Greatest Hits Radio to recreate full Live Aid broadcast for 40th anniversary - The 10-hour special will be hosted by Simon Mayo.

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Live Aid, Greatest Hits Radio will re-broadcast the legendary 1985 benefit concert in a 10-hour special.

TWO Greatest Hits Radio hosts have revealed they are stepping down from their roles to join the team at a new rival station.

The man who started it all has given a statement. Bob Geldof said: “Thank you Greatest Hits Radio for hopefully letting ...

Vernon Kay missed his BBC Radio 2 show and Ken Bruce was 90 minutes late to GHR, both because they were stuck on a train ...

Experts say Greatest Hits Radio boss Ben Cooper is adding Mr Bruce to his roster of Simon Mayo, 64, and Jackie Brambles, 55, for an estimated £500,000 as they try to steal listeners from Radio 2.

Greatest Hits Radio saw its average weekly audience soar to 7.69 million in the first three months of 2024 – a leap of 50 per cent from its 5.12 million listeners a year earlier.

Greatest Hits Radio presenter Ken Bruce has said his slot on Radio 2 “became the biggest show on radio” but claimed this “wasn’t mentioned by the BBC at all”. Read More.

Greatest Hits Radio overtakes Radio 1 for first time after Ken Bruce joins fellow former BBC stars Simon Mayo and Paul Gambaccini at rival station . Andy Gregory. Thursday 16 May 2024 11:38 BST.

Get ready to relive music history! To mark the 40th anniversary of Live Aid, Greatest Hits Radio is set to replay the entire iconic concert as it happened ...