Ordinary Boy Samuel Preston has been signed up to host shows on Virgin Radio. Presumably hoping to cash in on the singer's post-Celeb BB popularity, the station has hired Preston to present four Sunday afternoon shows, kicking off this weekend.
Commenting on the booking, Preston told reporters: "Being in a band means music is a massive part of my life - the chance to be a DJ on a station like Virgin Radio is one in a million. I can't wait."
Virgin Programme Director Paul Jackson added: "Preston has established himself as a great media personality to come out of a mainstream reality TV show, and the natural next step in our relationship was to offer him his very own show here on Virgin Radio".
Elsewhere in Virgin Radio news, the station has confirmed that their revenues rose last year, the first time they've gone up since Scottish Media Group acquired the radio company back in 2000. Revenues were up 11% to £22.4 million in 2005. Station bosses, who were keen to point out how their revenues are up while the wider radio industry had seen revenues fall, say that increased sponsorship, promotion and online revenues should also ensure another revenue rise in the first four months of 2006 too. Well done them.