Chris Stark to debut on Capital Breakfast as part of new Autumn schedule

Published on October 6, 2022 - 3:02 pm

Capital’s new Autumn schedule will see some changes on the station including Chris Stark’s hotly anticipated debut on Capital Breakfast with Roman Kemp.

Chris joins the team as presenter and Creative Executive Producer from next Monday, 10 October.

Elsewhere, Rio Fredrika will take over the mid-morning slot 10am – 1pm, in addition to her Saturday morning show.

From Monday 24 October, Will Manning moves to Capital Drive in London and Capital UK from 4pm – 7pm as well as continuing to present The Sky VIP Official Big Top 40 on Sundays, the UK’s biggest chart show.

In other moves, Ant Payne becomes the new host of Sunday mornings on Capital 9am – 12pm and Chris Ros will host a new Saturday and Sunday morning show from 1am – 5am, in addition to his existing Capital Friday morning show.

There’s also a refreshed schedule for Capital Dance from Monday with Matty Chiabi, Meg McHugh and Zofia Rogers.

With Rio Fredrika moving to Capital mid-mornings, Charlie Powell takes over at Capital Dance Breakfast, weekdays 7am – 11am. Charlie will also host The Capital Weekender across Capital and Capital Dance, Saturday nights, 10pm – 1am.

Also new, is Brixton DJ Matty Chiabi, who has hosted shows on Westside Radio, Foundation FM and Radio 1. She becomes the new voice of weekday afternoons, 12pm – 4pm, on Capital Dance.

Glasgow DJ and broadcaster Meg McHugh also joins both Capital and Capital Dance. She’ll host Monday drivetime 4pm – 7pm on Capital Dance, a brand-new weekend afternoon show (Saturdays and Sundays, 12pm – 4pm), as well as The Capital Weekender on Friday nights, 10pm – 1am, across both Capital and Capital Dance.

Zofia Rogers joins Capital Dance, hosting The Capital Weekender on Saturday and Sunday overnights from 1am – 5am on Capital Dance.

Brent Tobin, Managing Editor of the Capital Brand, said: “We’re super excited to be turning up the energy on Capital and Capital Dance, kicking off the Autumn with fresh new schedules across both stations.

“We’re thrilled to congratulate Rio Fredrika as she takes over mid mornings, and excited to welcome Chris Stark to Capital Breakfast.

“It’s also exciting to welcome new signings Matty, Meg and Zofia to the family, they’re all incredibly talented and I know they’ll be a great fit here. All of these fantastic broadcasters join us at a key moment as we look ahead to a huge next few months on the UK’s no.1 hit music brand.”