Scott Mills Fired from BBC Radio Two

0:00On March 30, BBC Radio 2's Breakfast Show host Scott Mills got sacked suddenly this week for some unspecified personal conduct issue. Outgoing Director General Tim Davy made the call right at the end of his run, with his resignation final on April 2nd. Mills had told listeners last Tuesday at 9.30 a.m., he'd be back Wednesday at 6.30 a.m., but Gary Davy's filled in instead and Mondays. Announcement sealed it as a straight-up firing. This move came with unusual speed, no leaks or gossip beforehand, which shocked everyone inside and outside the BBC. Davy likely looped an interim boss, Rotary Talfon Davies, who starts Friday till May 18, before a new permanent DG Matt Britain takes over. Seems like they wanted to wrap this mess under Davies watch and hand off a clean slate. Folks are reeling because summary sackings like this are super rare at the BBC. Mills, who just turned 53, built a solid career there since Radio 1 Breakfast back in 1998, moving up to Radio 2 slots.

1:03Plus TV gigs like Top of the Pops and Winning Celebrity Race across the world last year with his husband. 6.5 million weekly listeners now face a big gap. Questions linger on what led to this forecaused dismissal, which skips suspension and assumes no appeal or backlash. Upcoming decisions include whether to yank Mills' shows from iPlayer, hitting stuff like his race across the world spin off tides at Thursday's new series. Veteran watches worry the BBC might be overcorrecting after past scandals, rushing too fast like with Tony Blackburn years back. But for now, the judgement stands firm and final, leaving Mills' next move as the real wildcard to watch.