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 Merseyside programming is produced and broadcast from Liverpool. As with all BBC Local Radio stations, it also airs the networked weekday evening shows, originating from BBC Radio Leeds and produced independently by Wire Free Productions. During the station's downtime, BBC Radio Merseyside simulcasts BBC Radio 5 Live overnight. The station's local presenters include Tony Snell (weekday breakfast), Sean Styles (weekday mornings), Roger Phillips (weekday lunchtime), Jenny Lee Summers (Monday / Tuesday afternoons), Billy Butler (Wednesday - Friday afternoons), Paul Salt (weekday drivetime) and Linda McDermott (weekday nights). During a breakfast show on 25 June 2007, presenter Simon O'Brien accidentally broadcast an