Sara Cox has actually admitted she is the factor dogs have actually now been prohibited from BBC Radio studios.
The 48-year-old DJ – owner of Maltese terrier Dolly – hosts the Radio 2 Drivetime reveal in between 4pm and 7pm and was among lots of DJ dog-owners at the station consisting of the late Paul O’Grady and Michael Ball.
Cox informed the Oh My Dog podcast: “There was an occurrence at Radio 2 – Dolly chewed a little wire.
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“She wasn’t injured. It wasn’t a very expensive or important wire, but chewed it was. And like an idiot, I confessed to it.
“The repercussions were quite big. Dogs were completely banned from all studios at Radio 2 from then on.
“Everything changed because of a moment of madness from Dolly.”
Dog fan O’Grady – who has just died unexpectedly at the age of 67 – left BBC Radio 2 after 14 years and notoriously utilized to take his family pet pooches into deal with him.
Ball, 60, likewise apparently liked to take his dogs Wilbur and Danny into deal with him prior to the restriction.
Other DJs with dogs at Radio 2 consist of Scott MillsJo Whiley and Vernon Kay.
Cox joked: “I wish to start a campaign for ‘Free the Radio 2 One’ to let Dolly back in the building.”
In 2022 BBC employers protected Cox when she brought in problems with a phone-in asking the listeners “What’s The Most Random, Rickety Ride You’ve Ridden On?”
The radio DJ quipped: “That’s the important things with smaller sized regional fairs, isn’t it? Their rollercoaster trips are held together with rusty screws, Blu Tack and crossed fingers.”
But her remarks triggered problems from some listeners on social networks – consisting of Future 4 Fairgroundsan organisation of female showmen campaigning to raise ongoing assistance for regional fairs in the UK.
But the BBC said in a declaration: “Sara made an off the cuff remark in reaction to a listener text about rollercoaster trips and was describing her own youth memories of fairground trips and not present day requirements.
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She did not imply to upset any of her listeners and the remark remained in no chance meant to be negative to regional fairs.”
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