The Independent believes that Ben Cooper at Radio 1 has offered Chris Moyles the weekday evening slot - 10 til midnight - and that has sparked outrage from people who like music. It's possible that Mr Cooper is putting forward this option in the hope of being turned down.
Moyles' current contract lasts til New Year 2014, and runs at around £400k per year. He earns more from the BBC because of his composing credits on jingles and background instrumentals which are played throughout his breakfast show. Yesterday's programme featured an hour of records in 210 minutes of show time - 28% music. His selections - Justin Bieber (18) Little Mix (average age 19.5) Aiden Grimshaw (20) - aren't going to appeal to an evening audience. But if Moyles ends up with just a weekend show, the contract will have to be negotiated down quite a way.
The Moyles' handover to Grimshaw at Breakfast also looks a little awkward. Moyles has talked of a party show on Thursday 13 September, before his last show on the Friday. Then there's a week yet to be filled before Nick Grimshaw starts on 24th September; this three weeks after most schools are back, despite Cooper's argument about the change being tied to the academic timetable.
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