Overview
- Cox announced on Monday that her first Radio 2 Breakfast show will air on 6 July at 6.30am and that Tom Hanks will be her inaugural guest.
- The BBC says the programme will use a “fresh new format” that brings favourite segments from Cox’s former teatime show together with new breakfast‑focused features.
- Tina Daheley revealed on Tuesday that she is stepping away from the early‑morning newsreader role after more than seven years but will continue to present on Radio 2 at other times and appear on BBC One later in the year.
- Cox takes over from Scott Mills, who was sacked in March after reporting that a Metropolitan Police investigation from 2016 related to alleged offences in 1997–2000 had been previously closed by the Crown Prosecution Service in 2019 for lack of evidence.
- Executives hope the high‑profile guest bookings and the programming changes will help steady audience numbers and mark a wider personnel reset for Radio 2’s flagship slot.