{"id":18666,"date":"2022-07-18T11:58:37","date_gmt":"2022-07-18T09:58:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1682337"},"modified":"2022-07-18T12:24:11","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T10:24:11","slug":"bbc-breakfast-presenter-jon-kay-pooed-on-by-bird-on-live-tv","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/bbc-breakfast-presenter-jon-kay-pooed-on-by-bird-on-live-tv\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC Breakfast presenter Jon Kay pooed on by bird on live TV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Molly Moss\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 18 July 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>BBC Breakfast\u2019s Jon Kay faced a rocky start to his morning after he was pooed on by a bird live on air today (Monday 18th July).<\/p>\n<p>Kay, who was last week announced as the new regular presenter on BBC Breakfast, was asking weather presenter Carol Kirkwood for her top tips on keeping cool ahead of the UK\u2019s heatwave when the unlucky mishap occurred.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHave you got a tip for removing bird poo from a linen jacket?\u201d Jon asked Kirkwood. \u201cBecause I\u2019ve just been splatted by a pigeon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTry one of these wet wipe things,\u201d Carol laughed. \u201cIt might spread it a wee bit, but if you use a few.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt could get messy couldn\u2019t it,\u2019 Jon replied. \u201cI\u2019m slightly anxious about doing this. I\u2019ve also got another jacket, maybe we\u2019ll go for that option for now and hit the dry cleaners a bit later.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">???? RED ALERT FOR PIGEON POOP IN CAMBRIDGE ???? <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BBCBreakfast?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#BBCBreakfast<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/newjacket?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#newjacket<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/newjob?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#newjob<\/a> <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/goodluck?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#goodluck<\/a>???? ???????????? <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/QbFLztfpBd&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/QbFLztfpBd<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Jon Kay (@jonkay01) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/jonkay01\/status\/1548924202140332034?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">July 18, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>It was announced earlier in July 2022 that Jon would be taking over <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/current-affairs\/dan-walker-channel-5-big-rt-interview\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Dan Walker<\/a>\u2019s position on BBC Breakfast after he left the show to join Channel 5\u2019s evening news programme.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/current-affairs\/bbc-breakfast-jon-kay-dan-walker-replacement-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Addressing the news<\/a> on Twitter, Kay wrote that he was \u201cso delighted\u201d to host the show, adding: \u201cAn absolute honour to front the UK\u2019s number one morning show with my mates.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>He now hosts the programme from Monday to Wednesday alongside Sally Nugent,\u00a0while Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty front the show on Thursdays and Fridays.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Kay said that he was \u201cover the moon\u201d with the appointment, adding: \u201cI\u2019m looking forward to bringing our brilliant viewers the very latest news each morning alongside my good friend Sally and the rest of the team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSitting on the famous red sofa is a real privilege while covering the stories and issues that matter to our audience \u2013 home and abroad.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kay started his broadcasting career in local radio before joining BBC Points West and hosting BBC News, Panorama, Crimewatch and BBC Radio 5 Live Drive.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement at the time of his appointment, BBC Breakfast editor Richard Frediani described Kay as a \u201cbrilliant broadcaster who can turn his hand to hard-hitting news stories, celebrity interviews and everything in between.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued: \u201cAlready a member of the BBC Breakfast family, we are thrilled to have him join the team as a regular presenter.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;editor-content\" mb-lg=\"\" hidden-print=\"\" js-piano-locked-content=\"\">\n<p><strong>The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013 <a href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;0&quot;\">subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;1&quot;\">Radio Times podcast<\/a> with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Molly Moss Published: Monday, 18 July 2022 at 12:00 am BBC Breakfast\u2019s Jon Kay faced a rocky start to his morning after he was pooed on by a bird live on air today (Monday 18th July). 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