Chris Moyles drive time show (from September 1998 to December 2003), before presenting the breakfast show from 5 January 2004 to 14 September 2012. In September 2009, he became BBC Radio 1's longest serving breakfast presenter. Moyles has become famous for his maverick broadcasting style on BBC Radio 1 and has been embroiled in numerous controversies, including accusations of sexism and homophobia, due to statements he has made on the air and in the press. He frequently made appearances on several television shows including "Hotel Babylon", a celebrity version of "Dale's Supermarket Sweep", "Top Gear", "The Charlotte Church Show", "The F-Word", "The
BBC Radio 2 significant amounts of comedy and sport. Notable broadcasters on Radio 2 in the 70s and 80s were Tom Edwards and Ray Moore who both singly presented the early breakfast show, Terry Wogan on breakfast, replaced by Ken Bruce and later Derek Jameson; Jimmy Young and his lunchtime news and current affairs show; 'Diddy' David Hamilton on mid-afternoons, John Dunn at what became known as drivetime. On Monday 6 January 1975, the broadcasting hours for BBC Radio 2 were reduced due to budget cuts at the BBC. The former 5am2am schedule was reduced to a 6am start up Mondays to Saturdays