{"id":16465,"date":"2022-06-06T10:00:09","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T08:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1655690"},"modified":"2022-06-06T10:33:07","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T08:33:07","slug":"dan-walker-told-channel-5-he-wouldnt-have-considered-offer-3-years-ago","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/dan-walker-told-channel-5-he-wouldnt-have-considered-offer-3-years-ago\/","title":{"rendered":"Dan Walker told Channel 5 he wouldn\u2019t have considered offer 3 years ago"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Lauren Morris\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 06 June 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Dan Walker has revealed that while he\u2019s recently left BBC Breakfast for Channel 5, he told his new channel\u2019s boss that he wouldn\u2019t have considered doing so three years ago.<\/p>\n<p>The presenter, who announced his <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/current-affairs\/dan-walker-bbc-breakfast-channel-5-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">move to 5 News<\/a> in April, spoke about the change to <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> for this week\u2019s <strong>Big RT Interview<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In an exclusive chat, Walker said: \u201cWell, in my first meeting with Channel 5, we were really honest with each other.<\/p> <p>\u201cBen Frow \u2013 the boss \u2013 said, \u2018I wouldn\u2019t be in this meeting if I didn\u2019t really want you to work here.\u2019 And I said, \u2018Well, I probably wouldn\u2019t have been here three years ago if I\u2019m honest with you.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, Walker added that Channel 5 is \u201cdoing some brilliant stuff\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re a really creative, impressive channel,\u201d he said. \u201cYou know, they get a load of viewers for really good programmes, and I like what they do with the news.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">Set the date! <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/mrdanwalker?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@mrdanwalker<\/a> joins <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClaudiaLizaTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@ClaudiaLizaTV<\/a> on 5 News at 5 on Monday 6 June ????<br\/><br\/>We&#8217;ll be bringing you the stories that matter most, from a team you can trust. Tune in every weekday on <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/channel5_tv?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@channel5_tv<\/a> from 5pm. <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/fZK4BTIuKq&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/fZK4BTIuKq<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Channel 5 News (@5_News) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/5_News\/status\/1531213584885288962?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">May 30, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>Walker begins his time at Channel 5 this evening, with his first episode of 5 News beginning at 5pm.<\/p>\n<p>The presenter will be joining Claudia-Liza Vanderpuije on the show, with Walker saying in a video posted last week: \u201cIt\u2019s great to be joining Channel 5 but news is never about who sits in the chair, it\u2019s the stories that matter most from a team you can trust.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Walker hosted BBC Breakfast from 2016 until May this year and has also presented shows such as Football Focus, Match of the Day and Final Score.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You can read Dan Walker\u2019s full interview in this week\u2019s <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tag\/the-big-rt-interview\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Big RT Interview<\/a>. Dan Walker\u2019s first show on 5 News airs today at 5pm on Channel 5. Looking for something else to watch? Check out our <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\">TV Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;editor-content\" mb-lg=\"\" hidden-print=\"\" js-piano-locked-content=\"\"><strong>The latest issue of Radio Times is on sale now \u2013 <a class=\"&quot;waffle-rich-text-link&quot;\" href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/&quot;\">subscribe now<\/a> to get each issue delivered to your door. 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