BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra controller Ben Cooper was jubilant following Q2 2015 RAJAR figures, which saw both stations up quarter-on-quarter.
The radio exec attributed the successes at Radio 1 – with reach up 7.6% from 9.7m to 10.43m – to his “class of 2015” presenters, including Clara Amfo, Annie Mac and Nick Grimshaw, whose breakfast show saw its reach increase from 5.5m to 5.84m.
“You trust your ears sometimes in this job, and you go, Yes: Clara, Annie, right ...
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