Red Dragon Radio's Zoe Hanson will join Capital's main London station in the New Year to take over from Becky Jago as Johnny Vaughan's co-presenter on his breakfast show. The station says Ms Hanson was chosen from a dozen possible sidekicks because she has the "quick wit and talent" to match Vaughan on the morning show.
Capital FM MD Keith Pringle told reporters: "We wanted someone who has a big personality to stand up to Johnny's. It was important to find someone on his wavelength - he goes from subject to subject very quickly and needs someone to keep up, who can lob up lines for him to smash down. We wanted someone who was a real supporter of women, who can put the female side. In a team with a lot of blokes, the girl really has to stand up and be counted," he said.