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 South stations in the BBC South East region every evening. The stations also simulcast overnight programming from BBC Radio 5 Live each night after closedown. "BBC South" also produces regional news & local radio pages for BBC Red Button and "BBC Local" websites for each county. The BBC's television news operation in Southampton began on 5 January 1961 with the launch of "South at Six", presented by Martin Muncaster, who had defected from Southern Television. The programme was later renamed as "South Today". In 1967, Bruce Parker joined BBC South and went on to become its longest-serving presenter, anchoring "South Today"