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Ben Cooper

October 2016

  • Ben Cooper reckons the most common age of a Radio 1 listener is 18, and for its YouTube channel it is 12- to 17-year-old females.

    Media interview
    Ben Cooper: ‘Radio 1 is up against Minecraft for young audiences’

    Controller of Radio 1 on winning younger listeners, taking a lead from Netflix and why he believes in Nick Grimshaw

June 2015

  • A digital radio and breakfast

    Tech Weekly
    Is Apple the future of radio? – Tech Weekly podcast

    Apple has promised to 'change the way we experience music forever'. But how?

June 2014

  • Edith Bowman

    BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra axe DJs and shake up schedule to cut costs

    Edith Bowman, Rob Da Bank and Nihal are among presenters culled by controller Ben Cooper. By Mark Sweney

May 2014

  • Jeremy Paxman

    Jeremy Paxman rapped by BBC News boss for publicly criticising corporation

    Newsnight host, who quit this week, reprimanded by James Harding for being disloyal. By Tara Conlan

September 2013

  • Ben Cooper

    MediaGuardian 100 2013 1-100
    82. Ben Cooper

    Job: controller, BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra
    Age: 43
    Industry: broadcasting
    2012 ranking: 77

September 2012

  • Ben Cooper

    MediaGuardian 100 2012 1-100
    77. Ben Cooper

    Job: controller, BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra
    Age: 42
    Industry: broadcasting
    New entry

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