Lauren Lavern quits BBC 6 Music breakfast show
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Radio presenter will return to mid-mornings from February to present a new weekday programme. Lauren Laverne has announced that she is stepping down from hosting the BBC Radio 6 Music Breakfast Show after six years. Former BBC Radio 1 presenter Nick Grimshaw will take over hosting the slot in February, when Laverne will return to mid-mornings to present a new weekday programme.
Laverne, who hosts BBC Radio 4’s popular interview programme Desert Island Discs along with regular stints on The One Show, said: “As listeners will know, I had a really tough 2024 and worried at times that I wouldn’t be able to return to the station I love so much.
“It has been a huge honour (and so much fun) to host the Breakfast Show for six wonderful years, but it is time to pass the baton on, and to set my alarm a little later.”. The Sunderland-born presenter continued: “During my recovery I learned all over again about the power of music, the people you surround yourself with and the emotional support and joy radio can provide.
“I’m so grateful to be able to get back to doing what I love and sharing those things with our brilliant listeners every day.”. Laverne took a break from presenting her BBC shows last year after a cancer diagnosis. She revealed in November that she had been given the “all clear”.
