5 live’s Aasmah Mir to leave the station

28/09/2012 - 11:27 | 7 Replies More

One of BBC Radio 5 live’s longest serving presenters Aasmah Mir is leaving the station to explore other opportunities.

She’s been there over a decade and has presented virtually every news programme on the station, most recently co-presenting Drive with Peter Allen.

In an email to staff this morning, controller Adrian Van-Klaveren said: “I’m sorry to tell you that Aasmah Mir has decided to leave 5 live in early November at the end of her current contract.

“I know you’ll join me in thanking her for all she’s done for the station and wishing her the very best for the future. We’ll announce her successor as the permanent co-presenter of Drive in due course.

Aasmah said: “5 live has been my family and my home for the past 11 years and I will really miss my colleagues. The time is right, though, to start the next chapter in my broadcasting career. I leave behind incredibly fond memories of my time on air here. Most notably, I will miss working with Peter. Who will get his tea now? Our time together has brought record RAJARS and two Sony Golds – if it’s good to leave at the top then I feel like I’m doing that today. I want to thank 5Live for all the good times. There have been many of them. It’s a station staffed by some of the very best in the business and I wish everyone continued success.”

Aasmah announced the news herself on Twitter last night:


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  • LocalRadioMan

    Where will she pop up next?
    I hear there’s a Drive job going at BBC Radio Bristol..!

    • james

      What Aasmah joining BBC Radio Bristol to replace Ben Prater? Don’t think so. The show will probably got to Keith Warmington (again)nabs he will be loosing his 7-10am slot on Local Radios Bristol/Gloucs/Wilts/Somerset shortly.

  • CyrilTheWasp

    Why oh why couldn’t I have read that the dreadful Victoria Derbyshire was leaving 5live ? I am totally gutted.

    • james

      probably because Victoria;s show still comes from London or how is that she appears on ITV’s Lorraine with the newspaper review???

    • mark

      victoria derbyshire is one of my favourite presenters at the station. I hope she stays for a long time. I wish shelia foggerty would go. She is far too aggresive and angry for the radio

  • Keef

    Good servant for five live. Get her onto Classic FM

  • david

    Presumably Anna Foster will be at the front of the queue to replace her on Drive, once she returns from maternity leave.

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