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Tim Manns joins BBC Radio Devon as Saturday Breakfast Show Presenter

BBC Radio Devon have today (Wednesday 15 February) announced that Tim Manns will be joining the station as Saturday Breakfast Show presenter from Saturday 4 March.

Tim says: “It has been a career ambition of mine to join the Corporation, so this is a very exciting time for me. I am really looking forward to Saturday mornings’ when I hope the BBC Radio Devon audience will join me for a...

BBC Radio Devon appoints Janet Kipling as Lunchtime Presenter

BBC Radio Devon has today (Tuesday 28 June) announced that Janet Kipling has been appointed as the station’s Lunchtime Presenter on a permanent bases.

Janet, who took over from Bill Buckley earlier this year, has a long-standing history with the BBC that first started 23 years ago at BBC Somerset, before moving to BBC Radio Devon in 1993 as a reporter, producer and then presenter of...

Popular BBC Radio Devon presenter to quit

Managers at BBC Radio Devon have been dealt a bitter blow after one of their most popular broadcasters told them he was quitting the station.

Although no formal announcement has been made, the Daily understands Bill Buckley is on his way out.

A station insider has told us that he has been signed up by BBC Radio Berkshire.

He will join other big-name broadcasters Paul...

BBC boss breaks silence of Judi

BBC Radio Devon managing editor Mark Grinnell has finally broken his silence about the decision to sack popular presenter Judi Spiers.

After four days of saying nothing he has published a formal statement via the station’s Facebook page.

It said the following:

“Thank you to all who have posted messages about the Judi Spiers Show on BBC Radio Devon.

“As Managing...