Head of BBC Radio 1
Aberystwyth
Joined January 2008
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Welcome to @BBCR1 @samd_official !
Looking forward to hosting a brand new event for a brand DAB station!
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@Busted @tinie & @PixieLott are heading to Bradford for the first-ever Radio 1 Anthems Live!
Hosted by @BBCR1’s Charlie Hedges, Dean McCullough & Lauren Redfern – with special DJ sets from Charlie & Dean✨
📅 Saturday 15 November
📍 Bradford Live
🎟️ Tickets at 8.30am
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So many careers have been launched with this initiative! If you, or someone you know would like to be a @BBCR1 Radio 1 Dance or Radio 1 Anthems presenter please enter below!
Fancy hosting your own show on Radio 1, Radio 1 Dance or Radio 1 Anthems? 👀
We're opening our doors to brand-new presenters this Christmas!🎄✨
Applications are open NOW and close on 28th September⤵️
bbc.co.uk/upandcoming
Welcome to @BBCR1 Sophie!
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Sophie Habboo is joining forces with husband Jamie Laing to co-host Radio 1's Going Home show this June!
Catch them from Monday 2 June - Wednesday 18 June✨
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With such a musical city this is going to be huge!! 🥳
MAJOR NEWS 💥
@samfendermusic is the first headliner announced for Radio 1's Big Weekend 2025, taking place in Liverpool from 23 May - 25 May.
Other acts announced are:
✨ @BlossomsBand
✨ @lolayounggg
✨ @MylesSmithUK
✨ @wetlegband
This is just the beginning 👀
A HUGE congratulations to all 27 new presenters!
I can’t wait to hear what you bring to the shows!
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This morning we have some wonderful presenter announcements…
Starting with… congratulations to @JeremiahAsiamah
ANNOUNCEMENT📢📢
@JeremiahAsiamah will join @MattEdmondson to host Radio 1’s afternoon show (Monday to Thursday, 13:00 – 15:30), covering for @MollieKing whilst she takes maternity leave ❤️
Their first show together will be on Monday 2 December⚡️
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Huge congratulations to the team!
If you listen, thank you for choosing Radio 1. We love having you with us.
Some new audience figures have been released today – check out the summary below! 👇
Brilliant to see an increase for Radio 1 Breakfast with Greg James with 4.62 million listeners and that Radio 1 continues to be the #1 station for young audiences across the UK #RAJAR
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🚨 Radio presenting opportunity alert 🚨
The @BBCR1 Christmas Presenter Uploader has opened for 2024.
Xmas - NY all new presenters on Radio 1.
Would you like to be one of them? Upload your demo here.
It’s open until Thursday 26 Sept.
Good luck! bbc.co.uk/upandcoming/upload…
Cannot wait for @BBCR1 Live Lounge Month!
Lots of great performances incoming!
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Radio 1’s Live Lounge Month is BACK!💥
Kicking off on Monday 30 September and running for the month of October with performances from the likes of:
✨@Camila_Cabello
✨@ShawnMendes
✨@jadethirlwall
+ many more huge names.
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Drum roll please…. 🥁
Today we’re announcing that Radio 1 Anthems is going to be Radio 1’s new 24/7 stream on BBC Sounds.
Nostalgia by young people for young people.
Launches in November 🕺💃🎉🎵
We go again! One of my favourite broadcasting nights of the year @EBU_HQ
BBC Radio 1 is joining forces with ten radio stations across nine countries for a marathon broadcast, as Europe’s Biggest Dance Show returns for 2024... radiotoday.co.uk/2024/09/eur…
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Blown away that @BBCR1 has grown by 812k young listeners in just ONE quarter!
Congrats to the team! Especially @gregjames
@VickNHope @KatieThistleton @JamieLaing_UK and
@jackxsaunders
for being brilliant.
Welcome! 🎵
Never been so relieved to learn this phone call was an on-air feature.
I honestly thought we were working @ariellefree too hard. ‘Is she okay?’ Lol
.@ariellefree pranks our big boss 😭
listen to Radio 1 Dance Morning with @ariellefree on @BBCSounds 🪩💜
🚨 job alert 🚨
We are looking for a Social Media Manager who shares our love of Radio 1 and music to join a creative team using short form video to help young fans discover live radio and music.
If interested, apply here.
Maybe work with you soon! careers.bbc.co.uk/job/Social…
This is HUGE - if you’re an up and coming DJ and have never DJ’d Ibiza you have until Thursday 6th of June at 23:59:59 to enter!
Maybe see you in Ibiza!
WANNA PLAY IBIZA THIS SUMMER? 👀🌞
If you’re a producer / DJ based in the UK - this is your time. ⏰
@bbcr1 Dance Weekend is making its return to Ibiza and for the 2nd year Introducing are collabing on a Nationwide DJ talent search to find two DJ’s/Producers to open the stage.
Congratulations to the radio industry - 89% of adults still listen every week - an incredible performance.
Very proud of @BBCR1 - a new music, youth focused radio station reaching 8.2 million listeners every week ❤️
Thank you for listening to Radio 1 and to radio generally 🎧
