{"id":634930,"date":"2026-06-12T13:51:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T13:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/634930\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T13:51:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T13:51:13","slug":"rod-mckenzie-joins-80s-heaven-for-new-shows-radiotoday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/634930\/","title":{"rendered":"Rod McKenzie joins 80\u2019s Heaven for new shows \u2013 RadioToday"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Former Radio 1 news presenter Rod McKenzie is joining the line up at 80\u2019s Heaven from 15 June.<\/p>\n

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He will host two weekly shows on the station, airing every Monday at 3pm and Friday at 5pm.<\/p>\n

The schedule changes also see several existing presenters taking on additional shows each week. Dixie Peach, Graham Bannerman, Nino Firetto, Howard Pearce, Gavin McCoy, Mike Hollis, Tony Blewitt, Nik Martin and Dave Asher will all host a second show.<\/p>\n

Weekday mornings are also being adjusted, with Mark Williams extending his programme by an extra hour until 11am.<\/p>\n

A new Sunday feature is being added with a two-hour classic chart show from 5pm to 7pm hosted by Programme Director Shaun Tilley who says: \u201cI am particularly thrilled that Rod is joining us. He might be best known for breaking the big news stories back in the day, but he can more than handle the music, as he proved when co-presenting the Radio 1 Roadshow and Top of the Pops in the late 80s.\u201d<\/p>\n


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