Mary Anne Hobbs to leave BBC Radio 1

BBC Radio 1 presenter Mary Anne Hobbs is quitting her weekly late-night electronic music music show after 14 years, the BBC has announced.

Hobbs is leaving the corporation to take up a teaching and mentoring position at the University of Sheffield, working on the students union radio, TV station and newspaper.

She will continue to perform live DJ sets and curate the Sonar dance music festival in Barcelona.

Her last show on Radio 1 will be broadcast on September 9 between 2am and 4am.

Radio 1 said that it will confirm plans for the vacant slot in "the coming weeks", although it did say that the new programme will follow the "tradition of providing distinctive specialist music content".

Speaking about her decision to leave, Hobbs said: "The great freedom the BBC has given me as a broadcaster, has allowed me to help break so many confrontational artists as diverse as Slipknot and Skream, and of course, the whole genre of Dubstep in recent times.

"My current experimental show is in peak condition, it's never been stronger and although it's a very emotional decision to leave the show that I love so much, it's also an optimum moment to bow out at the very top of my game."

BBC Radio 1 deputy controller Ben Cooper added: "Mary Anne's passion and energy for her music means she has been an amazing ambassador for Radio 1 in the UK and around the world. We all wish her all the very best for the future."