Radio 1 have announced their plans for the Evening Session when Steve Lamacq leaves the show at the end of the year. Colin Murray from the Session in Northern Ireland will present the show from 7 Jan, but he is only the fill in until Zane Lowe works out his contract with Xfm. Zane is expected to take over in late Spring.
Murray, who has just started the 'Born Sloppy' programme on Channel 4 with Sara Cox, told NME: “I've been three years on the Evening Session in Northern Ireland working towards this goal. The fundamentals of the slot will not change. Devotees of Steve's show will not turn on and then turn off again. But we want to broaden things. I want it to be a window to specialist shows. To say a person who likes one sort of music will not like another is nonsense. Just because a tune's on Pete Tong's show doesn't mean it can't be on our show. It will also open the way for a return for Showaddywaddy."
Talking about his ‘fill-in’ capacity on the slot he said: "My involvement with Radio 1 goes beyond this show. But I don't really care what comes next or what came before. I care about what we do during the time we're doing it and making it the best. We're not just there to make up the numbers. I'm so excited I may let the tyres down on Westwood's A-Team van. I want to show the nation what Belfast boys can do."
Zane Lowe has still to comment on the announcement.