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Chris Stark 'staggered' at cancer diagnosis response

Radio DJ Chris Stark has said he is "staggered" by the response to him announcing his testicular cancer diagnosis.

Radio • 25 Mar 25

Chris Stark - "The reason I want to share this is that I feel like an idiot that I didn't spot this sooner"

DJ Chris Stark shares testicular cancer diagnosis

The radio DJ Chris Stark has revealed he has been diagnosed with testicular cancer.

Radio • 25 Mar 25

Zoe Ball tells father she is "in such a good place" since leaving breakfast show

Zoe Ball 'in a good place' after leaving breakfast show

TV presenter Johnny Ball has said his daughter Zoe Ball told him she is in "such a good place" after quitting her BBC Radio 2 breakfast show.

Radio • 24 Mar 25

Former BBC Radio 1 DJ Andy Peebles dies aged 76

Former BBC Radio 1 DJ Andy Peebles, the final interviewer of John Lennon, has died aged 76, his family have confirmed.

Radio • 23 Mar 25

Oliver Callan debuted Bryan Dobson's Kabin Crew collaboration Big News on his Radio 1 show on Friday

Big News: Bryan Dobson debuts Kabin Crew collaboration

"Move over Tupac because we've got Newspac in the room," Oliver Callan quipped as he welcomed Bryan Dobson to his RTÉ Radio 1 show on Friday morning, where the former newscaster debuted his collaboration with the Kabin Crew.

Radio • 14 Mar 25

2FM's new weekend lineup kicking off on Saturday, 15 March

2FM's new weekend lineup goes live on Saturday

RTÉ 2FM's new lineup of weekend programming will kick off on Saturday, 15 March, at 7am, featuring a host of new presenters.

Radio • 14 Mar 25

BBC Board apologises for 'missed opportunities' after Tim Westwood review

BBC 'fell short and failed people' over DJ Tim Westwood

The BBC Board has apologised after a review into what the broadcaster knew about concerns over former Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood's conduct found it had "missed opportunities that might have led to action".

Radio • 25 Feb 25

2FM's new daytime lineup goes live from Monday

RTÉ 2FM's new lineup of weekly daytime programming will kick off next Monday at 6am.

Radio • 21 Feb 25

Marty Whelan has over 71,000 listeners tuning into his breakfast show on lyric fm

Whelan hits record high as 2FM top for young listeners

Brendan O'Connor, Marty Whelan, and Oliver Callan have seen big gains in the latest round of JNLRs, with 2FM the most-listened-to radio station for 15-34-year-olds.

Radio • 06 Feb 25

Scott Mills on making his BBC Radio 2 breakfast debut: "I'm still finding it quite hard to process that this is happening, if I'm honest."

Mills says BBC radio breakfast debut 'hard to process'

Scott Mills said he is still finding it "quite hard to process that this is happening" as he began hosting the Radio 2 Breakfast Show on Monday morning.

Entertainment • 27 Jan 25

She's back! Doireann Garrihy returns to RTÉ 2FM

Doireann Garrihy returns to RTÉ 2FM in major shake up

Doireann Garrihy is set to return to RTÉ 2FM to helm the drivetime slot, while new presenters join the weekend and breakfast lineup.

Radio • 23 Jan 25

Scott Mills not worried "in the slightest" about the perception there are fewer women on BBC Radio 2 as he takes over from Zoe Ball

Mills not worried about perceived lack of female hosts

Scott Mills says he is "not worried" about the perception that there are fewer women on BBC Radio 2 as he takes over the breakfast show from Zoe Ball.

Entertainment • 21 Jan 25

Jamie Theakston: "I urge you to go and get checked"

Jamie Theakston: 'Ignoring cancer won't beat it'

Radio presenter Jamie Theakston encouraged listeners to check themselves on his return to Heart Breakfast in the UK months after his stage one laryngeal cancer diagnosis and said being back at work feels "very special".

Radio • 20 Jan 25

From next Monday, 20 January, The Ray D'Arcy Show will be revealing the six songs and acts hoping to be Ireland's Eurovision entry in Basel, Switzerland, in May

'Wildcard' among Ireland's Eurovision hopefuls

A "wildcard" act will be among the Eurovision hopefuls that will be showcased on The Ray D'Arcy Show on RTÉ Radio 1 next week as the countdown to The Late Late Show Eurosong Special continues.

Music • 17 Jan 25

Jamie Theakston: "I can tell you that as of today, I'm cancer free"

Presenter Jamie Theakston says he is 'cancer free'

TV and radio presenter Jamie Theakston has said he is "cancer free" months on from his stage one laryngeal cancer diagnosis.

Television • 17 Jan 25

Lauren Laverne: "It is time to pass the baton on, and to set my alarm a little later"

Lauren Laverne leaves BBC radio show after six years

Lauren Laverne will be stepping down from hosting the BBC Radio 6 Music Breakfast Show after six years of presenting the programme, it has been announced.

Radio • 09 Jan 25

Veteran radio star Johnnie Walker dies aged 79

Veteran radio DJ Johnnie Walker has died at the age of 79, it has been announced.

Entertainment • 31 Dec 24

Fearne Cotton (pictured in London in May 2024) - "The human body is incredible. In less than three weeks you can barely notice where I had the tumour removed"

Fearne Cotton 'feeling grateful' and 'healing well'

TV and radio presenter Fearne Cotton has said she is "feeling grateful" and "healing well" after undergoing an operation to remove two benign tumours from her jaw area.

Television • 21 Dec 24

Zoe Ball - "The things that you don't think are going to happen..." Photos: Press Association

Zoe Ball's daughter injured in Christmas tree accident

BBC Radio 2 presenter Zoe Ball has revealed her daughter was taken to A&E after Ball's ex-husband Norman Cook, known as the DJ Fatboy Slim, dropped a Christmas tree on her foot.

Radio • 11 Dec 24

Lauren Laverne (pictured in London in December 2022) said she had been through "a difficult time" that had taught her "so much about what really matters"

Lauren Laverne given 'all clear' after cancer diagnosis

Broadcaster Lauren Laverne has said she has been given the "all clear" after undergoing treatment for cancer.

Television • 24 Nov 24

Carl Mullan: "We cannot wait... bring on even more madness"

Baby joy for 2FM's Carl Mullan: 'We're over the moon'

RTÉ 2FM star Carl Mullan has announced he and his wife Aisling are expecting their third child and said they are "over the moon".

Entertainment • 21 Nov 24

Zoe Ball departing BBC Radio 2 breakfast show in December

Zoe Ball leaving BBC Radio 2 Breakfast show

BBC presenter Zoe Ball has announced she is stepping down from hosting the Radio 2 breakfast show after six years.

Entertainment • 19 Nov 24

Lauren Laverne (pictured in London in November 2023) - Will be back in the studio this month for The One Show and Desert Island Discs

Lauren Laverne returning to work after cancer diagnosis

BBC presenter Lauren Laverne is set to return to work at the corporation this month following a cancer diagnosis.

Television • 17 Nov 24

"It was all good and all fun" - Jon Kenny and Pat Shortt, pictured in 1997

Pat Shortt 'learned everything' from Jon Kenny

Pat Shortt paid tribute to his late friend and D'Unbelievables co-star Jon Kenny on Sunday's Brendan O'Connor Show on RTÉ Radio 1, saying he "learned everything from him".

Radio • 17 Nov 24

Michael Flatley was Brendan O'Connor's guest on RTÉ Radio 1 on Saturday morning

Michael Flatley: 'It's wonderful to be alive'

Michael Flatley, who is in remission from cancer, has told The Brendan O'Connor Show on RTÉ Radio 1 that he is "good" and "not concerned anymore like I was".

Radio • 19 Nov 24