Rick Astley joins Magic 105.4

Bauer has hired another singer to host a weekend show on Magic 105.4 in London.

This time it's the turn of 80s pop sensation Rick Astley, who'll be on-air each Sunday from 2pm till 4pm across the capital from this weekend.

Rick is covering Ronan Keating, who's taking a break for the summer, and will follow Kim Wilde on the schedule each Sunday.

Rick Astley says: “I am delighted to be joining Magic 105.4 over the summer. This will be my first time in the hot seat as a radio DJ and I’ll be playing my top tracks from today, my favourite hits from the 80s and the songs that have influenced my music when I was growing up. This is a really exciting opportunity and I can’t wait to play my summer soundtrack on Magic 105.4.”

Pete Simmons, Magic 105.4 Programme Director says: “We are absolutely delighted to welcome Rick Astley to the presenter line up on Magic 105.4. We've always played his legendary 80's songs, and are now supporting his great new material on air. He knows the music world inside out so his new show, Rick Astley's Summer Soundtrack, will most definitely be entertaining as well as playing the best music for London.”