Latest news about Capital FM

Big changes to Capital’s schedule as Chris Stark joins Breakfast

Big changes to Capital this autumn as Chris Stark starts on Breakfast, Rio Fredrika takes over mid-mornings and Will Manning replaces Ant Payne on Drive. Former Radio 1 presenter Chris Stark joins the breakfast team this Monday 10th October as Creative Executive Producer and presenter alongside Roman Kemp, Sian Welby and Sonny Jay...

Roman Kemp wins two TRIC Awards for Capital Breakfast show

Roman Kemp has won Best Radio Programme for his Capital Breakfast Show, and Best Radio Personality for the 4th year in a row at the TRIC Awards. The Television and Radio Industries Club also awarded Eamonn Holmes with news presenter of the year for his work on Breakfast on GB News / GB News Radio. In podcasting, Shagged. Married. Annoyed. with Chris & Rosie Ramsey won the podcast of the year award...

Chris Stark is joining Capital Breakfast as presenter with Roman Kemp

Chris Stark is joining Roman Kemp on Capital Breakfast as a presenter and as Creative Executive Producer. Chris joins Global from the BBC, where he currently hosts shows with Scott Mills on Radio 1 and Radio 5 Live. He is a founding member and co-host of the popular and critically acclaimed That Peter Crouch Podcast and The Pirate Ship with Tom Kerridge and Chris Stark and has fronted shows for Channel 4 and E4...

Sam Ryder and Nathan Dawe join line-up for Capital’s Summertime Ball

Capital Breakfast’s Roman Kemp, Sian Welby and Sonny Jay confirmed on air this morning that Sam Ryder and Nathan Dawe have joined the line-up for Capital’s Summertime Ball with Barclaycard, which takes place this Sunday 12 June at Wembley Stadium...

Roman Kemp describes “really, really scary” experience at the Champions League Final

This morning on his Capital Breakfast show, Roman Kemp described the “really, really scary” moment he was tear gassed as he tried to enter the Champions League Final. Roman described the panic amongst fans, including his mate who had a panic attack...

New programmes and presenters at Capital and Capital XTRA

A schedule refresh at Capital and Capital XTRA means new shows for Rio Fredrika, Jay London, Niall Gray, Chris Ros, Kamilla Rose & Kemi Rodgers plus Global Academy graduate Dynamic. Rio Fredrika, who hosts weekday breakfast on Capital Dance, will present a brand-new Saturday morning show across the Capital network from 9am – 12pm...

Anna Raeburn & Sangeeta Pillai lined up for Radio Academy event

Radio presenter Anna Raeburn and podcaster Sangeeta Pillai will be joining host Emma B for the next online Radio Academy event. They will be celebrating International Women’s Day as they talk about pushing the boundaries in audio. Anna Raeburn made her name as a radio agony aunt on the Anna and the Capital Radio Doctor show, offering all manner of help and advice for listeners...

Jackass star Johnny Knoxville “crushes” Sonny Jay’s car on Capital Breakfast in “savage” prank

Jackass star and prankster Johnny Knoxville teamed up with Capital Breakfast’s Roman Kemp and Sian Welby to play a “next level savage” prank on their co-host Sonny Jay on this morning’s show. Jackass star and prankster Johnny Knoxville teamed up with Capital Breakfast’s Roman Kemp and Sian Welby to play a “next level savage” prank on their co-host Sonny Jay on this morning’s show...

Ed Sheeran, Anne-Marie and Olly Alexander among stars “auditioning” in new Capital TV ad

Capital has launched a star-studded new television advert today which features some of the world’s biggest music artists as you’ve never seen them before. Based on the concept of an ‘audition’, the brand-new ad, which premieres on TV today (Saturday 29 January), features Ed Sheeran, Anne-Marie, Lil Nas X, Becky Hill, KSI, Olly Alexander and Joel Corry...

Sam Lavery takes over Capital North East Drivetime radio show

Sam Lavery has joined Capital North East as the station’s brand new host of weekday drive. Sam, from County Durham, takes the reins of Monday – Fridays, 4pm – 7pm, taking over Martin Lowes who decided to leave the company. Her brand-new show launched on Monday 24th January, after a previous stint on the station as a guest host in 2018...