DJ Sara Cox Steps Into New BBC Radio 2 Role
Cox will add favorite teatime segments to the morning show and open with Tom Hanks as her first guest.
- On Monday, July 6, 2026, broadcaster Sara Cox officially took over the BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show, launching her debut with Lizzo's "About Damn Time" and promising listeners "nonsense" and superstar guests.
- Scott Mills, 53, was sacked by the BBC in March after the Metropolitan Police launched an investigation into historical sexual offence allegations; Gary Davies filled the vacancy since Mills was taken off air.
- Hollywood actor Tom Hanks appeared as Cox's first guest on the new format, while she recounted an anecdote about husband Ben Cyzer attempting to avoid spoilers for England's recent football victory.
- Fellow DJ Zoe Ball noted Cox's long-standing aspiration for the role as listeners welcomed the debut with social media praise for the "joyous" start, despite Cox's previously stated dislike for good luck messages.
- With 28 years of radio experience, the 51-year-old presenter described the coveted Breakfast Show role as a "dream" after hosting the station's teatime programme for seven years before securing this new morning challenge.
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