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Naga Munchetty Leaves BBC Breakfast for Radio 5 Live

7/28/2026

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  • Naga Munchetty will leave BBC Breakfast after 17 years to present Radio 5 Live’s Breakfast programme five days a week from January.
  • BBC director John McAndrew said she will be “hugely missed,” noting that no replacement for her on BBC Breakfast has been announced.
  • Rachel Burden and Rick Edwards will leave 5 Live Breakfast, with Burden moving to Munchetty’s former Monday-to-Wednesday slot after 15 years and Edwards staying on Fighting Talk.