The slow and steady rise of BBC Radio 2’s new Breakfast Show host Scott Mills
The slow and steady rise of BBC Radio 2’s new Breakfast Show host Scott Mills
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Mills has officially replaced Zoe Ball in the coveted radio slot. Scott Mills has made his debut in the coveted Radio 2 Breakfast Show slot, replacing former host Zoe Ball. The 51-year-old, who began his radio career aged 16, called the new role a dream come true, remarking that he was pleased to be following in the footsteps of former Breakfast Show icons Sir Terry Wogan, Chris Evans and Ball.
![[Sara Cox and Scott Mills meeting Prince William in 2013]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/11/19/09/dddd.jpg)
Listeners welcomed Mills as he introduced himself on Monday (27 January), one day after defending what was reported to be his high salary. He said: “I’ve been doing this since I was 16 and I’ll tell you how much I got paid then – £20 a show. And it was a five-hour show in the middle of the night, one until 6am.
![[Mills DJing at Radio 1’s Big Weekend in 2019]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/11/19/09/PA-41478551.jpg)
“Obviously there’s always curiosity around salaries because they get published every year. But I don’t think you can say that I haven’t played the long game.”. As a teenager, Mills bagged his first role in radio at Power FM – his local station in Fareham, Hampshire.
![[Scott Mills pictured in 2006]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/11/19/09/newFile-14.jpg)
He instantly impressed the producers at the station and was given the “graveyard slot”, which aired between 1am and 6am; six nights a week. He later graduated into the afternoon “drive time” slot, which typically airs from 5pm. His role at Power FM made him the youngest radio presenter in the UK.
