The presenter took over from Chris Evans in January after he left to join Virgin Radio.
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Chris Evans
It's the first time three women have made the top 10 on the BBC's star salaries list.
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His replacement on the BBC Radio 2 breakfast show Zoe Ball maintained a listenership of about 9m.
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Since taking over Radio 1's flagship show in August, he has pushed the audience back above 5 million.
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Former Drivetime presenter says Jo Whiley was brought in as co-host to boost Radio 2's gender balance.
Read moreThe former Radio 2 host broadcasts his first programme since moving to Virgin Radio.
Read moreRichard Ashcroft heralds in new Chris Evans breakfast show
The singer was on hand to help his old mucker kick-off his new radio show on Virgin radio, with a performance of his verve classic Lucky Man.
The former Radio 2 breakfast host said: "it's so great to be back on Virgin". as he launched his new breakfast radio show; his first since he exited BBC Radio 2 on Christmas Eve, after nine years.
"There's been a lot of talk about the first song I'm going to play," Evans said before he introduced the singer.
"But I press buttons, I don't play songs, musicians play songs. Why don't we get a musician to play a song live, how about Richard Ashcroft?"
If you didn't catch the live version, treat yourselves to the original, from 1997,above.
She starts as the station's first female weekday breakfast host by playing Aretha Franklin's Respect.
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The new Radio 2 breakfast host on how she's changed since she was on Radio 1.
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"Most of all I'd like to thank my wife Natasha, my gravity, my compass, my guidance, my guiding light."
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