Greg James ‘so happy’ as Radio 1 Breakfast Show gains listeners
The radio DJ told his fans the success is largely down to their input.
Greg James has celebrated with a heartfelt message to colleagues and fans after it was revealed his Radio 1 Breakfast Show has had a boost in audience numbers.
James, who took over the programme from Nick Grimshaw nearly a year ago, has helped the listenership grow by nearly 150,000 per week in the second quarter of 2019 compared with the first quarter, according to the latest figures released by audience research body Rajar.
His programme, which airs Monday to Thursday, scored 5.19 million weekly listeners over the past three months, up from 5.04 million in the first three months of the year.
James is up by just over 300,000 listeners compared with when he started in the breakfast slot in the third quarter of 2018 – the programme recorded 4.88 million weekly listeners in that time period.
