Lucy Clare Horobin (born 17 October 1979) is a British

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well-known for presenting Heart London Drivetime with Jason King.

Career

She attended

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where she achieved a BA (Hons) in

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. Horobin began radio presenting at Trent FM alongside Jason King, and then with Rich Clarke on the evening show which was branded ''Rich and Luce''. Horobin and Clarke then moved to

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owned

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to present '' In:Demand'', which later became networked on

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stations in the

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, and digital station The Hits Radio. In November 2011 she left ''In:Demand''. On 23 January 2012 she and Jason King debuted as presenters of ''Heart Breakfast'' on Heart Solent. From 4 August 2012 the duo had also presented Saturday breakfast on

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. From 13 until 29 August 2012 she and King presented ''Heart Breakfast'' on Heart London, in the absence of Harriet Scott and

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, meaning they were absent from their usual show on Heart Solent. In January 2013, Lucy along with Jason King moved to Heart London to present weekday drivetime. For a time they also presented the networked Saturday breakfast. Horobin was brought in as a temporary co-host for Theakston between the departure of

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and the arrival of

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. As of 21 June 2019 she presents weekday drivetime and Saturday mid-mornings on Heart Dance. As of August 2019, she is a stand in presenter on the new Heart national Breakfast and covers for Holden. In 2020 amid the

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crisis Horobin joined a supergroup of celebrities called The Celebs which included Frank Bruno and X Factor winner

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to raise money for both Alzheimer's Society and

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. They recorded a new rendition of Merry Christmas Everyone by Shakin' Stevens and it was released digitally on 11 December 2020, on independent record label Saga Entertainment. The music video debuted exclusively on Good Morning Britain the day before release. The song peaked at number two on the

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pop chart. As of March 2024, Horobin has stepped down from Saturday mid-mornings on Heart Dance and is no longer broadcasting under the station.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Horobin, Lucy Alumni of Nottingham Trent University British radio presenters Living people Heart (radio network) presenters 1979 births People from Canterbury