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BCfm boss and breakfast show presenter to take up new job with BBC
One of Bristol’s pioneering broadcasters and breakfast radio presenters is to give up his BCfm programme at the end of November to concentrate on a new role with the BBC.
Pat Hart, who launched and created the award-winning One Love Breakfast Show nearly 12 years ago, has been appointed executive editor of BBC Radio WM in Birmingham.
Despite the new appointment, Pat promises that he will still be working in Bristol to support the ongoing development of BCfm.
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The One Love Breakfast has also been broadcast on an array of other stations including Ujima Radio, Burst Radio, Glastonbury FM, Pirate Nation and Crystal Love.
It has been credited with helping to change the political and media landscape in the city, with campaigns ranging from improving the Bristol bus network, removal of the Colston name from the venue now known as the Bristol Beacon, and encouraging wider participation in politics among Global Majority and other disenfranchised communities.
Hart said: “We have trained and developed an array of talent here at the station with Marcus Smith, Primrose Granville and Tobias Jon already on the breakfast rota and Tristan B hosting afternoons.
“We are at the beginning of a brand new two-year Heritage Lottery funded project valued at £125,000 that will also provide us the opportunity to further engage with those under represented communities and pay local producers to create content.
“I will be working with Marcus, our development lead, to ensure another award-winning delivery schedule for the city, whilst also spending time in Birmingham in the new role.”
Pat Hart says that he has not ruled out the occasional One Love Breakfast shift during his time off and will continue his Sunday Shades of Soul Show with former Freshblood Crew DJ, Mikie Rods – photo: BCfm
Hart moved with his family to England when he was just three, swapping Nottingham for Bristol at the age of 13 with his family opening a cafe in Bedminster.
He holds a number of advisory and consultancy positions within the city and promises to continue to support all things Bristol.
He added: “I’m used to working over 70 hours a week over the last ten years so not getting up at 5.30am is going to be a welcome change and I’m confident our team will be amazing going forward.”
Main photo: Bristol24/7
Read more:
- Breakfast with Bristol24/7: Pat Hart
- BCfm: broadcasting from homes across Bristol to the world
- Chance to get on the airwaves as BCfm seeks local talent
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