Sara Cox was born on the 13th December 1974 in Bolton, Manchester, England. Affectionately known as "Coxy", Sara is a TV Presenter and Radio DJ. Her most prestigious role was that of presenting the breakfast show on BBC Radio 1 from 2000 to 2003. A transfer to radio came in 1999 where she joined BBC Radio 1. At first she co-hosted the Saturday lunchtime with Emma B from 1pm-3pm. In June 1999 she launched the hugely popular Sunday Surgery with Dr Mark Hamilton. This was a health and welfare show where listeners called in about their problems, with Sara acting as "Nurse Coxy". The Sunday Surgery still proves hugely popular today, and is now hosted by Kelly Osborne. The number of listeners grew from 4.9million to 7.8million over her first fifteen months in the job. She hosted her final breakfast show on the 19th December 2003. She played her final track "(I've had) The Time of My Life " from the soundtrack to the film Dirty Dancing. At the height of her career she was reportedly earning over 200,000 pounds per year. Today she still works on radio, hosting the afternoon show on weekends. She has also appeared on a couple of celebrity reality shows on British television.
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