shift its creative and journalistic centre away from London. With a more detailed explanation given by the presenters on Monday July 4th, this surprising news might well have left many listeners wondering who might be about to step in for them. The pair were known for their bromance and pranking each other but also raised more than 500,000 for Comic Relief with their 24-hour LOL-a-thon show in 2021. Read about our approach to external linking. In 2010 he did another fringe show The Bjorn Identity which was The Bourne Identity to the music of ABBA. Scott was joined by Chris at Radio 1 in 2012 and their bromance has blossomed over the last 10 years - but Chris found his way on to the show almost by fluke. Benjamin Butterworth (@benjaminbutter) August 25, 2022. listening to @scott_mills and @Chris_Stark for the last time on @BBCR1 incredible and iconic dont to them justice. By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners. Because you go in there and you can actually forget about it for three hours.. Please let us know why you would like to report this comment: The ability to comment will be removed from anyone who does not follow our, prank calls on lunch at school, to realising he and Chris Stark, are two of the nicest people youll ever meet in broadcasting. Scott Mills is making the well-trodden migration from BBC Radio 1 to BBC Radio 2 after 24 years working on pop's biggest station.. Time actually does fly when youre having fun, and thats certainly been the case over the past 24 years at my beloved Radio 1, he said. [36] He currently lives in London. Chris Stark will also be leaving Radio 1. Think of Scott Mills and you think of Radio 1. (Scott hurry up to @BBCRadio2 ? All rights reserved. After vacating his Radio 2 afternoon slot after 23 years, Steve Wright will continue to host Sunday Love Songs from 9-11am, as well as a new Serious Jockin show and other Radio 2 specials. "He used to call up, just as my mate when he was a student. He began his career at the age of 16 as a host of his local radio station Power FM. On 20 March 2017, he hosted a late night show from 10pm to 2am for Sara Cox' Dance-A-Thon. "I feel like I am going to wake up tomorrow and all of this was just a dream.". "Tune into their next show on Monday from 1pm to hear what they have to say to their listeners. Dean said getting the new show was a "full-on dream come true". I have cried *twice* listening to @scott_mills and @Chris_Starks last show and its only the first hour. Speaking to current hosts Scott Mills and Chris Stark, who will soon also be leaving to join Roman Kemp on Capital Breakfast, Vicky explained that this was a true dream come true for her. 4-min read. Rylan and Scott Mills will be hosting the coverage of BBC Radio 2 for the . The secret mine that hid the Nazis' stolen treasure. We have some newsChanges are coming to weekdays from the AutumnWe are bidding farewell to Steve Wright in the Afternoon. Scott Mills will be joining Radio 2 in their primetime afternoon slot while Chris Stark joins Capital and Global. The show was part of the station's new weekend line up starting on 9 November 2019. Scott is a brilliant and versatile broadcaster, he is the man for the job!". To make sure you never miss out on your favourite NEW stories, we're happy to send you some reminders, Click 'OK' then 'Allow' to enable notifications, .css-o3g03s{color:black;}Published17:26,01 July 2022 BST.css-1aaqh7x{color:#666666;}@media (min-width:1024px){.css-1aaqh7x{color:#666666;}}| Last updated17:48,01 July 2022 BST. The legendary DJ started at the station in 1998 and has gathered an army of fans over the last 24 years. Only radio has the power to connect like that. Some songs for the musical were composed and sent in by listeners to his radio show. pic.twitter.com/1AvtxkN4ke. Read about our approach to external linking. He is best known for presenting the Scott Mills show on BBC Radio 1 from 2004 to 2022 and since then, on BBC Radio 2. You will never know what you have done for me and my family at times. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. He said: Radio 1 has sound-tracked the biggest ups and downs in my life, and I want to say thank you to the listeners that gave me this privilege and allowed a bang average lad from Watford to live his dream. 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Stuff is going to happen in that time, people are going to die, people are going to be born, youre going to break up with people, youre going to get with new people That all happens, but the radio with you has been my sanctuary. Explore in 3D: The dazzling crown that makes a king. GoodTo is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Instead, Scott Mills is leaving Radio 1 to take up an equally exciting role as a host on Radio 2, joining the likes of Zoe Ball (opens in new tab)and Paul OGrady (opens in new tab). LoveYouBye x pic.twitter.com/XXEQ6SW8Z4. You may want to read Googles cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. At the end of September, Ill be taking a break from daytime radio. Were REALLY going to miss you xxx, JACK SAUNDERS (@jackxsaunders) August 25, 2022, Surreal to be listening to @scott_mills last Radio 1 show today. 2023 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved. The final show, titled "Love You, Bye" began with moving tributes . [6], Mills moved from Power FM to GWR FM Bristol, staying with the station for two years,[3] before joining Piccadilly Key 103 in Manchester, starting on the late-night slot before moving to the mid-morning show. This was broadcast over the Christmas and New Year period 2016. He will now be heading over to Radio 2 where he will take over the afternoon show from Steve Wright. Love you lads.. So much so, that she revealed she almost didnt believe it at first! Towards the end of the programme, he said: Ill try not to become emotional or self-indulgent, this is going to be a little bit difficult. [3] In 1995, Mills began to work for the new London station Heart 106.2. Is climate change killing Australian wine? Scott is leaving Radio 1, which has been his home since 1998, and will also no longer present his Saturday morning show on Radio 5 Live. Scott will be taking up the mantle when Steve Wright leaves Radio 2 (opens in new tab) after over two decades with the station. Whilst Dean already hosts a successful weekend morning show on Radio 1 after joining them permanently in September last year. Radio Farewell Scott Mills: the Cristiano Ronaldo of pop radio After 24 years of endless creativity, the BBC Radio 1 DJ's final show on the flagship station airs today. "Time actually does fly. The presenter, who currently hosts the Monday to Thursday 1-3.30pm slot on the station, is moving to Radio 2 to replace Steve Wright as the host of their early afternoon show. 2023 BBC. The move has been announced with the news that Mills will be . We used to get him on and he was just really funny," Scott says. 4 min read. We have some sad news to share, they began. None of their listeners will forget features like the Who Game or Innuendo Bingo where Chris and a celebrity face each other with a mouthful of water and try not to laugh while listening to funny clips. [15], In April 2019, Mills was a stand in for Rylan Clark on Radio 2's Saturday afternoon show from 3pm to 6pm. Yes, cause I still feel that but it cant. He said: Time actually does fly when youre having fun, and thats certainly been the case over the past 24 years at my beloved Radio 1. Scott Mills and Chris Stark are hosting their final Radio 1 show today - and it's the end of an era. "Scott Mills and Chris Stark have decided that they will be leaving Radio 1 later this summer. Scott also said he was a little bit in denial about leaving the station, which he joined in 1998. Radio 1 has confirmed Scott and Chris replacements as hosts of the early afternoon slot will be announced on Tuesday at 2pm. How the audiobook boom made listening the new reading, When Vernon Kay will start his BBC Radio 2 show in May 2023 after replacing Ken Bruce, BBC local radio exodus begins as axed presenter describes 'unnecessarily painful' shake up. (PA Images via Getty Images) Radio 1's Scott Mills said he is 'coming to terms' with leaving the BBC radio station, despite a period in denial about the move, which will see him start at Radio 2 in the autumn. In other words, stepping down from this programme. Listen to Newsbeat live at 12:45 and 17:45 weekdays - or listen back here. Radio 1 has been the constant through all of this.. Although many Scott Mills fans might well agree with Dean McCulloughs remark that the news of his and Vickys new show is a little bittersweet in light of Scotts departure, the long-time Radio 1 presenter isnt leaving radio for good. The move has been announced with the news that Mills will be . heres scott in an ice cream van moments before we ran into vanessa feltz (not in the van). [7], Mills has provided various voice-overs, including the voice of the specialist of the in-store radio station Homebase FM,[8] the voice-over for Blockbuster Inc.'s in-store infomercial channel Blockbuster TV, and the voice-over for The VH1 Album Chart on the UK television channel VH1. From listening to Scott Mills prank calls on lunch at school, to realising he and Chris Stark are two of the nicest people youll ever meet in broadcasting. "We just tried to provide that escapism and keep people going through it," he says. Now the BBC have confirmed exactly who will be replacing Scott Mills and Chris Stark on Radio 1 in a matter of months. The DJ has built up an army of fans thanks to hit. The pair will be on air on Monday, July 4 for their next show where they will be. [30] They came 11th in the competition after being eliminated in week 6. Mills won, alongside Stark, the first episode of the two-episode Robot Wars: Battle of the Stars (2016) with their robot Arena Cleaner, which was a collaboration with Dave Moulds, who drove Carbide, second place in the preceding series. [25] He also appeared as a police officer in the Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks in 2008. Scott first joined the station in 1998 as host of the Early Breakfast Show and went on to host many different shows across the network, and in 2018 he also became the host of The Official Chart Show. [3] [4] Mills has also been a UK commentator for the semi-finals of the Eurovision Song Contest . Well done and enjoy your last show., After the moving messages, Mills said: I have had to do a lot of deep breaths today, even the sky is crying. And the duo will stay in Greater Manchester when they take over Scott's Monday-Thursday 13:00-15:30 slot in September - with the show coming from the BBC's Salford base. Co-presenter Chris says times like the pandemic made them aware how important it was to "be a space that people can feel like they have someone to talk to". [42], Mills has supported climate change causes such as Global Cool.
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