Virgin Radio presenter Steve Denyer is taking over the evening slot on the station and Stuart Davies is joining as Content Manager for Virgin Radio Anthems & Virgin Radio Chilled.
Steve Denyer has moved to the evening show from 7pm to 10pm on Virgin Radio, and will continue to present on Virgin Radio Anthems & Virgin Radio Chilled. Steve has worked in radio for over two decades, and previously presented national shows on Heart and Galaxy.
Steve Denyer said; “I’m overjoyed to be joining such an awesome fun team at Virgin Radio. To be on the same station as the best breakfast show in the business is an absolute dream come true.”
Stuart Davies starts as Content Manager for Virgin Radio Anthems & Virgin Radio Chilled at the end of October, joining from Global where he was Regional Managing Editor in the South and launched Capital Radio in Brighton.
Stuart Davies commented; “I’m so thrilled to be joining the team and working on such an exciting radio brand as Virgin – I can’t wait to get started and continue the evolution of Anthems and Chilled”
Virgin Radio Anthems & Virgin Radio Chilled launched in January, to build on the Virgin Radio UK brand momentum as it diversifies its portfolio and continues to grow its audience.
In the latest round of RAJAR results the Virgin Radio network (including Virgin Radio, Virgin Radio Anthems and Virgin Radio Chilled) reached 1.64m (up 303% year-on-year), delivering 9.2m hours (up 508% year-on-year). The digital-only network also saw significant growth across the day, with new Drive Time presenter Kate Lawler reaching a record 390k listeners across 649k listening hours.