Yahoo Finance Jeremy Vine to be new The Wright Stuff presenter
Jeremy Vine has been announced as the new host of The Wright Stuff.
The TV presenter will be replacing Matthew Wright, who confirmed that he will be stepping down later this year after 18 years fronting the show.
Vine will begin in September.
We're delighted to announce that award-winning TV and radio broadcaster @theJeremyVine will be joining the show as our new presenter in September!
Read more from @channel5_tv : https://t.co/p9IS05IPRt pic.twitter.com/BdlHmAQ6zn- The Wright Stuff (@5WrightStuff) June 11, 2018
'Matthew Wright has built a brilliant show that's a big part of the British TV landscape,' he said. 'I'm delighted to be carrying on all the conversations he has started, with all the guests he's made me feel I know over the years.
'Radio 2 has a beautiful editorial overlap with the serious but accessible agenda of this show.
'I am proud to be Channel 5's choice to front it.'
Channel 5's director of programmes Ben Frow added: 'Jeremy Vine is a brilliant broadcaster whose supreme ability to make challenging stories accessible to a wider audience, not to mention his intellect, energy, and wit, makes him the perfect choice to present our daily current affairs show.
'Jeremy joins the likes of Michael Palin, Michael Portillo, Bettany Hughes, Sian Williams, and BAFTA-winning Jane McDonald on the channel.
'This high calibre of talent across our news, documentary, current affairs, and factual output demonstrates the evolution of the Channel 5 content slate.'
Wright said in a statement last month, revealing his exit: 'After almost 18 glorious years on Channel 5 and with the show flying high in the ratings, I feel it's time to depart and try my hand at something new.'
The Wright Stuff airs on weekdays from 9.15am on Channel 5.
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