Why is Nick Grimshaw leaving Radio 1 and where is he going?
FOR the past fourteen years, Nick Grimshaw was a key host on BBC Radio 1. But this Wednesday, 30 June, 2021, the former presenter of the Radio 1 Breakfast Show announced he is calling it quits and moving on. Grimmy announced the news on his Twitter account, stating that he had fulfilled his "childhood dream." "My childhood dream was to work on Radio 1 and I have been lucky enough to make that dream come true." "But over the last few months, I have been doing a lot of thinking about my future." "I've made the decision that it's time for me to move", Nick's statement concludes. His decision, as he then said on his show this Wednesday, follows "the most surreal, weirdest 18 months of life ever." An obvious reference to the Covid pandemic which has turned the whole world upside down. "You have stock in times in times like this and you look at your life. I looked at mine and I wanted to make that change", he said. Nick hasn't made his future plans clear as of yet. Luckily for his most loyal listeners, Nick won't have to leave Radio 1 before another few weeks. Grimmy will host his last drivetime show on 12 August, 2021, before leaving the following month. He joined Radio 1 back in 2007 and co-presented a show with Annie Mac (who will also be leaving on 30 July). Nick was then made presenter of the Breakfast Show after Chris Moyles, in 2012. In 2018, after six years, he eventually swapped roles with Greg James and took over his drivetime slot. Nick will be replaced, not by one, but by two well-known presenters. Both Vick Hope and Jordan North have been called to take over and will therefore host a new drivetime show on the network. Vick and Jordan will make their debut together on 6 September, 2021. For now, Vick will keep co-hosting Life Hacks and the Official Chart: First Look on Sundays alongside Katie Thistleton on Radio 1. "Taking over drive is a task we won't be taking lightly", she said in a statement, "but Jordan and I are ready to put our all into making your journey home that little bit brighter."