Vanessa Feltz has been named as the new host of Drivetime on talkRADIO and TalkTV as the replacement for Jeremy Kyle.
The news comes after Feltz announced this month that she is leaving BBC Radio after 21 years - including a lengthy stint hosting BBC London's breakfast show.
Starting next month she will anchor the key 4pm-7pm slot on weekdays, while Kyle moves into primetime with his own new show.
"The allure of a retirement reclining on a chaise longue while the fragrant Ben peeled me a grape was fleeting," she said.
"While there are politicians to be tackled, fat cats to be flattened, scams to expose and Lovely Listeners to champion it's my mission to breathe fire into the microphone.
"After an elegant sojourn at the BBC I am effervescent with joy at the invitation to unleash my hitherto hidden side on Talk TV.
"I will relish full-throttled debate and the chance to have a personal passionate point of view at last.
"Even better, I'll be at the reins of Drivetime. Lord what luxury! After years of 3.30 am starts I'll have a show without an alarm clock involved.
"If I terrified Mayor Sadiq Khan so acutely he never dared set foot in my studio on almost no sleep, tune in to see what I can achieve on a full eight hours shut-eye."
Feltz will present her first show on Monday, September 5.
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