Naga Munchetty to Join 5 Live Breakfast in January

Broadcaster Naga Munchetty is set to leave the Breakfast programme in January to take up a co-presenting role on the Radio 5 Live breakfast show. The move ends a 17-year run on the television programme and forms part of a wider reshaping of the station’s early-morning schedule.

Munchetty will remain in her current on-air duties until the January changeover. The broadcaster’s move comes as the existing 5 Live Breakfast presenting pair, Rachel Burden and Rick Edwards, prepare to step down from those roles in December.

Changes across the 5 Live morning schedule

Under the revised line-up, Rachel Burden is due to switch into the station’s weekday mid-morning slot. Rick Edwards will continue to present Fighting Talk, keeping a separate role at the station after leaving the breakfast programme.

Officials have also said a new co-host for Munchetty will be named in the coming months. No name or timetable beyond that window has been provided.

Recent reports and what has been said publicly

The personnel changes follow recent media reports about internal workplace allegations involving Munchetty. The organisation has declined to comment on those reports, pointing to its standard approach on human resources matters.

There has been no official statement indicating that Munchetty’s move is connected to the allegations referenced in those reports. As a result, the publicly confirmed rationale presented for the shift is the station’s broader restructuring and the planned departures of the current breakfast hosts.

Pay disclosure and timing

Munchetty’s reported earnings were listed as between 360,000 and 364,999 pounds for the 2025-26 financial year. The January timeline means she will continue with her existing broadcasting commitments until the transition date, while the station finalises its updated breakfast pairing.

The changes will place Munchetty at the centre of a key daily programme as 5 Live resets its morning presentation team. Further details, including the identity of her co-presenter and the precise handover arrangements from the outgoing hosts, are expected to be confirmed in the months ahead.