The Radio 1 Breakfast Show and Mollie King. The first breakfast show presenter was Tony Blackburn, who spoke the first words on Radio 1 and remained in the slot for nearly six years. Other DJs who have hosted the breakfast show for more than five years are former host Nick Grimshaw, Mike Read, Simon Mayo and Chris Moyles. Moyles is the longest-serving Radio 1 breakfast show presenter, having hosted "The Chris Moyles Show" for eight-and-a-half years. Nick Grimshaw replaced Moyles as host of the breakfast show on 24 September 2012. Features include "Call or Delete" – a game carried on from his previous show on
Dennis McCarthy (radio presenter) Dennis McCarthy (radio presenter) Dennis McCarthy MBE (7 May 1933 – 10 January 1996) was a British radio presenter and an employee of BBC Radio Nottingham. Among the people he interviewed were Prime Ministers. Dennis McCarthy was a decorator, washing-machine salesman and dog-breeder before joining BBC Radio Nottingham shortly after it opened in 1968, following an interview about taking part in the Crufts dog show that caught the attention of station bosses. He broadcast five days a week with "Afternoon Special", networked to BBC Radio Leicester, BBC Radio Derby and BBC Radio Lincolnshire in 1980. "The Sunday Show" presented with