Overview
- Cox will take over the flagship Breakfast Show on Monday, July 6, replacing Gary Davies who has been presenting the slot on an interim basis since Mills was removed.
- The BBC says it sacked Scott Mills in March after receiving new information that the accuser in a historic inquiry was under 16 while the Crown Prosecution Service had previously closed the file for lack of evidence.
- In interviews Cox described a listener‑centred format that will include ringing a listener each morning and bringing regular teatime contributors to breakfast, and she has booked Tom Hanks as her first guest.
- Scott Mills has instructed lawyers and is reported to be preparing a legal challenge to his dismissal, which could prompt further scrutiny of the BBC’s handling of past investigations.
- The appointment is meant to protect audience confidence and the station’s reputation because the Breakfast Show draws about 6.5 million weekly listeners and the corporation remains under close scrutiny over governance and past presenter cases.