Times Radio hires deputy BBC political editor John Pienaar

Longtime BBC presenter to front drivetime show on Radio 4 rival station

Times Radio has hired the BBC’s deputy political editor, John Pienaar, to front its new drivetime programme as Rupert Murdoch’s efforts to build a deep-pocketed rival to Radio 4 gather pace.

Pienaar, who has been with the public service broadcaster for almost three decades and hosts his own weekly 5 live politics show, will be moving to the new speech radio station in the coming months to cover “issues of the day in Westminster and beyond”.

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