Controller of BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra Ben Cooper has taken over from Ashley Tabor as chairman of the Radio Academy.

Tabor is stepping down from the position at the end of his two-year term, in line with the academy’s policy to rotate the chairmanship of the trustees every two years between the commercial sector and the BBC.

Mandy O’Connor, acting general manager of The Radio Academy, said: “We’re delighted that Ben Cooper has been appointed Chair of The Radio ...