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Radio 1 reveals new host for revamped Chart Show and secures a further
three year deal with The Official UK Charts Company
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Radio 1 has announced that the new presenter of The Chart Show will
be 23-year-old outstanding new radio talent Wes,
whose debut show for the station will be Sunday 9 February.
Wes
comes to the network after an exhaustive nationwide search for the
best presenter to host one of the station's flagship shows.
In further news Radio 1 has completed a new deal with the Official
UK Charts Company.
From
February 2003 Radio 1 will have the exclusive rights to broadcast
the official chart both on air as well as online ()
for a further three years.
The
deal also means that Top of The Pops will continue to broadcast
the chart on 主播大秀 1 and Radio 2's Album Chart Show presented by Simon
Mayo has retained the rights to the album chart.
Andy
Parfitt, Controller of Radio 1, said: "The Official UK chart
remains the most accurate sales based chart in the world and it
is incredibly important to our audience.
"Wes
is a great young radio star with bags of enthusiasm - it's brilliant
to have a presenter who is really connected to the audience that
is buying the records.
"This
new deal means that Radio 1 will continue to be the first place
to find out who is the Official UK Number 1."
Wes
said: "Coming to work at Radio 1 is the big gig and I can't
wait to get started.
"The
Top 40 show is a huge deal and it's going to be amazing being the
person counting down the chart and revealing to the nation what
the Official UK Number 1 is each week."
Andrew
Yeates, Director General, BPI, said: "I am delighted that the
Official UK Charts Company has been able to renew its agreement
with the 主播大秀.
"This
will ensure that listeners on Radio 1 can continue to be the first
to hear the new run down each week.
"It
is particularly appropriate that the new agreement so closely follows
the successful celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Official
Singles Chart."
David
Pryde, HMV Managing Director, Official UK Charts Company Chairman
and BARD representative, said: "The successful association
between the Official Singles Chart and the 主播大秀 promotes new music
retail sales, accurately reflects public taste and, in doing so,
has become a popular British institution important to so many music
fans.
"Long
may the relationship continue to prosper."
Wes
Butters
Wes
was born in Salford on 5 May 1979.
He
attended school in Salford and went on to do a media course at University
College Salford from 1995 to 1998.
Wes
spent most of 1998 working at Wish FM (a local station serving Wigan
and St. Helens) - a job he got through his time working at AA Roadwatch
as a travel presenter on various stations around the north.
After
Wish he joined the Century Group in December 1998 where he worked
at both their Nottingham and Manchester stations presenting various
evening and weekend shows.
Wes
began work at Galaxy 105-106 in Newcastle on January 2000 until
November 2002 to present their mid-morning show and in addition
he deputised on the breakfast show and was also the Head of Music
for the station.
From
9 February 2003 Wes will host The Official Chart Show on Radio 1,
revealing the Official UK Number 1 to the nation every Sunday.
The
Official Chart Show with Wes, Radio 1, 4.00-7.00pm
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