Scott Mills' Surprising BBC Exit

0:00Scott Mills shocked everyone last Tuesday, when he signed off his BBC Radio 2 breakfast show, telling fans see you tomorrow, only to get replaced by. Veteran DJ Gary Davies the next day. Davies kept it simple, just saying morning Gary in for Scott. Now the BBC confirms Mills is no longer contracted and has fully left the station. Earlier this week, Radio 2 Music Director Lona Clark emailed staff about the sudden exit, calling it unexpected and a shock after years of working. With him across shows like Radio 1, 5 Live, Radio 2, and even TV, she said it would hit listeners hard too, but couldn't share more details yet. Jeremy Vine, his co-host, admitted on Monday he was taken aback by the news. Mills had a long run, starting at Radio 1 back in 1998, moving to Radio 2 afternoons in 2022 after Steve Wright. Then grabbing the breakfast slot from Zoe Ball this past January, the 53-year-old was killing it too, with his morning show pulling in 6.5 million listeners last month, the top in the UK.

1:05He ranked 11th on the BBC's highest paid list, banking between 355,000 and 359,000 pounds a year. No word on why he bounced or what's next, but with his strictly come dancing stint and that celebrity race across the world win last year with his. Husband, Mills got options, stay tuned as more drops on this radio shakeup. From your city, powered by AI, this is Canada News Today.