Talking of GCap, the radio firm's flagship London station, Capital Radio, is rumoured to be considering regaining lost ground on its peak time breakfast slot by bringing together a former power couple of breakfast television.
As previously reported, Capital's former market leading breakfast show has struggled ever since the departure of Chris Tarrant, with formerly axed Capital DJ Neil Fox, now at rival Magic, gaining the title of most listened to breakfast show on commercial radio in London in recent listening figures. But Capital are reportedly hoping to regain ground by regrouping their breakfast host, Johnny Vaughan, with his former Big Breakfast co-host Denise Van Outen. Vaughan and Van Outen's tenure on the Channel 4 morning programme has long been held as the former TV show's golden age.
According to the Mail On Sunday, Van Outen's people are close to completing a deal with the station to become the new co-presenter on Capital's breakfast show. If the reports are true, the move could well deliver the shot in the arm recently appointed Capital Radio chief Paul Jackson is looking for.
The Guardian yesterday recalled the comments made by one critic after Van Outen guested on the Vaughan show recently to promote the musical Rent, who observed: "Ms van Outen could have been mistaken for its presenter, soon putting Vaughan in his place, staying nearly an hour longer than her allotted time and bringing back the Big Breakfast banter. A simple strategy for a new chief executive to adopt".
Capital are yet to formerly comment on the rumours.