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03rd Oct 2018

People are very upset that Zoe Ball got Radio 2 job over Sara Cox

Will Lavin

#TeamBall or #TeamCox?

Zoe Ball was this morning announced as the replacement host of the Radio 2 breakfast show.

Replacing former Top Gear presenter Chris Evans, she called it an “honour and privilege” to take over the highly-coveted position.

With a long presenting career, which began in the 1990s when she hosted Channel 4’s The Big Breakfast and BBC One children’s programme Live & Kicking, Ball is no stranger to the limelight.

Moving across to radio in 1997, becoming the first female presenter of the Radio 1 breakfast show alongside Kevin Greening, she began presenting as a stand-in on Radio 2 in 2006, having her own Saturday morning show between 2009 and 2012.

“To be the first woman to present this very special show is both an honour and privilege,” she said on taking over from Evans.

“Believe me, I’m not underestimating the enormity of the task ahead, to follow not one but two of my broadcasting idols, into such a well-loved show is somewhat daunting.”

But while the BBC and Ball are happy with the change it appears as if not everyone shares the same enthusiasm.

Taking to Twitter to vent, many listeners have let it be known that they’re not happy with the decision to hire Ball and instead were hoping that Sara Cox got the job.

As someone who regularly filled in for Evans whenever he was unable to do his show, Cox was heavily linked with replacing him before the announcement that Zoe Ball would took place.

Take a look at some of the responses to Ball’s appointment below:

https://twitter.com/TheEastEndPoet/status/1047495821934166016
https://twitter.com/LeahRebeccaUK/status/1047420039614353408
https://twitter.com/VinylYesPlease/status/1047449910654775296
https://twitter.com/Midgetgems26/status/1047414929064689664
https://twitter.com/VickieBoulter/status/1047385746561273856
https://twitter.com/LeeHunton/status/1047385495595044864
https://twitter.com/NicholaLively/status/1047385749845413888
https://twitter.com/jiffym56/status/1047385706983837696
https://twitter.com/philspinynorman/status/1047408286256050177
https://twitter.com/SamCEllis/status/1047385750029971456
https://twitter.com/skip2myloulou/status/1047385765821468675
https://twitter.com/Tim_Noblett/status/1047386407898140672
https://twitter.com/mrjohnmcintosh/status/1047386355674861568
https://twitter.com/carlpeirson/status/1047386456996663297
https://twitter.com/Caryscooper3/status/1047385525122977793
https://twitter.com/tonysheps/status/1047395910874013697
https://twitter.com/AndysFish/status/1047362685850009601
https://twitter.com/Ringorichie/status/1047388862262251520
https://twitter.com/jwhunter90/status/1047387765372014592
https://twitter.com/Susanne1mj/status/1047385394659168256
https://twitter.com/DebraEv79585343/status/1047385413764206592
https://twitter.com/Bubblegum_yum/status/1047385612213538817
https://twitter.com/GoProJim/status/1047385473826652160
https://twitter.com/cathgrattan1/status/1047385301868597248
https://twitter.com/MCGlitterDJ/status/1047385722959921152
https://twitter.com/Dav_TidyNFL/status/1047386392941289472
https://twitter.com/peteduhig/status/1047385761568440320
https://twitter.com/JacqRyanMurray/status/1047386710550728705
https://twitter.com/csbarratt/status/1047385455099105280
https://twitter.com/dan_handforth/status/1047385759794257920