# Radio 2 staff report discomfort over Sara Cox’s on-air criticism of colleagues

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/bbc-radio-2-staff-left-uncomfortable-and-on-edge-over-host-sara-coxs-naming-and-shaming-live-on-air/
- Published: 2026-10-26T11:38:57+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-26T11:47:35+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/tvshowbiz/article-16237943/BBC-Radio-2-staff-uncomfortable-Sara-Cox.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Staff reportedly feel on edge about Cox’s on-air criticism.
- An August recording features her naming a producer during a mic issue.
- Some employees also criticised the music on her first Breakfast Show.

## Summary

Radio 2 staff have reportedly felt uncomfortable working with Sara Cox, accusing the presenter of calling out mistakes and naming colleagues on air. The claims have emerged after she took over the station’s Breakfast Show in July, a prominent role she was given following Scott Mills’s dismissal.

An August recording cited in the article captures Cox joking about a microphone problem and addressing producer Anthony in the control room. An unnamed source said staff felt she could have shared the joke without shifting blame, and compared her approach unfavourably with former presenters Zoe Ball and Mills. The article also reports that some employees considered the songs played on Cox’s first show insensitive given Mills’s departure; Mills is pursuing legal action against the BBC over his dismissal.

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