Scott Mills is to step down from his BBC Radio 1 weekday show after 24 years at the network - and will take over Steve Wright's slot on BBC Radio 2 in a few months' time
He added:"It is a shame, I'm going to miss the boys, they've been a big massive help to me and instrumental in my career."
"At the end of September, I'll be taking a break from daytime radio. In other words, stepping down from this programme. "Anyway, all will become clear in the next few months, because we're staying on this programme until the autumn." The veteran DJ has been presenting Steve Wright in the Afternoon on the Radio 2 slot since 1999 and also presents Steve Wright's Sunday Love Songs on the network.Meanwhile, Mills, who began his DJ career on his local Hampshire radio station, presented the BBC Radio 1 breakfast show until 2004 before moving to a weekend afternoon slot for six months.
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