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Steph Brawn

REVEALED: Bbc breakfast host to leave show after 17 years | Rare Historical Photos

(Image: PA)

BBC Breakfast co-host Naga Munchetty is set to leave the programme after 17 years, the BBC has confirmed.

She will instead join Radio 5 Live's breakfast programme full-time, an opportunity she said was "too good to pass up".

Munchetty joined the Breakfast programme as a finance reporter and has been a main host for 12 years.

"It has been a privilege to be part of the BBC Breakfast TV team for the past 17 years, working alongside an incredibly talented and hard-working group of journalists who are not only outstanding colleagues but also great friends," she said in a statement.

Naga Munchetty
Naga Munchetty (Image: BBC)

"Presenting a flagship programme on 5 Live is an opportunity that was simply too good to pass up.

"It will take a huge amount of work and require 100% of my focus and energy, and I'm really looking forward to throwing myself into the role."

She currently presents the Breakfast show for part of the week plus 5 Live's mid-morning programme on some week days.

From December, she will present 5 Live Breakfast five days a week.

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