Steve Power is moving to Drivetime at Wave 105 in a direct programme swap with Rick Jackson who is moving to Breakfast.
The news was announced just after 8am Monday morning, with Steve saying this week will be his last week on the breakfast show after 17 and a half years, making him one of the longest current serving breakfast show hosts on commercial radio. He’ll start Drive on January 30th.
Steve said: It’s about time I had a lie in and I’d like to thank Programme Controller Andy and MD Martin who have been brilliant for letting us stay on.”
Rick Jackson and Kate Weston will be the new Breakfast presenters, and Steve’s co-host Selina moves to Drive with him.
Rick hosted breakfast in the South Coast previously, on Power FM (now Capital) for over 10 years. “Rick’s Rude Awakening”, was co-hosted with Ana Schofield, Rachel Brookes and Donna Alos. Rick later moved to sister station Ocean FM before leaving altogether to join Wave for Drive. He was previously with 2CR and Isle of Wight Radio.
Steve started hosting the breakfast show as a stand-in for a couple of months at the Bauer station in 1999 but it carried on to last almost two decades. Before joining Wave, Steve was at BBC Radio Sussex, Virgin, Talk Radio, Chiltern Group and Southern Sound.
